Where to start...
CHANGE and lots of it. As I head into months 4 & 5 I find my personal and work life changing drastically and keeping up with a full time software bootcamp at the same time seemed challenging to same the least.
Work:
In work I have started a new role; same capacity, same company, just different office, with a different team. With this transfer my schedule was adjusted from working Days to Nights. This was a huge change but was needed to meet my non-tech work goals.
Life:
With the schedule change of course my personal life is thrown askew. I find myself not enjoying those early morning coffees and getting to get up when my son wakes up first thing in the morning. Although these are the little things I miss, oh so much, I know it is just for the time being while I work to make the best for us all. When there is a will, there is a way and I know I will get back to days soon enough.
School:
Now about school.. With the changes in work and life the past 2 months I found myself falling behind some weeks and then getting ahead others. I struggled to stick to my 1 hour of school work a day. For the first month or so, waking up in the afternoon before work, I just could not pull myself to get the laptop out and do school. As I have adjusted I have gotten better, and getting back in that groove. Part of what has kept me going is getting to really dive deep into React, something a work friend introduced me to & said I "NEEDED to learn." I have really enjoyed React. Such a useful JavaScript library that has so much to learn with the use of components & ability to only re-render components that have been changed, rather than updating the entire webpage. At the end I made it through Phase 2 and am excited and ready to see what Phase 3 has in store.
I Will Let Y'All Go With This:
Do I reject joining this bootcamp? Not at all! In fact, falling behind and catching up has only pushed me to do better in Phase 3. I know I will be able to finish this out and start the next chapter in my career. If I can do it, so can you! Until next time..
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