Frazzled.

1. The dissertation process has begun. I apparently have until August 10th, 2010 to basically...conduct a full blown study on my topic of choice, complete with a literature review, gather and drill human participants, obtain national and local approval, write out a methods, results,and discussion, and type about 150 clean pages of my effort.

2. 5 course load. Including Statistics, Neuropsychology and Family Therapy.

3. A relationship. Complete with nay-sayers, broke-ness and children. And lots of love...

4. Therapy practicum, complete with 8 individual clients and 6 group therapy sessions to run weekly. Psychotic, Personality Disordered individuals, and throw in some Mood Disorders why dontcha?

5. A long standing relationship with procrastination. I hate her. I love her. She increases my anxiety, while allowing me to sleep. She's my best friend and my nemesis.

6. A 17-20 hour a week job training students to working with families in the DCFS system; complete with abuse, neglect, mental illness and substance abuse. All the while editing 20-25 page reports (plural) weekly for courts. Gotta get paid!

7. A work-study position at school on Saturdays 8pm-5pm. Gotta get paid!

8. Bills.

9. Family.

10. Friends.