Balance Between Work and Play

Yesterday my friends and I went pumpkin picking.  One of my friends is a sophomore so he’s allowed to have his car on campus and we actually went back to our hometown to pick the pumpkins.  This was a lot of fun because it was perfect weather to be outside and enjoy the day.  Although we didn’t pick the pumpkins on campus the best part was decorating them outside of the resident hall Wilkinson.  We used paint and markers to give our pumpkins faces, one of my friends actually carved some of her pumpkin.  Considering Halloween is right around the corner pumpkins were a festive and seasonally appropriate choice.  This got my mind off the stress of studying for the upcoming midterms this week. Not only was it a fun activity, but I get to display my pumpkin out my window spreading the Halloween spirit.  Also my friend that carved her pumpkin took the seeds out, so we got to bake those in the oven of her utility room.  They were nutritious and delicious because we didn’t have any salt to put on them but they still tasted good.  Two other fun activities spiraled from one simple pumpkin picking activity essentially preoccupying most of my day so I didn’t have to think about studying or homework, which was a nice change.  Studying is obviously never a bad thing but balancing out work and play is essential to be a well rounded happy person.