Year in Review

This past year has certainly been an interesting one. From school, AP tests, and studies to stress, colleges, and driving Junior can accurately be described in one word: Deadlines. Whether this refers to school, projects, studying for AP tests, or the upcoming college applications that my (insane and very stressful) college planner has been making me fill out, my life in the past 10 months can be characterized as divisions at which the end of something important is due. Sure, next year might have additional deadlines but for me this "warm-up" if you will has not only prepared me for the coming Senior year but has also made for a stressful life that I have had to learn to deal with in healthy and effective ways. For instance, I now know that when I'm really stressed out taking a shower and putting a washcloth over the drain to achieve a sound very similar to that of rain instantly relaxes me. Furthermore, taking my dog on a walk also has a similar effect in taking my mind off of things that are stressing me out.