All posts tagged: worklifebalance

3 Lessons I’ve Learned Since Turning 30

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1. It’s okay to be tired… Guess what? Since turning 30 last April, I have stop pretending to have energy I honestly don’t have. If I’m tired, I will let people know. I have gotten so comfortable with responding to people that I’m resting, when they ask what am I doing over the weekend. Or I simply let them know, I’m doing nothing. I used to feel the need to always be on the move, doing something with my time. I equated rest with laziness. Now getting enough rest is a part of my everyday routine. I equate rest with wellness. If I don’t get enough sleep, my morning will probably not go as smoothly as I would like it, which sets the tone for the rest of my day. I get consumed with thoughts of rest, which manifests as irritability. When I was in college and graduate school, getting 4-5 (sometimes even 3) hours of sleep was the norm. I felt like a champion and had bragging rights that I could still fully function-work, …

Going back to Graduate School

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Hello everyone! I know I have been MIA big time. I apologize. I mentioned on my other blog website that I was going back to grad school and trying to get mentally prepared for that transition. If you didn’t know, I’ll just give you a brief backstory: I graduated with my B.A. in May of 2019 and, two days later I started my graduate program. I was also working at my university as a graduate assistant. December of 2019 was my last semester of grad school because I decided I needed a break from college and a chance of figure out what I truly was interested in doing with my career. I spent the year of 2020 researching different programs and disregarding them for one reason or another. In March of this year, I took a job at an elementary school–one thing led to another, and I eventually enrolled in a new graduate program that aligns with my current position. I haven’t had much time for anything, aside from working, studying, collaborating with my cohort, …