In an effort to recharge my batteries and take some time for myself for a change, I have been planning some mini-vacations/leisure activities. Last weekend, I went to Warrensburg, where I spent the weekend with my younger sister. On Saturday, my great friend Tessa (whom I met at Forest) came down for the day, and the three of us spent the day in Kansas City, where we went shopping, and ate exceptional food.
This weekend, I am going home to Moberly, for the first time since Christmas. I will be spending time with my mom, dad, and sister. My amazing boyfriend Chris will also be joining us for the weekend! As we are unable to spend valentines day together, we will be celebrating on Saturday by going to dinner and spending a quiet evening out with each other. The remainder of the weekend will be spent catching up with family and playing the Nintendo Wii my parents recently purchased.
One of the most important lessons I learned while in graduate school was the importance of balance. It is easy to get caught up in the tests, homework, readings, and client-related activities of the program. However, if you can manage to find time (or rather, schedule time) for leisure activities, it really helps when prioritizing and seeing the bigger picture. So, if I had one salient piece of advice to offer related to success in graduate school, it would have to be...find the balance that works for you...make sure you get your work done, but find/make time for yourself as well. If you fail to do that, you run the risk of loosing any piece of sanity you may already have!
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