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Aloha everyone,

I am overwhelmed. I had a busy week last week. I am trying to balance my homework, and family because living with an islander family means that we take traditional events or occasions very seriously. Therefore, it makes me to push  and strategize to creating a way for homework and family to be balanced.
Family is everything someone needs. Despite the fact, I want to stay in the dormitory if I get accepted to UH at Hilo. Right now, I am going through my classes, at a process of balancing my schedule. I listen to afrochill music while studying.

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Chikè & Simi - Running To You (Pakx AfroStyle Remix)

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hey everyone
i have been feeling happy sad lost and excited but for right now just a little lost im trying to get through this as much as everyone else i want to graduate the time i had my goal set for but the closer i get the harder it is for me, i know i can do it but it feels so far.

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Hi everyone,
I have been feeling a little bit overwhelm with school and work. But can't wait for the weekend because I will have day off and ready to watch the Super Bowl with my family. I have been listening to chill songs on Youtube that calms me when I am doing homework or just looking for things to take off my mind. I also have been finding time to learning Japanese again after months of not studying. When I am learning new phrase or kanji and remembering it makes me feel accomplished and gives me more motivation to keep on studying

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Hey Guys!
Lately I've been going to the gym and lifting and doing cardio with my other half. It has surprisingly given me more energy and happiness in my day and I look forward to going to the gym. This song sort of went viral in a collegiate dance competition when LSU won nationals. When going for heavier weight, this song gives me motivation. I have no clue how and why but the lyrics just hit the spot.
The gym relieves a lot of my stress about school and the world around me. With covid taking control of many lives, it is hard for many to get out of their comfort. I just hope that everyone can start getting back to some normality.
Hope you all had a good week !
<3 Taryn

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For me the song "Things You Can't Control" by Soja says it all.  This has been my mantra and has gotten me through all that has been going on.  The lyrics are exactly how I feel and has been my outlook on life.

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SOJA - Things You Can't Control (Official Lyric Video)

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What i've been thinking about lately is how I can make a better schedule for myself.  I get 3 days off in a week, so I can use one day for one class to organize myself, maybe 2 classes in one day.  Something that is making me happy right now is seeing that my family is in a good place right now.  I was having trouble navigating the new websites for my classes, but I think I finally got it down.  I just received a call from the US Army recruite, and they wanted to schedule an appointment to talk more about joining and college.  My mom thinks I should join, but I am not sure what I should do.

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Something that makes me happy are my beach days. The simplicity of a beach day. Usually I try not to go on my phone so it's nice to disconnect from electronics for a while. It helps me "reset." Life can be super chaotic so it's nice to unwind and reground.
It was a struggle for me to balance work and school since this is my first semester back in 6 years. It's exhausting, but I like learning what we're learning and applying it. I didn't think my planner would help me since I buy one every year and never use it, but it's actually been helping me hold myself accountable and keep up with assignments in a timely manner.

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Hi All,
Lately, I've been thinking about my future and what I want to do after graduation. I occasionally browse job openings to see what is out there. I've even contemplated moving to the mainland to try something different.

-Amanda

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Aloha~!

I'm thinking about how to manage my time between work and school as tomorrow is a busy week. A thing that makes me feel happy is listening to relaxing music while laying down on my futon.

A thing that's bothering me is all the noise in my neighborhood coinciding with my class lectures and study time. My neighborhood seems to make the most noise while I'm busy with my academics for some unknown reason.

I'm currently in a good state of mind with my wonderful support of friends. They help me get through each day. I don't have any complaints at the moment, but there's something I'm grateful for. I'm grateful to have amazing friends who let me be me and support me when I'm not feeling well mentally, physically,  emotionally, and spiritually.

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Lately I've been thinking about how to balance all of my homework, work and family daily. Some classes tend to have a lot of work more than others, so trying to schedule in all of the assignments according to their due dates is a must. For work, I've recently got a huge decrease in weekly working hours, so I'm in the process of finding another job that can fill those missing hours. Family is fine. They are totally supportive of me going back to school for another/different degree, but finding time to spend with them has become lesser than before.

There are a lot of things that make me happy. I'm actually a very positive and happy person to begin with, so it's never hard to find things to switch my mood to a happy one. One thing in particular that has made me happy this week is that I have finally moved back into my newly renovated room. It's been about 4 months of sleeping and living in the living room with hardly any privacy, so my happiness just shot through the roof when we got the go to move back in.

There are a few things that are bothering me recently. One is the decrease in my working hours, but another is the vog. Being allergic/sensitive to sulfur is not fun when the vog in the air contains a lot of sulfur. I am in constant need of taking Claritin or Claritin-D daily now.

I personally do not need help. I think I can handle what's on my plate by myself, but I do know I can always reach out to certain people if I can't. I'm also always open to embrace friends and family if they need someone to lean on, talk to, or simply just be there for them.

Happy studying guys~^^