Don't apologize for the length of the comment - I appreciated it! Thanks for the suggestions and whatnot.. I do get your drift! The little things certainly can help. Having a small positive thing in your day is better than having none, after all.

I can relate to a lot of what you've written as well. My GPA has slipped a bit over the years. Sometimes it's hard to concentrate on school or devote enough energy and motivation to the tasks at hand when there are so many other internal stressors going on. Although not all of our sources of stress are the same, I can understand how it's sometimes overwhelming balancing those + your everyday responsibilities.

I hope that you're doing alright! :) Thanks again for commenting.