#haleyblogsaboutstuff

I participated in an LGBTQIA discussion panel, went to a drag show, and now I’m sitting down to read the Communist Manifesto.

Hi. I had to go to the ER last night because I had a major allergic reaction to... something?? (I don’t really know what caused it because all that I had eaten that day was food I’d eaten before without much trouble [though right before I had the reaction I did eat goldfish crackers....]. The Dr said he couldn’t be sure either).

My lips swelled up and I looked like an idiot and then I had pain in my chest, thankfully my eyes didn’t swell and I didn’t have anything swell in my throat. they put me on an IV with benadryl and some other stuff I can’t remember and some kind of breathing tube.

My roommate was amazing for driving me and being there with me, even once the benadryl made me lose it. The ER nurse was really cool too, she showed us everything she was doing and showed us how it all worked. Didn’t know that the IV tube inside of my vein was flexible plastic... so hey you learn something every day.

Breathing 100% now, swelling is almost all the way down. I’m going to go get Allergy tested. Hopefully i won’t need to get an epipen now. Definitely don’t want to repeat last night. It rightfully freaked me out.

Also: come friends reactions

about 3 of screenshots of my kylie face

me: “glad you enjoy my suffering” friend: “me too”

my brother: “you’re an idiot” me: “but it isn’t my fault” him: “still an idiot”

“wait what you got lip injections??” (this friend was turnt... it was a Saturday night don’t blame her) and then proceeded to send me about 10 snaps of her singing and drinking with her amigos. pretty funny.

“that isn’t a good look on you” “now you know never to get lip injections”

Wow so I’ve been crazy busy this year so far. Even just this past week I’ve been going nonstop (I’m actually really enjoying it!). I haven’t been particularly active here on tumblr, or any of my social media really. BUT I do use twitter and instagram a fair bit more than tumblr, so if you do want to better keep up with me find me @ SaleyHwanson on both twitter and instagram. Go ahead and send me your handle so I can follow you back

To be honest the majority of what I (want to) use tumblr for is to send memes to my roommate, track the books I read, keep up with gradblr folks (soon I will be among you!!), and look at art. I end up spending a lot of time blocking spam porn blogs. So that’s been a factor in discouraging me from using this site. I really hope @staff can get a handle on that.

ALRIGHT, life updates now! The main thing is that I’ve been approved to study abroad next semester! Woo-hoo! Fully funded too--so double woo-hoo! I’ll be in Aarhus, Denmark from August until January. Expect an obnoxious amount of photos (and I won’t be sorry about it) :) :)

Other than that, I’ve just been enjoying being busy with coursework and doing things with my buds. Mental health is in a good spot right now.

I threw a little Mardi Gras shindig with my roommates/buds last night. We made fantastic cajun food and a king’s cake. I have so much fun cooking with people, and I get a lot of satisfaction from others enjoying what I make). Today is the first day of the Lenten season, and since I live with a bunch of Catholics I had to think about what I want to do for Lent (I’m an atheist, but I want to participate in the holiday--for me it’s about bettering yourself, which is always an admirable mission to undertake). I was sick a lot last year (bronchitis TWICE, among others), and sick a bit so far this year--so I’m resolving to eat healthy (to be fair, I already do a fair bit) and work out to try and combat any further illness. Wish me luck!

I’m a little late coming up with these, but better late than never right?

Practice a little German, Danish, & Latin everyday (Duolingo is better than nothing... of course there’s no Duolingo for Latin, but I have a real text/workbook for that one).

Don’t skip any classes. Only miss if you’re sick & can’t help it.

Stop eating dairy. Accept that I am lactose intolerant & move on. Along the same vein, keep up the mostly vegan diet I switched to last year (still eating some fish and eggs, primarily avoiding red meat and dairy). It made me feel great & worked well for me.

Avoid buying books unless I need them for a class. I have too many that I haven’t read. Vice versa: read the books that I already have before picking up more. Will make an exception if GRRM releases Winds of Winter this year (doubt it).

Eliminate as many drinks that aren’t water as possible

Don’t let people push my buttons. Ignore goading/harassment, especially on social media.

Wash my face every night and morning. Figure out what the hell a skincare routine is and stick to it.

and a bonus: I want to make efforts to reduce my waste, making steps towards a more zero-waste life as much as possible.