MIA

I know, I've been Missing In Action.

I believe this is the longest I've gone without posting something on this blog, which is horrible. I've been overwhelmed with being a graduate student. Surprise, surprise for any other readers who understand the pain and suffering that is associated with being a graduate student. And for those of you who don't, it's horrible, trust me. Don't do it! My only hope is that it'll all be worth it once I'm done and can officially be called a DOCTOR. *fingers crossed*

I just started my first semester as a TA (teaching assistant), and it's been interesting teaching mostly freshmen who don't seem to really care whatsoever. I guess they like wasting their parents money, and their education. Thankfully, not all of my classes are this way. I do have some promising students mixed in. I'm still trying to figure out how to memorize all 70+ student names. On top of keeping up with grading multiple weekly assignments from each student. I teach ALL day on Tuesdays. If I'm lucky, I can have a chance to eat lunch in between labs, but other days, I will probably have only 15 minutes to eat.

I've been trying to keep that in mind and pack extra snacks so my stomach doesn't start growling while I'm trying to teach. My stomach is loud, no one wants to hear that. I have fallen more and more in love with KIND bars. I wrote an earlier post about them, but hadn't tried as many of their flavors then.

From left to right: Almond and Apricots (in yogurt), Blueberry Pecan, Pomegranate Blueberry Pistachio, Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew, Sesame and Peanuts

My favorite is definitely the Sesame and Peanuts and Pomegranate Blueberry Pistachio. If I'm craving chocolate, I go with the sesame one, if I want something more fruity, I go with the latter.

I have also been storing mini-bags of popcorn in my snack drawer at work, and fruit in the mini-fridge. I usually like to have a variety of fruit. Recently I've been really liking fresh mandarin oranges, red grapes, blueberries, pineapple, pears, and blackberries. I usually buy whatever is in season or on sale at the grocery store. I'm not a really picky person when it comes to fruit as long as it's sweet and juicy.

Anybody else have to plan their lunch around other obligations?

Note: All products were purchased by me, with my own money. All opinions are my own.