Life after Carnival
We’ve had a long and rough transition back to the real world after carnival. The world of New Orleans stops for Mardi Gras — and it happens so swiftly that it is easy to forget that there is life beyond parades and beads.
For us, it meant Paul getting back into super morning routines and me facing piles of assignments… Paul somehow managed to not only get in his hours, but make up extra as well. I faced down two huge biostats and econometrics models this week and have been burning midnight oil and getting to campus extra early to meet with professors and fellow students for help. If nothing else, I can truly say that my classmates (particularly the doctoral crowd) are marvelous. I think we all enjoy each other, are fascinated by each other’s experiences, and are so willing to both help and get help. It makes learning this very difficult material so much easier! It is definitely difficult to juggle being a Mom and a doctoral student… there is a reason why people “wait”. But I have to say that we are working it out, we’re making it work, and coming home to be Mom is the coolest thing.
