at the mercy of the dining halls and of friends since I'm only allowed to have a microwave and a mini-fridge because of the fire code, and I don't have a car to go grocery shopping. I realize your situation is different since you can cook for yourself, but keeps these two things in mind...
My best advice is to make friends with your professors, advisors, boss or any other adult you deal with frequently, especially someone who has kids of their own. My relationships with these people have saved me from certain insanity. When all my medical problems got to tough for me to handle and I was considering dropping out of school for a while, my professors and advisors came to my rescue. They pick up groceries for me when they do their own shopping, bring me dinner a couple of times a week, and nag me endlessly to ensure that I'm taking care of myself. I realize you may not be comfortable sharing your problems with everyone, but since I work in the Dean's office, I know a lot of the professors in my college who I can trust. All you need is one person who's willing to lend a hand if you find yourself in a rough spot.
My second bit of advice, if you eat on campus in the dinning halls at all, is to make friends with the cooks. If you explain the situation, they are usually happy to accommodate you. I attend a university with over 40,000 undergraduate students, and after some difficulty fighting my way through the bureaucratic channels, I discovered that the people at the bottom of the hierarchy have no problem baking a piece of chicken or steaming some veggies for me if I just simply ask.
Good luck, and I hope you find some helpful advise here on the boards.
Meg
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