Ducks @ Oregon - University of Oregon

Snap Decision

Leah S.

January 9, 2010 - 12:32 PM

Oh man, I regret to inform all of you that this will be my last blog. I have made the snap decision to not continue at the UO. I am already hoping to transfer in the spring and I would have blogged for one more term, but after some reflection and talking to a counselor I realized that I really just kind of want to take this term off. If you remember earlier this week when I showed you have stressful my life has been the last few years, I just really need the break. Now that is not to say that I recommend putting off starting school or just taking a term off because you feel like it. I have valid reason behind my decision; it's too expensive for me now to continue out of state. Taking a term off will allow me to save a large chunk of change and hopefully find a job to earn some money before the start of next term.

Now I say don't put off college because too many people who do that decide that getting a paycheck is better than going to school. You really need a college degree to do just about anything anymore so please just go to school. I'm not a hundred percent proud of my decision because I never saw myself stopping school for any reason. As my dad says, I'm always balls to the wall. In other words I do what I want because I know that I will make it work somehow. It is just that after my summer I realized some things about me and my life that I don't like and this term is just one scary step toward getting myself out of the rut I am in.

My last piece of advice I can really give I learned from my boss from my summer internship. He said that I need to learn to enjoy the process. Now he was talking about this summer, but you can fit it into everyday life as well. After talking things out with a counselor (you see family and friends tend to be a bit biased) I really realized that I have essentially been the same person for twenty years. I have always been predictable. I'm changing that now. Anyway when I was talking to the counselor he really liked my little life quote. He said that at least 90% of our lives are spent in the process. If we learn to enjoy that then all of life will be enjoyable. So I plead that you all learn to enjoy the process, live in the moment, don't let yourselves get stuck in a rut, sit down every so often and reevaluate your goals and how you are going to reach them, and just enjoy life. If you do that I would bet against anything that you will live a fulfilling life and a happy one too. Go to school too. Don't let my decision influence you. I have many personal reasons for doing this and all are valid to me. You are all different people.

I want to thank all of you who have read my blogs, thanks to all who have donated, and thanks to the wonderful Regan and Tiah for being so awesome and so supportive. I wish everyone the best of luck and if anyone ever wants to keep in contact with me I would love it. There are means to it. So thanks to all again, it has been a wonderful 4 terms at the UO because of all of you! GO DUCKS!