Snow Days

Snow days....it's that time of year when we don't know whether we'll have a day of sunshine or a blizzard and lately it's been a day of snow ad cold and wind. We've had two snow days in a row, and that will put our class schedule behind in our new Game Design classes. It's hard to keep pace the way it is without the snow days. But, there's not too much we can do about the snow days unless we anticipate them. These really surprised me. We were looking for a couple of inches of snow and we ended up with about eight inches of fluffy white powder and lots of driving wind. What started out on Wednesday as a nice spring-like day with temperatures in the upper 60's changed abruptly by Thursday when we had flooding and then ice and then snow. Life is like that sometimes. When things are going well, something hits you totally unexpected and knocks you for a loop. The important thing is to get back up and keep moving forward. It isn't always easy; nor is it always fun or exciting. But, it is a necessary part of survival. We can't always anticipate everything that is going to happen to us, but we can prepare for some things. We can prepare for our classes and we can prepare for our future occupation. We can't prepare for natural disasters. We can prepare for setbacks though and attitude and determination play a large part in your success in whatever you do whether it be in Game Design or in gym class. So, whether it be in a snowstorm or on a test, determine to do your best. Prepare when you can, and when you can't use your best judgement and strive to succeed. Stay warm. Stay focused. Stay the course.