How long did it take you...

vleon17 · June 2010

to balance everything out and not go crazy? or is everyone crazy? lol

I am having a really difficult time adjusting... I have either been single and SUPER busy or in a relationship and BORED.

I am now ENGAGED, working a full time job and just went back to school to finish my pre-req's to be able to apply to nursing school and it's a lot to handle. Not to mention that my home life is not exactly calm and cool. I feel like I have so much on my plate and I want to be able to handle it all but it is so hard. I have NO life, my fiance and I never see our friends anymore, we dont go out because we are always tired and it's difficult because we are still young and I want us to enjoy our lives.

How are you all balancing out your lives?

monkac30 · June 2010

I am still working on this. My FI and I just bought a house in January, and of course he wanted a dog. So I am also dealing with a puppy. I am currently working on my master's degree in counseling and I begin seeing clients this fall. Of course I decided to get married in the middle of this. I will be working full time, going to school full time, finish planning my wedding, taking care of house, puppy, FI and myself. I think I am going to go crazy, or just take a break from school for the semester. This past semester I think that I balanced it all out well. I worked on wedding stuff during down time with classes and then focused on school during midterms and finals. It does take some time, and I do not think I will get it right until after the wedding. I hope this helps. If you ever want to talk just PM me! Take care and hope all goes well for you. Trust me, I understand!

eso16208 · June 2010

Im crazy organized. Worked full time and was a full time MA student. We got engaged the first week of my last semester.

I managed to get all of the BIG stuff for the wedding done before we got too deep into the semester, so that I was able to concentrate on school when I needed to. I went wedding dress shopping and met with caterers during spring break (I work at another college, and the holidays between the two schools lined up that semester). Then I LEFT THE WEDDING ALONE until graduation. Now, I'm starting back up and meeting with cake and flower ladies.

The most valuable thing I did was write EVERYTHING down in my planner and stick to my plan. I'm talking down to the hour. Included time for studying, writing, eating, sleeping. Every hour of my day was written down and color coded. Fortunately, my FI was understanding enough to know that I was not going to have as much time for him between February and April.

lililuvsrocky · June 2010

Its very difficult and I know what you mean about studying and all =/ we are about to graduate in few weeks and getting married in August. Its A LOT to handle so I suggest you get married when you have the time to plan things out. If I can go back I would've waited but noooo I'm such a stubborn person that I want everything right then and now lol but ANYWAYS back to your situation - my FI & I live together and we are always on the go, so I suggest you both have a once a month date night thing in where you both sit and talk and catch up on some of the things he has missed or you fogot to tell him you know what I mean? G'luck !! and congrats on your engagement

nicholemhughes · June 2010

I work full time, and go to school full time, so between my hours that go from 7 am to 10pm it is stressful finding time with my Fiance. We had a hard time at first but realized that nights are the most important. Before you go to bed just eat together or watch tv together. As far as hanging with friends, as much as I hate to say it, you have to rely a little more on social networking. But when you're with him, NOT TEXTING/PHONE CALLS, it takes away from the time, and it took me a long time to realize that. We balanced it out.

miah_23_ncb · June 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_students_long-did?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:684Discussion:79d14667-b02a-4c06-ae99-ffb851cf20c1Post:8160d42c-4899-4446-89c3-5babb5e41690">Re: How long did it take you...</a>:
[QUOTE]I am still working on this. My FI and I just bought a house in January, and of course he wanted a dog. So I am also dealing with a puppy. I am currently working on my master's degree in counseling and I begin seeing clients this fall. Of course I decided to get married in the middle of this. I will be working full time, going to school full time, finish planning my wedding, taking care of house, puppy, FI and myself. I think I am going to go crazy, or just take a break from school for the semester. This past semester I think that I balanced it all out well. I worked on wedding stuff during down time with classes and then focused on school during midterms and finals. It does take some time, and I do not think I will get it right until after the wedding. I hope this helps. If you ever want to talk just PM me! Take care and hope all goes well for you. Trust me, I understand!
Posted by monkac30[/QUOTE] me too (working on my masters in counseling)!

jbrych2006 · June 2010

I am dealing with the same thing. Although I am young and trying to finish up my BA in Psychology, Between work, studying and now planning a wedding I am loosing my mind. Does anyone have any yoga or stress relieving tips?

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