I'm trying to use the words: How to be more effective and less affected.

I wasnt worried about changing my college schedule until my dad said I should try to change it, right now today. Now, I want to change it, so it will be more convenient for me but today, I just wasn't in the right mood to look and go through every class to see if something was available. Instead of being affected, how should I be more effective?

I can call up the school when I am feeling more attentive, more awake...I realize this is when he wanted me to do it. I will do it at my own time. If I can't get it done tomorrow, I can do it on my day off on Wednesday. It's no big deal. Worse case, i will go through the motions and change it when classes start.

I dont know...help please!

Well I have a step daughter in college and know that when she gets to it when she can, it may mean MONTHS from now. The major problem with the "I will get to it" attitude is that when ou finally DO get to it, it may already be too late. Classes fill up quick. I just switched one class last week with only 3 openings left! I found out of course at the last minute and needed to drop one class and take the other one first. I was VERY lucky as it would have held up my education because ALL the other classes are full. Trust me, the last thing I wanted to do last week is lose an afternoon to go online, check for class availablity, shuffle my other classes around, call my professor and ask him if I can test out, etc, etc. It was warm and I could have been doing many more better things than stuck for almost 2 hours calling, switching, waiting for emails, etc to switch classes.

And if Dad is footing the bill, just as we are with my step daughter (she pays nothing), Illinois college tuition (ONLY tuition) is locked for 4 years, so if she has to extend that because of her lack of motivation or willingness to do something, it is costing US more $$$. SO YES I expect her to do what she NEEDS to do to get things done in a timely manner, at least show some respect and gratitiude by having the consideration by doing something. Changing a schedule is really such a minor thing. Do not sweat the small stuff, just do it and get it out of the way. Who knows? Maybe he will not be in the right mood to pay for your school? Give you money when you ask? Borrow or get you a car or if you have one he can take it away because of his mood. It works both ways. He is not asking something unreasonable like to paint the entire house, add an addition...it really is something reasonable. I know I may sound mean, but I realized that it always is not about how I feel and what I want. I need to take into consideration what others feel about what I am doing or not doing, what they are doing for me, what they mean to me, what they are to me; I really need to make an effort to be just as kind and generous, considerate and helpful bot because I have to, but because I WANT to. I want to be good to others because I feel good about what I did for them, how good they feel because of it.

There are days that I really do not feel like contending with Nana, but I do. Sometimes she can be a handful and other times I just feel ike being alone and doing my own thing. But I do take her places and spend time with her and I can see that she enjoys it and appreciates it. THAT makes me feel good that I did something to brighten her day. Sometimes it is just the little things that mean A WHOLE lot!

OK, here goes, I'm going to be "mean" too.
Get off your butt and do it, that's how you be more effective.
Might not be a possibility to get what you want when classes start. Happens all the time.
Go do it.