I've struggled with my handwriting too. I'm always SO jealous of the graceful, flowing script many girls manage to do.
PART of my problem is purely psychological: I sorta don't feel I "deserve" to take my time and make beautiful script. Much the same way I have trouble wearing super-feminine clothing still.
On the other hand, my printing is actually very artistic and pretty - when I relax and try. People always commented on it in school, and drafted me to be the person to write out scripts for plays and the like (there was no internet, we did things by... gulp.. hand). I actually enjoy it, and I'll just sit and write for the sheer pleasure of doing it. There's something about printing out separate characters, and how to best place them next to one another, that appeals to me more than letters flowing one into the next.
Huh. I bet there's some major clue to my universe in there somewhere, lol...
~Kate~