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Today has been a mixture of ups and downs. I had to make some coffee this afternoon just to push myself to start all of my homework. We are officially on the downward slop to summer, though it feels like I'm still fighting an uphill battle with all of my assignments. It's hard to keep your mind fresh with school sometimes. Usually about this time, I'm desperate for new classes because I've grown tired of the ones that I'm taking at the moment. This rings true right now. 

This is one of those times, I guess, where you and I just have to keep pushing so that we can finally sleep late everyday and soak in the sun when we can finally venture outside again. This is the first year that I have longed for the sunshine and for summer to make its way back around. We'll get there eventually. We just have to push ourselves through these last eight to nine weeks of school. 

So, to keep myself motivated -- which usually involves me waking up on Monday and saying "Let's just make it through this week" each week -- I'm planning what I want to do this summer. Here are my top five things:

1. I want to read all of the books that I've marked on my goodreads account. I have spent the last few years avoiding reading what I want to read and just reading my assigned books in school, but I am finally getting back into the swing of reading for fun. I've missed it so much. So this summer, I definitely want to get back into the swing of making regular trips to Barnes and Noble to exchange my paycheck for loads and loads of books.

2. I want to write more. I have so many works started on my computer that I cannot finish because I'm too busy and when I'm not busy, I'm too lazy. I have to get my butt in gear and get to work on all of these things that I've started writings. 

3. I want to reorganize my bedroom. This has been a work in progress for me for a while. I live in two places right now, so I don't really get a chance to put a lot of work into my bedroom. Though I plan to live more at home next year so I should probably get to work on making it into what I want it to be.

4. Go outside a lot. I used to hate being outside. I'm allergic to a lot of things, like grass, trees and fun, which was fine because I always loved being inside. However, I'm thinking it's about time to soak in some Vitamin D especially since all I've been taking in the last few months are Vitamin I-Hate-Snow/Ice and Vitamin Gray-Skies-are-Horrible. So, I definitely need to get my behind in the yard this summer -- when it's not dangerous to be out there. Mississippi heat can kill, guys. Proceed into your backyard with caution.

5. Have some dang fun. I'm a square. There are no curved edge on me, so this summer I'm going to dig out my sander and fix that. I'm twenty years old and I spend way too much time worrying and thinking about silly things. I've got to learn how to have fun. In fact, maybe this should have been number one. 

So, we just have to make it through these last few weeks and then we can get down to business. Study your butt off so that when May finally makes its way here, you can relax, knowing that you did your best at the end of the year. You won't be in school forever. Try and have some fun -- not too much though. Save some of the crazy stuff for when you don't have an eight o'clock the next day.

catch you later,

Karleigh

"Always maintain a kind of summer, even in the middle of winter." // Henry David Thoreau