Saturday, November 14, 2015

basically shark week

Gosh guys.  It's been a stressful two weeks.  Projects, papers, sickness, daddy's surgery, mishaps, isolation, an all nighter... I've seen better days.  There's been nothing yet in my college experience that I couldn't handle, but this week absolutely wore me out.  I felt okay for the most part of the week, but it wasn't until Thursday night/Friday morning that I truly felt how stressed out I've been.  Symptoms included, but were not limited to:

1. Stress blemishes.  They never fail to spangle my countenance in times when I really could benefit from the confidence of a clear complexion.  My solution?  A merciless declaration of war upon my own face.  It never ends well.


2. Poor attempts to contain one's emotional state.


3. Neglect of one's appearance and inevitable decline of self esteem.


4. Mandatory consumption of inordinate amounts of Moose Tracks ice cream.  It's that blasted fudge ripple, it gets me every time.


5. My first all nighter ever of all time.  Working on a group project with two awesome people on an awesome project.  It was kinda fun, in retrospect, though I'm pretty sure I had crazy eyes by the end of it.


6.  Acceptance of my own insignificance and lack of worth.


Basically, the last two weeks have been like Shark Week on the Discovery channel.  Lots of build up, very tense moments, and the jaws of life tearing into your sense of security.  

Ok so maybe it wasn't that bad, especially in retrospect.  It's that point in the semester when things are heating up a bit, and inevitably everything else comes crashing down at the same time.  Not being able to see friends, worrying about family, missing sleep, forgetting meals, and neglecting meaningful prayer takes a toll on the body as well as the mind.  

I'm happy to report, however, that after plenteous cuddles, hot beverages, and a bubble bath, I am largely recovered from my stressful week and am ready to kick some academic butt.  I just have to keep reminding myself that it's only a week and a half until Thanksgiving break.

Also, guys, thanks so much for 1,100+ page views!  I appreciate you reading my ugly blog :)

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