Good morning!
I woke up pretty early this morning without an alarm. I’m using it as reason to eat a relaxing breakfast, watch the Today Show, drink copious amounts of coffee (just kidding) and to get down to work on cleaning my messy apartment (now that I have no excuse in the form of schoolwork).
Kashi, All Bran, berries, and almond butter with soy milk.
I think part of why I woke up so early was all the weird dreams I was having. One in particular shook me—I dreamt I decided that I wanted to go to Journalism school at Columbia. I saw myself opening my offer for financial aid and deciding that I wanted to go. And freaking out, starting to pack my apartment, and looking for an apartment in NYC.
Don’t worry, I’m not packing my bags. I don’t see myself actually having one of these moments, because I’m pretty darn excited about taking summer school to start off my Foods and Nutrition degree. So what I’m going to do is look up what the dream means. When I was a kid, my mom was always looking up our dreams in dream dictionaries, which is much easier to do now that we have the internet and unlimited resources at our disposal:
- Packing (from Auntyflo.com):
“Generally all packing dreams show that it is time to revaluate your life. How you actually pack the items in your dream is important. If you packed things in a hurry, and too quickly then you have too much in your life and you are not spending enough time on relaxing activities, you are starting to feel that you are taking on too much – which indicates a time for rest…Packing in your dream also signifies a feeling of interference from a family member; you may experience over the next year a family rift or something similar. Personal growth will only come about if you are willing to change and this dream clearly signifies that need in some form.”
- Scholarship (from Experienceproject.com):
“To dream of scholarship means advantages you have during times of stress or anxiety. Special benefits orsupport you’ve gained through a close relationship.”
- Moving (from Dreammoods.com):
“To dream that you are moving away signifies your desire or need for change. It may also mean an end to a situation or relationship; you are moving on. Alternatively, it indicates your determination and issues regarding dependence/independence.”
- City (from Dreammoods.com):
“To see a city in your dream signifies your social environment and sense of community. If you dream of a big city, then it suggests that you need to develop closer ties and relationships. You are feeling alienated and alone.”
mmm yummy looking breakfast!! I need to shake up my breakfasts a bit, maybe I’ll try that cereal bowl
. That’s pretty sweet you looked up your dream too! I usually don’t dream…I sleep like I’m dead…but lately I’ve been having trouble sleeping due to having really vivid and disturbing dreams that wake me up…pretty much every sleep cycle. I’ll wake up from the dream, go back to sleep, and have a similar dream. UGH. They all involve harry potter and me getting either kidnapped or killed or imprisoned. Wow that sounds really bad, I should probably look that up hahaha. And ENJOY your free time to clean the apartment and get yourself mentally ready for the life changes that’ll come with summer school, starting a new degree program, old friends leaving and new friends coming! 
Love that quote by the way too – if we don’t let go sometimes, we’ll never grow 
Dreams are fun to write down within that five minute window of recall upon waking. I think they can make great short stories.
Free time I spend trying to learn. This morning it was Dr. Terry Wahls’ TEDx talk on Minding Your Mitochondria or how she used diet to cure her MS and get out of her wheelchair.
I’m huge into the meaning of dreams. They’ve always helped me make major decisions in my life, and I’ve never once regreted following them. Good on you for looking into it and seeing if your subconscious is trying to communicate with you!
I just wish I remembered them more! I seem to only have vivid enough dreams to remember when I’m stressed!
Well at least you’re sure you’re happy with foods and nutrition! Reading the meaning of your dream was interesting for me since I had a lot of similar dreams recently. Especially moving – I definitely feel like I need change so I’m not surprised I’ve had dreams like that!
Crazy huh! It’s kind of chaos moving and starting something new. But it’s worth it! Hope you’re also getting excited!!