Busy

I have had the winter blues.

Having not quite caught my breath during Christmas break, I came into this semester a little overtired and a little overwhelmed.  I have come to learn that that is not the way to start off.  If I have ever said that I was busy before this semester, I was wrong.  I did not know what busy was until I reached this phase of my life.  Busy is having a test a week in your classes.  Busy is 3 hours of homework per week, per class.  Busy is being responsible for over 300 young women.  Busy is balancing and working with a budget that surpasses one million dollars.  Busy is learning that adults do not always advise and projects that are delegated are not always done correctly.  Busy is being laid-back in a world that is perpetually more challenging every time you glance up.  Busy is following through.  Busy is correcting other people's mistakes and often taking the blame.  Busy is waking up on the right side of the bed when you barely had enough time to crawl into it.  Busy is my new way of life.

So as you can see, I've been a little busy.  I let the blog fall by the wayside in order to hold onto my sanity. I also learned that it is acceptable spend the night at home on a school night and drive back to Oxford before class the next day.  Sometimes you just need a break.


I always think of Alexander whenever I am having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.  I've been thinking of him a lot lately.  But as the story goes, some days are like that... even in Australia.  Lately I have been trying to convince myself to see the good in it all, the light at the end of the tunnel.  The light is here or at least almost here.  As I type this, you see, summer is ending in Australia, but summer is just now beginning in Mississippi.


Even though the sun does not agree with my porcelain skin, it has been good to feel the vitamin D coursing through my veins.  I've been able to step back and relax.  I've worn shorts and Chaco's too many times than should be allowed during the month of February.  I read a book while sitting with friends under a tree in the Grove.  I painted outside and got a new camera made to explore the effects of sunlight on everyday items.

I'm coming back to life.


While this semester has been a challenge, so far it has also been some of the most fun weeks of my college career.  I'm busy.  But I'm not letting that stop me.