holiday rush

i'm in it. i'm in it so deep i don't know what to do first. my profession-induced ADD tendencies are in full swing and i don't think they'll subside until friday, the last day of school. rather than torture you with my list of "to dos", i'll just move on to what i was thinking about while driving to walmart tonight at 9:45 to get *freakin* mini candy canes, spice drops, frosting, graham crackers and red hots for our "gingerbread" house activity tomorrow. {julie-i think i'll need starbucks to make it} i swore i wouldn't supplement the candies and such, but when kids come to me and say they can't bring anything because their parents said they don't have money to get the few things on the list...i become sad and of course go back on my promise to myself. but anyways, back to what i was thinking about in the car (see, ADD in full force). as i was thinking of all i had to get done both professionally and personally, i started remembering my college days during finals week with all the exams to study for/papers to write...how even though it was all piled high, you still managed to get it done by the time it needed to be. nevermind the all-nighters, 6 pots of coffee, the against-your-better-judgement study breaks or just plain 'ol procrastination (like i am doing right now by blogging rather than grading compositions)...you took care of business. truth of the matter is i think i was *and still am* addicted to the adrenaline rush that comes with being under pressure. (hi, my name is jonelle and i'm an adrenaline-olic.) although it was stressful, it was fun. being there in the "same boat" with your roommates and friends-just trudging through together... oh crap! it's 11:30 now. well, as my new t-shirt says, "i gots to bounce". {tricia-that means i have to go now. hee, hee}