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Famous Last Words: A Hectic Week

This week was a difficult one! I had two exams in Tax and Advanced Corporate Finance on the same day and I had to learn a piano duet with a classmate. Because of that and because we are short staffed right now at work and I am filling in, I missed one assignment in this class this week but I am making up for it now with some extra credit. I am also trying to knock out some of next weeks assignments today so that I don't feel so stressed in the future.

Already, I know that it is just going to get busier. I have a team project in Audit to start, more exams on the horizon, and lots of other assignments here and there. I feel like the semester is in full swing and if I get too far behind I won't catch up.

But as for this class, I really liked the reading I did this week. I did Arabian Nights last week and Sinbad this week which is a story inside Arabian Nights, so it kind of felt like a continuation of things I already read. It was a fun story and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I also worked on my the prologue of my project. I was able to add more to it and double the length! I love the way it is coming out and have already started the next story. I also read some of my classmates' projects and I am excited to keep up with them as well as find more.

As for next week, my goal is to be more on top of things and be better with time management. In the business college, there is a lot of resources for learning how to manage time so I have no excuses for being lazy. I especially want to make sure to do all of the assignments and get more sleep!

Heres how I felt this week:
Photo Credits: pixabay

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  1. Elyse,

    As for extra credit assignments, I really like the famous last words assignment. I love that we are given the opportunity and pushed to reevaluate the past weeks and plan for the upcoming ones. It seems like you really conquered the week you were writing about and that's so wonderful! Keep up the good work!

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