Parties
So there were quite a few things that happened this weekend. :)
The first thing was my RA interview. I tried out this clapping exercise with them that really seemed to work. My presentation went really well, I thought. Then they started asking questions; I feel like I didn't give them the best answers, but I did give good answers all the same. I'll hear by the 22nd whether they want me, don't want me, or want me as an alternate.
The second thing was Brandon's housewarming party. It was a little before this that my SAD really began wearing me down; like, this entire week has been cloudy and diffuse, so I've been feeling under the weather anyways. Then this giant thing between Clint and Abby happened, and the tension there was really straining me. We all went to Brandon's, and I really do feel like I was extremely annoying. For those that don't know/haven't noticed, I need a lot of tactile reassurance when I'm down--which is mostly the winter. It didn't help that people seemed to be avoiding me, even though I was putting on a happy face. The thing that kinda perked me up a little was helping Brandon finally finish moving in. Dylan felt really bad afterwards when he learned that he had been short-tempered with me when I was depressed--which wasn't his fault at all. I need to start taking responsibility for this--getting full-spectrum lights, lighting candles, etc. I can't always depend on the weather to be good, and I can't go around pulling my friends down/annoying them.
Saturday had sunlight, which helped things considerably. I need a couple of days to recoup from an entire week of cloudy, but I'll get there. Work went well. My parent-tot class finished early because the kids got cold, so I popped over to another class and helped out because he was having trouble. The class went spectacularly, and one of the moms approached me afterwards and asked if I could give her son private lessons. It floored me, and I was really, really flattered. I've taught private lessons before, and people have been happy with my work and preferred to have me again, but nobody's outright requested me.
Lucy came by on Saturday, and it was really great seeing her again! We went out shopping with Robin and Caitlin, and it was fun hanging out with them. I hadn't realized how much I had missed her--and how much I had missed since leaving high school. It's interesting to see how similar our senior years have gone--and how similar our drama was. I'm glad drama is kept to a minimum in college; it's still there, but it's not in-your-face, all-the-time.
Finally, on Saturday, we had a big dinner thing at one of Alliance's faculty sponsors. It was really fun, but he had four cats; I could barely breathe in his house and had to go outside a couple times before I realized I had allergy medicine in the car. After that, it went really well; I got to know a bunch of Alliance members better, though I have a feeling Dylan was irked again. Maybe we're spending too much time together; not only that, but this hasn't been the best weekend to visit me emotional-wise. He also seemed a bit distracted; I might ask him about it.
And with that, I will return to work and bask in the sunshine. :)
The first thing was my RA interview. I tried out this clapping exercise with them that really seemed to work. My presentation went really well, I thought. Then they started asking questions; I feel like I didn't give them the best answers, but I did give good answers all the same. I'll hear by the 22nd whether they want me, don't want me, or want me as an alternate.
The second thing was Brandon's housewarming party. It was a little before this that my SAD really began wearing me down; like, this entire week has been cloudy and diffuse, so I've been feeling under the weather anyways. Then this giant thing between Clint and Abby happened, and the tension there was really straining me. We all went to Brandon's, and I really do feel like I was extremely annoying. For those that don't know/haven't noticed, I need a lot of tactile reassurance when I'm down--which is mostly the winter. It didn't help that people seemed to be avoiding me, even though I was putting on a happy face. The thing that kinda perked me up a little was helping Brandon finally finish moving in. Dylan felt really bad afterwards when he learned that he had been short-tempered with me when I was depressed--which wasn't his fault at all. I need to start taking responsibility for this--getting full-spectrum lights, lighting candles, etc. I can't always depend on the weather to be good, and I can't go around pulling my friends down/annoying them.
Saturday had sunlight, which helped things considerably. I need a couple of days to recoup from an entire week of cloudy, but I'll get there. Work went well. My parent-tot class finished early because the kids got cold, so I popped over to another class and helped out because he was having trouble. The class went spectacularly, and one of the moms approached me afterwards and asked if I could give her son private lessons. It floored me, and I was really, really flattered. I've taught private lessons before, and people have been happy with my work and preferred to have me again, but nobody's outright requested me.
Lucy came by on Saturday, and it was really great seeing her again! We went out shopping with Robin and Caitlin, and it was fun hanging out with them. I hadn't realized how much I had missed her--and how much I had missed since leaving high school. It's interesting to see how similar our senior years have gone--and how similar our drama was. I'm glad drama is kept to a minimum in college; it's still there, but it's not in-your-face, all-the-time.
Finally, on Saturday, we had a big dinner thing at one of Alliance's faculty sponsors. It was really fun, but he had four cats; I could barely breathe in his house and had to go outside a couple times before I realized I had allergy medicine in the car. After that, it went really well; I got to know a bunch of Alliance members better, though I have a feeling Dylan was irked again. Maybe we're spending too much time together; not only that, but this hasn't been the best weekend to visit me emotional-wise. He also seemed a bit distracted; I might ask him about it.
And with that, I will return to work and bask in the sunshine. :)