IN: Last night my blood sugar was high after exercise , around 148 . It is the first time this happens since I changed my diet and started monitoring my blood sugar . Usually it is the other way around .
Why is the narrator making changes to their diet ?

OUT: In order to lower their blood sugar .

IN: Live a balanced life . Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some . Take a nap every afternoon . When you go out into the world watch out for traffic , hold hands , and stick together .
What might happen if I follow this advice .

OUT: My life would be well - rounded .

IN: Of which just happens to be the last violin shop job I turned down . At that time , my life was in shambles and if I made it through the day it was a good day . After I had to turn that job down I felt like a total failure all over again . I felt like I had failed my professor .
Why is the narrator so down on themselves ?

OUT:
They are not fulfilling their professor 's expectations .