The Real Deal

These past few weeks, I have been the most stressed out that I have ever been.  Projects, exams, extra curricular activities...literally everything started to fall on the same days.  And it stressed me out.  The past few days however, I have really been hitting a breaking point.  I'm in a dance organization here at Bradley, and we have our show coming up this Saturday, which means it is currently tech week.  On top of having long, tiring practices every night this week, I have had three final group projects to work on, a final research paper, and beginning to study for finals on top of it all. But that's just school.  The washer at my off-campus house is broken, and I only have five pairs of underwear left, and have started to re-wear leggings from my hamper.  My kitchen has suddenly been infested with ants.  And my laptop acquired a virus in the middle of me writing one of my many papers that I have had due.  I am so exhausted, both mental...

As a second semester junior in college, I definitely know stress!  On top of my classes and homework, I also work on campus, am in a sorority, dance five times a week, and keep up with my chores at home.  This week in particular was incredibly hectic with two exams and three assignments due, on top of my normal weekly schedule.  Needless to say, I was stressed out and on the phone with my mom basically 24/7. So what are the best ways to deal with your stress?  Here's what I do: ONE // Don't Nap! This week I have been so  tired with my crazy schedule and I haven't been sleeping a whole lot.  So I napped twice.  And both times, I woke up feeling awful  and even more stressed out and frantic.  When you're not getting enough sleep and you take a nap, your body thinks it's going into a deep sleep, like when you go to bed for the night.  So then when you wake up later after not getting a full night's sleep, your body punishes you....