My backpack came in the mail today.

My backpack came in the mail today. Now I gotta wait forever to use it. 🤣🤣🤣

I am dead tired. Not sure why, exactly.

I am dead tired.  Not sure why, exactly.  I only got up early, took a big, heavy dog to the vet by myself, came home and washed her, cleaned Booka's stinky ear, did some literature, made some food, drove 45 minutes, sat through 2.5 hours of Calculus, and drove another 45 minutes...  😜

If my phone doesn't hurry up and finish charging so I can go to bed...  🙄😴

I made a 92 on the last Calculus test!

I made a 92 on the last Calculus test!

😁😁😁

I have made sleep and good food a priority for about 2 weeks.

I have made sleep and good food a priority for about 2 weeks.  Ok, so last night I had spicy fried cheesy potato balls and cake with ice cream for dinner... 🤣🤣🤣  But before that I was being pretty good - I swear!

I still suck at having a bedtime (I rebel against that so hard!), but as long as I go to bed in time to get enough sleep for the next day I feel ok, mood-wise and stress-wise.  I have also been making it a point to not OVER-sleep, too, which is something I am always tempted to do - especially when I am stressed.  That has been giving me a few more hours a day to be productive, so that's nice.  Sleep is my favorite thing, but I am experiencing less drowsiness and fewer sleep hangovers, so I guess there can be too much!

I'm using my extra time to study and get ahead on some things.  I've been thinking a lot about things and doing some planning.  I'm trying my best to be totally prepared for classes at JSU even though they are still about a month away.  It just takes the stress off to know that I'm not going to be running around at the last minute scrounging for books and supplies and parking decals and student ID's or any of that.  If I do overlook something that I need to do, at least it will be just one or two things instead of all the stuff I listed + whatever I missed.

I don't know.  I feel like self-care is something that I'm terrible at doing, and I bet that many of us are.  But there comes a point when you just have to.  A huge part of that, for me, right now, is that I have read so much about how hard of a major CS is, and that a lot of people drop that as their major because it is too difficult, and all this different stuff that makes me think I'm about to be in over my head.  I've got a couple of good friends who've assured me that I can do this, but I just really want to be my best self when those classes start.

Since I have been eating and sleeping better I feel like a more calm and functional person.  Don't get me wrong - my skin and my bones are still giving me a lot of trouble, but I feel more equipped to handle life.  And with that I'm off to do my LAST LITERATURE ASSIGNMENT (besides the final, of course) in hopes that I can focus on Calculus the rest of the week.  If I use all of my re-take opportunities, that will put me at having 4 Calculus tests between now and August 9th.  😳  I need to be on top of things, for sure!

I hope you all are having a great week.  Maybe this Monday won't be too hard on us!  🙂❤

Textbook rentals from JSU:

Textbook rentals from JSU:  $208 and I have to go to the bookstore.

Textbook rentals from Amazon:  $73 and they come directly to my house with no lines.

Yeah.  I know what I am doing.

It is my favorite season for having a double-coated dog:

It is my favorite season for having a double-coated dog:  Dog-plucking season!  Too bad I only have one pluck-able dog left.  I miss you, Scooter.  ❤

It is too hot for heavy food.

It is too hot for heavy food. Dietary staples right now: Cacao Soylent, salad, and popsicles. 👌😂