One reason I wanted to participate in this fellowship was to begin adjusting myself to a regular full-time 9-5 work schedule after graduation and before I begin work professionally in Autumn. As a student, I would always schedule my classes to be early morning to afternoon because I use most of my energy for the day around the times of 10am-2pm. This is why I knew the 9-5 schedule would work best for me.

Where I prefer the 9-5 schedule, I am still adjusting to fitting the rest of my life into my workday. I have struggled with running errands after work because I work within the hours businesses operate throughout the week. If I need to call the doctor’s office, bank, landlord, etc., then I need to call during my lunch break while I am at work.

On some days, I will be busy at work starting at 9am, get off at 5pm, run errands until 7, get home to make dinner and be in bed again by 10. This does not leave me very much time to do anything I like to do outside of work because I am so exhausted by the end of the day. Since CND offered me a full-time position beginning in August, I have been working hard to get my schedule down pat so I have a smooth transition from this fellowship to full-time work.

Even though I have not figured it all out 100%, I still believe this schedule is what works best for me and my personality. I love having a busy life because it is fulfilling to me to keep it all organized. I even planned multiple camping trips for some weekends in July just so I could still have the time to unplug and have my peace.