Saturday Morning Ritual and Key Lime Pie

I think I've found that my time to sleep in, blog in my PJs and jam to country music is Saturday mornings.  I like this.  :)

What a WEEK.  I am so grateful it's over.

3 Disney College Program presentations (with over 170 students in attendance), teaching leadership training for Gateway Seminars, preparing for PLANET, which includes getting all my homework done for the next week, grading a ton of papers for Greenhouse Operations, and the list goes on.

I was at wit's end yesterday, fighting back the tears until I crashed at home that night (then it was Niagara Falls in my room).  What did I come home to?  Key lime pie.

A good friend of mine knew that I was having a terrible day, and while I was still on campus, he dropped a key lime pie off at my apartment as a pick-me-up and taste of home with a very thoughtful note.  I'm eating a piece of it at this very moment.  :)

Last night, I thought about how lucky I am to have such caring people in my life who are there for me, and all the bad things that happened this week weren't as bad in my mind.

There's nothing like a good piece of key lime pie in the morning.

What was left of my key lime pie slice after blogging

Good Morning!

What a glorious feeling to not have to wake up to an alarm.  

Here I am, in my PJ's, hair a mess, jamming to some country tunes to get my game on for SOUTHERN NIGHT tonight, and I feel rested for the first time in a very long time!  Thank you, sleep.

Life has been changing so quickly recently.  I was offered the position of Area Director over Gateway Seminars at school (seminars that freshman have to take to help them understand the vision of what the school is about, the learning model we are encouraged to follow, and academic advising to help students with their major and careers), which means that I had to decide whether I would take that job or my TA job with Horticulture.  

That was a really difficult choice to make.  Ultimately, it came down to what would look better on my resume, and so I chose the Area Director position since I already have 5 semesters of TA experience.  It ends up that I got the best of both worlds since I can still take care of all the plant displays and specimens without being a TA who grades papers, sets up quizzes, etc.  

And I just registered for my LAST SEMESTER OF UNDERGRAD CLASSES!  What a relief. 

For now, I'm trying to keep afloat as I prepare for the Horticulture competition that I leave for in a little over a week, have our big Disney College Program presentations this coming week, and get all my homework done!  

All in all, I am blessed, and that's what's I'm choosing to focus on.  

March Madness

What a crazy, busy, insane, wonderful semester.

This is the time in my life where I am now preparing for the transition from school to the workforce - something that I've spent 18 years in school for!  Resumes, business cards, conferences, jobs at school, networking, and competitions are my focus.  I met high-profile PR specialists at a PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) and am looking forward to meeting many people in the Horticulture industry at PLANET in a few weeks.

I keep telling myself to take it one day at a time, but I can't help thinking about where I'm going to be after graduation in July (which is unknown right now, but I can dream about glorious jobs in California, right?).

This semester is flying by.  School, work, teaching academic advising seminars, teaching Gospel Doctrine, playing with friends, etc. has all been a blur!  I've been thinking a lot about how much I miss having more time to pause and reflect, rest, and take care of myself.  I'll confess that I definitely overbooked myself this semester (which as been a common trend), and I am making plans out for next semester so that it doesn't happen.  However, I've been working on my mindset a lot this time around so that it doesn't add to the already-existing stress that comes from all my responsibilities.  And it's amazing how much your mindset/attitude can help you handle things!

In the next 4 months, something GREAT is going to unfold, and I can't wait to find out what Heavenly Father has in store for me.  :)