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The thing about Mondays

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Sometimes, Mondays come and trip you up just a little. Things take longer than usual to get started, productivity isn’t quite as high, and you get thrown some unexpected curve balls that need to be sorted out. While I wouldn’t call it a case of Monday blues, today just happens to be one of those days where everything doesn’t quite seem to fall into place like how you planned for it to.

Nonetheless, I’m making the most of it and looking forward to the rest of this week getting better.

Let’s go, June.

Note to self:

This past week, I found myself having to remind myself of this:

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That, and the fact that I needed to stop stressing + worrying. 

Strangely enough, I was unnecessarily stressing out over my to-do list, despite summer vacation and the lack of school work. I don’t know about you, but I think it’s funny how I so often hold myself so tightly to goals and deadlines that I forget that it’s okay if things don’t always go as planned, and I don’t accomplish as much as I’d hoped to.

The biggest thing I learned coming out of last week was the fact that I need to be flexible with my to-do list and just roll with whatever happens. This lesson is one of those that I’m constantly learning over and being reminded of often.

As always, I still have plenty of to-dos floating around in my head. But this week, I’m choosing not to let them get the better of me. I’ll take what I have and make them work, and be flexible with the rest.

I hope your weekend has been amazing.
And here’s to a relaxing and productive week ahead! (:

xx.

Right now // Sunday

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Suddenly remembering that this week starts yet another brand-new month.

Pressing on with the couple weeks left of school before summer! (:

Purposing to finish strong.

Making lists and plans of everything I want to do once vacation starts.

Looking forward + excited to be getting a break.

Thankful for all the fun + friends + family + fellowship this weekend.

Choosing not to stress out over school + assignments.

Choosing to breathe + take one day at a time instead.

Counting my blessings + how much I have to be thankful for.

Realizing (all over again) just how amazing my God is.

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Each week seems to fly by; but I’m going to make this week a good one.
I hope yours is just as amazing, xx.

This crazy college life.

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I’m telling myself this these few days as I feel like I’m a little way over my head with school this week. I guess like with most things, it seems like there’s so much to do, and so little time.

But I’m reminding myself to take things one step at a time, to just breathe, and stop stressing. Because it’s all going to a-okay in the end. Someday, I’ll probably look back at this week and laugh at how silly I was to stress over it all and thank God for helping me through all the seemingly impossible deadlines + assignments + massive amounts of reading.

Right now, I’m just praying that the paper I just wrote turns out better than expected because deadlines are impending. Yikes.

Welcome to real college life.

He died that we might live.

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Good Friday is always a reminder of how much Jesus has done for me, for you, and for all humanity – the Son of God who chose to die so that those who believe in Him would have eternal life. But Jesus Christ didn’t stay dead. Three days later, He rose from the dead to conquer sin and death forever. What an amazing God.

Today is a day in remembrance of Him. And Easter Sunday is a day to rejoice in His power over sin and death. May the depth of Christ’s love and the hope of His message constantly penetrate our hearts.

“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21

Redeeming the time

March – three months into 2013 and almost ending the first quarter of this year.

While I’m still working on my goals + new year’s resolutions for 2013, I’m ready to make some big changes around here to my schedule/routine/priorities.

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Right now, simplify is the name of the game. And while this means that my Project Life album is still waiting to get started on, and this self-professed list-maker is choosing not to participate in 52 lists for now, I’m really hoping to slowly add all these fun stuff back as I increase productivity and still have time for everything that is important.

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I’m excited to make these changes and see where things will go.
So here we go – let’s do this.

“May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; 
establish the work of our hands for us — yes, establish the work of our hands.”
– Psalm 90:17

Right now // Tuesday

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Excited that it’s Spring Break this week!

Planning and making lists of everything I want to accomplish this week.

Hoping that this week is as productive as I want it to be.

Reminding myself to be realistic.

Remembering to be calm + steady.

Choosing to just do my best + trust Him for the rest!

Looking for ideas + inspiration.

Needing to work harder on getting things on the 21 list done.

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What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in awhile.

Lots on my mind and plenty to do this week!
I hope your week is amazingggg (:

Right now // Thursday

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Hardly believing that it is already March tomorrow. (I’m pretty sure this thought occurs every month.)

Thinking of all the things I’m thankful for this week. Like family and friends and God-things.

Reminding myself that busy is good.

Learning to make the most of every moment, regardless of how busy things may be.

Working against hard deadlines for school and trying not to stress/panic/freak out. #breathe

Looking forward to having the whole family together and spending time again this weekend.

Trying to focus and re-order my life so things are as productive + efficient as they can be.

Choosing to have right priorities + not be overwhelmed by everything.

Needing to trust + pray more, and worry less.

Committing to give my 100% in everything I do.

Embracing wherever God has placed me now.

Being open to whatever God is/will be doing.

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You have no idea what you’re capable of until you try.

What a week it’s been so far.
Happy Thursday! xx.

Note to self.

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I am really needing to be reminded of this this week.

So as the week draws to a close and the weekend approaches, I’m counting all my blessings, choosing to let my faith be bigger than my fears, and anticipating getting some rest this weekend.

I hope your week’s been good! xx.