{"id":4064,"date":"2018-04-26T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=4064"},"modified":"2018-04-23T11:42:12","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T15:42:12","slug":"lilah-what-to-do-when-it-seems-like-theres-too-much-to-do-and-you-cant-do-any-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2018\/04\/26\/lilah-what-to-do-when-it-seems-like-theres-too-much-to-do-and-you-cant-do-any-of-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Lilah: What to do when it seems like there\u2019s too much to do and you can\u2019t do any of it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take a walk <\/b><\/p>\n

One of my favorite things to do is to walk (or jog, depending on how many wild turkeys are chasing me) through Brookline. It\u2019s adjacent to South campus, and there are some magnificent houses. If your mom raised you like mine, checking out some sweet real estate is as good as watching TV! You can imagine yourself living in these mansions, and leave work at home for a minute. Taking a walk really is the best way to clear your head. You can listen to music, or just hear the birds chirping in this beautiful suburban neighborhood. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Find a tv show that calms you down<\/strong><\/p>\n

Personally, some of my favorite shows are also very therapeutic. For example, <\/span>Chef\u2019s Table<\/span><\/i> on Netflix gets a bad reputation for having frivolous (but amazing) cinematography and pretentious cuisine. <\/span>However<\/span><\/i>, the dynamic cinematography along with classical music as the soundtrack is the perfect balance that calms your senses. Another show I used to watch was <\/span>How It\u2019s Made<\/span><\/i>. If you like watching robots do stuff with, again, soothing music overhead, this show is a must.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chef\u2019s Table<\/span><\/i> just released a season that only features chefs with a sweet tooth. I highly recommend it if you enjoy dessert.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Make lists<\/strong><\/p>\n

This point often escapes me when I see a mountain of work ahead of me. First off, looking at the mountain is much scarier than breaking it up into pieces. If you have ever seen <\/span>What About Bob?<\/span><\/i>, you\u2019ll know to take \u201cbaby steps.\u201d I recommend making a list that sorts out the days of the week. Then, you can make a separate list of \u201cto-dos.\u201d Then, start placing certain tasks into certain days. They may not be completely realistic goals, but writing them down gives you a sense of control.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Call!!!!! Your!!!!!!!!!!!! Parents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Would you believe I call my mother <\/span>every day<\/b>? It\u2019s true! She\u2019s my rock! Please, I beg of you all, call your parents. First of all, they miss you so much that they will probably douse you in love once you call. But, I look up to my parents, so they are there whenever I need advice. Even when I don\u2019t need to talk about anything specific, I call my mom. Just knowing that they are there for you, even though they\u2019re not with you, means a ton, and it will calm your nerves.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Take a walk One of my favorite things to do is to walk (or jog, depending on how many wild turkeys are chasing me) through Brookline. It\u2019s adjacent to South campus, and there are some magnificent houses. If your mom raised you like mine, checking out some sweet real estate is as good as watching … Continue reading Lilah: What to do when it seems like there\u2019s too much to do and you can\u2019t do any of it<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44462],"tags":[44489,44498],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4064"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4064"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4069,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4064\/revisions\/4069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}