i feel like an adult. and i don't say that to assert my own self-worth. the thing is that i'm taking 15 hours of classes and working close to forty hours a week at teavana. all the while i'm trying to maintain relationships. i'm plugged into a new church family that resonates with my soul and the struggling of my burgeoning personal theology.
and i feel like i am balancing these things very well. of course there are moments when i just want to scream, curl up on the couch in a blanket, and watch the west wing, but for the most part i push past those moments. sometimes i just don't want to handle things anymore. however, this is the first time in three years that i have had no non-class commitments at belmont. i have significantly scaled back my involvement outside of work. i'm learning to say no.
it doesn't help that i got in a wreck on saturday. i got hit pretty hard from behind on belmont boulevard while in the midst of doing things for my friend ashley's wedding (post on that incredible experience forthcoming). the back of my car is fairly twisted up, but it is still drivable...i just have to drive cautiously. but my body pretty much aches everywhere, and i can assure you that the last thing i need is to be stiff and in pain all over.
all of that said, i'm closing in on one of those times where it gets too overwhelming...which is why i'm extremely excited about the next two weeks. my friend laura comes up to visit from tuscaloosa thursday through sunday which is basically what's getting me through this week. and while i have to work every day that she's here, i know that we will get to hang out in the off-periods.
then, next wednesday evening, i get to drive home for the first time since august. i can't even describe accurately how thrilled about this i am. i really miss my parents. this, in and of itself, is a strange thing for me. i love my parents, but i've never really been away from them long enough to miss them. but i've been away from home long enough this time, due to my work schedule, that i'm ready to spend some quality time with them.
so, that's my life right now...fairly mundane except for the one living it. at some point i'll start writing more insightful blog entries again...
and i feel like i am balancing these things very well. of course there are moments when i just want to scream, curl up on the couch in a blanket, and watch the west wing, but for the most part i push past those moments. sometimes i just don't want to handle things anymore. however, this is the first time in three years that i have had no non-class commitments at belmont. i have significantly scaled back my involvement outside of work. i'm learning to say no.
it doesn't help that i got in a wreck on saturday. i got hit pretty hard from behind on belmont boulevard while in the midst of doing things for my friend ashley's wedding (post on that incredible experience forthcoming). the back of my car is fairly twisted up, but it is still drivable...i just have to drive cautiously. but my body pretty much aches everywhere, and i can assure you that the last thing i need is to be stiff and in pain all over.
all of that said, i'm closing in on one of those times where it gets too overwhelming...which is why i'm extremely excited about the next two weeks. my friend laura comes up to visit from tuscaloosa thursday through sunday which is basically what's getting me through this week. and while i have to work every day that she's here, i know that we will get to hang out in the off-periods.
then, next wednesday evening, i get to drive home for the first time since august. i can't even describe accurately how thrilled about this i am. i really miss my parents. this, in and of itself, is a strange thing for me. i love my parents, but i've never really been away from them long enough to miss them. but i've been away from home long enough this time, due to my work schedule, that i'm ready to spend some quality time with them.
so, that's my life right now...fairly mundane except for the one living it. at some point i'll start writing more insightful blog entries again...
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