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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Just a Mini Heart Attack, NBD

So I got some good news about an hour ago, and I just felt the need to share. After my last post about relieving stress, I just felt an overwhelming sense of calm....imagine that! Anyways, I happened to check my email and see that New Student Programs here at Radford had sent out a mass email to all of us that applied for the Peer Instructor position for the fall. Expecting it to tell me whether I got the position or not, I went into full panic mode here at work..in my head of course..c'mon I'm not THAT unprofessional. We were told we had to go get a letter that sealed our fate, from the office, by 5:00 pm.....

Long story short, I GOT THE JOB!
After all that, I need a cinnamon bun hot chocolate from Starbucks. Care to join anyone?

KCCO
- Lauren

Dear Stress...it's not working out, let's break up!


Stress has been a major problem in my life lately. Between finding a temporary home for my puppy (not to mention still having to finish paying for her), finding out that I did not get the on-campus apartment I applied for, and trying to balance school, APO, and my job, I really needed to be surrounded by friends, hear some words of encouragement and develop a set of stress-relievers. All that being said, I thought I would share some tips and tricks that I found!

1. Remember that everyone makes mistakes and has bad days, but like an arrow, you have to be pulled backward to be shot forward into something great!

2. Cook yourself your favorite meal. Studies show that cooking your favorite meal will not only give you something to think about other than what is currently stressing you out, but it will also give you a sense of accomplishment.

3. Celebrate when something goes well. Treat yourself with your favorite snack or dessert, go out and see a new movie, or splurge and buy yourself that shirt that you've been dying to buy.

4. Go to bed earlier. Getting more sleep will generally help you feel calmer throughout the day, and also give you energy to get through it! Besides, who doesn't like sleep?!

5. Make a calm down jar. (not only is it helpful with relieving stress, but it's also really cute!) Just fill a jar with water and glitter and seal! When you're feeling overwhelmed, just shake the jar, and wait until all the glitter has settled before you continue on with what you're doing.

6. Most importantly, OPEN UP TO SOMEONE! The biggest mistake people make is holding in their emotions. Even if you don't want to tell a friend or family member, even talking to a cashier at the store or a hairdresser (getting your hair done might help too!), just getting your feelings out in the open will immediately lift the weight off your shoulders.

I hope at least one of these tips helped! Let me know what awesome ideas you have for relieving stress! (:

KCCO
-Lauren

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

I felt an intro was necessary....

I wanted to start a new blog, because I feel like I am a different person then I was, when I first started writing. It's hopefully going to just be an outlet for me to say the things I want to say, how I want to say them, and a way to help my readers (if there's any of you out there) along the way. Please forgive the fact that I keep changing the name, I just want to find the perfect way to describe myself, and what I will be writing about. The page is obviously under construction, but I will be adding more soon.

KCCO
- Lauren
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