The Real Deal

These are some very scary times.  As someone who suffers from an anxiety and panic disorder, all of the uncertainty right now is not great for my mental health.  This is why routines are so  important, especially when all four of my family members are home all day and working from home/doing online school. These times are already scary and weird, but on top of the weirdness, I started a new job on Monday!  I am now working in the Alumni and Donor Engagement office at one of the local universities and I was so excited to start.  Well, I went in for my first day on Monday, and during the day they told everyone to start working from home the next day, Tuesday.  So throughout the week I've been doing online trainings, meetings, and offering to help in whatever way that I can.  It's definitely difficult to learn the ins and outs of a new job while working from home, but we are all figuring this out together since this is a first for everyone. So, in the...

As a college student, my routine is pretty all over the place!  Some days I have early classes, and some days I have nothing until 3 pm so I stay in bed all day (it's the little things, I'm telling you).  Today I'm going to be talking about my routine that I have most often: when I have to be out the door at 8:45 am.  One day is for when I need to be at work by 9:00, and the other days are for my class at 9:00 am.  So without further ado, here is my morning! 7:00 AM  // My alarms begin to go off.  I am notorious for setting an alarm for when I need to get up, turning it off, and rolling over and going back to sleep.  Because of this, I usually have alarms set for 30 minutes before I need to get up, at 15 minute intervals.  So I have alarms set for 7:00, 7:15, and 7:30. 7:30 AM  // Shower time!  I have to shower in the mornings because other wise I feel gross all day.  I can't shower at night either because if I fall asleep wi...