It all began with a well intentioned homework trip by Meghan and myself to our local Barnes & Noble and it ended with 2 containers of hand soap, one bottle of lotion, a pair of chucks and one cup of coffee.
Turns out our room is not a conducive atmosphere for sitting down and doing some actual homework, why, we do not know. All I can say is that every time either myself or Meghan have attempted to seriously get something done, we find our selves napping on the couch, watching a movie, knitting/crocheting or doing some other distracting activity. Last night, we concluded this was most likely due to the size and dimensions of our room. That, combined with an extremely comfy couch and cozy ambient lighting, makes for a deadly cocktail of complacency. Our room literally sucks you in and leads you to believe there is no real world.
It also turns out that Barnes & Noble is also NOT a conducive atmosphere for successfully completing homework. After driving 15 minutes to the closest B&N in Fullerton, we wondered became distracted by other venues in the adjacent shopping center. We rationalized that a trip to Bed Bath & Body Works was necessary since we were just about out of our favorite hand soap, and since we were here....
We then found ourselves meandering in a shoe store next door, it wouldn't take so long, right?
By the time we actually made it to B&N, we wandered around for another 20 minutes looking for somewhere to sit but we were only greeted by stiff wooden chairs. The decision was made. We had to go somewhere else and we really needed to start homework!
Starbucks was our answer, a glowing cozy chair and soothing warm cup of coffee.
However, by the time we got settled in, got the homework out, and cooled the coffee off enough to take a sip, the clock had struck 9pm, giving only an hour to accomplish what we had set off to do!
It is now necessary to do either 1 of 2 things (or both!)
1: create a better space in our room for the doing of homework, considering we still have a whole semester and a half left to go!
2: if #1 isn't possible, find a more conducive homeworking atmosphere (library exempt) that is much closer to school & actually confirmed to be so.
and now, in the 40 minutes I have until Starbucks closes, I will begin my homework...
It only took a 15 minute drive and a 2 hour adventure to get here.
