I titled this post Feeling Better for two reasons. I was sick Monday and had to miss class. While I feel better, I still am overcoming some of the side-effects of a severe head/sinus cold. Missing this class puts a lot of anxiety into my day today. This class has been challenging. Every class is a wealth of information that takes many more hours to process and understand. Missing an entire class means trying to take in twice the amount of info and processing it in one sitting. I know from last week that Monday began a transition out from thinking about code hierarchy and into navigation. This added layer of complexity really intrigues me, but I hate to be starting into it a day behind everyone else.
Feeling better also relates to my relationship with this class. I feel more confident with each class that coding will make sense and come naturally if I stick with it each day. Each day is the important take away. While I was sick, I differed more attempts to code in favor of less-analytical thinking, like a drawing assignment or Photoshop project. Having been away from it for 4 days or so means I have to really dig in today to stay on track and find time to make-up for the days not coding. Practice practice practice.
While my symptoms continue to change, I look forward to getting back to class and learning a lot of valuable coding skills and critical thinking. Here’s to hoping I recover soon.