The winter slump. I swear, there is something about the cold that takes away my appetite, sucks all my energy and makes my emotions rise close to the surface. All I can think about is going home and crawling back into bed and disappearing. which wouldn't be such a bad think if I didn't have a test to take on subsaharan africa..... but all is well. Basically I am feeling desperate for rest, but I spend most of my free time doing just that. Maybe it's a mild form of hibernation.
This weekend was really busy; friday night I got picked up from work and we went straight to a concert. It was actually pretty funny; I had to change my clothes in the bathroom at the MTC because there is NO WAY I'm going out in sister missionary clothes. On my way out the door after changing from a mid-calf length skirt and cardigan to leggings and a hip scarf, one of my elders saw me. He was like "SEESTER, what are you wearing?!" I was like "go plan. Why are you out of the classroom?" So it was a moment of realization for the both of us; he saw that I have a life outside of work, and I saw that when I'm not there, he doesn't do what he's supposed to.
Saturday I slept in, which was much needed, and then headed off to work. One of the other teachers got a concussion, so I took his class for part of the evening. Then, my sister picked me up from work with her husband and we went out to dinner at the cheesecake factory - my treat - for her birthday. It was really delicious! I seriously could eat there every day.
So now, here I am on the bottom floor of the library, exhausted for no reason and unable to find the energy to continue studying for my africa exam. I just want to crawl into a humid, heated hole and sleep for the rest of winter.
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