The end of summer (Already???) and staying motivated

Oh. Hi there.
It's August?!
Huh??
Really??!!??!
Since when?
Like....wasn't it Memorial Day yesterday? Didn't I just start my classes yesterday??

Holy smokes. I guess it's been a while.

It has been a pretty busy summer, between normal work stuff and my two summer classes. But my classes "officially" end a week from today, although I finished one class already- thank the Lord for online classes and the ability to work at my own pace. Y'all...this workload was pretty intense compared to last semester. I'm just glad to be getting a little break soon. I plan on celebrating in some way....What that looks like, I don't exactly know yet ;)

I've learned a lot about motivation this summer, especially with the adjusted schedule. Being done at 12:30 on Fridays has left me a lot of free time in the afternoons. With Justin working from home now, I've had to learn how to keep myself occupied, and instead of doing silly things, the free afternoon time has been the majority of my homework and paper-writing time. Part of my motivation also stems from knowing what is ahead; this summer has had its share of challenges balancing my classes, and knowing that I get a little bit of a break in the fall class-wise keeps me going. My fall classes are 8 weeks each and back-to-back, one in the first half and one in the second. Having only one class at a time for the first time since I've started my program.....well, it's going to be NICE.

But the motivation has waned at times, and I expected it. It's no different than what I experienced in college. Sometimes I'd think to myself about what I had to do, but it just seemed daunting or boring and then I would waste time and play on Facebook and then grumble about it and then binge-watch episodes of Whose Line is it Anyway/ER/Frasier and then feel worn out about homework/papers/college/organic chemistry/college in general and then be like "Man I'm tired of school!!", etc. etc. etc...!  Same goes for graduate school; add in be lazy with husband, binge watch episodes of Bones, make trips to Walmart just to get out of the apartment, eat unhealthy amounts of popcorn/Chinese food/ice cream/Lee's...etc, etc. But then it passes and I write half of a 10 page paper in 2 hours and get a week ahead on discussion board posts. 😜

I'm in the home stretch and then on to the fall grind! God has been good to me so far, and good to us. Justin and my family and friends and folks at work have been nothing but supportive. I'm grateful. But like I said, I'm glad to be getting a little break soon!

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