Finding a balance

So this semester I definitely found it challenging to balance work and school...as evidenced by the massive amount of last minute blog entries I'm about to do before the deadline. Last year was my first year in the MPA program and I did not work while I was taking classes. Even though I had an abundance of time, I still found myself doing a lot of my assignments at the last minute. I suppose I have always been an expert procrastinator. Because I already struggled to get school work completed on time, it was hard for me to imagine working full time and taking a full class load. On the other hand, I thought being so busy might help to give me some structure and force me to get my work done on a timely schedule. So this first semester has been sort of experiment with mixed results. I think my internship has definitely pushed me to manage my time better, but I did not do it as well as I should have. I ended up dropping a course this semester, for a few reasons aside from my work load - but had I been better about time management I definitely could have stuck it out. I also neglected this blog much more than I should have, so instead of relaxing this weekend I'll be pounding out these entries! I'm looking forward to next semester, now that I have a better idea of what work and school balance should look like. Hopefully I'll be able to acheive it!