Miraculously, I was able to get to my first class (fully clothes, teeth brushed, face washed, hair...well, in a hat...) on time, without the aid of Coffee (aka - Life giving water). From there, it was work, a dash to the caf, where I inhaled lunch, then off to my 12:30 class after which I have more work, then a break during which I can run back to my room and change for orchestra (fyi: straight skirt + cello = the impossibility to play...lol) at 3:30.
However, during all of this, I discovered the cure alls for "one of those days"
1. Feel good about yourself. Wear your favorite shoes, shirt, whatever. (For me, it's wearing one of my pairs of Converse :) )
2. Put your favorite song or album on repeat on your ipod and listen to it between classes.
3. Smile. :) A lot. :D Even if you don't feel like it. :) The smiles you get in return will be enough to turn that fake smile into a real one. :D
4. Talk with friends about a favorite subject. Movie, book, music, a class. Whatever. Actually talking to people you like about something you like will get your mind off of how horrible your day is going, and it will cheer you up a bit.
5. Food. Of course :) Comfort food is a must. Eat something you love. Forget about watching what you eat for a day. Now that doesn't mean go pig out and eat the caf clean, but it does mean to indulge yourself a bit.
6. Talk to family. This ALWAYS helps me. Even if you're not homesick, talking to your mom, dad, sister, brother, grandma, whoever, will make you feel better. (Remember, they love you even when you came downstairs to breakfast looking like that Muppets character, Animal)
So enough of my Oprah and Dr. Phil-ness today.
Coe's campus is absolutely gorgeous this time of year. All of the trees are glowing oranges, reds, browns, and yellows, turning the campus into a sea of fiery colour. (Yes, I spell "colour" with a U. It's the British form of spelling, and I've always spelled that way. I have no idea, but it might have something to do with my avid reading habit.)
The weather has lost it's pseudo-winter frostiness and has melted back into Autumn's gorgeous 60 degree days, 40 degree nights. This means I'll probably start going on Drives again. Drives are a thing that I started doing with my roommate from last year. Every once in a while, when we were both really needing a break from homework or the dorm, we'd just get into her truck or my car, pick a direction and drive with the radio up, windows down, singing at the top of our lungs. I love it :) Now we wouldn't go too far, Drives only last around an hour. We still have homework, remember? haha.
Well, It's about time for me to go to work, so I'll leave with the lyrics to my favorite song (the one that is on a continuous cycle on my ipod), The Town Where You Live by Sherwood.
I must say,
It's a nice day,
When the leaves start to turn, there is so much to learn from the freeway,
You're my friend,
For the weekend,
When the spring comes around, you can show me the town that you live in,
And tonight I walk through an empty street,
With my shadow stretching in front of me,
When my lonely thoughts meet my lonely feet,
And the cold reminds me that I've chosen this life,
I must say,
It's a nice day,
With the flowers in bloom, there is so much to view from the freeway,
And we're friends,
For the weekend,
And when the fall comes around, you can show me the town that you live in,
And tonight I walk through an empty street,
With my shadow stretching in front of me,
When my lonely thoughts meet my lonely feet,
And the cold reminds me that I've chosen this life,
So hang up the phone cause you're probably better alone,
So hang up the phone cause you're probably better alone,
So hang up the phone cause you're probably better alone,
And tonight I walk through an empty street,
With my shadow stretching in front of me,
When my lonely thoughts meet my lonely feet,
And the cold reminds me that I've,
And tonight I walk through an empty street,
With my shadow stretching in front of me,
When my lonely thoughts meet my lonely feet,
And the cold reminds me that I've chosen this life,
It's a nice day,
When the leaves start to turn, there is so much to learn from the freeway,
You're my friend,
For the weekend,
When the spring comes around, you can show me the town that you live in,
And tonight I walk through an empty street,
With my shadow stretching in front of me,
When my lonely thoughts meet my lonely feet,
And the cold reminds me that I've chosen this life,
I must say,
It's a nice day,
With the flowers in bloom, there is so much to view from the freeway,
And we're friends,
For the weekend,
And when the fall comes around, you can show me the town that you live in,
And tonight I walk through an empty street,
With my shadow stretching in front of me,
When my lonely thoughts meet my lonely feet,
And the cold reminds me that I've chosen this life,
So hang up the phone cause you're probably better alone,
So hang up the phone cause you're probably better alone,
So hang up the phone cause you're probably better alone,
And tonight I walk through an empty street,
With my shadow stretching in front of me,
When my lonely thoughts meet my lonely feet,
And the cold reminds me that I've,
And tonight I walk through an empty street,
With my shadow stretching in front of me,
When my lonely thoughts meet my lonely feet,
And the cold reminds me that I've chosen this life,
