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Covenant University expels 200 students for not attending Church service

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*Students beg, Parents react…* School declines comment
*I’m not aware — Prof Okojie, NUC boss

About 200 students may have been expelled by the authorities of Covenant University, Cannanland, Ota, Ogun State, recently for what was described as “disregard of paramount core values.”

Frustrated and angered by the development, some of the affected students who gave account of what happened battled emotions while narrating their situations to Saturday Vanguard recently. They however pleaded with the school authorities to tamper justice with mercy in order to save their future.

Saturday Vanguard investigation revealed that out of the figure, about 126 were expelled for not attending the ‘departure service’, meant to sign off from the school after the end of the Semester and Matriculation of students on November 30. Five other students were thrown out for smoking while unconfirmed source said additional 60 got the same fate for violating other rules bordering on the University’s core values. A few others were given four weeks suspension for failure to sign the head count that was conducted a couple of weeks earlier.

A letter of expulsion signed by the Registrar, Ntia Ubong, a copy which was made available to Saturday Vanguard stated that the affected students contravened Chapter 1, section 30, page 40 of the 2010-2014 Student Handbook.

We gathered that the massive expulsion was predicated on the anger of the Chancellor, Bishop David Oyedepo who was said to have been infuriated after seeing students loitering around when they were supposed to be at the Chapel for the Departure Service.

He was said to have personally chased students to the Chapel and ordered for a search into all the halls and colleges to fish out those who did not attend the service.

Several attempts to get the school authorities comment on the issue proved abortive. The Instituion’s Corporate Affairs Head, Mr Igban Emmaunel also refused to comment as calls pulled through to him were unanswered and text messages not replied.

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How it happened
A few of the affected students gave account of what happened to Saturday Vanguard at different points. The similar accounts go thus: “On November 30, the last day of the semester, preceding our December break, there was also a Matriculation for the 100 level students; in fact some students had their last semester exams on that day, some of them finished around 3:00pm while the matriculation started around 8am. Some students retired to their rooms to relax while some engaged in some other activities jubilating the end of the semester.

“Some also got drinks from the matriculating students. Even as these were going on, some students who finished around 3pm retired to their halls. By 5pm, they announced that we should get prepared for the ‘Departure service’ which was to start by 8pm. Some students were already seeing their parents off while some of us were just trying to relax to get off the stress of the exams.

“Most of us hadn’t gotten through the tiredness of the sleepless nights of the exams; so, some us stayed back in our rooms. The departure service is usually a day before we go home and it is usually presided over by the Chancellor. Before the commencement of the service, they used to lock up the main doors of the halls so as to prevent cases of theft. I was not bothered since there were a lot of us in the hall. Some minutes past 8pm, they switched off the light and all of us in the hall went into our rooms. Because of the darkness and the cold, I slept off immediately.”

He continued: “The persistent knocks on the door woke me up and I realised that they had come to search for people who had not come to service. Before I realised what was going on, I found myself with other students numbering about 30. They took down our names and counted us to make sure that no one was omitted. They said the Chancellor was at the service and we refused to come. I heard them talking about other halls and they asked us to wait. I didn’t take it seriously because I never believed in my widest imagination that we would be expelled. We were later asked to go to our various halls.

“Some of those who went into hiding were lucky as they were not found. Shortly, those who went for the service returned and told us there was poor attendance at the Chapel and how students were diving in through the windows, scampering for seats. In fact, one narrated to us how the Chancellor jumped through the window to vent his anger on some students who had jumped in,” he stated.

Another expelled student also gave similar account of the incident. “I couldn’t go to the service because, I was not feeling well which was as a result of the stress of the exams we had just finished. After a while, I managed to go but I heard that they started driving people back around 7:30pm while the service was to start around 8pm. I was surprised because the rule was that you’ve got to be seated 15minutes to the service. Again, it was never made compulsory, but they tried to get students out of the halls to prevent cases of theft. So, because I was not feeling well, I went back to my room because I needed to rest for a while.

“I thought it was a joke when they said we are in for expulsion because we failed to come for departure service. I have never done anything contrary to the school laws. I have never faced any panel before and neither did I have any unpleasant case in my file. I never thought it was real until letters were handed to me the following morning.”

Giving account of how letters were handed out to them, the visibly troubled student said: “By 6am, they announced the names of those who were caught in halls and colleges. Usually after the departure service, one can sign out from there and go but because it ended late and no one could travel, students had to wait till the following morning. But the hall officer told those of us whose names were written down that if we leave, we should be considered gone from the university forever. That gave us an insight into what was likely to come as punishment. By 7:45am, we were called once again to go downstairs for our letters. Those who collected theirs before mine were crying and I wondered what the punishment could be until I read the letter stating I was expelled from the university.”

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At the Chapel
Another student who found his way to the Chapel also told Saturday Vanguard that while the Chancellor was being driven past, he noticed that students were loitering at about the time they were supposed to be seated at the chapel. He said that this apparently infuriated him and he alighted from his car and chased students to the chapel with knocks. “I saw him, alighted from his car and chased students to the chapel; I quickly found my way to the hall. Not quite long after, I saw students jumping in through the windows. It was a big commotion. Even the chancellor was going after those who jumped into the chapel. Later, he addressed the students saying he was very disappointed by the behaviour that the students were not seated 15 minutes before the service.”

Another account had it that while the Education Secretary, Prof. Aize Obayan was addressing the students, the students were murmuring, then the Chancellor immediately took to the microphone and said: “if I hear the voice of any student, the curse of the Lord shall fall upon that one.” The chapel immediately went dead silent.

Our source who was also late to the service stated that the Chancellor later directed that those students who did not come to the service would be purged out saying they did not belong to the school. Our source stated that at the end of the service, he prayed for the students in the hall.

Another source in the school hinted that at that point, the Vice-chancellor pleaded on behalf of those who were absent but the Chancellor insisted they must be purged from the school.

Our source told Saturday Vanguard that the Vice-Chancellor while addressing the students announced that a search would be carried out in all the halls and colleges to find out those who failed to attend the departure service, advising them to wait behind.

Saturday Vanguard investigation revealed that out of the figure, about 126 were expelled for not attending the ‘departure service’, five were thrown out for smoking marijuana, twenty-five final year students and undisclosed number of lower level students were caught violating rules bothering on the University’s core values. We also gathered that a few others were given four weeks suspension for failure to sign the head count that was conducted a couple of weeks earlier. Some of the students opined that failure to sign the head count was even a greater offence which implied that the student was not in the school at the time of the exercise but yet got a four-week suspension.

The private university is known for its strict rules and discipline such as not allowing the students to use mobile phones within the school’s premises, while it is mandatory for students to always bring their bible to the chapel.

Parents react
A few parents who volunteered information spoke to us on condition of anonymity fearing that their children might be victimised in case the issue was resolved amicably. One of them said with bitterness that it is unacceptable, adding that the expulsion was not commensurate with the offence deemed to have been committed. He urged the school authorities to rescind its decision adding that the future of the students is at stake.

“For me, it is not acceptable. These students were not given fair hearing. Expulsion should not be a punishment for failure to attend service. We all agree, it is a Christian school but failure to attend church service could be due to a lot of reasons. I gathered that some of the students even finished their exams about 5pm that day. So, those people that finished at that time had barely three hours to prepare for the service. But stampeding them to congregate for service and then expelling those who did not come is a decision taken too far. For me, if there was poor attendance, I think the authorities have a responsibility. They have not been fair in putting the service so close to the examination. Even God will not do that.”

He however commended the Chancellor, Dr. Oyedepo on his vision towards the education of Nigeria children especially when the government institutions are failing, but urging him to tamper justice with mercy.

Another parent who was afraid of the press noted that he was still studying the situation and would not want to comment but noted that he was reliably informed that some group of parents made frantic efforts to meet with the Chancellor on the issue but without success. It was not clear the level of the efforts made. He further hinted that some students have not told their parents about their expulsion, still hoping that the issue would be resolved.

He lamented that his child had been having sleepless nights, going through mental torture unjustifiably. “I agree that discipline must be instilled in the students but it should not be aimed at destroying the life of the students. Expulsion is too great a punishment for non attendance of a departure service, without even a warning especially when the students hitherto, had not been found wanting,” he stated.

What the Student Handbook says
The Covenant University Core values border on Spirituality, Possibility Mentality, Capacity Building, Integrity, Responsibility, Diligence and Sacrifice. On the spirituality aspect, it states: “The Christian ethos underguard our activities and conducts at all time and every student of Covenant University is expected to exhibit character traits and dispositions of a Jesus-centered heritage. The Jesus – factor centered approach to all issues is non-negotiable and central in the pursuit of our mandate in raising a new generation of leaders and in the realization of the objectives of our purpose.

To this extent therefore, students will be committed to maintaining a high level of spirituality and shall act in such manner as to facilitate their spiritual growth as well as work out ways to evolve and implement a spiritual development plan. Attendance at Chapel Services is a compulsory part of students’ spiritual development where a bible and notebook are essential kits for the service. Students are expected to demonstrate a deep reverence for God at all times.”

The school declines comment
Several attempts were made to get the school authorities comment on the issue. The institution’s Corporate/Public Affairs Officer, Mr Igban Emmanuel Kalu declined comment. At first, several calls were pulled through to him but he refused to pick his calls. When the reporter persisted, he later picked but said he was driving and could not answer any question. But few hours later, other calls pulled to him were unanswered. A text message was sent to his phone and up to the time of writing this report, he did not reply.

I’m not aware —Prof Julius Okojie, NUC Executive Secretary
The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, Prof Julius Okojie said he has not been briefed on the matter.

Prof Okojie stated this during a telephone conversation Saturday Vanguard had with him a few days ago. “I am not aware of any expulsion by Covenant University; I will ask the school authorities. Right now, I am not in Abuja, I left Abuja few days ago and until I return to Abuja and find out details about the matter, I cannot comment on it,” he said.

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Here are some of the comments of the original post i loved!

"yes bro really no difference...i would rather send my kids abroad to study than send them to one of these glorified secondary schools called universities....these kids don't have no survival skills...well most are from wealthy families school is just for the papers....come to think of it which of these private nig uni trained students have made a mark in naija"

"My friend, are u educated at all. Does believing in God, makes u a stupid human?...The authorities of the universities went too far. Those caught smoking marijuana, deserves the expulsion. But not those who did not attend the departure service. Worship with your brain, and not your fingers."

"I refuse to be 'unequally yoked with you'. Your god, Oyedepo is NOT my God. Your god is on earth, ruling the earth with SLAPS and my God is in Heaven ruling the earth with GRACE, MERCY AND FORGIVENESS of sins.

And that, 'PaPa's' beloved 'child' is the very last communication I will have with you lest we be 'unequally yoked'. Goodbye."

"This man thinks he's God. I can never and never respect this man. He's not a man of God but man of evil. Poverty in Nigeria is contributing to all these problems where pastors and imams who can't even solve their own own problem are claiming they can turn stone to bread. They are only doing business. This has to change."

“if I hear the voice of any student, the curse of the Lord shall fall upon that one.” Who does he think he is God or what? I do not blame him. Because Jonathan went to kneel down to him for blessings now he thinks he is God. Rubbish"

"Is this a primary or secondary school?

Graduates from these kind of universities would hardly adapt to the real world after graduation because they were treated as children while they were actually adults.

University is not just a place for books only, its also a place where you learn to make your decisions and choices."

LOOOOOOL!. This killed me!
Comment: ... I worship with living faith church and they don't play with time. For God said there is time for everything. I hope PaPa will understand ...

Reply: Na the man born u? Or are u another slave of his?

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Buahahahah!!!!!! This is hilarious!. I agree with all of them though. <.< >.>

Abeg, before all those imbeciles hold my name to ransom. :D

Yours!

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Connecticut shootings. 27 Dead, including 18 pupils

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As many as 27 people were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, which would be the deadliest massacre in the U.S. since the 2007 rampage at Virginia Tech university.

At least 18 children were among those killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, according to the Associated Press, which cited an unidentified official with knowledge of the situation.

The shooter is dead and had two guns, the AP said. CNN said his body was found in a classroom, and a witness said 100 rounds were heard from the hallway.

‘‘I heard like seven loud booms,’’ said one unidentified girl interviewed by NBC News outside the school.

‘‘We didn’t scream. We started crying.’’

It has been a deadly year in the U.S. Just three days ago, three died after a gunman opened fire inside a mall in suburban Portland, Oregon.

In August a shooter took the lives of six people at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, before being killed by a police officer. In July, a masked gunman opened fire at a midnight movie in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and injuring 58.

The AP reported that the attacker in Connecticut is a 20- year-old man.

A law-enforcement official in Washington said that one gun used in the attacks is a .223-caliber rifle, the news service reported.

The official spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because the source was not authorized to speak on the record about the developing investigation.

Many killings took place in a kindergarten class, according to the Hartford Courant. One entire classroom is unaccounted for outside the school, the paper reported on its website.

The town is 65 miles (105 kilometers) northeast of New York City.Police received a 911 call from Sandy Hook Elementary just after 9:30 a.m., Lieutenant Paul Vance of the Connecticut State Police said during a press conference.

Vance confirmed that there were ‘‘several fatalities at the scene, both students and staff,’’ without specifying the number of deaths.

The shooter is dead inside, he said.

The details won’t be released until families are notified, he said.The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting state and local law enforcement authorities in responding, White House press secretary Jay Carney said.

President Barack Obama is receiving updates as information becomes available, he said.

CNN showed video of a mother pushing a stroller with one hand and holding another child with her other.

A picture from the Newtown Bee showed students being ushered through the parking lot in a single-file line, with children putting their hands on one another’s shoulders.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy was ‘‘’horrified’’ by what happened and is meeting with families, Roy Occhiogrosso, a spokesman, said at a press conference.

The deadliest shooting in the U.S. in recent years is the Virginia Tech campus rampage of 2007, in which Seung-Hui Cho took 33 lives, including his own.

In 1999, two students shot 12 classmates and a teacher in Columbine High School in suburban Denver before killing themselves.

Luscious

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I met him one evening, I’ve already heard so much about him from his cousin, my roommate Jane. If I didn’t know better, I’d think she had a lil crush on him, or maybe she did. She was always talking about him, even showed me pictures. He was dark, tall, and low-key handsome. I was drawn to him already before I even met him, his name was chibuzor. Anyway, I knew he was coming that evening so I showered, dolled up and dressed up. I wore jean shorts and a black boob tube. He came at about 7:30pm, he wore a black t-shirt and black slacks, and he had big thighs…my God! He was totally fit and he looked good enough to eat. It was like seeing one of the heroes in my novels, she introduced us, and he starred and starred and kept starring.

In my mind I was like yippeeee but I kept my cool outwardly. Jane was all over him to my annoyance, I wanted him all to myself right there. The attraction I felt for him was crazy and I wanted to kiss him like mad! Did I mention he had red lips? Anyway I kept my cool and gave them privacy, I retired to the end of the room, where I was sure he could see me, crossed my legs seductively, closed my eyes and started fantasizing about the things I could do him. Somehow I dozed off because next thing I remember was the object of my fantasy tapping me and telling me he was about to leave, with the promise of coming the next day and taking us out for drinks. He was in my dreams all night long, woke up the next morning totally wet, then I started counting the hours awaiting his arrival. I couldn’t think straight or even settle for what to wear, went through all the dresses in my wardrobe and finally settled for a red hot dress and blue pumps. Meanwhile neither he nor his cousin was aware of how much I wanted him, you see, I’ve perfected the act of masking my feelings, to them I was aloof and indifferent which was exactly how I wanted it. I wanted him to be all over me, wine and dine me before giving him a clue of how I felt.

Anyway he arrived by 9pm, this time with his friend, I was so happy because he brought someone to keep his cousin busy so he can be all over me. Btw he couldn’t keep his eyes off me (yayyyyyyyyyy). We drove to a lounge, ordered drinks and started talking about the basis, where did you grow up? Where did you school? What do you do? Bla bla bla, next thing we started talking about the other couples in the bar. Ohhhh, did I mention he smelled so damn good? It hurts so much to be that close to him but I couldn’t touch him the way I wanted because I was trying to be a lady, at a point I couldn’t take it anymore, I stood up and started dancing with myself, he later joined me and it took all of my control to not grab him and scream fuck me.

After a while, I told him I needed to step out for air, we walked to the car park, to and fro then eventually walked to his car. I sat on the boot of his car, he was in front of me, can’t remember exactly what we were talking about then he kissed me, slowly at first then hard, I lost it then, I returned the kiss in full, arched my back, reached for his head and started kissing him like my life depended on it. Next thing I knew I was opening the buttons of his shirt, running my fingers through the hair on his chest, squeezing his nipples, I dragged my dress down, I wasn’t wearing a bra, put his hands on my boobs and guided him on how I wanted to be touched. Somehow I felt his tongue on my nipples and I went crazy, I could feel myself dripping down there, then he was touching me, hiked up my dress, tore my panty and tasted me, while playing with my clit with his fingers, I screamed with pleasure, he kept going at it until I came with a force. I still wanted to feel him inside me; he was hard as a rock. I removed his belt, unzipped him, ran my fingers all over the length of him and guided him inside me, he gripped my hips, carried me to the end of the car park where the wall was with his dick still inside me. He put me up against the wall and started moving, slowly at first then harder and harder till I came again, he didn’t stop he kept going on and on till I came for the third time before he came, rather violently shivering and all. We held each other for a while until we started breathing normally again, then he let go of me, we straightened our clothes and went back to the club.

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LOOOOL!

I couldn't breathe!

Adapted from Screwability's blog.

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Rob Kardashian trashes ex Rita Ora in Twitter tirade, claims he got her pregnant and accuses her of cheating on him with ‘nearly 20 dudes'

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The reality star took to Twitter early Monday morning to slam an ex-girlfriend — reportedly Rita Ora, though he never mentions her by name — and didn’t care who saw.

Hell hath no fury like a Kardashian scorned.

Rob Kardashian took to Twitter early Monday morning to slam an ex-girlfriend — reportedly Rita Ora, though he never mentions her by name — and didn’t care who saw.

“She cheated on me with nearly 20 dudes while we were together, I wonder how many she will sleep with now that we apart? (sic) But I mean 20?!!!” he tweeted on Monday, though he has since deleted the messages.

“How can a woman who is so busy trying to start her own career have time to be with so many dudes all while in a relationship?!”

Kardashian, 25, and Ora, 22, have long been linked to one another in the tabloids, but only subtly came out about their relationship in October, when the pair shared some more intimate shots of one another on the social media site.

The former “Dancing With the Stars” contestant has since deleted all traces of Ora from his Twitter page, including an image of the two of them cuddling up, with the caption “Me and my baby.”

Ora has not made any reference to the alleged split or infidelity in her tweets thus far, choosing instead to continue promoting her music.

One errant tweet did emerge shortly after Kardashian’s Twitter rage Monday, however.

“Rob’s d--k was wack, I had to go get it somewhere else,” the message, which only lived online briefly, said, to which an enraged Kardashian replied: “So you let me get you pregnant and you let others hit raw?”

The exchange has since been removed.

Meanwhile, Kardashian’s older sister Khloe weighed in on the situation on her own Twitter account, warning her little brother to “be nice kiddddd.”

“Social media is so much drama. Hehehe thank goodness there was no social media when I was younger. Too much drama in the LBC,” she added later.

In a tweet that she too has since deleted, the 28-year-old Kardashian sister gave him — and her 7 million followers — some more direct advice.

"Cheaters never prosper @RobKardashian ill be home today... Try and smile little brother,” she wrote.

“It’s really sad — they really liked each other but with him living in LA and her over in London, it was becoming impossible to maintain a relationship,” a source told the UK’s tabloid The Sun. “They’d only decided to go public with the romance a couple of months ago so as not to put any pressure on themselves but they’ve already split.”

In fact, prior to Kardashian’s explosive Twitter rant, Ora had opened up to Glamour magazine about her relationship with Kardashian, explaining that it just wasn’t working out.

“I was like a ghost. I used to get so frustrated with myself and then wonder why I was angry, so I decided it was best to keep it friendly — especially at the moment when there’s so much going on,” she told the magazine.

Besides, she confided in the glossy, she hasn’t even truly been in love yet.

“In 22 years there’s been nothing,” she said. “I’ve had young fascinations but never love … I’m scared of letting my guard down.”

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LOOOOOOL! 20 men!
Oh well....
Life goes on!.
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How to get perspective when you're feeling down or overwhelmed.

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The other day, I was feeling a little down, disorganized and overwhelmed by the projects on my plate, so I "comandeered" a big table at home, cleared it off, grabbed my biggest sketch pad and a pencil, and started putting everything down on paper.

By the end of it, I’d covered two 11” x 14” pages with mind maps and circled words and phrases with dozens of connections.

I also came up with a new productivity exercise (new to me) involving lists.

Now, you know I love me some lists.

I call this one, “Facts Versus How I Feel,” and it’s been very helpful for me. I hope you find it helpful, too.

How’d it come to pass?

I cannot recommend mind maps enough. I think they’re a great exercise when you’re faced with a challenging or difficult decision, or when you’re just completely overwhelmed.

I sat at that kitchen table for two hours, brainstorming and jotting down my thoughts, including everything I wanted to accomplish this month and over the first half of next year.

Long-term planning is not one of my strengths, but I’m hopeful that things like this will help me improve.

Anyway, one thing I realized over the course of that epic brainstorming session was how my emotions tend to color the way I perceive different tasks and situations.

What are we really talking about here?

Big surprise, but I’m kind of an artsy-fartsy person who likes to talk about her feelings.

I’m also very emotional, which can be a source of strength, but sometimes it’s also an obstacle. I’m often driven by my emotions, and if I’m feeling any sort of bad energy, like if I’m overwhelmed, frustrated or angry, it interferes with my ability to make rational decisions…

Which is a roundabout way of saying, “I become irrational.”

This exercise helps me sort things out.

What it can do for you

If your emotions sometimes also get the better of you, “Facts Versus How I Feel” might help you see a problem or situation more clearly, and maybe by changing your perspective, you’ll feel more in control.

How does it work?

When you’re feeling really agitated or fired up, grab something to write in/on (I like to use a notebook, but a smartphone or computer would also work) and a pen or pencil.

On two fresh pages in my notebook, I write the words “Facts” at the top of one of them and “How I Feel” at the top of the other.

On the “How I Feel” page, I write down all of the things I’m feeling, using short phrases like, “I’m tired,” or “I feel like crying.”

Then, on the “Facts” page, I write down all of the things I know to be true, like “I’ll calm down eventually,” and “I’ll feel better after I eat.”

How does this help? Well, I don’t really know why, but for some reason, it does, at least for me. Getting things down on paper and being able to see the two separate lists right there in front of me has been a huge help.

For example…

Last Friday was a long day for me, and by the time 7:30 at night rolled around, I’d been going at full speed since 6:30 in the morning. I was beat, fussy and about to throw a fit. Right before the first tears starting rolling down my cheek, I grabbed my notebook and made my lists.

Under “How I Feel,” I wrote…

I’m tired.
I’m cranky.
I’m hungry.
I’m tapped out.
I want to cry.
I’m frustrated.

And under “Facts,” I wrote…

I don’t have to do anything else for the rest of the night.
I’ll calm down eventually.
It’s okay to feel like crying, especially if you’ve been “on” for 13 hours.
I’ll feel better after I eat.
I’ll feel better after I shower and put on my pajamas.
If I have something to look forward to, that usually makes me happy.

I started calming down almost immediately after writing those lists. Fit averted.

After a quick bite to eat and a long, hot shower, I put on jammies and parked my butt on the couch. Then, I watched TV for a couple hours and looked up movie times for the following day, so that I had something fun to look forward to (I watched Argo, BTW, and it was great!).

To be honest, normally, if I hadn’t done my lists, I probably would’ve cried for at least an hour before calming down enough to get anything else done. What’s worse, I probably would’ve been cranky anyway for the rest of the night.

These “Facts Versus How I Feel” lists have been a boon for me lately, and I hope they help you, too.

Adapted from Make up and beauty blog