The Time To Reflect

So it's been basically a month since I last posted, and because of that I apologize profusely. I especially apologize to my two readers because I doubt anyone else ever comes on here just because it's me. :)
Anyhow, it has been a very busy few weeks. I start back at school for the first time in three years since I dropped out of university. I start in a matter of days in fact! I've spent the last three weeks filling out OSAP forms, signing OSAP forms, and mailing out OSAP forms. I've also spent a lot of time making sure I've gathered up all of my school supplies. I finally bought my very first flashdrive. I hope I don't lose that tiny thing!
I'm also trying to think of what on earth I can take to school with me for snacks and lunches and even dinners, as I'll end up on campus until 9pm. As a student I really don't have the funds to buy snacks and meals every time I'm on campus far from home. So far I'm stuck on banana bread. It's so easy to bake and transport. I've never been much of a sandwich person, but I think I'm going to have to start to. Although there are microwaves for public use on site, I'm thinking that I'm going to get annoyed with my Tupperware clunking around in my bag all day. I think I'm also going to have to give in to convienence foods. Not microwave dinner style convienence foods but maybe some yogurt cups or all-natural granola bars here and there. Meag, you're always coming up with good ideas, give me a recipe or two!
I won't have to worry too much about this for the first month of school though. The month of Ramadan starts tomorrow, which means I'll be refraining from eating and drinking between sunrise and sunset. Muslim all over the world will be doing the same as myself. Waking themselves up at dawn to have a nice breakfast and making an intention to keep their fast for the entirerity of the day and then some, like myself will go back to bed to squeeze in a couple more hours of sleep. Then after as the sun sets they will break their fast with a glass of water and a sweet date. For me, like other Muslims, this is a time for spiritual reflection. I think about what I eat, how I eat it and where it came from. I think about those who have no choice but to fast all of the time. Giving what little food they have to feed their children or to their ailing parents. Those who have no choice but to walk miles on end just to find themselves and their families clean drinking water. I think of how I live my life on a daily basis. I reflect on the good and the bad aspects of it. What in my life can be improved...
Some people think that Ramadan and fasting must be so painstaking. But the amount of time one has to fast is merely a matter of hours. In all honesty, the first few days for me are hard. It takes a day or two for me to find a rhythm and a routine. But as long as I keep myself busy, reflect and do all the things that need to get done, the month of Ramadan passes by sometimes too quickly.
Anyhow, wish me luck in school and I hope you're enjoying the last dyas of the summer!