Lipstick Stains on Coffee Mugs

TGIF everybody! And boy am I thanking God that it is.  The first week of a new semester can either be a laid back introduction to your classes or all hell breaks loose and every single homework item, essay, and reading assignment is thrown at you in the matter of 24 hours.  This week was definitely the worse of the two evils.

Syllabi fly everywhere as I try to gain control over time management and balancing homework, work, organizations, meetings, events, oh, and a social life too.  It's been a bumpy first week back but I know that somehow...someway...I'll get back on track.

Today as I sit here before my first class and drink out of my stained coffee cup, I'm once again reminded that sometimes things aren't perfect.  There will be stained days, even weeks where you can't seem to find the beauty or good in anything.  I think about that this morning as I debrief over my negative attitude and the emotional wreck I have been.

College is difficult and there isn't a major on campus that will lessen your work load.  Sometimes, you don't have time to go out with your friends and sometimes you have to sacrifice ten more minutes of working on that essay for going to the meeting you are also dedicated to.  What I have learned is that college is about sacrificing, and finding where those sacrifices fit in.

Remember that there will be days stained with a lot of studying and things will get you down, but it's the way in which you handle it and the attitude you have that can completely turn your whole perspective around. 

Springing into a New Semester

Well, today has finally come! I have pretty much dreaded this day for about a month.  No more hiding my nose in my book, or binge watching "How to Get Away with Murder", no more days spent in my snuggie or sleeping in.  Today means work.

Yesterday I returned to school after spending a wonderful weekend in Nashville with my dad.  We got to eat some really good southern grub, hit up the outlet malls, and see Sam Smith perform live at the Grand Ole Opry.  Driving nine hours back to school the next day, was not quite as fun.  The unpacking commenced and it was time to decide what would stay and what would go in my wardrobe.  After three hours of a cluttered mess and reconnecting with my rooomie and friends, it was sinking in that my alarm would go off at 7 am the next morning. Oh geez.

I woke up with surprisingly, brilliant enthusiasm.  Yesterday was in the past and today I started my spring semester.  I am really looking forward to the opportunities I think this will bring.  I just finished my first class, which went smoothly, and I'm looking forward to my other classes (well...minus astronomy).  

I think it's all in the way one thinks.  I tried to avoid coming back to school and getting into a routine, but although I may still sulk for a little bit, everything eventually falls back into place.  The 2015 goals are kick started in high gear.  The planning and homework will begin and the nights in the library will be endless, but I'm ready to make this semester as amazing as last one and focus on myself, school, and spending time with the loved ones that surround me.

The Small Things-A Terrific Tuesday Series

Good morning everyone!! So, today I am starting my "Terrific Tuesday" series.  Most people dread  Monday morning to come and trust me, it can be a real struggle.  But, I have always thought that Tuesdays are a bit more challenging for at least me.  Tuesdays mean that Monday has come and gone and reality has finally set in.  The week has now truly began and it's time to really start again.  Sometimes rolling out of bed on a Tuesday morning feels like looking death straight in the eyes.  That's why I decided to start this series.  It will give myself and hopefully all of you a bit more motivation for your Tuesday and weeks in general.

Today I woke up realizing that this time next week, I will be back at school getting up early and starting my first Tuesday/Thursday classes of this semester.  I can already see the struggle.  Each day I am attempting to get up a little earlier so that it's not as difficult next week.  Today I woke up to an empty house and the twinkling of the sparkling white snow on the ground. In Cleveland, we had a completely snowless December, which for Ohio weather, is quite unusual.  So when I woke up this morning to snow, I must say that it looked quite majestic and beautiful.  Minus the cold, scraping off the car, and the sometimes dangerous ice, the snow truly is gorgeous and a wonderful creation of God.  I then had my typical cup of coffee and got to finish my favorite creamer-win! I was able to enjoy my coffee with the brand new Hallmark movie, "Surprised by Love" that I recorded over the weekend.  I'm really a sucker for these often cheesy and unrealistic movies but they put me in a great mood and are fun to watch.  I have to say, this one was especially good and I highly recommend it if you're a hopeless romantic like me!

Just getting to spend time alone, with my coffee, my movie, and my blog really is a small detail of my life.  But it's those thousands of little things that can turn a bad day into a good day, or a good day into a great day.  It's those little things that make this life worth while.  This morning has started this Tuesday off terrifically.  I hope everyone else also enjoys their day and don't forget to count all of those small things this year. 

XOXO
Coffee Girly