08/25/04 Comfort Zone

I'm still having trouble finding action research for my summary reviews. I find lots of research related to ideas that I have, but very few action research items. The action research that I've found I am not impressed with. Many of the links I've followed only take me to summaries of the project, not the actual action research. I've tried using the Pepperdine library but I haven't turned up anything there either. This is getting frustrating. In the past, I am able to turn up whatever I need. I have about six different action research projects that I found, but they are not really related to what I'm interested in.

Madre reminded us that we need to find balance between our courses. I agree. But, that is easier said than done. Each course seems to be demanding all my time. I feel as if I am jumping from one to the other to the other and getting nowhere fast. OMET is suppose to be about process and reflection, but how can you reflect if you feel as if there a clock ticking telling you to move to the next assignment or item.

IM activity is picking up as everyone is beginning to feel the stress of handling all the work, regular jobs, and personal lives. Did I say personal life? What personal life? I leave for work at 6 AM arrive home at 5 PM, work on Pepperdine work from 6 PM until 10 PM, go to bed at 10 to start the cycle over again. I had hoped that I'd be able to find time for myself and my family on the weekends, but the last two weekends were spent doing coursework (9AM to 10 PM). A life? In hindsight, it wasn't such a good idea to begin a new job with all these demands. I'll get through it, but............