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[miniaturebelieverbird]

Day 36: Green

Today’s Happy Thing: Anotha shorty

I had a lab exam today for one of my classes, and it went well! The set up was difficult because we had to find certain muscles and bones in the arm/hand...on a Skype camera. Last time we did a Lab Exam, I failed the first part and had to retake it before the next class. I have a hard time memorizing things/words if they sound/look the same. I was disappointed in myself that I confused a few of them in my head, but I wrote the right attachments/movements of muscles. This time, though, I studied for a couple of days and I GOT A PERFECT SCORE!! This is the first time that I have ever gottent this good of a score in this class. I feel so relieved now that it is over and the only thing I have left in this class is the final. And now, I have been procrastinating the rest of my homework that is due tomorrow because I feel so drained. My plan is to get up early and finish it before my skype meeting at 10. And afterwards: maybe a walk! Wish me luck!

-MBB, 04/21/2020

[miniaturebelieverbird]

Day 32: Blue

Today’s Happy thing: 

Another short one today, my dudes! I got to group facetime with my friends that are in my graduate program with me. I haven’t seen them in over a month, and I miss going to class and seeing them twice a week. It was nice to sit and catch up with them, and to check in with them. We talked about how they are dealing with online classes, upcoming assignments, and exams that we are nervous for. We talked for almost 2 hours, and I really, truly needed that. I have been feeling extra down lately and I needed some more light in my life. So, I recommend calling someone you haven’t talked to in a while and catching up. It will get your mind off of things, and create that relationship again. It is good to give a little kindness and social interaction with other people, especially those who might not have anyone else. Give that friend from soccer camp a call, or that boy you went to school with that you were friends with way back when. Trust me, it’ll make the world a little brighter. 

-MBB, 04/17/2020

[miniaturebelieverbird]

Day 30: Grey

Exactly one month in quaratine, and still kicking! 

Today’s Happy Thing:

This one is also going to be short. I was swamped with school work all day, and had lots of Skype Meetings. But, I was confident in myself with my major. I am fortunate enough that I was able to be in a program that let me apply for graduate school my junior year. I got in, and was able to take some of my graduate classes my senior year. I was really nervous when this started in August, but after this last test I took, I feel confident. There is a certain way we have to document our findings in our sessions with our clients and I have had trouble getting the hang of writing a SOAP note. The last question on this test was a SOAP note that took my 45 minutes to complete! I was so nervous that I wasn’t getting it right. When we got our results back today, I had gotten full points for it! I felt so much better after getting my results back, and I gained some confidence points. It made me fall in love with my major all over again and keep me hopefully for the future. I am so excited to work with kids when I get older, and I cannot wait to be able to go on my Level II fieldworks next summer and fall. That is another thing getting me through this chaos. I hope that you, reader, can find that thing in life that makes you smile wide, and makes your heart skip beats when you imagine yourself doing that job. Everyone needs that in their lives. 

-MBB, 04/15/2020

[miniaturebelieverbird]

Day 27: Pink

Today’s Happy thing is going to be a short one: 

Happy Easter, if you celebrate Easter! I was blessed enough today that I was able to spend it with my family, my quarantine crew. I went to go see my grandparents and talked to them for a while, and it was an overall good day! The thing that I am truly happy about is that I didn’t think of one negative thing today! I didn’t ponder-- of something great, my lungs will fill and then deflate...TOP??-- or dwell if this will ever end, or even when the date will be. I was content with my day and going through the day like it was any other Sunday. That’s progress for me. Usually I am so anxious about things that I tend to think about things until they come to fruition. Like, if I need to have a conversation with someone, I tend to think about all of the possible ways that it could go down until I actually have the conversation itself. I was working with a counselor this semester on ways to work through that, and it helped to talk things out with someone who really didn’t know me. I highly reccomend talking to someone if you need it, especially now. Using a fmaily member or friend is great, but sometimes the image they have of you in their head can distort their listening skills. I reccomend going to see a professional about what you need to talk about. I promise it will help! And after you do that, walking helps too. 

-MBB, 04/12/2020

[believethegeek-blog]

A lovely 5k this morning with the dog that’s scared of everything....#ptsdawareness #ptsdsurvivor #ptsdwarrior #walkinghelps #scardydog #friendlydog #ptsdwalking (at Marquis Drive Visitors Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/BngWu4IBn3C/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l62x9xoit89q

[angela-sounds4thesoul]

Taking a cleansing stroll and listening to BRITE Radio before I turn in. #walkthestressaway #walkinghelps #streetlightglow #sounds4thesoul