Semester's End

I'm always a little disoriented at the end of a semester.  It feels odd to switch my priorities and way of thinking. Instead of the next assignment that's due, or the studying that needs to be done, I can now focus on all the things I neglected throughout the semester, telling myself I would do them once it's over.  

This semester I feel more displaced than normal.  I feel lost without the push and stress of the last couple weeks.   More than that, I put so much effort, so much time and energy into trying to catch up and finish the semester strong, and then I didn't finish one of my courses at all.  I'll have to take it again next semester.  I feel let down and disappointed.  Although there were circumstances that certainly didn't make school easier, I only have myself to blame.  That's the really difficult part.