…burning the candle at both ends…
After a six month medical leave from college, I have returned to school to finish my last few classes. I have two weeks left in this block, then I will only have two more classes to finish so I can graduate. I’m super excited to FINALLY be finishing college, at least this leg of it.
I decided to apply for some financial help for a few months, so I could just finish school before returning to work, but my caseworker had other plans for me and enrolled me into the PATH Program, through Michigan Works. I sit through hours of classes each week, classes I already have college credits in. Sigh…this is the life!
According to my case manager at Michigan Works, college is supposed to be credited towards my hours of activities. Well, because I attend online college, they refuse to give me credit (that’s at least 30 hours of work right there), because they have no way to prove how long I am actually working on homework, or when I am in class. Seriously? I guess my work does itself. They also expect me to job search to make up full-time hours after their classes, which is fine with me. But, they do not always count travel time, and I walk or catch a city bus to get where I need to go (in dress clothes, mind you, to meet their criteria).
I mean, seriously, this is worse than job hunting on a moped in heels (yes, I have done that, too)!! I sure do hope I find a job soon.
Needless to say, I am grateful that college will be over in May. That means I have 11 weeks to survive in ‘burn-out’ mode. Talk about burning the candle at both ends!
Keeping up with life is difficult. I barely have enough time to complete schoolwork, be in compliance with the PATH program, and sleep.
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can….
Working with an agency of any type is always a pain. People that have never done what you have are in charge and make useless and ridiculous guidelines to follow. Hang in there. I have a feeling you’re gonna be fine, as well as much stronger, when this whole thing is finally over! Oh, and remember, one day, you’ll be telling everyone about it like when your grandparents tell you they used to “walk two miles to school through the ice and snow!” lol