I’ve been feeling very not at peace. I’ve definitely felt stressed out and overwhelmed before, but something about this feeling is a little different–like a real sense of unease in my heart. As of late, there are four personal things I can make excuses and blame it on, but the good thing is that none of them are permanent, and I tell myself that I have it in myself to turn it around. But I’ve been feeling so overwhelmed and it’s been so difficult to refocus, and the cycle perpetuates. Right now I’m drinking green tea and listening to #10 on this list over and over and it’s chilling me out. All I ask is to survive until Fall Break. Two weeks! Also I need to stop playing Tetris Friends.

1. I’ve been drinking Krüger Früchtezauber pfirsich teegetränk (Krüger Früchtezauber peach tea drink) that I brought back from Berlin. It tastes so good iced!
2. I love coasters! My family never used or had them, so I never used or had or got the point of them until I moved into my own apartment. Kat and I are using these cork Ikea trivets and coasters.
3. Have you seen the latest episode/season of How to Get Away with Murder? asdfghjkl
4. This week I explored a new part of campus: the observatory! Only students taking astrophysics/astronomy courses have card access to the observatory, and my friend was able to swipe us in. There was a room with a wall of books and sliding ladders (you might have seen it on my Snapchat), and I got to climb up on it and feel like Belle.
5. I’ve been absolutely loving my Intro to Syntax course. My professor is so great at lectures and they actually help. What a foreign concept!
6. I haven’t been too specific about it on the blog, but this semester I’ve been taking all my courses at Haverford College, and now I live close to Haverford College, so I’m hardly ever at my actual home college, Bryn Mawr College. I visit once a week for a cappella rehearsal, and I never realise how much I miss being at a women’s college until then. Having Sani-Bags in all the restrooms? Yes!! tmi but let’s be real.
7. The weather has finally started to cool down! Dare I believe that it’s finally autumn?
8. My mom got me this super rad, albeit super nerdy, Baubax jacket, and it finally arrived in the mail!
9. I love Chaverim (my a cappella group) so much. We recruited two from Bryn Mawr, three from Haverford, and two from Swarthmore. On Sunday we had our first concert together, and this coming Saturday we’ll be performing again. We have a group chat on Facebook Messenger and everyone is the cutest.
10. Currently listening to Movin On by Shoffy.

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.

PS: 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.