it's good to be a dolinar.

I am finding it harder and harder to motivate myself to get things done for my classes.  One would think that since I love what I do it would make it easier to accomplish things....well whoever said that was DEAD wrong!  Maybe it is because in less than 3ish weeks I will be done with the semester, or because it's snowy outside and there is a Harry Potter marathon...or maybe because we were assigned a 74 page article for one class that isn't a deep skim I am finding it harder and harder to concentrate this Sunday evening.  So  my solution to this problem of not being able to concentrate.....BLOGGING! 

Well before this blogging started I was trying to convince myself that 74 pages is not that many and that I can knock that out in like 2 hours then my father called to talk to me.  He wanted to check up on me and make sure I was doing well (meaning he was bored and my mom was probably off doing some sewing or something :) ).  I was telling him about how hard it is for me to focus and how much I would love if someone would just read my homework to me.  He then told me this "well dear, you need to remember that you are a Dolinar, and we men don't let things like not having someone read our homework get in the way of doing our work.  So either tape record yourself reading it and listen back to it or just read it in the first place".  O my father, what a wise, wise man :).  Well needless to say I attempted to read the article and got through 45 pages of it before I started to feel like my head was going to explode!!!

Moments like that (talking to my dad on the phone) really make me grateful for my parents.  Even though my dad may not know how to say things in the best ways I know that he is always there for me and supporting me in all things that I do.  It's nice to know that I can call someone and have them tell me what to do even though I am 24 years old.  I am sure he will call me tomorrow or Tuesday to see how my homework is going and see if he can provide anymore motivational advice. 

Well off to finish (or at least attempt) the rest of my readings.

 

-Shelley

P.S. Speaking of parents, they were down here about a week ago for the UW vs. TCU game and brought me a special visitor....I just love this little creature.