Shifted

One thing I have learned is that I have become quite inadequate at getting things done. I could blame the summer weather, the long days of lounging in the sunshine, or the adventures waiting to be had. But it is time for me to face the fact that I have changed. It isn't the weather or the adventures to be had, it is me.

College is a great shifter. When I entered into college my whole life shifted. I went from the life I have been used to for the past 18 years to a new town with new people nearly 8 hours away from home. But it was the best decision I ever made. Sure it was scary and nerve racking. There were the teary eyes phone calls home asking for my parents to come pick me up. But I won't change a thing. My life shifted, it changed. College was great, and is great. College is filled with the little moments that leave a big impact. Totally worth every tear shed, laugh shared, and penny spent.

No longer are the daily to-do lists filled with this that and another thing. College relaxed me, it allowed me to step back from the lists of life and enjoy each moment as it comes. Yea, there are still the emails needing to be answer, the train ticket waiting to be purchased, the stack of clothes sitting on my desk. Those things haven't gone away. There is still a mental to-do list floating in my mind, it just isn't as present. For there is the sunshine, the adventures, the moments to be cherished.

I guess it comes down to balance. Balancing the mental to-do list with fun lovin' moments of life. For now I will sit back and enjoy the sunshine. There is always later, always tomorrow, but for now I am going to enjoy a cup of tea.