Two weeks forward

There is only two more weeks left in this semester, and only this week is in actual class where next week is reserved for finals administration. This is the first time in a while that I'm both worried and calm. Im calm because I have actually cared about my grades, for the most part, for the whole semester (a task normally half-heartedly attempted however never accomplished) and have good grades to show for it. I am worried however because I have cared all semester and some kind of phenomena forces me to worry more and more with every passing day that goes without studying for my critical Bio Lab final the week I come back or the term paper due for English 1101. I am glad I have developed this uncanny "phenomena" to care about my grades and their outcomes because for the first time in my long standing academic career I feel like the grades actually represent an outcome in the immediate future. In four years these grades could either mean I go out and get a job, I get a nice job offer, or I continue my education at a higher level. Hopefully the care I have "cantracted" this year for my grades will play out for the next three years and if I'm lucky enough through the rest of my life.