Academic Artifacts Iviannette Figueroa

Academic Planning and Career Exploration

The personal artifact selected is a time management plan for a three-day period between the 19th and 21st. The plan shows the schedule for each day and the times the activities actually occurred:

Saturday the 19th: My plan for the day

am -- Wake up; shower

6:30 am -- Breakfast

7:00 am -- Take babies to day care

am -- Anatomy and Physiology

pm -- Cook the main meal

3:00 pm -- Dinner

pm -- Play outside with the children

7:00 to 9:00 PM -- Study

9:30 pm -- Shower

11:00 pm -- Watch TV; bed

What really happened:

7:00 am -- Woke, showered

7:30 am -- Breakfast

8:00 am -- Drive children to day care; drive to school

to 11:00 AM -- Anatomy and Physiology

12:00 am -- Picked up children

1:00 pm -- Purchased ready-made meal for the children

2:00 -7:00 PM -- Played outside with children

7:30 pm -- Dinner time

8:00 pm -- Shower

pm - midnight -- Watched television

12:30 am --Went to bed

Sunday 20: My plan for the day

9: 00 am -- Wake up and shower

1:00-2:00 PM -- Attend church

2:00 to 5:00 PM - Family time

6: 00-8:00 PM -- Bathe the children, prepare for Monday

8:30 pm -- Snack time

9:30 pm --Watch tv

10:00 pm -- Go to bed

What really happened:

8:30 am -- Woke up and showered

9:30 am -- Breakfast

10:00 - noon -- Homework

12:30-1:30 PM -- Cooked

2:00-9:00 PM --...

As one can see, it is often difficult to adhere to a strict schedule, particularly when there are children involved. My education is very important to me. My children are even more important. They are young, so they still need my time and attention. I must balance their care with what I must…