I am going to keep this one short and try not to get too profound, since I need to save my time for researching for my paper and my profundity for outlining my paper.
Things I am grateful for (a numbered list):
- Having relative say in my work schedule, which today meant cancelling my office hours and sleeping in after so many late nights in a row in the library.
- THE RAIN!!! MY FAVORITE WEATHER (among many other favorites lol. Most weather is my favorite weather, and this time of year, the rain is my favorite!).
- An excuse to wear my christmas gifts from last year— a Columbia down jacket from my mom and a north face rain jacket from my brother. My wardrobe is so oriented for the PNW despite having lived in SoCal for all but 3 months of my life.
- And the free car wash straight from the heavens. I can finally see out of my read windshield again.
- The abundance of avocados given to my roommate and my teammate. The only bread I have right now is blueberry bagels but they made a surprisingly good combination with avocado slices, S + P, and cheese for lunch today.
- An unexpected visit with KATRINA my old roommate, at her work! It was so good to catch up. I missed that good human bean.
- The very compassionate and patient UESC employee who helped explain the specifics of my FAFSA to me.
- And my very patient mother who helped me fill out FAFSA over the phone.
- The chance to relax in class today, simply watching the second half of a movie based on a book we all loved.
- The assistant to my athletic trainer who stayed late today so I could get through all my exercises.
- The Good stationary bike in the athletic trainers (and the ability to bike without pounding weight room music).
- Remnants of today’s sunset past the parking lot— beautiful waves of clouds with oranges and pinkish tints in between. Subtle, but beautiful almost because of its modesty. A sweet little blessing.
- Mantra Coffee, and Past Marian who’s probably spent hundreds of dollars there. So worth it for the free dirty chai I got tonight (yay for rewards points!).
- My WONDERFUL friend Aleia who called me tonight and talked about so many interesting things with me on the phone. This conversation was literally the highlight of my day. ˙ᵕ˙
- The random girls sitting near me in the coffee shop who were so funny to interact with every time we accidentally overheard / eavesdropped on each other. Lol. I don’t think either of us minded.
- The incredible omelet I packed for dinner— leftover Brussel sprouts, green beans, cheese, avocado. Simple and easy, but nutritious and surprisingly delicious!
- Marshburn library, my home away from home this semester. If I could go back in time and give any advice to my freshman self, it would be to go to the library. It’s actually one extremely productive place. (I’m amused that I didn’t discover this until my final weeks of my final semester full-time, but I am grateful nonetheless for this study area!).
It’s amazing what good weather, good food, and patient faculty and staff can do for a person’s day. Huge pick-me-up from yesterday which was hard (yet even that tough one offered me so much to be grateful for!). Now, it’s time to return to my 10-page paper that’s due tomorrow at midnight! I am grateful for deadlines, because otherwise I would continue putting this off for the rest of my life!
Thank you Lord, for all your blessings! Amen & good night (but not really because I will be writing until the early hours of the marnin’). ✌
The More the Marianer 