I hate waiting! (U Mass Boston)

[leahrs]

I just did my interview for U Mass Boston . .. Vocational Rehab.... and for the RSA grant at the same time....and now I have to wait.....this is killing me.....is anyone else waiting for this program?  Is anyone else just basically going nuts?  What are you doing to keep from checking you email every 5 minutes?

 

 

[haltheincandescent]

I'm not waiting for a response from your particular program....but I definitely have a lot of experience waiting and waiting and waiting and then obsessively checking messages, etc. My recommendation: Leave all devices that will let you access your email at home, and go for a walk or a run or to the gym, whatever's your preference. Turning off the phone and taking a nap or cleaning your house might be an okay idea, too, but I like putting literal distance between myself and email because, despite my best intentions, and good will-power when it comes to most other things, when it comes to waiting for a big decision like this, even turning off the phone is too easy to reverse. I'll just check once more......

So, alternatively and additionally to exercise: go to the library (except now they have computers at the library....) or a coffee shop, or the mall, or really wherever you can waste a few hours. Treat yourself to a nice meal out. Grab a drink with a friend. Go to your local animal shelter and ask if you can play with puppies or sit in the cat-room for a while, if that's your thing and they allow it. Go see a movie. Just do anything at all away from home and from email that will let you have a few hours away from being able to check. Then if you get back and still nothing, repeat as needed. As the cliche goes, time flies when you're not-just-sitting-there-clicking-refresh-on-your-inbox. Alas, as I'm sure your usual not-so-anxiety-filled self rationally understands, there's nothing you can do to get the response there faster, so just try and keep occupied as best you can. It'll be there soon enough.

[leahrs]

Oh how I wish I could....I'm on call for my job...and my personal cell is also my work phone....gotta love that ...lol...so I'm constantly tethered....good and bad at the same time... I've been told that I might here as early as monday......good gravy that would be something to be thankful for!