Slogging

One of my favorite classes from college was a Business Calculus class - I absolutely loved seeing "practical" applications that required calculus. It probably didn't hurt that I adored my professor, either. His name was Mr. Buck, and he was this cute little squishy man with a fuzzy beard & a Mr. Rogers sweater. I adored him, and I adored his teaching methods.

One of the pieces of advice I took from his class was just to slog (his word!) through the problem - get in, get messy, and then see where it gets you.

I'm having problems slogging through this final year of college. I don't want to get "messy" anymore! I'm just very ready to be done with it all.

I never planned on getting a Master's degree in the first place. One of my former co-workers talked me into it, and then at the last second, he decided not to continue after his Bachelor's. Even though I know it was obviously my decision (or not) to continue, I'd already gotten through the paperwork - and I figured that the next 2 years weren't going to do any further damage than what the previous 8 had done. (Yes, my Bachelor's took 8 years. I also have 3 Associate's degrees.)

Then came The Boy.

I quit school, I moved to Germany, and then realized that those 500 & 600 level credits actually expire. That sucked. So I found a new school, a new major, and a new excitement for finishing the degree. Taking 2 years off from school helped! But, apparently, that excitement only lasted 1 semester.

At this minute, I'm doing everything possible not to write a 1,000 word essay on what I feel a "theory" is, and if I feel it's the same thing as a "philosophy." I used to have no trouble at all sitting down and just cranking this stuff out. I'm still looking at the outline for my introductory paragraph that I started more than 2 weeks ago.

I have zeeeeeeeeerrrrrrooooooo motivation for this. But, the laundry's done, the house is clean, and my desk is organized :) If only I could write the freaking paper!! haha