My trusted agenda, my sustainable water bottle, a task list, and blocked off time for relaxation are just a couple of the things that get me through my busy days as a university student. Granted, every individual will have a different schedule, different needs, and different methods of effective organization. Soon enough, you will be finding out for yourself what it means to be a student, but in the meantime I can share a few of my own day to day activities. This breakdown shows you what a weekly schedule cannot: the smaller day to day activities that are often not expected and can take up more time than you expect. Regardless of what activities you decide to fill YOUR days with, be mindful of time management and know your limits. With all the exciting things going on, it’s easy to stretch yourself thin. Choose activities that make you happy, stay organized, and all things will fall into place.

A Wonderful Wednesday

6:30am- up and at’em (thankfully I’m an early riser!)
7-9:30am- volunteer with a local high school’s Breakfast Program (for opportunities like this check out http://studentlife.uoguelph.ca/lce/you-guelph.)
9:30-10am- walk to school
10:20am-hit up my barista friend for my daily Americano, with my trusted travel mug by my side
10:30-11:20am- Go to my Modern American Literature (ENGL 3550) class; hand in a paper on Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury and lucky me, I’m done class for the day!
11:25-11:29am- quick Facebook check, make mental note to call my sister
11:30-12:29- spend an hour on the third floor of the library making study notes for an upcoming midterm
12:30-1:10pm- head downtown with best friend to browse the shelves and pick up used novels at Macondo Books for my Literature in History Seminar (ENGL 3960)
[for downtown treasures like this check out http://www.downtownguelph.com/directory.php?b=225 ]
1:11pm- Make plans to have lunch at The Bullring tomorrow
1:15-2:15pm- grab a matcha lattee at Planet Bean and get in an hour worth of reading. Then I head to the bus loop where I catch the #3 to volunteer at an After-school Program for youth
2:40-5pm- volunteer: making crafts and helping primary students with homework (I got involved with this through the Peer Helper Program http://studentlife.uoguelph.ca/lce/navigate/peer-helper-program )
5-5:20pm- rush home and grab a quick bite to eat
6-7pm-Power Yoga (there are many yoga places on and off campus to keep you Zen, or check out other athletic activities at http://gryphons.ca/ )
7:30-8pm- chat with roommate while making fruit smoothies
8:10-10:30pm- revise rough draft of American Society essay (HIST 3060). Do some extra research on sport in modern America and Little League Baseball. Email TA for extra advice before submitting final draft.
10:30-11pm- read 2 chapters of my French novel for French Language 1 (FREN 1200)
11:02pm-Realize that my body, mind, and eyes are tired
11:05pm- Bed time!