a week off

hello, friends

as you may be very well aware, i took the last week from “missananda” “off” what the heck does that really mean?

i was feeling overwhelmed in every aspect of my life–what a public confession this is, but a very honest one. and if anyone has a similar lifestyle with the pressures of being a twenty-something, grad school, living away from family, the cooler (sometimes nice) weather, working while schooling, huge projects, frustrating people, etc. it’s “really just…a lot” so i thought it was mature of me and i knew (hoped) you could all forgive me for my absence in this last week haha

i thought it would be unfair to have this blog, that i love, feel like a burden and allowed myself to take the week off and just focus on all of the stressful aspects of life and school that were therefore, not really a choice.

there were a few meltdowns and some tears but i’ve found myself working towards being more positive and looking for the silver lining or thinking of the ways in which it really could be worse. it helped me but i found myself constantly struggling. i think i’m still having some trouble but with a supportive, great friend, a good book as my “escape” every night and some comedic videos..not to mention having my little bun bun running around doing some crazy annoying but sometimes crazy funny things. it’s really been a huge effort on my part and i’m certainly proud of myself for that.

if only everything was as cozy as that photo above eh? i’m sure that time will come again soon. for now i keep pushing and keep in mind that this is very important to me, my career, and will certainly pay off later.. really, it will.

*regular posts will be returning tomorrow (Monday) with another ‘Featured Friend’ post!

have a great week 🙂

xo|A

Wellness Wednesday: wake up to your favorite song

with my obnoxiously long, early, and tiring days waking up at 6:30 is never going to be easy for me. i have had to set at least 3 alarms every morning to be sure i get up with enough time and still, without fail hit “snooze” between them all. then the following happened…

the other day i became obsessed with the song “Sweater Weather” by The Neighbourhood. (posted it on Monday) and thought WHY NOT TRY WAKING UP TO IT….. i mean maybe i’m a little late on this or “how did i not think of it before…” but i thought it was definitely worth mentioning. i’ve tried it for the last two mornings and i almost get excited to hear it and might even smile haha it’s been great and so far i’ve been waking up at “perfect timing”…let’s see how this goes!

p.s. who else thinks alarm clocks are ridiculous btw? “yeah every day should begin with a heart attack…”

OVER-WHELMED.

FRIENDS, I AM COMPLETELY TO THE ROOF IN SCHOOL WORK, WORK WORK, NEEDING SLEEP, AND SO MUCH MORE. I’ve clearly already broken one of my “new year’s resolutions” and take responsibility in this being my whole general wanting to blog more frequently. All I can say..is that I will do my best in the future! This week was a week of breakdowns, trying to figure out when and how to do all I need to do, and why it was all a priority…all at once.

it’ll get better. i’ll figure out a routine. it’ll be okay!

*from cape cod collegiate

i’ll be starting my “featured friends” feature this Monday with someone very special! stay tuned, friends 🙂

Amazon Student

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*this post was not sponsored by Amazon.

the end of the beginning

so another term is under my belt. i finished my first summer term on friday and it felt so awesome. i can’t believe how quickly it’s all flying by and how much things change moment by moment. i feel that i have some amazing, new friends and have never felt so great about what i’m getting my life into. i can’t wait to be with kids, all the time and to be the person that understands them, that advocates for them, that guides them, and is one of their best friends.

my first summer session ended with these beautiful flowers from two very influential instructors that i’ve had- in more ways than one.

given my whole new obsession with flowers this season, i’d say it was pretty fitting.

annoying library behavior

we all know it’s true. those days where you need to hone in on that final paper for the semester and there are so many annoying things and distractions happening around you.

carnegie library, photo by David Lassman

i’m currently in Bird Library (one of syracuse’s libraries) trying to finish the FINAL paper of the first summer term. i feel motivated but can’t help but notice some of the most obnoxious (and kind of funny) things around me. so i’ve come up with an obnoxious list of “bad” or annoying library behavior…eep.

1. OBNOXIOUS LOUD SOCIALIZATION. THIS IS A PLACE OF QUIET…TAKE IT OUTSIDE!!!!! the one thing i remember learning when i was a kid was “shhhh” in the library…there are gatherings of people here just socializing….why in the library!!! take it to beer belly (awesome spot on westcott) why would you even want to socialize in the library?!

2. crunchy chips. slurping coffee. and other annoying eating noises. i really don’t need to say more.

3. people who have their headphones in..but you still hear their music. WHY

4. having to pee 95094809834 times because of how much coffee you’re consuming (yes, this is an overall annoying library/college behavior)

5. indian men trying to find wives. this is a major generalization but i’ve been subjected to this behavior far too many times. (hope it’s a little humorous to you)

6. the obnoxious DPS workers who yell that the library is closed (and you still have 3 minutes) and they’re saying to pack it up like come on!

so as you can probably tell by number 6, it’s time to get out of here and finish this final paper once and for all!

until next time,

ananda