Oil Painting

So I decided to try my hand at oil painting again!

I am pleased to say that I think I can get used to this medium! Horray! Smiles and chocolate abound...

-WARNING : Following contains not-happy life stuff -

On another note, I am moving back to college in 19 days. WOW. Just WOW.
I am so excited to be back where I belong. Because the truth is, I have had a really rough summer.

Usually summer is full of friends, good happy times, and relaxation. On the contrary, I have barely hung out with friends because 1. I have other obligations or 2. I am exhausted and need a mental health day.
Summer, for me, was defined by working too much (why does 28 hours a week not sound like a lot?) and too late of hours (often till 12am), getting promoted and hating it (the stress was unreal and wrecked havoc on my sleep and mental well-being), taking a physics class (7.5 weeks, 10 hours a week), and being unrealistically mentally tortured and incapacitated by a friend making bad life decisions. And there were other things, as well, in the familial category...
Needless to say, I found myself very stressed, unusually sleep deprived (for summer), and really down (it didn't help that I also gained some weight - self-esteem is not a strong point of mine). I almost went there again. That is, into depression. But not quite, I suppose. I guess I never slipped all of the way down.

The good news is, college is coming up. The bad news is - and I nervously await the answer to this agonizing question - what this year is going to be like?
I know my classes are going to be harder. I know my roommates are going to have drama (probably lots). I know there will be challenges. I suppose the real, true question here is - will I be able to adapt to all of these challenges whilst maintaining happiness?
I couldn't manage that this summer. But I am optimistic - unrealistically? - for this next school year.

I am ready to push the reset button.