Remembering simpler times

Weekends are quickly becoming work catch up time rather than relaxation time. Lately I feel my To-Do lists are only getting longer no matter how much work I do, which is a bit overwhelming. And I feel like I'm trying to get through a million things at once, causing me to feel even more frazzled. At the moment, I've got endless marking of student lab work, reading for my thesis, writing my thesis, preparing a 20-30 minute presentation for a bunch of PhD/postdoc public health people, putting together prospective abstracts to be submitted for conferences this summer, putting things in order for med school, booking my spring break, a scattering of meetings/seminars/labs for the week...I know this isn't any more than other people have on their plates, but it's piling up fast and while there is an end in sight, the end is just far enough out there that it's definitely going to be quite a stretch. And at the same time, I want to enjoy my time here and not get too bogged down by only work things for the next 4 months. It's all just feeling so rushed all of a sudden, and I don't know how to slow time down.

I am looking forward to the bonfire tomorrow night marking the beginning of spring, and going away for a few days (even if the plan is still up in the air, it WILL happen), and spring and summer and all the fun and loveliness that will come with them... And even though I'm not looking forward to leaving here and moving on with life, I am definitely looking forward to starting medical school. Positive thoughts... :)