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Being On Top Of Your Life Makes Things Rough

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Being On Top Of Your Life Makes Things Rough
Emma Paulson

Dear World,

I'm just going to talk about something that sort of weighs on me and sort of always has. It is often that I am told how I am reliable, I have zero issue that. But the thing is I am known to be reliable because I am "considered" what is always on.

When I say "always on" I am talking like always prepared, always on top of tasks that people give me, the people who never say no and always get stuff done. Those are the bits of a person that is always on.

But if I am honest. It may seem like I make it look easy but there are things that I sacrifice for to be that person (like sleep). To always be on top of it, this is a great quality I believe but I feel like it is sort of damaging as well. I am always doing something, always working in some way shape and form.

Here is an idea of everything I do.

- I take 18 academic credit hours (this current semester)

- I work a part time job, and in need of getting another

- I partake in 3 different major organization on my campus

- I write up too 5-6 different articles a week for my homework that consist of a lot of analysis and annotation

- I also do this, the Odyssey Online

- And manage to workout 3 times a week

My days at 5:30 am on the days I work out and about 6:30 am on days I don't and sometimes I sleep in until 7:00 am. Once I do my average morning routine it is about 9:00 am and I am off to school to (on Tuesdays and Thursdays) get to class by 9:30. and try to get there early on the other days to get whatever homework I need done, done.

After class I typically go to work before I go back to class, some days I don't work so I do homework. Mondays I am not done until 5:30 pm, Tuesdays I am not done until 4:00 pm, Wednesdays I am not done until 5:30 pm, Thursdays are great days where I have one class (my other is a hybrid and we don't meet on Thursdays) so I am done by noon, and on Fridays I work from 11:00 am - 3:30 pm, every other week I have a club meeting at 10:00 am.

It sounds like I have plenty of time to do everything. But I don't. I often won't get to sleep until very late at night sometime going as far as only getting an hour of sleep so I can be prepared for the day.

Don't forget that I do need to eat cause people often forget I am human. I also have a family I live with, and a dog I love more than anything. I also have friends who believe it or not like to hang out with me. And although I do homework during the day it does not mean I get it all done. I come home and do homework.

But what about my clubs?

For the Odyssey I am the Editor-and -Chief which means I make sure communication runs well with my team, I a make sure articles (including mine) get in on time so I can edit them. No biggie but it take about a good 2-3 hours from my weekend to get all this done, not to bad.

My other clubs though... I am the Vice President of Public Relations and Recruitment and the Public Relations Chairman, which believe it or not takes up a good 3 hours a week to make sure "I am on top" of everything. I am the Vice President in an advertisement club I help found on campus, not to much work there, yet. Then my office (my work) where I am a Social Media Specialist. It sounds easy, my job, but in order to do it correctly it involves a lot of planning and developing and working with many people. I attend all events to maintain those our media.

But I love everything I do.

Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining I just want to point out that I do a lot of things in my day, my week, semester, basically my life to make sure I have a resume worth looking at.

So forgive me when I forget one thing, forgive me if I don't have a smile on my face because I am human, I get run down, I get tired, I get sick and I won't always be "always on".

If you are an always on person, don't worry, there is a lot of us. You aren't alone.

Sincerely,

The Girl Who Doesn't Want To Get Out Of Bed

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