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It's been a while…

Well, I changed my major.

I realized, after a lot of thought and reflection on the classes I've taken so far, that I was miserable as an exercise and sport science intended major. I hated my classes, I was bored, and I was struggling. Classes had become a chore that I just wasn't interested in anymore, and I was struggling to find the motivation to continue. I quit posting on this blog because it didn't feel right and wasn't bringing me joy.

I was floundering and unsure of where to go from here. Until one day, I was studying with a friend and talking about Sen. Cory Booker's historic record-breaking filibuster, and they told me that I should change my major to political science. And there was a bit of a lightbulb moment there. This is what I was passionate about. I went home and talked over it with my parents and really took the time to think about it. I ended up realizing that I was much more excited about the classes I would be taking as a polisci major, as opposed to the classes I'd be taking if I was staying on my exercise and sport science degree.

So I'll be changing this blog a bit and hopefully picking it back up in the fall when I resume classes.

Thank y'all for being patient, and I hope to see y'all again soon!

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2.8.25 & 2.9.25

Day 13 & 14/100

To do:

-Cut down trees

-pull up dead plants in garden

-clear out brambles from corner of yard

-Study for anatomy lab practical

-practice guitar

I'm back home on the farm for the weekend and there was quite a bit that needed to be done. The biggest task was the cut down the smaller trees that were blocking sun from reaching the area I'm planning to put the garden this year. That took up most of my Saturday afternoon. I also cleared out the brambles and pruned the bushes back in the corner where I buried my dog, since no one had done that in a while. I finally got around to clearing out the old tomato and pepper plants from last summer's garden and tossed them on the compost pile. Sunday, I rested some, went to have lunch with my grandparents, studied for my lab practical, and cleaned some more around the yard.

Song of the weekend:

I listened to a lot of Chappell Roan over the weekend tbh

My beautiful cherry tomatoes from the summer

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2.7.25

Day 12/100

To do:

-Go home

-Practice guitar

-Make study plan for anatomy lab practical

I used Friday as my rest day this week since I went home for the first time in a while. I wanted to spend the afternoon hanging out and playing with my pets. My dad and I spent a few hours practicing guitar together, and I decided to try to learn a few new songs. I put together a study plan for how to tackle my anatomy lab practical for next Tuesday.

Song of the day:

Shoutout to the cheese I bought from an artisan shop I stumbled upon

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Based on some rumblings I heard, I ended up quickly throwing together a fun little WIP bingo sheet! I'll admit I largely wrote the prompts for writing, but I think a good number of them should also apply to art!

Ultimately, the goal is to have fun, and finish whatever WIPs you can (without burning yourself out or having a bad time). If you needed a sign to pick up that project you've been putting off, the time is now!

3x4 Bingo square titled "Finish your fucking fics february"

the top three across left to right read "Update your oldest WIP", "Finish a WIP that's been buried deep in your drafts", and "Finish a WIP that you haven't posted yet"

the second row reads "Finish a recent WIP", "Finish a WIP you're scared of" and "Finish a WIP that's been haunting you"

the third row reads "Update a partially posted WIP", "Finish any WIP/Free Space", and "Finish the next WIP in a series you've been avoiding"

the last row reads "Update your newest WIP", "Finish a WIP that's been ignored for at least 6 months", and "Finish the next chapter for a fic you've been meaning to for months"

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2.6.25

Day 11/100

To do:

-Copy notes set ✅

-Take health lifestyle quiz ✅

-finally go try the dining hall on the other side of campus ✅

-Fix my housing contract for next year ✅

-Study for lab practical ✅

-write ✅

I haven't been sleeping well these past two weeks because I've been so stressed, but I've finally got everything settled. But the lack of sleep finally caught up to me and I slept in big time today. When I woke up, I found out that the apartment maintenance guys were taking my front door off? Apparently, there was something wrong with it and it needed replacing. I also woke up this morning to an email saying that my housing contract for next year had been cancelled, so I spent a while on the phone with them fixing that. Everything seems to finally be settled now.

On the academics side of things, I got another set of notes copied down. It's such a large undertaking every time, but I study the best off of my own notes. I also took another quiz today, and I have one more due before Monday. I spent most of my free time today studying, really, because I have my global agriculture exam and my lab practical next week.

Song of the day:

Cool little walkway between two of the forestry buildings. The one on the left is where I go for my global agricultural class

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2.5.25

10/100

To do:

-watch video documentary ✅

-take global agriculture quiz ✅

-Go to creative writing club meeting ✅

-Practice guitar ✅

-write ✅

My Wednesdays are also incredibly busy, so unfortunately, I didn't get a ton of work done. But this video documentary was also two hours long, so between it and the quiz, all of my time between my third and fourth class was spent. Then after my fourth class, I had an hour and a half before the meeting started. Tomorrow I only have one afternoon class, so hopefully I'll be able to get back on track and get a lot done. Fingers crossed I also have the motivation to go to the gym.

Quote of the day (from my professor):

"Respecting people's identity is not that hard"

Song of the day

Shoutout to brick buildings on campus

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2.4.25

Day 9/100

To do:

-Complete lab work ✅

-Watch video documentary and answer questions ✅

-Read ✅

-Go to English club meeting ✅

-Clean kitchen/dishes ✅

My to-do list was significantly shorter today, but my lab work takes SO LONG, and the documentary was two hours long. I didn't have much time after getting both of those done, plus I wanted to get to bed early. I read for a while before going to sleep. I brought four books back with me last week, and I've already read one and I'm halfway through another. I'll have to dig out more to bring back next time I go home.

Song of the day:

The books I have displayed on my mini shelf right now

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A mood board for this blog, all pictures taken by me

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2.3.25

8/100 days

To do:

-Journal entry ✅

-Quizzes for anatomy lab ✅

-Copy notes into notebook ✅

-Read prelab material ✅

-Practice guitar ✅

-Read ✅

Mondays are pretty busy because I have four classes. I took a two-hour nap in between my third and fourth class because I'm still recovering from being sick, then did all of my work in the evening. Nothing really special happened today, but I think I found the place I'm going to take my friends on an overnight hike. I also read an entire book...it wasn't super long and I've read it a million times already.

Song of the day:

https://open.spotify.com/track/15BDY6GKFfk02WaoyytP9g?si=N-bzOMZvRkacsjvAjJoW9

Nothing really to say about this…

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2.2.25

7/100 days of productivity

To do:

-clean room ✅

-Work on novel ✅

-Work on crochet blanket ✅

-Watch newest JackSepticEye video ✅

-Research various things ✅

Today I did very little in the way of actual chores and schoolwork. I really leaned more into guilty pleasures and trying to get my grandmother's blanket done. I haven't watched JackSepticEye in years, but a video of his popped up on my YouTube so I decided to watch it. I did some research on what is required to get a job as a fire ranger but eventually decided that I wouldn't like the isolation. I'm planning to take a few friends on an overnight hike, so I did a bit of looking around at what type of hike-in camping spots are in the area. It's still getting below freezing at night, so we'll most likely wait a few weeks before going.

Song of the day:

My mom’s China 🤩 Isn't it beautiful? She hasn't used it in years, so she gladly gave it to me when I said I wanted a set. It is a little stressful storing it in my dorm apartment kitchen, but so far so good. Hopefully next year I'll move off campus and won't have to worry so much.

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What to do on days where you have nothing to do

Maybe you're like me and you're a college student who has caught up on all of their work and has the weekend off. Maybe you work a full time job and you have a day totally free of obligations. Whatever it is, it's important that you don't spend the entire weekend in bed. Trust me, that's pretty much what I did this weekend and somehow, I'm more tired and feel worse than before. So, here we go. Here's the method I've discovered works best for me:

-Set your alarm an hour or two later than normal. I'm always tempted to turn it off entirely, but then sometimes I sleep REALLY late and feel like garbage. For me, I like to set my alarm for 8:30am

-If you wake up before your alarm goes off, great! You can either try to go back to sleep or you can have more time for the next step

-Once your alarm goes off, set a timer for one hour. This is your morning doomscrolling time. I like to scroll Instagram reels or Tumblr, and sometimes Pinterest

-Once your alarm goes off, feet on the floor. Brush your teeth, put your contacts in, take your morning medication, whatever you need to do to get ready for the day. Change out of your pajamas, even if it's just into sweatpants and a sweater

-Make breakfast and a cup of coffee/tea/water. Sit somewhere comfy (not your bed!) and read, watch/read the news, or plan your day. I'm in a dorm room, so I usually sit at my desk for breakfast. Try to eat something with protein, so you feel full for longer. My go-to breakfast is a toasted bagel with peanut butter. Sometimes I also have a string cheese or some fruit

-I like to do a few chores, if they need to be done. Yesterday I washed all of my dishes since they have to be done by hand, and I deep cleaned the kitchen since I hadn't finished cleaning up after Friday's dinner party. Today, I wiped down all of the surfaces in my bedroom

-get out of the house. Yesterday, I went to a vintage market and a thrift store. Maybe you want to go to the gym or go on a walk. Call a friend and go to a cafe to chat or go by yourself and read a book while you sip on something tasty. Sometimes I use this time to go grocery shopping if I haven't done so during the week

-Have lunch, drink some water

-If you have any work you want to get ahead on, do that now. If not, use this time to work on any projects you have. I worked on both my crochet blanket and my novel this weekend. I also decided to pull all of my posters off of the walls and rearrange them

-Another 1-2 hours of doomscrolling. Whatever you choose, set a timer

-When the timer goes off, put your phone down. Take some time to organize the week ahead of you and plan how to make your life easier. I usually do laundry or write down what assignments I have coming up

-Take a walk, do some stretching, anything to get your body moving again

-At this point, it's probably starting to get late in the day. Take a bath or a shower. I like to use these days to take a long bath or shower, wash my hair, use any shower steamers/bath bombs/bubble bath that I have

-Relax. Watch Netflix or YouTube, read a book, do some video editing, make a Tumblr post, whatever you do to relax

-Eat dinner, take your medicine

-Try to go to bed by 11, no later than midnight. Earlier if you have to be up early the next morning

If you lay in bed all day and doomscroll, or even if you watch tv or read, you're just going to end up even more tired than before and you'll probably feel a little depressed. If you can, try to plan to hang out with a friend or two during this time. The worst thing you can do on your day off is nothing.

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1.31.25

6/100 days of productivity

To do:

-REST ✅

-go to vintage market ✅

-Deep clean kitchen ✅

-work on crochet blanket ✅

-watch YouTube and drink tea ✅

Less to do today because I like to take the weekends off whenever I can, and I like to take the day after an exam (or two) to rest and give my brain a break. I didn't find anything good at the popup vintage market, but there was a SUPER cute thrift store nearby and I ended up with two baking aprons, two mugs, a book, and a bandana for my dog. I also found this artisan shop that sold really expensive sandwiches, but it also sold fancy cheese, so I bought a quarter pound of cheese.

Song of the day:

My mugs!

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1.31.25

5/100 days of productivity

To do:

-take anatomy exam ✅

-take human sexuality exam ✅

-drive to stores for food for the dinner party ✅

-wash ALL of my china and set everything up ✅

-have party ✅

I had significantly less to do today, since I had exams in my two major classes. We just played dodgeball in my PEDB class, and I don’t have guitar lessons on Fridays. I spent most of my day going to different stores to get food and glassware needed for the dinner party tonight. I had a ton of fun getting my mother’s china lit and setting everything up, even if we did only eat pizza and other snacks. Hopefully once I move somewhere with an actual stove/oven, I’ll be able to cook proper dinner party meals. The party was super fun, I hosted five people and we just played card games and talked while we ate. At one point it was me and another guy as the last two people left in an uno game, and we played for another hour and a half before I finally beat him. Two of them ended up making out on my couch?? Interested to see where that might lead.

Song of the day:

Yet again, another picture of my kitten

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1.30.25

Day 4/100 days of productivity

To do:

-attend my academic honesty meeting ✅

-Drop my friends' letters off in their mailboxes ✅

-Study for anatomy and physiology exam ✅

-study for human sexuality exam ✅

-plan dinner party ✅

So unfortunately, even though I didn't use AI to write my paper, I did accidentally misquote one of my citations and got nailed for plagiarism. I'm incredibly upset and irritated because I worked really hard on that paper, but it is what it is, I suppose. According to her syllabus, even an accidental misquote is considered plagiarism the same as if I copy and pasted a sentence without citation. So, I've been really sad today and decided to put my mental health first and take it easy. I'm talking it over with my friends and people who have more experience, so I might appeal it.

On the bright side, I did drop all of my handwritten, wax-sealed letters off at my friends' mailrooms! They were all super happy to find them and thought they were really cool.

Pictures of some different types of muscles I was looking at in lab

Song of the day:

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1.28.25 and 1.29.25

Day 3/100

Goal list:

-get my top hat questions done ✅

-go to lab ✅

-study for anatomy ✅

-study for human sexuality ✅

-get ready for academic honesty meeting ✅

-go to student clubs fair ✅

I didn’t get as much done on Tuesday and Wednesday because I was sick, and I also learned that my anatomy exam was actually on Friday instead of Wednesday like I thought. I spent a good bit on time preparing for my academic honesty meeting, because that professor doesn’t really like me and I’m nervous about it. The good news is, I got to dissect a heart in my lab! And my lab partner isn’t squeamish this time 🙌🏻

Song of the day

I didn’t take any pictures these days, so here’s a picture of my kitten :)

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1.27.25

1/100 days of productivity

Goal list for today:

-complete all three of my quizzes ✅

-get my journal done ✅

-get another half set of notes done ✅

-Do my tophat questions

-Study for anatomy exam ✅

-Send back my availability to defend my paper ✅

-Handwrite letters inviting my friends to dinner ✅

I decided to move my tophat questions to another day because I had much more hard and fast due dates today. I procrastinated doing all of my quizzes and my journal assignment until the day they were due (today) so I had to get them done first. I have an anatomy and physiology exam on Wednesday, so my second biggest priority was studying for that, and then studying for my human sexuality exam on Friday was after that.

My letters to my friends turned out so cute! I used a real quill and ink dip set to write all of them, and I used tea-stained paper that I made myself to write them on. Hopefully tomorrow I can find the time to seal them with wax and drop them off in my friends' mail boxes.

Song of the day: Lincoln - Saint Bernard

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Officially converted to a crumpet lover by the owner of that delicious lemon curd crumpet across from me ❤️

Of course I had to keep it a little southern with the lemonade.