I've been struggling to decide whether or not to skip a term with SIU. The upcoming workload just didn't seem compatible with 12 credit hours of coursework unless I wanted to sacrifice all of my family time.

I didn't leave the ship to do that.

So I had decided to skip...then I found out I can take just the classroom courses this time around and pick up the 'below-the-line' (self-paced online ones) later. That's good, because I was afraid if I stopped I'd never finish, and I do like the group of folks I am going to class with right now.

I am taking just one 3 credit course at a time for the next four months. Much better. Sigh. It puts the degree further off but it keeps it in the attainable range.