Tuesday, March 15, 2005

What have I gotten myself into?

OH sometimes it is so difficult to get motivated. I watched Dr. Phil today and it was all about people who desperately needed to get a life. And the good doctors advice? Just get up and do it, even though you don't feel like it. Part of the process of maturing is doing the right thing for yourself, even when you don't want to. So although I am not as bad as the people on the show today, I decided to try to take Dr. Phil's advice to heart. It's been 6 hours since the show ended and I have still not started my essay. BUT... I'll do it tomorrow. Haha. Dr. Phil is a smart guy.

We all need to get motivated now and then. Sometimes I have to ask myself what I'm even doing in university. I often don't feel I'm smart enough to be there. I feel like all the other people in my major are more likely to know what's going on, what the prof is talking about, and they all get better marks than I do. But I know that's not true. It is just very easy to get hard on yourself, especially when the going gets tough at the U. And the tough is going right now...

"So Kristin, how far along are you on your essay? .... Ohh. Oh my. Yah, I've been done for weeks... you should get started on that, hey?" I feel like that is every single coversation I have lately. Everyone always seems a chapter ahead, a paper ahead, a seminar ahead...more like a life ahead of me. Like come on people!!! Sigh. I'm just a little grumy and frustrated right now.

In a month, this will all be behind me. Then I get to go to Europe, come home and work all summer and go camping (my new found love of summer) and have fun (maybe even play ball... ME! Playing ball!?!?!) ... and then when August hits, I'll be so excited to get back into it all over again (God help me). So for the rest of March, and the first two weeks of April, my incredible advice to myself (and to you should you need it) ....

Just do it.


***Special thanks to Nike for the super cliched slogan***

P.S. Yah you heard me... I am playing ball this summer.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

although i am proud of you, slo pitch doesn't count as ball! sorry about that. good try though. you shoulda thought about "just do(ing) it" when it came to going to skool today! :P

kristin janzen said...

hm, anonymous.... i don't like anonymous.... and i DID go to school yesterday! ooh except for that one class....kevin is the only person who spells "skool" that stupid way but i don't know why he would go on an anonymous... so who the heck are you?

Anonymous said...

oh kristin i wish i could have a blog. i just read all of yours and all of everyone's on your list. you have so much life to share! i left comments on kag's and jenna's and cam's and i don't know if they took cuz i don't think i left properly. but if they happen to read this comment they'll know. sharing your lives thru your blog is inspiring to me. being that open is wonderful.

Kerilyn said...

So Kristin, I was wondering how you are able to get all the names (links)of your friends and stuff on your blog that you read. I would like to display all the ppl i read as well..if you could teach..that would be muchly appreciated. thanx