Self Evaluate.

So I've been feeling super unmotivated lately.. Especially in my schooling. When I have tests or papers due, I wait until the last minute to cram in information and write it out. This is SO UNLIKE me. I usually start my study preparation about two weeks before the exam and I usually start working on a paper the moment I hear about it. My "unmotivated self" always feels tired and stressed out. But my "organized/plan ahead self" feels calm and everything is done at good quality and turned in on time. I miss the "organized/plan ahead self."

AND, I've been working on registering for classes next semester and now that I have a degree I'm working toward, its crunch time! I need to straighten up and do better. I just can't find the motivation. Ugh... It's annoying. On the bright side I got a gym membership and I have been working out in the mornings! So thumbs up for that! And only that haha!

All I'm saying is that I need to be better. Starting now. In our Family Home Evening this past week, my husband shared this message from President Dieter F. Uchdorf:

"How many times have we started something and not finished? Diets? Exercise programs? Commitments to read the scriptures daily? Decisions to be better disciples of Jesus Christ? How often do we make resolutions in January and pursue them with red-hot determination for a few days, a few weeks, or even a few months only to find that by October, the flame of our commitment is little more than cold ash?One day I ran across a funny picture of a dog lying next to a piece of paper he had shredded. It read, “Certificate of Dog-Obedience Training.”We are like that sometimes.We have good intentions; we start strong; we want to be our best self. But in the end we leave our resolutions shredded, discarded, and forgotten.It’s human nature to stumble, fail, and sometimes want to drop out of the race. But as disciples of Jesus Christ, we have committed not only to begin the race but also to finish it—and finish it with our torch still burning brightly. The Savior promised His disciples, 'He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved'." 

Hmmm... How many times? I'm recommitting to finish the things I start. Our budgeting, my projects, diet, my education, etc. I need to stay motivated and do this once and for all.

:)