Lavender Coffee Mugs

Afternoon, lovelies. It's shockingly chilly outside today, which is strange after the weather we've been having. But I suppose it's a nice break before it starts getting blisteringly hot again (which will be okay with me).

Weather chit-chat aside (just getting through the icebreaker), it's been a relatively good day. I received an onslaught of homework, projects, tests, quizzes, and what not this morning, so the rest of this week will be a bit quite a bit of working through the pile. Except Wednesday, which is the poetry reading (eep!) and then a Russian Ballet (YAAAAAAAAAS).

Today marks my very last chemistry lab, ever. I mean, I will be taking organic eventually, but if I am correct, it has an online lab paired with it instead of an actual lab, which is sort of great. So you could say I'm excited.

Okay, I will say it. I'M SO EXCITED. I mean chemistry lab is fun and all, but it's also a fairly large stress factor on Monday afternoons. Maybe instead of balancing chemical reactions, my workload can...balance out...ha ha...Come on, I'm trying here.

Anyway, as in accordance with the rest of my posts, it's about time to start talking about the important things: life. Ah, yes, all of my metaphors are eagerly waiting under the keyboard, trying to make their way into today's post. I will try to keep them at bay.

I was reminded last night, amidst working, that life isn't easy. I mean, I know that, but I realized last nigh that: life isn't easy for anyone. It's not just me that has trouble getting through my work. I'm not the only one who gets a little (a lotta) stressed out sometimes. I'm not climbing my way over ridiculous mountains alone; so is everyone else.

And it's easy to forget that part. It's easy for me to get trapped in this cycle of me, me, me. I have so much to do, I have no time, I didn't sleep, I'm not going to sleep, I'm going through this and that and this and that and this and that and it never ends. But there is always someone there who understands.

The sermon at my church yesterday was very much focused on reaching out to those people around, pouring into their lives as much as you possibly can, helping others when no one else will even stop to listen. That's what my goal is for the rest of this week and this semester. I'm not going this alone, so why not take the time to show someone else they aren't going it alone? That a helping hand is nearby?

So this week, I hope you see that there is help all around....and there are people who need help all around. Life sort of is a balancing act. You get help, and you give it. So there's your chemistry metaphor for the day, my lavender coffee mugs, and I hope a fantastic day it is. Hold your head high on this special Monday. I believe in you.