Overwhelmed....

I thought I had experienced some pretty hard semesters at school, and yes I have. But none of them can even be compared to the semester I'm just starting to have right now! Who knew there would be so much pressure and so many things to do within the first three weeks of school! Along with the major work load is the fact that every teacher reminds us that how we do in their classrooms makes a big difference. They tell us how often they get called to give a reference about a previous student. They also press in to our brains how flawless our resumes need to be and how critical it is that we get everything in this last semester. Needless to say I've been at the verge of tears almost every day. It does make me feel a little better knowing girls around me are going through the same thing. One friend told me today she had already had two break downs this week!

There is one thing that is keeping me sane right now and that is going to my "happy" place. Any time I get overwhelmed and want to break down I take a thirty second break and imagine myself on the beach at Redfish; my favorite place in the world. It's a little reminder to me that I'm doing this for a reason and that it will be over eventually and I will be happy for these long hard days I'm putting in! Thank goodness for Redfish-Heaven on Earth!