The Work-School Life: The Responsibility I'd Love to Eliminate

Hello my wonderful people of hive, I hope you had an amazing day today.

While exploring hive yesterday, I came across this week’s prompt and it feels like what I have long been anticipating to write about. This week’s prompt Things keeps getting hard for many even with the effort we put in to be comfortable, from one responsibility to another. If you could get rid of one chore or responsibility you have now, which would you choose? Why helped me to reflect on every aspect of my life.

If I am being honest, that one chore or responsibility I wish I could get rid of is the struggle to balance school and work. The work-school life though is beneficial is a very tasking one, as a student trying to juggle school activities and work is indeed a real struggle.

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Waking up every morning and trying to meet the demands of both my academics and work has become a constant thing to me and most times I feel like I am being pulled in two opposite directions trying to find and keep balance of the two things.

To be very frank it is not easy to balance the two, some days I feel like I could just live a normal life without having to think of these two responsibilities, there are days I feel like I am drowning, I feel like I am lost, I feel like I am loosing myself in the process, I am no longer sure of what I really want, but I have no option but to keep moving.

sometimes I will have to deprive myself of some activities and some social event, I would have to skip the fun I ought to have with my friends, I would always wish to have fun and live freely just like every other person does but no, I just have to meet up with the demands of my responsibilities.

Most times I feel guilty when I am not spending enough time on my studies, I feel I could have the whole time to study but no I will still have to meet the demands of my work, also sometimes when I try to give more time to my studies I feel guilty that I am neglecting my work.

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Trying to balance these two responsibilities is a constant battle I face each day I wake up. Some days I feel so exhausted and all I wish is to have enough sleep and rest.

Though to some extent meeting up with the demands of my responsibilities have taught me the act of self discipline, overtime I have learnt how to plan my days ahead, it has helped me to manage my time my time wisely and it has helped me to be more independent but I still wish I could get rid of this responsibility, I feel it is really burdensome to balance these two things.

I would really love to get rid of this dual life and focus with one aspect of my life.

Thank you for reading

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