So...I know, I only posted twice this week. I just really didn't feel like blogging. To much going on and I just needed a break. I've needed a break for a while, so posts will be fewer as we go forward. However, there will be recipes yet again! I can't believe I left you hanging without one this week! I am terribly sorry 😉
And how did the first week of classes go you ask? Well Monday I was late to Microeconomics (I thought it started at a different time and then I got stuck in rush-hour traffic), Arabic is horrifying and we had homework the first night (but I didn't get the textbook or online access yet...).
Tuesday I made sure to leave extra early for my 8am World History class (left too early though and decided to go to Starbucks!). Then it was back to my campus for my University Writing class (we are going to be participating in a blog as an extra grade! Haha, well that's easy). Then I had lunch and hoped back on the bus to the city for my Arabic again. (Still no book, but a kind student sent me a link to some free PDF version of the text so I could at least read the lesson.)
Wednesday I made sure to leave super early for that economics class. Of course I was 2 hours early so I sipped an iced green tea outside Starbucks and then went into the lecture hall to edit some blog photos for next week. (I bet the girl behind me thought I was crazy going through 100s of pictures of mug cakes!). Then I did some work until I went to Arabic (I'm pretty sure I'm going to drop the class at this point), a ton of errands and running around. I checked out the main campus gym (it was so hot! Why don't they have the AC on?), ate at wonderful Whole Foods, did some homework, and then talked to my mom.
Thursday I woke-up with about 16 to 20 bug bites all over my legs (mostly the knees down). I started the process of switching out of Arabic and into a Spanish class (hopefully). I really like my University Writing class (it is on villianity and how you define it). I am one of the most active students in the class (normally I am shy and never raise my hand, but not here!) I think I totally bombed my microeconomics math assessment test during my discussion class...
And here we are on Friday (TGIF!). I just have my UW class from 10am to 10:50. A much needed easy end to the week. I am also hoping the cable guys will be able to fix the cable in my room. I haven't seen/watched a TV in a very long time. I miss CNN...and the Food Network...They are scheduled to come at 5pm and I will be waiting!
SS Posts from the week:
Monday: McGraw-Hill Read It Forward Campaign
Tuesday: My New Home
Blog Posts and Links I loved this week:
Life, Mind, Body, Spirit:
+ 6 Ways To Instantly Look And Feel More Refreshed
We all want to glow, right!?
It is all about a positive attitude and fresh start!
+ 7 Ways To Be A Healthy, Happy & Mindful Mama
I'm pretty sure this applies to everyone, not only moms!
Such a great outlook and view!
+ How To Embrace Your Emotions
Crazy emotions are the definition of my life right now...
This is how I feel about college. But I did get out the door, but it isn't going so well...
+ Bombshell Aesthetics: The Most Attractive Female Body
This is a very interesting article that Clare linked to the other. Give it a read.
Fitness:
#1 and #66!
+ 12 Tips To Make Running A Fun Hobby (Even If You Hate It)
I need to find a running buddy(s). I haven't been on a run since my first one. Maybe I'll try this weekend?
Food:
+ Do You Really Need That Post Workout Shake?
It is actually better to just have protein spread throughout the day, not all at once.
+ Eating Gluten-Free On The Road
Simply put...PLANNING!
+ Back To School: 21 Portable Allergy-Friendly Snack Recipes
An awesome round-up!
+ The Pumpkin Spice Latte Debate
NO REAL PUMPKIN!?
+ In Defense Of Pumpkin Spice Lattes
And here was have the other perspective.
Health:
+ Do You Really Need To Cut Out Certain Foods?
O, stomach troubles. From Celiac to IBS, it is just so hard.
+ Top 5 F.A.Q About Celiac Disease & Gluten-Sensitivity
Just a little more knowledge. It can never hurt!
Very helpful!
Blogging, Social Media, Technology:
+ Blog Tip Friday: Helpful Links 13
Really great resources!
+ The Blog Commenting dilemma: To Close Or Not To Close?
This has some really good points I haven't thought of!
+ 14 Blogging Rules I Follow Religiously
Definitely follow these!
+ LinkedIn 101, Part 1: Making Your Profile Stand Out
I'm really happy I made one, but I still need to go in and add the details!
+ Blogging FAQs: How To Approach Brands And Sell Yourself
I loved all these tips! Must read for bloggers!
+ 30 Days Of Writing Prompts For September
I seriously wait all month for these lists...even though I never actually use them 😛
Other:
Woh, I just found a ton of new bloggers to stalk!
+ The Alarming Truth About What Smartphones Can Be Doing To Your Kids
Yea. The scary downsides to technology. I think it is time we ALL take a break.
Favorite Pins:
(Follow me on Pinterest – RebeccaGF666)
Caribbean-Style Grilled Citrus Chicken. Love a good chicken recipe!
Mahi-Mahi with Thai Coconut Curry Sauce. Now that is what I call Fish!
Fresh Herb White Bean and Avocado Sandwich. O my god! So good!
A few things I loved about my week or am grateful for:
+ I won 2nd place in the GWU Snap Summer Photo Contest! Haha! But I didn't actually get a prize...bummer.
+ I made it through my first week of college (with many hiccups), but I didn't die! However, I really don't know how long I can last. (P.S. Eating is the EASY part! Who would have though!?)
+ Can you say 3 DAY WEEKEND! Thank you Labor Day!
+ I am in cooking withdrawal right now. I am so happy it's the weekend so I can actually COOK something! This is hell not being able to do my #1 passion. And yoga...o man. It is a struggle, but I managed to do it in my tiny room (I guess I was used to my normal tiny bedroom at home except this is 5x smaller. I might scope out one of the study rooms this weekend for my Saturday night yoga sesh so I can really get in a good much needed practice.
So tell me:
+ What was your favorite class in college?
+ Tell me one negative and one positive thing about your week. Really there are a lot more negatives than positives in my life right now...
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lindsay
it takes a while to adjust to college, just go with it. I know you'll get there! we will be here! no rush
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Lindsay 🙂
Gena
Thanks for the link, sweets 🙂 Glad you like the post. Hope you're settling into the DC digs nicely!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, I'll have to come to you for some advice soon!
jill conyers
Positive - more than you probably want me to list! Ok. Just one. 2 run dates with my husband this week.
Negative - I'm not getting enough sleep (not good) and by Fri it catches up with me.
Have a fabulous weekend of more pos than neg 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Ah! At least I got loads of sleep this week! Only college kid in bed by 8 every night thank you 😉 Bit I needed it so much!
Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine
Negative - didn't work out a single night during the week! Work got the best of me, and I was wiped at the end of the days. Doesn't leave me feeling good.
Positive- Although it's busy, I absolutely love my job, and feel blessed to have it!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Definitely a positive and negative there! And that's why we do our best and try again next week!
Casey @ Casey the College Celiac
No worries about posting less - life happens, especially when you're a college student! First weeks are always rough, no matter what grade you're in. I'll be going through the same thing next week! YIKES! And I feel ya on the language issues, too. I initially planned on minoring in Spanish and I tested into Intermediate II. Well, within two weeks, I was stressed, confused and totally not in love with the language any more. Even though it killed me to do it, I dropped it and was so much happier (and, because of my test scores, got my language requirement done!).
My favorite class my first year at college was super hard to pick, and I'm tied between Politics of Race, Class & Gender (I'm minoring in Women's Studies) and Creative Writing. Both so good! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I'm just not a language person but I have yo get a 3 year proficiency for my School's requirements :/ Bad stuff...
Why women's studies!? I'm always curious why people study that!
Casey @ Casey the College Celiac
Yep, I think people are either good at language or not so good...
I had never heard of Women's Studies before, but after I took Politics of Race, Class and Gender, I wanted to try to work in some more politics into my Writing Major. My school doesn't have a politics minor, so I looked into Women's Studies. I like it because it has literary classes (that also count for my major - score!), politics, nutrition and lots of other interesting studies 🙂
Kaylin @ Enticing Healthy Eating
I definitely enjoyed the In Defense of Pumpkin Spice Lattes post! It's true, everything is alright in moderation and worrying about every little thing we eat too much is unhealthy in itself. Jeez...sounds like a kinda rough start to college for ya, but that is pretty normal for most college kids. I had a tough time myself! Arabic? Yup, I'd switch that to Spanish too. Haha! I wish you the best and great success in your first year of college! 🙂
Kaylin @ Enticing Healthy Eating
I also thought I'd add this gem of an article with your recent first week of college. I was laughing the whole way through because it's all true! Haha! Hope you enjoy.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/laraparker/things-every-college-student-hates-ways-to-easily-offend-c
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha all my classes are before noon 😉 But I made it that way! Total nerd!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
(I've never had a PSL and never will/can haha).
Haha thanks Kaylin! I'm really upset with myself though. But I gave it a try and that's all I could do :/
Emily @ Zen & Spice
Great set of links here! 🙂 How far away do you live from your university? Sounds like you do a ton of commuting!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I have to live on the other campus not directly in the city so I take the campus shuttle back and forth...its a pain!
Brittany Lesser
Great links as always! Thanks for the share 😀 You will get the hang of all your classes! <3
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Brittany 😉
Emily @My Healthyish Life
Hey girl! Trust me, I know how you're feeling with the emotional up's and downs. But week 1 is done and you get an extra day to chill on Monday (assuming your Labor Day is free :)) I always get to class early...sometimes too early. I end up working on other homework or reading. My favorite class this semester is Sports Ethics.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, yes, my whole weekend is free! Yay!
Yea, I am super early to all of them, but I'm sure that will be good once I do have homework and things to study! It also just gives you sometime to review your notes from last class too! (And answer emails and blog comments!)
Sports Ethics?! That sounds interesting!
clare @ fitting it all in
love your friday post as always - hope you're loving school!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Clare!
Eh, not loving it yet 😉
genevieve @ gratitude & greens
I am so impressed that you manage to get to class TWO hours early! You crazy lady! Glad you got to edit photos and enjoy a drink though. My two favourite college classes were definitely a class I took on art and war, and another on identities and belonging. The latter was a bit of a mixture between psychology/anthropology/sociology/politics, but my professor was amazing! I think who you get as a professor makes a huge difference. Have a great weekend!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I can't wait till I get all my required classes out of the way and take some more "interesting" ones! It totally does depend on the professor, 100%!
Pavement Runner
I think Tara Stiles was rocking those pants at the idea fit conference during her yoga session...
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The girl knows what's up 😉
Kaila @healthyhelperblog!
How many classes are you taking?
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
4!
Kaila @healthyhelperblog!
Lucky!! I wish I only had to take 4!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I have class every day though and its a lot!
Kaila @healthyhelperblog!
Same here! Three a day!
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life
Looks like you have some great links in here...I need to check some of them out. I can't even imagine how hard Arabic would be to learn. My kids have all taken Spanish and my daughter just added French. I was kind of chuckling when I saw your running link...I am a long time runner...ran in high school and college and at this point it is 30 years +...I guess I just dated myself...ouch. But I prefer to run with a friend. It makes it go by faster when we are talking and some days that's the only adult interaction I get other than my husband, since I work at home. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I wish I could just taken Latin again! I never thought I would miss it, haha!
Running is one of those perfect escapes 😉
Nicole
Your description of Arabic as "horrifying" made me laugh. If you have to do a language, I'd go with Spanish, too! 🙂 My favorite class in college was probably Teaching Art because we got to do all sorts of fun elementary school projects. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yea Spanish it is! I'm officially registered now!
Haha arts and crafts 😉 That's relaxing!
Amber
Hi 🙂 Happy Friday Love!
1. Glad I'm not the only one who "doesn't feel like blogging sometimes"
2. I WANT THOSE PANTS, but kinda wish they were leggins
3. Favorite college class? Too hard to pick, but I loved philosophy, I minored in it!
4. "Tell me one negative and one positive thing about your week. Really there are a lot more negatives than positives in my life right now…"
REMEMBER IT'S ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVE <3 Turn your lemons into lemonade
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha (I hope my mom reads this post and buys those pants for me...as a big-girl-college present ;)!)
Haha, thanks Amber 😛 XOXO