Fresh Start

Two posts in two days. I'm on a roll here.

I decided this afternoon that today is a fresh start. Or maybe a "clean" would be a better adjective than "fresh." Not in any sort of dramatic, life-changing, gigantic sort of way. Just small. I took a shower. I organized my desk. I sorted some old papers into folders. I rearranged my bulletin board to have space for next semester's schedules. I cleaned out my email inbox and moved around some files in my computer to make it a little neater. I talked to my advisor about future courses and travel plans (actually, that was yesterday), found out about some things going on this weekend and next, made some phone calls, finally got to deliver some Christmas presents entrusted to me by a friend studying abroad, and did my readings for class tomorrow. Now I'm sitting here listening to instrumental soundtracks, drinking a cup of tea, and pondering what to do for my final creative project for my class.

For supposedly having a more relaxed schedule, interim has kept me surprisingly busy. To be honest, I'm tired. I have been all day. With people around all the time, sometimes into the night, I get tired. Even so, there are good things going on around me. Good friends, good conversations, good classes. I'm glad for those. Living in constant community is tiring, sometimes stressful, often busying. And it's good, even though I don't always feel like it is. It's challenging me to grow and teaching me how to live well with other people.

Today is a fresh start. I'm not beginning a new semester or moving to a new place or choosing a new major. I'm just starting fresh.

For now, that's good enough for me.

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