Author: Sonjiala Jackson-Hotchkiss

Day 11 I don’t have a steady work schedule. Work projects come in when they come in.  Today was a heavy workday. I was tempted to declare it an day off from study, but instead I just made...

Day 10 I knew today would be busy, so I planned my study day around my workday as much as possible. I walked to an appointment instead of taking the train to get in my exercise minutes. I...

Day 9 Feeling less sick today, but still a little tired.  I focused on review of worked problems.  Some new goals are taking shape.  I have found Organic Chemistry as a Second Language to be a helpful review,...

Day 8 I didn’t feel so well today, and I still don’t feel well.  I didn’t feel up to working problems or reading. So, I had a repeat of the first day basically. I replayed lectures I had...

Day 7 Today was a day off of sorts.  I watched videos and did light review. At the moment I’m off to watch the season premiere of Sherlock at PBS.org. My numbers for the day: Before 6 p.m....

Day 6  — Remember to Check the Local Library! I was able to pick up a copy of Organic Chemistry as a Second Language (First Semester) by David Klein at my local library today.  I regularly check the...

Day Five I was tempted to declare today a day off from studies, but given that my panic level only just started to recede yesterday, I knew that a day off now would probably start a downward spiral....

Day Three Organic Chemistry Yesterday I did a glimmering overview of the first five chapters from my book (I’ll add the title later). The brevity wasn’t a measure of my mastery of those chapters so much as I...

Day Two I found it a little harder to stay focused today than yesterday.  I have this whole analysis worked up in my head as to why the second day would be harder, but the simple explanation is...