Adventures in Study Skills

The weather has been getting warmer, the days getting longer and my bike getting anxious. Spring break is coming, trees are budding and yes, my homework is no longer getting done. It is a simple and true fact that the nicer the weather gets, the more time we want to spend outside. I feel like it's my duty as a study skills coordinator to instruct all of you to fight the urge to blow off your work. I should be encouraging you to set goals and manage your time and so forth. Honestly though, I would feel guilty. I know that we have decided to be here, we're paying money to be here so school is what we should focus on. But what are we missing while we buckle down?

I'm missing bike rides around the lake. I'm missing lazy afternoons on the deck with a cup of tea and book that I haven't been told to read. I'm missing walks at midnight in a quiet part of town. I have been making choices lately to forgo these opportunities for a little enjoyment in hopes of academic success and I don't know how I feel about that.

I doubt that I will really make the choice anytime soon to start ignoring my work and spend more time doing nothing but,crap, it sounds appealing right about now. As much as I want to change direction and encourage all of you to say, "screw this, I'm going to have picnic today" I know that I probably won't and therefor can't really advise you to either. I guess Ill just refer to the cliche and remind us all that we need to strike a balance....blah blah blah... but I don't want a balance, I just want to go for a walk outside. The spring sun is calling my name...

M