With all the snow days, getting into a rhythm for school has felt impossible. Add onto that professors that want to cram in more material than our brains can handle. Add testing onto that. Then as a quick and final bit of icing, add on research projects and papers. There's only one problem with all of this. I want a fulfilled life outside of school. So to keep going with the list I have Miss Cobb County events, Miss Georgia paperwork due, a boyfriend, a family, and friends. I won't even list all of these things again because they're starting to make me bald.
I don't have a problem with a jam-packed schedule. In fact, that's how I grew up. Going from one thing to another to the next made me develop a balancing ability. However, I take things seriously. All things. Seriously. There are times when I can let go and lay low for a while. (Tonight is one of those times.) But usually my life is just one crazily scheduled day after the next. I promise if I showed you my calendar, you'd start to sweat. Taking everything seriously leads to a cycle of determination, followed by sadness, followed by exhaustion, tears, runny nose, headaches, etc. I'm sure you get the picture.
Now, I'm tired of the cycle.
How does one escape and turn off the side of your brain that causes said cycle?
Well, I'm still figuring that out.
I never thought that I'd truly enjoy cooking dinner. I never thought I'd enjoy the TV series Dr. Who (Eccleston is my favorite, then again I'm only on season 2.) I also never thought that I would ever learn the right way to put down a task and rest. I've been able to put things off, but not necessarily delay for an hour or two and then pick right back up.
While those are great, the key to breaking the cycle is something witty. Something that makes you laugh so hard that you forget about what you were going to say. Something that gives you uncontrollable giggles and fits of laughter. Mine varies from day to day but usually it's some TV show or a Buzzfeed article. However, I've recently found that Calvin & Hobbes is a great way of escape. No technology needed. Just me and a comic book.
So go find something that makes you laugh.
Live Today.
I don't have a problem with a jam-packed schedule. In fact, that's how I grew up. Going from one thing to another to the next made me develop a balancing ability. However, I take things seriously. All things. Seriously. There are times when I can let go and lay low for a while. (Tonight is one of those times.) But usually my life is just one crazily scheduled day after the next. I promise if I showed you my calendar, you'd start to sweat. Taking everything seriously leads to a cycle of determination, followed by sadness, followed by exhaustion, tears, runny nose, headaches, etc. I'm sure you get the picture.
Now, I'm tired of the cycle.
How does one escape and turn off the side of your brain that causes said cycle?
Well, I'm still figuring that out.
I never thought that I'd truly enjoy cooking dinner. I never thought I'd enjoy the TV series Dr. Who (Eccleston is my favorite, then again I'm only on season 2.) I also never thought that I would ever learn the right way to put down a task and rest. I've been able to put things off, but not necessarily delay for an hour or two and then pick right back up.
While those are great, the key to breaking the cycle is something witty. Something that makes you laugh so hard that you forget about what you were going to say. Something that gives you uncontrollable giggles and fits of laughter. Mine varies from day to day but usually it's some TV show or a Buzzfeed article. However, I've recently found that Calvin & Hobbes is a great way of escape. No technology needed. Just me and a comic book.
So go find something that makes you laugh.
Live Today.
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