{"id":11152,"date":"2012-02-27T17:13:22","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T22:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/UpbeaT\/?p=11152"},"modified":"2012-02-27T17:13:22","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T22:13:22","slug":"the-perfect-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2012\/02\/27\/the-perfect-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"<\/a>\n\nIn less than one week the perfect storm will engulf my little row\u00a0boat (this is my attempt at\u00a0a very non-poetic metaphor for my journey through academia) and it will take all my effort to not capsize. Here\u2019s the deal. In the month of March I have: five essays due, a 20-hour community placement to complete, my best friend, her husband, and their five month old daughter (my goddaughter, who I am meeting for the first time!) are arriving from overseas for a month long stay at my home, I have five exams to study for, four blog posts to write, one wedding shower to attend, one party for my son to plan and attend, and\u00a0two kiddie birthday parties for other people's kids. Did I mention that I\u2019m moving on the last day of March? So, I also have to pack my entire house in the next four weeks. I'm hoping that I suddenly start to sleep-walk and in turn sleep-pack...it's a real thing.\n\nDo I need to say any more? If by the end of March my posts seem even the least bit lucid, then I have survived. If not then you know why I didn't make it through with my sanity.\n\nThat said, I thought I would remind everyone of the stress relieving activities and services that are offered on campus as April approaches.\n\n1. The U of T Mature Students Association<\/a> will be hosting a wellness fair on\u00a0March 24th.\u00a0The event will feature healthy living experts and some free healthy food and swag. Link to their page here <\/a>for more details.\n\n2. I know so many of us bloggers have told you all about Free Massage Mondays at Hart House<\/a>, but it\u2019s a FREE massage! So I\u2019m going to remind everyone again that free massages are offered at Hart House on\u00a0Mondays\u00a0from 1:00pm-3:00pm in the Second floor rotunda. Follow the link for more info.\n\n3. Here\u2019s a helpful link to the Student Life page on stress at university<\/a>. If you are not dealing well with\u00a0the chaos that is March and April\u00a0and you feel like your stress is \u201cred lining\u201d, this page might be helpful to you. Check out the Counselling & Psychological Services (CAPS)<\/a>\u00a0 webpage, if you need to find\u00a0assistance in dealing with stress or if\u00a0you need to talk to a counsellor.\n\n4. Stop. Inhale. Exhale. Repeat. In other words\u00a0breathe!\n\n5. Follow this link to the Multi-faith Centre\u2019s website <\/a>listing all the free yoga, Tai-chi, and meditation classes offered this term. Most of these are drop-in classes, so it\u2019s a great opportunity to take a few minutes and de-stress. While you\u2019re there visit the meditation room <\/a>with its living\u00a0wall\u00a0on the Second floor and enjoy some tranquility for a few minutes.\n\n
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meditation room at the Multi-faith Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nI hope these links\u00a0of help when you feel like your head might launch off your neck into the stratosphere. I think I\u2019m going to need to take advantage of these\u00a0de-stressing activities\u00a0in the next month to weather my own perfect storm.\n\n-Lori","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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