It's time for some peace and quiet

Some of these past few weeks have been stressful for me. My stress has kept me awake at night, lying staring up at my ceiling, waiting for my brain to turn off. Eventually, I give in and put on a show that relaxes me into a slumber.

On one of my harder days, when all I wanted was to be done, I got advice from someone who helped shift my view a bit. He told me that I was just running a 5k and only had to get over this hump, and then I would be right through to the finish line. Sometimes it's hard to realize how close you are to your end goal.

Ps. He used the metaphor of running a 5k because I ran one in January, and it was killer.

You might think, huh, why is this girl stressed all the time? Honestly, I can't even give a reason as to why. It is a characteristic of mine that I am working on. It's good to have a bit of stress, but to manifest every little thing into negative stress will only hurt me in the long run. I need to realize it's not the end of the world, even if it feels like it. These past few months in my bachelor's program, we have been founding companies and developing products. My group has created hair and beard oil, which has been an interesting roller coaster ride. This past week, we pitched to three Gators (basically Sharktank but with alligators) for an investment. Becoming one of my main pillars of stress because I was creating our presentation and had to perfect what I was going to say. It's safe to say that my group worked our butts off and crushed it. We received high compliments on our designs and our product overall. Although we almost didn't receive the full investment we asked for, they ultimately gave it to us after our professor reassured them of our abilities. Making sure that I am doing everything I can not only for my classes but also for my internship and job can be tiring.

That is why tomorrow, my first true day off in who knows how long, I will be dedicating to protecting my peace.