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Oops, I productively procrastinated

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So this evening I set out to get a chunk of study done. On my list, I had videos to watch and pages and pages of text to read.

Instead I organised my social life.

One of the challenges on my list of 52 in 52 for 2012 is to visit a winery. So this evening I set about creating a facebook event for the trip, and invited a bloody long list of friends. To be honest I’d be shocked if there’s more than a carload of us. The place looks amazing though, and I really can’t wait to have some nice wines, enjoy the company of whatever friends do come, and look out over the range. Check out the place I plan on visiting – Flame Hill. How amazing does it look?

But back to the point of my post.

Typically, what comes after the creation of such an event on facebook is all the discussion about it, which was how I spent the following 15mins. Then I realised how much I had procrastinated, how productive the time actually was since I was working towards a goal, and then proceeded to blog about it.

Which leads me to now.

I’m still procrastinating, yet I’m productively procrastinating. Have I invented a new term?

An epiphany moment

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Every have one of those epiphany moments, where suddenly everything becomes clear? Where you realise why everything seemed so hard before, and how it’s not actually difficult at all?

I had one of those two nights ago with regards to Uni. I have a lecturer to thank for that. She said a few choice words, then something clicked in my head.

I’m excited to study again. I’m excited for each lecture because I understand exactly what it is I’m looking to learn. I see the key points loud and clear.

I need to thank her and let her know that she got through to one person at least.

After all, everyone wants to know when they are doing a good job.

Thought I had been wasting my time

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A friend at uni emailed me recently asking if I had seen the announcement about the update to my degree that I’m doing, a Bachelor of Science.

Um, no?

Panicked, I had a look and was relieved to find out that the course I’m doing this term (environmental science) is still part of my degree. It looks like I will need to email my programme advisor to make sure that what I have done to this point will be credited towards my degree, as it would be horrible to think that it’s all in vain.

I’m excited to see a new forensic science topic in second year though.

Bring it on.

I cant wait to do second year.

Once again I leave it to the last minute

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I’m not feeling all that proud of myself right now. Once again, I left my uni assignment until the last minute. Worse, in fact, since our uni lecturer voluntarily offered everyone a week’s extension and I was still racing to get it in on time. Not good.

More than anything, it was a lack of motivation. I would sit and stare at the computer screen, the words wouldn’t come, so I would pack up and go to bed. Where’s my drive and desire to succeed? If I want to get a high distinction in this course then I had better get my ass moving!

There’s just under a month until my exam, so the next few weeks I will be dedicating myself to reading my text book over and over and over. My aim is for at least one hour a night, but preferrably two. I want to be so well-versed on forensic science that I’m a bore to talk to, since that’s all that comes out of my mouth. Let’s see how I go…

The worst part is that this is my second course that I’ve done for my degree and I still haven’t perfected a study routine. If I want to do maths and biology next term then I really need to get this sorted. If I struggle with one course, doing two definitely isn’t ideal. Time to pull that finger out again!

Fair bit to catch up on

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Take a week of study, add a maths assignment due on Friday and it equals zero blog posts or read RSS feeds. Geezus. I had a look at what I have to get done and it’s not pretty. Lots of processing and posting and reading, oh my!

This past week I haven’t been hiding under a rock. Well, I kind of have been I suppose. My head was buried deep inside my text book and maths assignment, and I only surfaced for air during work hours, or Friday night once it was all over. I haven’t felt that much stress in a long time, and to post that assignment on Friday afternoon was like orgasming; yes, it was that good.

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