I was having a hard time coming up with something to write about this week. until my roommate said to talk about the snow. And then that got me reflecting. again. 

But we did actually get another snowfall this week. And I feel like I have kind of just been sweeping through life too. Does that make sense? Life has sort of just been going. I wake up each morning, I go to school (most of the time) and do my work. I go to Oakville, I work. I lounge around. I go to bed. And yet I am still tired. I wake up exhausted. I am in my head. Consumed by my thoughts.

Does routine make you tired too? I love routine, don’t get me wrong. I crave structure. But when it becomes too simultaneous, that’s when it sort of gets boring, and tiring.

January is kind of that time. A time of readjustment. But it’s already become too seamless or not seamless at all. I can’t really tell the difference. My brain just hurts. And I don’t know what to do except continue to push through. I always forget that our semester is really only 10 weeks. But those 10 weeks break me sometimes. I overloaded classes, still have to work, be social when I can. Everything needs balance. And then the balance gets to my head. Maybe it’s the imbalance where we find peace of mind. Not everything is perfect. So maybe it’s just finding pockets of relief within moments where life seems crazy. But when life is crazy, you are truly moving forward.

I don’t know if any of that made sense.

My mind has been running circles in my brain like a racetrack in cars.

I’ve been listening to a lot of music lately. Like a lot. It’s just filling my mind with happy thoughts. And that brings me a bit of peace of mind.

I wrote about mental health this week. On Bell Lets Talk Day. I wanted to make sure I continued my yearly post for that day.

I want to do a bit of a check-in, or rather a check-in to do with yourself, to self-reflect:

1. How are you feeling this week?
2. What was your favourite part of this week?
3. Did anything bother you this week?
4. What was a happy moment in your day?
5. Are you enjoying the space around you?
6. What activity for self-care do you think you could build more into your routine?

Just something to think about for next week, how things could maybe change to fit more time, more self-care into your schedule.

Kind of ironic because as I am writing this, it’s snowing again.

I hope you all have an amazing week.

STAY KIND:)

with love

grace <3