I feel a little bit like a chicken with my head cut off. But the truth is that I thrive when I’m extremely busy. I have no idea why. My most productive year of my life was my senior year of college…during which I had two part-time jobs, planned a wedding, wrote and defended a thesis, took the LSAT, added a double major, moved, applied to law schools, etc. It was INSANE but I always had something to do and I liked the feeling of purpose that I had. The same holds true now! When you’re really busy you tend to value your time a lot more and make sure that you get things done when you need to. Haven’t you noticed that I’ve been posting every day?

Eaten very quickly at 5 in the morning while I was running out the door to work at the store.

Morning Snack: banana chips, biscotti, and assorted other snacks/samples in the break room

Second Breakfast: egg sandwich

I raced back home after my morning shift at work to pick up Jason so that we could head out to our first morning class together. He knew that I hadn’t eaten a substantial meal, so he thoughtfully made me something to eat in the car. He even prepared a travel mug of some much needed coffee for me to take with us!

Lunch: spinach spaghetti with leftover meatball and marinara, baby spinach with Annie’s Woodstock dressing

Afternoon Snacks: local granny smith apple with peanut butter, peanut butter cup trax mix

Dinner: Mama Pea’s loaded baked potato soup

This was an easy and delicious meal to throw together when I got home from my night class. I followed the recipe exactly, except that I added in cashew cream (raw cashews blended with hot stock until thick and creamy) instead of milk. I highly recommend her recipe!

Tomorrow is another jam-packed day for me, including an interview with a firm that I’m hoping to extern for next semester. Good thing I’m too busy to be nervous about it.

Thanks for reading!

-Lauren

Question for YOU: When are you at your most productive? Do you prefer to have a lot of free time or to keep yourself busy?