Well, I just finished week 5 of this semester - half way through. This semester can't be over soon enough for me! Not that I don't like the classes - it's the combination of classes. There are HUGE projects due in each class. I started the semester off a bit slower than usual. Now I'm behind. The mid term I took in my Food and Beverage/Supervision class a few days ago - I didn't do well. I think I studied all the wrong stuff. Each question was worth 3 points each and I know for sure I missed 6 questions...oh, well. Our big project is worth 400 points so I'd better do well on that one.
Now, for the good stuff. In my Garde Manger class (cold prep) we learned to make sausages, kielbasa, and chorizo this week, plus smoking it. I'm learning so much in this class. It's really hard, though, so much information to take in. It's a 6 credit class. My other two classes are Food and Beverage/Supervision and Supervision - yeah, that's right - we use the same textbook for both classes. I'm learning a lot about wine in the Food and Bev. Our instructor is a sommelier in his "real" job. But, I'm learning a lot.
Work - I've been captaining and serving. Only been working one day a week, but with this load at school I don't mind. It will pick up now. I'm waiting on confirmation from my boss if I can start training one day a week in our catering kitchen as a prep cook, and then line cook. I'm excited about the opportunity to get some real world experience.
I was going to quit writing my blog I was that - and still am - that upset over a recent situation where my boys were maliciously given some incorrect information about me. But, I decided I really do need this, so I'm going to continue. Because of all of this, I'm emotionally drained. Last week, I was really ready to just hang it up. I've paid so much money so far. If I dropped out now, I'd lose all of the money I paid for this semester. Then I thought about just taking a semester off, but I was afraid I'd talk myself out of coming back. On Tuesday, I sealed my fate - I signed up for four classes next semester, so I guess I'm sticking with it. I need to really, really focus to get caught up right now. I hope I can do it.
