I made the decision this weekend not to go back to Atlanta for at least 3 weeks. There are several reasons for this:
1)Economics: seriously at $50 a tank, traveling back and forth to Atlanta is depleting my funds (and with an upcoming trip to KY and the surprise $600 in summer fees I had not accounted for, I am teetering on financial irresponsibility). Can't have roomie side-eyeing me when I can't pay the rent.
2)Finishing strong: Whenever I run a race, even if I feel dead tired at the end I try to sprint to the finish. This was ingrained in me from my swimming days (its amazing how much that little dash at the end made in results). I need to finish the semester strong. This semester, although it was emotionally better, I was not a very good student :( (going to ATL most weekends doesn't help either). I did not enter this PhD journey with visions of coasting through. So, I stay in Athens to "sprint" to the end.
3)Simplicity: Saying "I need to get my life right" and doing it are two different things. I have been very periphrastic in my approach to actual change. Instead of taking care of some of those things that I needed to in my (physical and emotional) life, I have been running away from them to Atlanta. I'll take the next three weeks to address some of those things (potential blog fodder?)
Oh yeah, and my 30 in 30 is not going very well. I could potentially buckle down and catch up. The original plan was to write a new poem everyday, but yeah... I may take some time this weekend to devote to creative endeavors.
