Spring Break Goals

It’s seventh week of my second term at Oxford, which means one thing: Spring Break is fast approaching.

The breaks at Oxford are absurdly long. Whereas I get one week off back at my American college, here, “Easter Holiday” lasts six weeks! I feel very lucky, but I’m not one to twiddle my thumbs; so while the domestic students here study for their exams (which I don’t have), I’m coming up with other things to do during my time off.

As of right now, those things are…

1. Refocusing on health //

I did a four-week health program earlier this year with #PSPfit, which I loved. However, the second it ended I got right back to my old flawed habits, and then some. I think my body was in revolt: I constantly craved sweets and all kinds of unhealthy food, and I stopped pushing myself to work out. I take 100% of the responsibility for this, and I’m taking 100% of the responsibility for getting back on track. This spring break, I’m planning to work my way to clean eating, cutting down on sugar, and exercising four times a week.

2. Working on the blog //

I would love to eventually have a queue of posts saved up, so that I’m never left in a bind when it comes to publishing something on time. Over spring break, I’ll work on writing often enough that I have several posts saved for during m third term. I’d also like to figure out how to make better use of social media, so I’ll be working on that as well!

3. Working on my summer commitments //

What? It’s spring break and I’m already working on summer plans? Well, through some hard work and a total accident (by which I mean, I was accepted to both of the opportunities I applied for), this summer is going to be my busiest yet. One of my commitments is teaching a program for three weeks, but I’ll be doing an internship in the month beforehand, meaning I need to plan my teaching curriculum over spring break. It might seem a little insane (and it probably is), but that’s just what I have to do to keep up!

Those are my spring break plans this year. All in all, I’m hoping to use the time to work hard enough that I have less to do in my third term. Do you have any spring break goals? What are your plans?