Meet me...21 days from now

It's that time of year.....

...when finals and projects pile up. No matter how well you plan, this has always been, and will always be crunch time.

...when sleep becomes nothing more than a sweet, distant memory.

...when I can't remember for the life of me why I chose retail as my current profession. Seriously, I have no idea.

...when I realize that no matter how many great ideas I have for Christmas presents, I will never have enough money to fulfill them all.

...when you don't hear from me.

You read that last one and you felt like protesting. You wanted to say, "Joanna, we never hear from you now as it is. And that is true. But here is what you do not understand:

Out of 100% of my time.
50% is spent on school.
40% on work.
3% on sleep.
1% on family.
1% on food.
1% on football.
1% on friend interaction. (Because at this point, all we're doing is e-mailing, and texting, and quick conversations. Nothing real)
3% on personal pleasure (books, movies, music, surfing the web, blogging....)

But now that it is crunch time. This is the new list:

85% on school.
10% on work.
1% on Christmas present thinking, shopping.
1% on football, playoffs, important articles
2% on Christmas programs. (Church -2 nights. School -2 nights. Family - 2 weekends.)
1% on sleep and food.

Do you see my dilemma? You have quite simply been cut out of the picture for the next 20 days of my life.

But 20 days from now, ah sweet, blessed relief. The world will be a perfect place, my mind will be at rest. I shall relax, and hopefully sleep in.
But before that, I have so incredibly much to do that I should not be sitting here telling you about it.

Have a great next 20 days of your life.

I will endeavor to survive the next 20 days of my life.

As I know that this post will give you great sadness, I leave you with a promise: 21 days from now, I will post. It may be just one sentence, but it will be there - just as long as I am still here.

See you 21 days from now.