Whew. Its the weekend. Thank the Lord.
These past few weeks have been absolutely insane. From tests to quizzes to papers to article reviews to studying to presentations... I feel as if my head is spinning from everything my professors thrust upon me. I feel its too much, but I know its only the beginning of my very long, very difficult road. Ive been trying to keep my head above the water (no pun intended - as I am in Lifesaving) but I feel as if Im having a hard time... I need someone to save my life! Joke joke. And in the midst of all the academia Ive been trying to accomplish, Ive dealt with other obstacles I did not expect. Needless to say, this semester was not how I dreamed it would be. But I have been trying to keep a smile on my face. I have been trying to maintain a positive attitude and take out my stress in a constructive way. This, for me, is not an easy task to succeed at on a daily basis. Its been a struggle, but Ive been trying.
Well though it seems as if I just want to complain about my week, I had little things each day that proved to be God working, telling me to take a time out, if you will. Each day brought a good conversation, a new revelation, a reason to praise our amazing God. Though I dont keep a journal of each days' events, therefore I dont remember the exact date and time of each thing, I remember that they meant something to me. Recognizing the little things has been something my mom always mentions. And now I read my sisters blogs, which are often celebrating the little moments, or blessings, we should cherish.
I saw an acquaintance who became a good friend during the conversation. Actually, this happened with two people.
I saw one of my all time favorite people and ra (theyre the same person) a few times this week and was able to connect, yet again, with her. She is one of the cutest people I know and is always uplifting, even if its just a quick hug.
I hung out with my roommates several different times this week. I feel weve been bonding and I really appreciate it. I think living with them has been a huge blessing. God has a plan for it all along. (Obviously...)
I find myself being so incredibly grateful for the people who surround me in my Microbiology and Organic Chemistry classes. And theres a lot... Im making lots of friends in there - we connect on the basis of feeling as if were victims. Anyways. Grateful for people. Especially my two guy friends (who both have girlfriends, just as a clarifying statement). They have been encouraging, without even realizing it, Im sure. They have provided me with some laughter when I just really needed a laugh.
[I would like to make a disclaimer that I really am not the most "people oriented" of people... I manage to keep to myself a majority of the time. But I think in the midst of trying to focus on what I needed to accomplish and stressing out about various assignments and tests, God put these people in my life at these times as if to say, "You are not alone. People understand." Or something like that. Relationships with people are important... even though I may feel as if I could live with my bunches of dogs and be totally fine... people relationships are important.] Anyways. Continuing on.
Somehow I got everything done. I dont know how. I felt as if there just arent enough hours in the day to complete everything that needs to be done, but somehow everything got completed to turn in. I may or may not have stayed up until 230 last night/this morning to finish some things, but the important part is that my brain stayed awake with me. Thank you Lord!
I made a conscious decision to miss my creative writing class on Monday. First class I missed all semester... This professor is extremely strict on his attendance policy, so I skipped with a twitch and worked on my short story (which was supposed to be done... which was why I didnt go to class). Wednesday, I went to class, but nobody was there. Knowing there were conferences all week during class times for our short stories, I figured we would share in our groups what we had while he talked with people... I guess class was canceled. And my USC football friend, who I saw later that day, informed me class was indeed canceled unless you had a conference. (And he was excited to see me! Ive realized I get excited when people get excited to see me. It makes my day.)
I wrote a huge majority of a short story for my creative writing class just in time to send it to my professor before we met to discuss it today. I didnt finish it, but I didnt know how. I expected him to be encouraging, but also be a little disappointed I didnt finish it. Instead, he showered me with compliments of how impressed he was and how good my story was. Hallelujah! Especially after 4 false starts on stories...
I FINISHED my Science and Faith class! Last class was last night and I even feel as if my presentation I gave on my abortion paper (due last week) went pretty well! That was quite the relief.
Im sure there were a few other little things Im forgetting. I wasnt expecting this blog to be this long though, so Im sure youre getting anxious to potty or something... Sorry. Now its the weekend. And I am so thankful for that. Even though these 2 short days will be compacted with studying for a Micro exam on Monday, I am grateful for the break from classes and waking up early.
Well though it seems as if I just want to complain about my week, I had little things each day that proved to be God working, telling me to take a time out, if you will. Each day brought a good conversation, a new revelation, a reason to praise our amazing God. Though I dont keep a journal of each days' events, therefore I dont remember the exact date and time of each thing, I remember that they meant something to me. Recognizing the little things has been something my mom always mentions. And now I read my sisters blogs, which are often celebrating the little moments, or blessings, we should cherish.
I saw an acquaintance who became a good friend during the conversation. Actually, this happened with two people.
I saw one of my all time favorite people and ra (theyre the same person) a few times this week and was able to connect, yet again, with her. She is one of the cutest people I know and is always uplifting, even if its just a quick hug.
I hung out with my roommates several different times this week. I feel weve been bonding and I really appreciate it. I think living with them has been a huge blessing. God has a plan for it all along. (Obviously...)
I find myself being so incredibly grateful for the people who surround me in my Microbiology and Organic Chemistry classes. And theres a lot... Im making lots of friends in there - we connect on the basis of feeling as if were victims. Anyways. Grateful for people. Especially my two guy friends (who both have girlfriends, just as a clarifying statement). They have been encouraging, without even realizing it, Im sure. They have provided me with some laughter when I just really needed a laugh.
[I would like to make a disclaimer that I really am not the most "people oriented" of people... I manage to keep to myself a majority of the time. But I think in the midst of trying to focus on what I needed to accomplish and stressing out about various assignments and tests, God put these people in my life at these times as if to say, "You are not alone. People understand." Or something like that. Relationships with people are important... even though I may feel as if I could live with my bunches of dogs and be totally fine... people relationships are important.] Anyways. Continuing on.
Somehow I got everything done. I dont know how. I felt as if there just arent enough hours in the day to complete everything that needs to be done, but somehow everything got completed to turn in. I may or may not have stayed up until 230 last night/this morning to finish some things, but the important part is that my brain stayed awake with me. Thank you Lord!
I made a conscious decision to miss my creative writing class on Monday. First class I missed all semester... This professor is extremely strict on his attendance policy, so I skipped with a twitch and worked on my short story (which was supposed to be done... which was why I didnt go to class). Wednesday, I went to class, but nobody was there. Knowing there were conferences all week during class times for our short stories, I figured we would share in our groups what we had while he talked with people... I guess class was canceled. And my USC football friend, who I saw later that day, informed me class was indeed canceled unless you had a conference. (And he was excited to see me! Ive realized I get excited when people get excited to see me. It makes my day.)
I wrote a huge majority of a short story for my creative writing class just in time to send it to my professor before we met to discuss it today. I didnt finish it, but I didnt know how. I expected him to be encouraging, but also be a little disappointed I didnt finish it. Instead, he showered me with compliments of how impressed he was and how good my story was. Hallelujah! Especially after 4 false starts on stories...
I FINISHED my Science and Faith class! Last class was last night and I even feel as if my presentation I gave on my abortion paper (due last week) went pretty well! That was quite the relief.
Im sure there were a few other little things Im forgetting. I wasnt expecting this blog to be this long though, so Im sure youre getting anxious to potty or something... Sorry. Now its the weekend. And I am so thankful for that. Even though these 2 short days will be compacted with studying for a Micro exam on Monday, I am grateful for the break from classes and waking up early.
Thank you, Lord, for getting me through this week... We got more work though! Lets GO!
I LOVE you! And I totally know what you mean by being encouraged when people are excited to see you! :) And yay about finishing your class!! And friend bonding. Way to be positive in the midst of frustration sister. Hang in there!
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