The month of November is even more stressful for me this year. I am now a graduate student in IMC at Suffolk University, and I am trying to find a good balance for getting graduate work done and all of the other stressful holiday activities. I understand millions of others are also very stressed, but it critical that I learn how to balance everything. The day before Thanksgiving I will be traveling to NYC to Long Island which is always a nightmare. Perhaps, the only good part of not working full-time and only doing a part-time graduate fellowship is that I can leave at the crack of dawn on Wednesday. This prevents me from walking around in the dead of the night trying to get to Long Island to visit my family. However, I will still be walking around NYC with the millions of others, trying to get on the Long Island Railroad from various parts of NYC or other parts of the country. I love the Thanksgiving day holiday, and I am excited to see my family, but will undoubtably be in a lousy mood after the craziness of the holiday travel. My mood will perk up on Thanksgiving Day for the unbelievable feast my Aunt Liza makes. She prepares both Italian food, Turkey etc. Last year she made so many dishes she forgot to put one on the table! In the back of my mind on Thanksgiving Day, will be the insane amount of graduate work I have to do by December 9th. I am guessing I will be skipping getting up at 5:00 am to see the Macy's Day parade live in NYC this year. The TV will be just fine this year!
Additionally, my winter stress level is at an all time high because I have a million things going on between the Junior League of Boston, Graduate Student Programming chair, part-time fellowship, 3 classes, trying to find a full-time job and interviewing. Although, I absolutely love the festiveness of this time a year and seeing my friends and family, I can not help but wonder how I will fit everything in? I always love to attend everything the holidays have to offer and will now have the struggle of attending holiday parties in NYC, Boston and Albany, NY. I pride myself in being creative and I love decorating for the holidays, baking, throwing holiday parties, visiting friends in NYC and Albany and playing with my dog. I most likely will not be able to do these creative tasks until late December because of graduate school. I am usually very good at balancing my personal life, work life and school. However, with taking 3 classes I now feel in over my head. I also have the added challenge of trying to find the money to attend these events when I am only working part-time. Furthemore, I have no time to go to the gym which is also very stressful, especially when the pounds always seem to pile up during the holiday season. I can not wait for the first of the year to return to the gym, have a few weeks off from graduate school and really try to be one of the only people that keeps his or her New Year's resolution!
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