Throughout the entire Fall semester, this burning question continuously popped into mind: How do people do it all? In high school, I listened to upperclassmen semi-ranting and semi-bragging about how busy they were. The piles of homework, how late they stayed up, how long of a shift they worked over the weekend... Nowadays, I look at the freshman in college and witness them doing the same. Always working, always engaging--and in some cases feeding a child. I've observed my friends partake in extracurriculars, brag about binge-watching Netflix, and skip over the fact that they're also working part-time while they're in school full-time. I've always been one for productivity, and yet... It baffles me. I yearn to know how they do it. How they get so much done per day with less sleep and more obligations. My only true responsibility was school. When I told others -- mainly college graduates -- I was taking 14 credit hours, they would always reply with, "Oh my ...
I love this post. <3 Like for real. It is flawless. :)
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i love this!! your poems are so cool. ;)
ReplyDelete"she ran on very steady and never wavering; even the falcon, that hawk that flies lightest of winged creatures, could not have paced her,..."
ReplyDeletethat's from the odyssey of homer (reading it for school). it reminded me of your post, so i thought i'd share. xx.