Brighter times  February 27th

My room’s a mess, we haven’t taken the trash and recycling out in weeks, I have a physics exam next week, but it’s all okay. I’m not worrying about these things, big or small, because I know I will be okay. I just have to do my best to do everything in a timely manner… including keeping the dorm clean. I… can’t walk from place to place. It’s a problem.

Anyway, my busy week is over, and my dashboard countdown is saying 6 days and 17 hours until Spring Break starts. This is incredible. Despite how quickly this semester has gone by, I am in desperate need of a break. I need to slow down for a bit, get some more rest, and enjoy myself with those I love most: Dan and my family. It seems like everyone is so much busier this semester, and with everyone stressed out all the time, I think we all need to chill out and relax for a week. I know I’m excited to relax at home. I have a lot of things planned already, mainly because we’re celebrating my birthday while I’m home, since it’s the week after break ends. Dan wants to do something special for me, but I’d really rather go out to dinner with everyone at once – him and my family. Surprisingly, my parents still haven’t tried the restaurant that Dan and I always go to, so I want them to come. With only a week of break, it’s hard to plan too much, but there is so much I want to do! I guess that’s what the summer is for. Only about… six weeks after break ends until this semester ends. Then I’ll be done with my first year of college! It’s crazy!

In other news, I am officially pledging for Alpha Chi Sigma (ΑΧΣ), the professional chemistry fraternity. It’s kind of a lot of work (well, not really, but there’s like… planning with others involved, and I am not much of a planner) in order to become a brother of the fraternity, but I’m having a lot of fun. I’ve met some really cool people, and I know that I’ll have a lot of fun in the future if I become part of the organization. Plus, my favorite professor is the faculty advisor for ΑΧΣ, which is awesome because he is so awesome. He’s like the nicest man ever, and he’s an awkward chemistry nerd, haha! What could be better than making connections with people with common interests and passions? I’m really excited about all the activities I have to do as a pledge, because I’m having a lot of fun. Have you joined an organization or started doing an activity that really changed your life or experience at school?

I would also like to thank everyone who responded to my survey about blogging. Your responses really helped me write my paper, and you shared some really great thoughts. Thank you for your enthusiastic participation! I really appreciate it.

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