TIME WAITS FOR NO MAN

To steal a line from one of my favorite movies, "With more power comes greater responsibility." In the last few years I have been given more freedom and more rights to do more or less what I wish to do. I have chosen my own path as far as school and have taken up interests of my choice. However, hand in hand with these perks comes the work that needs to be done to maintain that respect. This respect comes from friends, family, and a significant other. So far I have done an okay job of managing my school and work responsibilities. I have managed the things that need to be done and for the most part have done it all on time. The difficulty in my management lies in the time and work I put into those who help shape me into what I am today. With only seven days in a week and only 24 hours in a day it seems harder and harder to manage my time and give the necessary time to my family, my close friends, and my girlfriend. My mother is a single parent and she is always taking care of our grandfather (her father) who has cancer. I also have a brother and sister who don't get much attention at all when at home. This is the only family I care about or need in my life and I seem to never have time to do something special or out of the ordinary for them. My friends are just that, friends, and I truly enjoy their company. Unfortunately, I am so busy during the week and often on the weekend that it appears to be almost impossible for all of us to come together. Last, but certainly not least, we have my girlfriend who I absolutely adore. We go to the same college and one would think we would see each other a lot. Due to class schedule conflict and our busy work schedules, that is sadly not the case. I need to manage my time better because all of these people are truly important to me and I want to be able to regularly show them that.