Hi guys! This will be a quick post about my week so far and my plans for the weekend. Overall, this week has been a huge improvement from the last couple weeks, largely because I had less homework than usual. In addition, the wellness day allowed me to sit down for a long period of time and get a ton of work done yesterday, so I really don’t have much more work to do. After I finish this post, I’m looking forward to spending the rest of today and tomorrow relaxing. Then, on Sunday I’ll finish the rest of my work.
I keep finding that when I’m stressed, I constantly resort to exercising as a stress reliever. I love that that’s becoming my way of coping with stress, and I feel accomplished for the fact that I’ve found a healthy coping mechanism that allows me to better myself. I’m excited because later today, I will be going on a hike with a couple of my friends from ROTC. I love getting out and exploring nature, and it’ll be nice to do something so calming for my workout today.
For tomorrow, I’m planning on walking downtown, going out to breakfast, and exploring some of the stores that I’ve wanted to look at for a while. I think that this weekend will be a great way of regrouping and re-centering myself so that I can get my productivity back to where it needs to be on Sunday. I’ve been feeling extremely burnt out in the past couple weeks, so I’m glad I’ll be able to find some time this weekend to get back on track.
To wrap up this post, I just want to emphasize how important it is to take time to get back in touch with yourself. Make sure you guys take some time just for you this weekend. Do something you enjoy, and make sure you find an opportunity to relax. That’s something I really struggle with, but it’s super important to do that so that you don’t overwhelm yourself. Have a great weekend and week everyone!
It is awesome that things have been going better! I relate to your point about the importance of checking in with yourself. I also agree that exercise is a great stress reliever. Personally, once I changed my view of it as something to make me stronger rather than something I had to do, it made a world of difference in my mood.
I’m glad that you’ve been making improvements! My wellness day was sort of the same, I like the ability to work on my own time so studying was nicer. But having exercise to relieve stress is really inspirational. I have always had trouble with taking care of my body but hearing your experiences and how it has helped you makes me want to have a change myself.