Inexplicable skin tips

As I write this, my face is covered in dairy which means my glasses are not on my face. I am therefore squinting at my laptop screen.

Hi, you've reached the blog of Terri Cerés. Sanity levels? Undetermined.

I jest. The dairy is natural yogurt, which I am using as a face mask. An odd choice for someone who is lactose intolerant, but it is what it is. Why am I using a face mask and how is this relevant at all to my writing life? Good question. Let me take you back to last week.

STRESS. DEPRESSION. ANXIETY. Those were the flavours of my life as I prepared to sit my final exams of the year. Okay, not so much the depression part - I was actually pretty chipper when I wasn't thinking about my two three-hour exams. But I was seriously tense. So tense that my face, my beautiful, beautiful face, broke out into more spots than a teenager going through puberty. Urgh, and don't even get me started on how oily it is...

My normal face cleansing routine wasn't cutting it so I had to take drastic measures. That's where the yogurt comes in. I've used it before and it made my skin super soft and glowing and just-

Okay, now this blog is turning into one about health and beauty. I'll stop there.

I've finished university for the year so now I can relax and do all the things I was too stressed to do before. This includes using a face mask, but it also includes writing. Lots and lots of writing. I have about 124 days worth of summer break (I counted) and I realised that someone could achieve a lot in this time. Like write a novel. And since I am already writing a story, I see no reason why I can't finish mine over summer. I'm not going out of the country. My job is part-time. I don't have kids to take care of. I'm pretty much a free agent.

And I like it.

Well, looks like it's time to rule the world.