Last semester, and really throughout freshman year, I was stressed beyond belief. Drowning in homework, papers, and that book I forgot to read that I should’ve finished last week. Last December, I told myself this semester would be different. I took a look at my class schedule and decided what times I could set aside for homework, studying, exercising, clubs, writing, and leisure.

I hit up Pinterest pretty hard and found some awesome printables to help with making essays easier, I got a desk planner to show me what my week holds, and highlighted everything important in my syllabi so I knew when to start working on an assignment in order to ample time to get it done. Now I know these may seem like obvious, easy things to do but for someone who may or may not be used to skating by and somehow succeeding under pressure, this is a huge change for me.

I don’t know why I waited so long to get it together. I always told myself “wouldn’t you feel so much better knowing you have your homework done and out of the way?” And you know what, it does feel better. I’m so much less stressed, especially when I look at my planner and see everything checked off and done.

Not only is my school life under control, but I've noticed things like my apartment and bedroom are more organized which de-stresses my mornings so I'm out the door at the exact time I told myself I would be, instead of ten minutes late. Which makes me just the right amount of early for class so I don't have to do that awkward sideways walk through the weirdly narrow rows of desks while hungover college students watch me struggle to get settled.

My point is, if you find that your always telling yourself that you're going to get your life together but you'll do it tomorrow or next semester, stop. If thats what your telling yourself, its never going to happen. You need to do it now, take a break from Netflix and cross something off your to-do list. If you want to do it, do it now.