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I remember being in high school thinking that I was busy because my life was consumed by sports **mostly basketball** & school. however, I got a great amount of sleep every night, had plenty of time to "do nothing" & didn't even have to make to-do lists! then came freshman year of college, varsity basketball **two-a-days**, classes, and a social life to balance. then the rest of college, after I transferred to arkansas **aka the best three years ever** when I had class, building new community, and nothing but time. the long breaks, going to the park in the middle of the day just because, and "studying" in the library with the bests. those were the days. then came post-college with a strange work schedule, two weeks off a year, but still time to catch yoga classes & wine nights with good friends. those three years post college were followed by a bliss of a summer by the pool, visiting friends all over the south, and being thrown into a new, long-distance fling... it was like a movie.

then came last august, where I move to the east coast, began law school, made new friends, kept up with old ones, and began #samecitydating. august-december were some of the busiest, roughest, but oh-so-rewarding months of my life. I don't think I've ever been that disciplined to get crap done, that focused on a goal, or had that long of a to-do list. but it happened, and now I'm back for round 2. except this semester there's a catch... I'm also planning a wedding & getting used to this shiny thing on my finger. june 13, 2015. needless to say, my to-do lists just multiplied, time keeps running short, and my focus is split. how in the world am I supposed to do all of this, and do all of this WELL?!

as I sit here and think about what all needs to be done this week, I am reminded of how relative busy-ness really is. I'm sure one day I'll look back at these next few months and think, "sister, you had NO idea what being busy looked like"... but until then, I'm learning to wake up each day and focus on just that day. how? first, coffee & quiet time. always. no exceptions. then to-do lists. then sleep. wake up, repeat.