Blogging as Procrastination

 This is the last summer of classes for my Ph.D. program. Good. I am more than happy to be done with classes. Forever. My sister calls me a lifetime student. I get her criticism. But I will always be a lifetime student, classes or not. But I am super glad to be done with classes. 

Honestly, classes are bullshit. I am just jumping through hopes to get this degree. I am learning new things, but I don't necessarily feel the assignments we do contribute much to that learning. Mostly I want the degree for my career. But I also want to learn how to be better at my career. Not sure we quite get there at times. 

I should be doing homework right now, but I'm in an "I don't feel motivated to do anything right now" funk. 

Except write another blog post, I guess. Two posts within the same week. A bit shocking. It was good to do that post a couple days ago. I wrote it a local coffee shop by where I live, with an iced latte with a couple shots of sugar-free vanilla. That has been my long-time favorite coffee drink since the 90s. And the taste can take me back. I currently like blogging better than journaling...for now. A little sick of my journal. But I have to obviously censor myself more for a blog. 

Anyway, the weekend has been a waste in terms of the homework I wanted to do. I was tired after my work trip to the West Coast. Maybe some jet lag, too. So maybe give myself a break. But that work still needs to get done. So that will be my focus today. But I also get my son back today, and there other house chores that need to get done. 

I can struggle when I have to manage multiple things like that.