time management

I feel like it’s so hard to balance your time in college. It’s like if I’m not in class or studying, I’m working. I sleep, eat, go to class, do homework, study, and work. There’s no happy medium for doing other things that I actually enjoy doing. My studying is paying off with getting such good grades, but it’s just getting tiring. The days that I don’t have class in the morning, I have to work. I don’t get a day to recuperate on sleep during the week. I stay up late doing school work almost every night, so it’s hard to find time for myself. Time management is actually going well, but it’s still overwhelming. It’s just as if I’m always doing something to make my time worthwhile. I try so hard not to get stressed out, but sometimes it’s difficult. I make other people’s days, and sometimes I don’t stop and try to make time for myself. I have time to work out almost every day, and that makes me feel a lot better. Working out gives me the time I need to myself letting all the bad things out. It allows me to release the stress and get away from “school” for awhile. Since I’ve gotten a new room and roommate, I feel like my stress has gone away for the most part, and my days have gotten 110 times better. I get so much more accomplished, and I’m not worrying about what’s going on around me. I work in the Mensa and at Cold Stone which may seem like a lot, but I don’t think it is. I work in the Mensa every Tuesday and Thursday morning for two hours and every third weekend. It’s a way to get some spending money. Cold Stone in Cedar Falls is a place for me to go to get away from campus. It’s good to expand yourself outside of just Wartburg, and by working there I get that opportunity. I’ve made some good friends there already, and I enjoy my job. It’s not like I dread going there when I work. I like it, and I’m getting paid to do something I enjoy. It’s not stressful, it’s my happy place. It’s my place to forget about school for four or five hours and focus on something else. Working keeps me sane, and I feel like it helps me get through the rough weeks. It keeps me busy all the time, so I’m never just sitting around. Working also makes me have to manage my time better, and it teaches me to be more responsible. Even though I feel like I can’t manage my time, I think I do well. I’m doing really well in school, and I get my stuff done. I get at least 7 hours of sleep every night which is really good compared to most people. I find time to hang out with friends, and I stay happy. I’m a happy girl, and I think everything that I do is all for the better. It may seem like I’m way too busy and have no time to do anything, but I think it’s all going to pay off in the end.