Stressed Out - But Loving It

February 2008

About a month into my new semester, I felt a little better about everything that was going on. Even though things started rough, they were getting better, and I was finding out that I have mastered one of many important NON-academic traits while being here at Saint Leo - time management. I had been balancing things really well, and with cheerleading over, I had more time then ever to just enjoy being in Florida. So I thought… Valentine's Day came up, midterms came out of nowhere, and CAB had become a HUGE demand. Haha. Like any perfectionist, I got stressed; many of my friends would come up and just hug me, because they knew I would not make it through the day without some sort of comfort. Everything just became so habitual. I would wake up every morning, get dressed, go to class, eat lunch, go to my office and do work, see my boyfriend, do my homework, eat dinner (maybe), and go to bed. It made my day to talk to someone new, however I tried my hardest to relax on the weekends; even that became hard with the issues at home, and the baseball games to attend, or the CAB events to host. The last thing on my mind was grades… and that was a BAD IDEA. Being a freshman who is as involved as I am definitely takes its toll. You must know how to have time management, but also know when enough is enough. Even though that is a concept I have not mastered yet, I am learning how to strive to succeed in EVERY aspect of my life, not just in social or non-academic situations.