My life has suddenly become very hectic, as i’m preparing for a stupid exam I have to write towards the end of November. I’m consumed by preparing for it, and so have been drinking a lot of tea—both as a coping mechanism and as a reward for having read a given number of pages and such. It does feel odd, though, pairing tea with such an arduous task. I feel as though I never want to associate tea with stressful times in my life, even though I know i’m actually using the tea to de-stress.
So needless to say, these times are calling for the big guns. A few days ago it was cantaloupe and cream (always my first love, and shines as it cools), yesterday it was caramel vanilla assam, and this morning it was this one. I sipped my tea while I read ‘Night Film’ which is an incredibly well-written and suspenseful novel, and I relished the fact that at such an intensely stressful time, I can still enjoy some of my favourite things. I have a tendency to allow some worries to become larger than life in my head, so this test has sort of taken on a life of its own, but I need to remember that it’s all relative: it’s a test. Nothing more and nothing less. Just a test.
aaaahhhhhh..but a very important test!
fml.
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Best of luck! I really like this note, I relate a lot to it remembering being in school. And how somehow there are still small moments you can enjoy in the midst of the craziness.
Thanks so much. I am very thankfully not still in school, but have to write the exam for work nonetheless. I miss being a student sometimes, and don’t miss it at others.
i’m sure you’ll ace it…. was it you or OMGsrsly that said the ones that stress are the ones that do well? besides….. you’ll have a whole new incentive program soon. well, depending on canada post!
Best of luck! I really like this note, I relate a lot to it remembering being in school. And how somehow there are still small moments you can enjoy in the midst of the craziness.
Thanks so much. I am very thankfully not still in school, but have to write the exam for work nonetheless. I miss being a student sometimes, and don’t miss it at others.
i’m sure you’ll ace it…. was it you or OMGsrsly that said the ones that stress are the ones that do well? besides….. you’ll have a whole new incentive program soon. well, depending on canada post!