It’s the most stressful time of the year….
Ah welcome. It’s a Monday, the first official day of finals week. This week is usually one of the most horrifying, stressful weeks of the entire semester. It’s a time dreaded by all students. It’s the point when ALL of your classes conveniently assign papers, projects and finals within the same proximity of time, counting for a large portion of your grade. Whoopee! That’s only a tad bit nerve-racking and anxiety ridden, am I right college students…EVERYWHERE?
Sorry to sound so bitter, but I want to be able to watch Christmas movies, make snowflakes, spend time with my friends and family, go Holiday shopping, bake cookies, sing Christmas carols, and anything else that could get me into the holy jolly spirit. “It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” but how can you enjoy it with all these due dates breathing down your neck? The last thing I want to do a week before Christmas comes is hibernate in the library with my books, trying to cram my brain with information we’ve been gradually learning since August; and the whole while trying to stay optimistic about the situation so the waterworks don’t turn on due to the mountains of stress. I mean, everyone I talk to is doing well, but tired, stressed, busy, or anxious. Everyone just wants to go home and relax! I don’t blame ‘em! As a matter of fact, I just so happened to be scanning my Facebook, la de dah, and reading my friends statuses. It’s just an automatic habit now. Anyway, I’d like to share some of the following statuses I’ve read (without stating who they belong to): “Needs to get home ASAP. She needs to get away from school for awhile.” “Is thinking school is going to be the end of him.” “Is home on thursday and is sooooo friggen excitedd!!” “Is back to studying.” So as you can see, it’s a common feeling amongst students.
So good luck everyone with all that overwhelming work you have to get through. I just like to think of it as one last push and then we get to relax and have fun for an entire month! ONE WHOLE MONTH! So just do it, as Nike would say, and you’ll feel 100 times better about 1. being productive and 2. being successful! You can do it! And for those of you who are already done with everything…you lucky stiffs.
Anyway, after that little rant, I’d like to share some of the events that went on this past week. Some of them were quite lovely, and not solely stress-tastic. I’ll put them in another blog, since this one is long ’nuff! Stay smiley and remember the good times are just around the corner! 
