After kickboxing on Monday, I was sore and limping from Tuesday to mid-Friday, which made my walks to and from work a little less enjoyable. The sun also decided to come out and has been beating down relentlessly. I’ve developed a system: After I get off work at 5:00PM, I shower at the gym (still haven’t cleaned up the shower at our apartment) then walk to Saxbys Coffee, which is right at the edge of campus, hang out their in the air conditioned space until it closes at 8:00PM and the weather cools down, and then walk home.

1. Summer mornings–when it’s bright and cool out. It’s so much easier to wake up when the sun is up too. In fact, the only times of day I ever want to be up are the mornings and evenings. The afternoons are too hot for me to function, but as long as I’m holed up working in the air conditioned library, I’m okay. I’m being a wimp; the weather has been around 30^oC and it’s only gonna get hotter. Wish me luck!
2. Warm weather + cool breeze + trees.
3. I’ve been surviving on microwavable food, specifically microwavable rice and curry. So convenient. So filling. So delicious. What would I do without rice? Rice is everything.
4. I’ve completed my first week of work! I was really nervous about it, but so far it’s been pretty chill. For the first three days, all I did was watch online video tutorials, and the next two days were spent doing preliminary research. My supervisor is great and is always reminding me to take breaks and take care of myself.
5. Because work hasn’t been too heavy, I’ve had a lot of time to do independent reading. I devoured When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi and The Martian by Andy Weir. Both books are highly recommended. If you like watching Grey’s Anatomy, I’m sure you’ll love When Breath Becomes Air. The Martian is pretty funny, especially considering this dude is stranded and alone on Mars.
6. I’ve also been keeping up to date with my Bloglovin’ feed. Usually I have 100+ posts to read, oops.
7. I hung out with Bomi and Julia on Friday night! We went to get dinner at 5 Guys but got distracted at T.J.Maxx first. I ended up buying Calvin Klein straight leg ankle light wash jeans ($24.99), Level 99 pants ($29.99), and a casual flowy black/dark navy dress with white stripes and big pockets from Rolla Coster Clothing ($14.99).
8. I’ve been staycationing at Jennifer‘s apartment in Philly for Memorial Weekend! I’ve holed up in my own room before, several times a weekend, but this is my first proper staycation. Jennifer has the apartment to herself this weekend, so she invited me over. Look forward to a full post on it later this week! I’m having so much fun 🙂
9. I went to see my lovely Chaver-seniors (a cappella) at Swarthmore Commencement :’) I’m gonna miss them so much and next year won’t be the same without them, but we’ll always have Snapchat to keep in touch ;P
10. Currently listening to My Own by Whitaker.

What was the highlight of your week?

I want to make an effort to remember the little joys in life, so my 52 week challenge for 2016 is to write weekly Happy Lists.

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