Excuses, excuses.

I've been a little overwhelmed lately...and my blogging has suffered.  Last week, I publicly promised to be better.  And I was!  Because I did some research and made a new list of topics I want to cover.  What I was not better with was posting actual entires.  Oops and sorry.

Okay but I should back up:  Why am I so overwhelmed?
To answer that question fully, there's something you have to know about me - I do not do well with change.  Yeah yeah yeah, change is positive; change is necessary.  In fact, I would even agree that change is generally good.  But that doesn't mean I have to like it!  It makes me anxious, it makes me nervous, it makes me feel out of sorts and it definitely takes me out of my comfort zone.  To deal with the stress, I've developed my own coping strategies, which mainly revolve around my being a little bit manic-y.  (Ah, there are worse things, right?)  The key is managing my anxiety and the energy it produces, harnessing it, and using it for good.  It's a struggle for me and probably for those around me too.  But this is who I am, like it or not.

Okay okay, now back to WHY I've been so overwhelmed (and so sucky at blogging) lately.

Here's the deal:  By May 1st, I will have a new job, a new living situation, AND I will (fingers crossed) be enrolled into a new graduate program.  (Whoa, see?  That's a lot.)  I'm excited about all of them and I know I'm making the right decisions...but, let's be honest, I'm scared too.  Mostly because each one will require me to alter my current routine.  In other words, things are going to CHANGE.  A lot.  (A lot, a lot actually since I've decided to go with 3 big changes at once.)  As a result, my head's been all over the place lately.  Peace out, Effective Time Management!  Welcome to the World of Manic-y Rachel, ha.



Good enough excuse for you?
No?
Yeah, excuses are lame.  Sorry, again.