Meeting Requirements

This is the last of the blogs to meet the requirements for this course. I have enjoyed this exercise, recording and sharing my thoughts, even did a few extra posts for fun, and plan to continue. Which started me thinking about expectations, and how I and others approach them. For me, expectations are usually the bell lap in my race - a point I must pass to finish, but not typically my end goal. I guess this makes me an over-achiever, which in many circles (especially among students) is a derisive term. The thing is, I have always been this way, as long as I can remember. If I look back at the scrapbook my mother kept, even in 3rd grade I wrote papers longer than required, used more sources than asked, and generally went the extra mile. It is a life-long habit, one I can't seem to turn off. Not even on the little things. Many people who work like this burn out, claim "stress", or have all-out nervous breakdowns. I just keep plugging along. In fact, it drives me crazy to NOT have something to do: a book to read, a magazine to skim, homework to do, at least one craft project in the works. In fact, I am only truly happy if I am multi-tasking. Take a typical Saturday morning, when I have laundry running, watch cartoons with my son while doing homework (we are learning to duel like on "Yu-gi-oh"), and jump up during commercials to do quick bits of other household chores. How do people do nothing? I don't think I will ever know.