so once the first round of midterms hits (byu classes normally have two midterms), schedules get so crazy that there isn't much time to think about what you're going to eat for lunch tomorrow. this, for me, is a little tragic - i take a lot of joy in planning meals and even more in making meals that take me more than five to ten minutes. this week was the beginning of midterms, but the first round won't end for me for another two weeks or so. after that, i'll only have a few days until the cycle starts all over again.
so i've made a new little resolution. i'm going to start making something exciting (something i've never made before) every weekend! i like to give myself at least a little break on the weekends most of the time, and this will be a perfect way to satisfy my cooking-craving that i starve from during the week. it should also keep my pallet satisfied - college-quick food has my mouth in a constant depression most of the time. for the first test, i've decided to try vegetarian pot stickers and chinese chow mein, although i'm a little skeptical about the mushrooms and the bok choy... but hey! this is an experiment, so caution to the wind! right??
change of thought pattern, slightly..
i also have another little goal i'm starting today. okay, it's more like a lifestyle change, i guess. but that all starts with small goals, i think. this all started with a post by loveyoulongtime a few days back. she talks about the little things she does to show her love to herself (really, it's a great little post - you'd like it). it made me think about how hectic my life has been the past few weeks and the things i usually do to remember my worth that have been sacrificed lately. nothing huge, but sometimes small things count the most.
so i'm going to implement a few things and bring a few things back into my life:
i'm going to treat myself to eight hours of sleep a night (which will be a huge improvement).
i'll let myself feel a little more feminine and make time to paint my nails - pink! i haven't done this in quite a while.
in this lifestyle, there isn't much alone-calming time, so i'm going to calm myself and have some very me-time with yoga - several times a week.
i'm going to start eating breakfast sitting down every morning - without rushing (fifteen-minute breakfasts - oh yeah!). that way it'll be more than an apple out the door.
i really love to shower, and i love to wear skirts, but lately i've been in such a rush that shower time has been significantly cut down. so i'm going to make time to shower everyday without rushing, and shave enough to wear a few more skirts.
now that i've realized how many things i cut out of my schedule during school, things that really make me remember that loving myself is important, i've realized that it's the lack of these things that make me feel frantic when i get busy. i think bringing them back will help me feel more balanced and secure in my lifestyle right now!
what things do you do to bring balance back to your life?
ps. i've decided that once you start dating frequently, the inevitability of a really bad, awkward, depressing, or time-wasting date is a little daunting. the pro: sometimes you get really great stories.... and sometimes you come home laughing and looking forward to your own apartment.
pps. HAPPY OCTOBER!
Friday, October 1
Tuesday, September 28
the hitchhiker friend
7:50 tuesday morning, and in a rush again. i think it's probably a miracle that i haven't hit any frantic students crossing the street as i drive to the bottom of the stairs of death each tuesday and thursday morning, still half asleep. this morning, in particular, i was more asleep than usual. most of campus seemed to be suffering the same syndrome because there were markedly more late students speed-walking their legs off up the street.
two blocks from my apartment, i saw an unusual thing. leaning against the steering wheel for a better vantage point into the cross-streets, i glanced out my side-view window. blonde, tall, and weighed down with his stack of books, stuffed backpack, and lunchbox, a boy was walking further in the street than the crowd. his arm extended, his thumb sticking up in the air. i normally would have thought he was simply giving the oncoming traffic a thumbs-up: "this is going to be a great day, folks! way to drive to class this morning like champs!" but the pleading and rather desperate look on his face suggested that he was thinking entirely opposite thoughts.
stopped at the stop sign (they are on every corner from 103 up to campus), i waved him over to my car. he ran around the side of my little green punky (yes, my car has name), opened the door and jumped into the passenger's seat with an enthusiastic, "you saved me life!" all i could do was laugh and ask him which direction he was headed. luckily, it was in the same direction as me - mostly. preoccupied (he was doing about twenty different things with his phone at the same time), he explained that he was headed to the business building. fitting, for an attractive blonde with a phone addiction.
he jumped out of my car before i had time to put the gear shift into park yelling a quick "thank you!" as he jogged away with his slipping stack of books.
i was laughing so much - at him and at myself for the silliness of actually stopping - that i forgot my breakfast and went hungry until lunch time. no worries, the peach was safe in my car at the end of the day, waiting for me.
byu is a strange place, sometimes. just when you think you've seen it all, the strangest things happen. have you ever seen (or even heard of) a student hitchhiking four blocks to school before? i certainly hadn't. but i'll definitely remember that next time i'm late for class and without a car, the universe owes me ride!
ps. two exciting developements in my week: possible job offer (wow!) and a meeting with an art professor to review my knowledge of basic concepts and determine the amount of credits i deserve to start with (eek!)
good day! but... strange! maybe if he hitchhikes again he'll put my number in that consuming phone of his?
two blocks from my apartment, i saw an unusual thing. leaning against the steering wheel for a better vantage point into the cross-streets, i glanced out my side-view window. blonde, tall, and weighed down with his stack of books, stuffed backpack, and lunchbox, a boy was walking further in the street than the crowd. his arm extended, his thumb sticking up in the air. i normally would have thought he was simply giving the oncoming traffic a thumbs-up: "this is going to be a great day, folks! way to drive to class this morning like champs!" but the pleading and rather desperate look on his face suggested that he was thinking entirely opposite thoughts.
stopped at the stop sign (they are on every corner from 103 up to campus), i waved him over to my car. he ran around the side of my little green punky (yes, my car has name), opened the door and jumped into the passenger's seat with an enthusiastic, "you saved me life!" all i could do was laugh and ask him which direction he was headed. luckily, it was in the same direction as me - mostly. preoccupied (he was doing about twenty different things with his phone at the same time), he explained that he was headed to the business building. fitting, for an attractive blonde with a phone addiction.
he jumped out of my car before i had time to put the gear shift into park yelling a quick "thank you!" as he jogged away with his slipping stack of books.
i was laughing so much - at him and at myself for the silliness of actually stopping - that i forgot my breakfast and went hungry until lunch time. no worries, the peach was safe in my car at the end of the day, waiting for me.
byu is a strange place, sometimes. just when you think you've seen it all, the strangest things happen. have you ever seen (or even heard of) a student hitchhiking four blocks to school before? i certainly hadn't. but i'll definitely remember that next time i'm late for class and without a car, the universe owes me ride!
ps. two exciting developements in my week: possible job offer (wow!) and a meeting with an art professor to review my knowledge of basic concepts and determine the amount of credits i deserve to start with (eek!)
good day! but... strange! maybe if he hitchhikes again he'll put my number in that consuming phone of his?
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