Bleh!

Yesterday was my first day back at school after our two-week-long winter break. Over break I was able to relax, and I realized how stressed out I was while I was working. I had come to accept the stress as just a part of my life...it wasn't until the stress was removed that I found out just how distraught I was.

On Sunday night as I laid out my clothes and packed my lunch, I felt the tension return. I felt my shoulders knotting up, and I felt the low-level thrum of anxiety as I prepared for the next day.

Ugh.

All day yesterday I was exhausted. After 4 AM I woke up every twenty minutes or so, sure that I had slept through my alarm. I yawned my way through my commute and clung deperately to a caffeine-filled Pepsi as I started my morning.

By the time I drove back to Milwaukee, did my tutoring, and finally got to my apartment I was done for. I packed another lunch, laid out Tuesday's clothes, and made some cookie dough to be refrigerated as if I were a robot.

Today was better. I'm gradually getting back into the swing of things. But man, when I got looking for jobs this spring I have got to remember that a late-starting school really is a priority.