Peace of Mind
Peace of Mind
look good. feel good. do good.
After conquering four years of brutal classes, endless presentations, and countless finals and exams, I realized that there was one major factor that contributed to my performance each and every day: Look good, feel good, do good.
Thoughts by a First-Gen on Self-Care during Pandemonium
When I went into quarantine a month and a half ago, I was irrationally excited about the swaths of time now available to focus on creating the ideal at-home lifestyle.
Yellow
The sun went down and the shadows passed by the neighboring buildings, slowly encompassing them.
Magical 5 pm
There is magic in 5 pm. When things stop, laptops go to sleep. My brother, Alan, rushes out of his room and knocks on my sister, Ivy’s, door in a weird rhythm from a cartoon.
STU(DYING) against Productivity
I am an anxious person. Even ordering food at Chipotle gives me anxiety. Therefore, I have always used this anxiety as a force that propels me forward to be productive. The more work I do, the less anxious future Cindy will feel.
I’m Dyslexic, Not Foreign
I was recently diagnosed with dyslexia. Before this, I was diagnosed with ADHD and I thought that reading would get easier after I started treating my ADHD, but reading hurt my brain just as much as before I started ADHD medication. Around 50% of children (yes, I am 20 but I will continue to consider myself a child until I am emotionally mature) with ADHD also have dyslexia. It was shocking for a second, I already decided my future will be in writing. But as I sat with this new information, I remembered my experience in elementary school.