reevaluation

There are about two weeks left of my current class.  "The Sacred" is only the second class in my graduate program.  I'm really struggling to research and write my final 10 - 15 page paper for the class.  I wonder if I can take an Incomplete and finish during the Christmas break.

I'm wondering if I've made the wrong choice or if I'm just stressed over the paper.  This graduate degree, which will take over two years, will not even pay for itself in the long run.  I want to have a graduate degree, but why?  Just so I can say I do?  Is it worth it?

I love being on the college campus, and I enjoy the class lectures and discussions.  I enjoy the reading, but I don't enjoy how much time it takes away from the many other things I enjoy.  I love to write, but not to the exclusion of other more physically active things.  I really love the positive feedback I get and even the critiques on my writing.  But I feel guilty when I take the time to water the plants or walk the dogs because my paper isn't even close to being done.  It's hardly even started, and here I am blogging instead of researching.