Sometimes life gives you riddles that you have no idea what to make of. Yesterday while I was celebrating a birthday, someone I know lost another one of their best friends. Then later on that night I was attempting to console that person, and no matter what I said, I felt as though it was not good enough to say. Lately, that's a little bit how I have been feeling. The ideal "Actions speak louder than words," have been stuck in my head for the last couple of months, and it's a bit difficult to shake. And if my actions are what's speaking louder than my words, than I am starting to slack a little bit. As of right now, I want to say that I am about an average B+ student, and if you know me at all, I don't usually have many B's towards the close of the semester. Majority of my marks are A's since a very early age. I am not attempting to brag here, my point is I have high standards set for myself and currently I am not meeting them academically. As far as work goes, luckily I am still working two jobs. After a few tardy slips and a write-up, I feel as though I have gotten a hang of my work schedule. Now the next time I am currently working on improving is making time to do homework. I apologize for not blogging for a while, I am just dealing with the stated conflicts as well as some friendship hardships as well. Even though it is only the end of October, I am mentally already in November. I have so much to do, had to request so many days off, so little time in what feels like a month, and in reality, November is right around the corner. I have somewhere I need to be in a few minutes, so I am going to come to a close here, but I should be back on relatively soon. If not, I hope you have a great day today. And even if things are rough right now, just remember pressure makes diamonds. So in the end, you're going to shine. Have a great day.