Topic > Struggles to Balance Life: A Personal Narrative

In today's fast-paced world we often don't realize how we speed through life without ever slowing down to stop and take a breath. Always trying to get to the next appointment, meeting with teachers, and meeting up with friends and family; time is fleeting. For the people out there who have no problem with organizing their lives, I applaud you. Being able to handle everything without missing a beat is something I wish I was good at. But my external obligations to work and family constantly hinder my education. Life spins me around so fast I barely know where I am when I'm there. I didn't think trying to juggle school, work, and life would be so difficult for me. On Tuesdays I go to school in the morning from 9.15am to 12.45pm. I should have all my work finished and ready for presentation as soon as I walk into class. Then after class I have to pick up my daughter from school, take her home and prepare lunch for us. On top of all this I also have to go to work from 1pm to 10pm at night. My day is completely full ...