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Journal 01

2024/10/10 Angela

And thus, 
my sophomore year begins...

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It was like yesterday since I was a freshmen student in university, both nervous and excited. However, like we all know, time flies in a blink of an eye.

Although it is hard to believe, I am now  officially a sophomore student. It is kind of weird to become a senior to lead the freshmen fit in university life.

​I found that I was so busy these days, which made me kind of exhausting but also excited. I become the volleyball captains will Nora, and we started to mange the team from assembling everyone for practice to thinking the training list as well as arranging plays with other teams from different departments. 

We also started our department student association meetings and I begin to tutor students in EMI, I even got the chance to become the club president of the CCU hiding club, all above, so exciting.

There was so many new things waiting for me to explore, I grown a lot; nevertheless, all of these are overwhelming to me.

Whenever I feel stressed out, my body has always been the first one to alert me with pain.

 

It was not even after the school starts, I am already sick and too overwhelmed with all the work to get done "perfectly"(I have always been struggling because i am a little of perfectionist).

Upset with myself, I really needed to learn how to balance my busy life and mental health to have a healthy body.

The importance of taking care of my self

Finding a balanced lifestyle

Spending "Quality Time" with myself or my friends became a way to balance my overwhelming life.

No matter how busy I was, I needed to give myself a break and have quality time to maintain my mental state. 

I started to become obsessed with crochet when I finished with the entry test for university, ever since, I loved created things out of yarn.

Lately, I came over a very hungry  caterpillar scarf on Instagram, it was so cute that I have to make one for myself. Then, I started working on it when the sky turns dark, when I have a little break everyday.

Making small progress every day, gives me a sense of accomplishment.

My type of quality time:crocheting

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I really like the combinations of color in this children's book:very hungry caterpillar. Not only the caterpillar it self but also the cute fruits inside, with eye catching tones.

I love how colorful it turned out, with vibrant colors, I feel amazing wearing it!!!

If you have very sharp eyes in observing details, you may find that I also made a matching apple slice bag haha.

Childish and over exaggerated may it seems to others, this is my kind of cutesy!

Bandannas are a fashion trend recently, as the shape of a triangle, I had the idea of making it as a slice of pizza would be so cool.

I also added pepperonis as small details on it.

Pizza bandanna

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Some of my projects!

I really like crocheting as a hobby as well as a kind of therapy, and here are some of my recent makes!

The star cardigain

This is a star cardigan, combined my a lot of little squares. In crochet we call these little squares"granny squares", since yarn, knitting and crocheting are often connected with the concept of an old granny sitting next to the fire place and having a cozy time creating.

I like working with granny squares, however, simultaneously hate them. One one hand, I can bring my work everywhere, since these squares are small and individuals. One the other hand, I will need to make up to 200 same squares, it will become dull and frustrating .

Watching TV series:
 

The Gilmore Girls is a not quite old tv series filmed at 2004, it is the story of slow pace life and cute peoples in a little town:stars hallow, especially focusing on the Gilmore girls life. It talks about relationships in parents and child, friends, Neighbors, and love.

I enjoy a afternoon with tea and cookies watching the Gilmore girls while crocheting.

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It is perfect to watch during fall, since the Gilmore girls give out the vibe of autumn, this is kind of a comfort and cozy series to enjoy.

With really chill musics and meaningful life conversations, it makes me feel like I flew back to the 2000's slow pace life.

my thoughts:
 

We fear of not being good enough, we are scared to be left behind, we are anxious of the unpredictable future, we want to work the best out of everything.

However,

I believe that we should never neglect the importance of spending quality time with yourself even when facing huge amount of stress and be chased by time.

Having a healthy heart and mental state can really lead to a healthier body and life style. Finding hobbies to do, or connecting with the nature are all good approaches.

I hope that I can maintain this kind of life style, take good care of myself and become better in the future.

Feel free to leave
your precious thoughts. 

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