{"id":41341,"date":"2020-03-23T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T19:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=41341"},"modified":"2020-03-23T15:49:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T19:49:02","slug":"toilet-paper-crncr-and-living-life-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2020\/03\/23\/toilet-paper-crncr-and-living-life-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Toilet Paper, CR\/NCR and Living Life Online"},"content":{"rendered":"How\u2019s everyone holding up? I don\u2019t know about you but this has been the longest week of my life. My family has unfortunately joined in with the obsession of toilet paper, and surprisingly enough having 80 rolls of toilet paper doesn\u2019t help my focus when it comes to school work. What I\u2019ve come to realize is that I really struggle with working from home. I know my last blog was full of tips to help us transition to do just that, but that doesn\u2019t mean we aren\u2019t going to hit bumps in the road!\r\n\r\nWith everything that\u2019s going on and all the uncertainty around us, picking up my textbook and studying for hours on end really does not sound appealing. It\u2019s exasperating to try and find the purpose of doing assignments when everything feels like we are in limbo. I struggle with online lectures and have a great deal of difficulty focusing. The only thing it does is make me appreciate in-class lectures that much more! I miss you Sid Smith, and Robarts, and every place in between.\r\n\r\nI wanted to share (truthfully) how I\u2019m doing during this unpredictable time because I hope you guys know you\u2019re not alone. Just because other people have beautiful at-home work spaces and bright rooms, doesn\u2019t mean we all do. A lot of us went to the libraries to find that bright, conducive, motivating space we need for studying, and unfortunately home sometimes doesn\u2019t do that for us.\r\n\r\nNow, just because the transition is hard doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t do it. Slowly, day by day, we need to push ourselves to adapt to our surroundings. I\u2019ve been taking drawing breaks every time I get overwhelmed.\r\n\r\nAnother thing to keep in mind that I\u2019ve also been looking into are the new rules around CR\/NCR and drop dates for courses. Obviously I\u2019m not saying you should drop all your courses or CR\/NCR them all, but it definitely is an option that is available to us, and given these extenuating circumstances, I think it\u2019s a good idea to explore all avenues.\r\n\r\nIncluded in the link below are a bunch of FAQ\u2019s on the Arts & Science website (www.artsci.utoronto.ca\/covid19-artsci-student-faqs<\/a>) which is updated regularly. I\u2019ve included a few of the answers below. As of today:\r\n