Some Thoughts
It's about 1:52 am on Saturday, and for once I can say I'm pretty relaxed. As it turns out, all of my plans fell through, so I decided to have some "me" time, and just chill out for once. I wanted to get homework done this evening, but that definitely did not happen. And you know what, that's perfectly fine. The academic week is stressful enough where I owe it to myself to have one evening off. I think that's usually my problem. I get this funny idea that I can work and work and work and remain mentally stable at the same time. Granted, I'm sure there are people out there who are masters at this, and for that they have my utmost respect. Well, I'm digressing, so back to my thoughts.
I guess the main thing I analyzed was how I deal with situations in which plans fall through. After looking at them, both past and present, I see that I don't particularly take well when things fall through. This was especially true when my eagle scout project failed to be accepted the first time. That and the lack of sleep helped me get into a car accident. And all the delays I had during the project also helped to frustrate me. The main subject is when plans I make fall through. I have a trend of not taking that as well as I should. And I'm not too happy about that either. So, I decided to go to my mom for advice. Sure enough, she told me exactly what I needed to hear, and I plan to use it when things go arwy again.
Basically, she said I need to be more flexible about things not going as planned. She knows that when I make plans, I do everything possible to keep them, whether or not its a good thing. She said that I need to understand that it is ok to call off or have things called off, especially if the reason is justified. It's a simple idea. I just needed someone to reiterate it back to me for emphasis.
On some brighter notes, I got my laundry done. The best time to do this is on Friday night, because the dorm is pretty much a ghost building. It's kinda nice, being quiet and all. Well, there are some drunken people floating about, but it's manageable.
I think I just need to take it easy once in a while. I played videogames for about 2 hours, which was nice. Sometimes you forget that there are fun things to life when your focus is homework.
Well, I think that's it for today. I'll probably go to bed fairly soon. Hope everyone is having a good Halloween weekend.
-Phil
I guess the main thing I analyzed was how I deal with situations in which plans fall through. After looking at them, both past and present, I see that I don't particularly take well when things fall through. This was especially true when my eagle scout project failed to be accepted the first time. That and the lack of sleep helped me get into a car accident. And all the delays I had during the project also helped to frustrate me. The main subject is when plans I make fall through. I have a trend of not taking that as well as I should. And I'm not too happy about that either. So, I decided to go to my mom for advice. Sure enough, she told me exactly what I needed to hear, and I plan to use it when things go arwy again.
Basically, she said I need to be more flexible about things not going as planned. She knows that when I make plans, I do everything possible to keep them, whether or not its a good thing. She said that I need to understand that it is ok to call off or have things called off, especially if the reason is justified. It's a simple idea. I just needed someone to reiterate it back to me for emphasis.
On some brighter notes, I got my laundry done. The best time to do this is on Friday night, because the dorm is pretty much a ghost building. It's kinda nice, being quiet and all. Well, there are some drunken people floating about, but it's manageable.
I think I just need to take it easy once in a while. I played videogames for about 2 hours, which was nice. Sometimes you forget that there are fun things to life when your focus is homework.
Well, I think that's it for today. I'll probably go to bed fairly soon. Hope everyone is having a good Halloween weekend.
-Phil