Homecoming

This is a very special week, because it's the week that RELM reunites! (Not until Friday, and that day can't come soon enough.) While E, L and M were together on Saturday, our precious R has been go-o-o-o-ne this whole time. Miss you, Rae!!

Things are progressing smoothly here. Chug-chugging along with my work. Behind, strictly speaking, and who knows how far behind, but at least not having any breakdowns. That's a plus. I got a 60 on an assignment, but had the opportunity to resubmit it. To my great relief, I raised my mark to an 80 after hours of painstaking work. (Hours spent working on a 100-word summary… ugh.) That kind of made my day, when I saw the result today.

Right now I'm learning a technique called Mind Mapping in order to kind of boost my note-taking skills. My dad suggested it, and so I'm in the middle of making my first one. Kind of got stuck on how to draw an icon that represents the word "orchard".

Speaking of drawing… art! To answer my own question, art is a big part of my mental health. Sure, my body would go on without it. Sure, I could probably go through a day without it. But would I be a happy, sane camper? Unlikely. There's music, visual art (posters, my own drawings… doodles!), acting (oh god I love TV shows) and all sorts of other crazy ways I encounter art every day. While my focus in school is on the sciences, my favourite readings are fiction (which – yes – I get assigned!) and my downtime is filled with art.

So that's that. Looking forward to Friday!

-Lee