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After having the last class period on Thursday last week, something hit me.   Life is moving too fast for all of us.   I thought about all the things that have happened in the last 4 months….

In School

• 40+ pages of writing for various classes
• 2 documentary films made
• 3 websites designed
• Usability Project on Kayak Rolling Instruction
• Designing the layout for a literary magazine

Work

• Student Awards Banquet Publications
• Website Updates
• Accepting a new job at COMPASS
• Various table tents
• Spring Calendar Design
• Lead a Spring Break Trip
• 4 Kayak Rolling Instruction Classes
• Bigfoot Snowshoe Event
• Migrate Bay Electric Inc. and DePuydt Construction Inc. over to CMS

Personal

• Engagement/Wedding Planning
• Hard drives crashing, technology failing
• Moving into a new apartment

We all have so much stuff going on in our lives.  Sometimes we need to take a step back and realize that there is just too much going on.   I’m in need of a vacation.   I have become too dependent on technology, to the point where I feel like a nice long paddling or backpacking trip is in order.   Something where I can leave my smartphone, computer, and iPod behind, and forget about email, phone calls, text messages, the internet and music.

I think this is something everyone should do this every now and then.   Not just a simple retreat to Disney World or a city where you are still surrounded by circuit boards, but a retreat to where natural resources are the only surrounding around you.  Being in a natural environment can really bring you down to earth.  Just something to think about.