I had a bad day today. Unfortunately, my laptop fell out of my bag this evening and broke. I took it to Best Buy but it is looking like I will need a new laptop. I was hoping to write a beautiful blog post for my debut post but unfortunately, I am just sad about my laptop. Tomorrow our class is meeting and kicking off our individual design portion of the build which is so exciting. But what sucks is I was putting together our base map/site plan and now it is gone. It will probably push back the whole studio a bit. I am hoping to get some of it done on my other computer I have but it runs so slow and it needs a ton of updates tonight.
Our studio finished reading a book called The Speed of Trust a couple of weeks ago. One part that I took away from it was the importance of letting anger and bad feelings pass before making decisions. I am proud of myself for remaining calm tonight even though my laptop broke. The Best Buy man was kind, my father responded in kindness and patience as well (I bought my laptop less than 7 months ago and I have never broken or cracked any other technology I have had before), my boyfriend kindly listened, and Chloe (my roommate who is in CB too who is great) was patient and encouraging too. I am trying to be kind to myself tonight. Accidents happen and we can show ourselves grace and love and not beat ourselves up all the time when things go wrong. It may seem like the end of the world that my laptop broke but it is not at all. Laptops can be repaired and replaced and maps can be redrawn. It’s important in moments like these to remember how blessed we are and remain calm. I am extremely blessed to be able to go to school at Clemson, I have a roof over my head, great health, and help when I need it. Bad things happen but they will pass.
