Thank God for Thanksgiving!

For those who may be wondering.......yes, I'm still alive and kicking. The past couple months have been some of the most hectic and stressful in a while. Last week, I hit the wall.....hard. I'm approaching the end of the semester, which in college terms means every professor gives you a major project that has not been previously explained in detail and expects that you will have it completed on time. Of course, you couldn't possibly have any other homework due in any of your other classes at the same time, right? WRONG!! In addition, preparing for the MCAT is a lot of work. In hindsight, I think I should have waited to take that course, but oh well, it's too late now! Between school, MCAT, work, homework and a few other extracurricular responsibilities, I've been going non-stop since August. I am not a procrastinator, I am always studying and trying to keep up, but it has been really hard to stay on top this semester. It's been catching up with me slowly but surely. There have been more and more days where I didn't feel well. But last week, was the straw that broke the camel's back. Thursday was an "all-nighter" to finish a project due Friday morning. Friday was a full day of school and work. Saturday was an MCAT practice exam (5.5 hours of fun) and a full day of work. The results of my practice MCAT were dismal, adding to my feelings of doom and gloom. Sunday morning.........I couldn't get out of bed, I was done. Every time I stood up, the room spun out of control and I was threatening to lose my previous meal. I had an MCAT class I had to attend in the afternoon, which I managed to force myself up for. And then since I had gotten up for that I couldn't justify to myself calling in to work sick. So, I worked most of my shift and then came home. Unfortunately I had a 10 page paper due the next morning, that wasn't complete. So, Sunday was another "all-nighter." I dragged myself to class 8:00 a.m. Monday to turn in my paper, then through the next two classes, to hand in assignments and take quizzes. I didn't finish the day at school Monday......I couldn't. I came home and went back to bed. I was fried. Thankfully, this week was Thanksgiving. When I went to sleep Monday, I didn't wake up until late Tuesday morning. Finally, now at the end of the week, I'm beginning to feel like a semi-sane person again. However, it's been good for me in some ways, because God and I have gotten down to some very intentional conversations about my life. In times of desperation, who else can truly help? (As you might imagine, the next couple weeks are going to be crazy, hectic again because we've got one week of classes and then finals. I will therefore probably not update until after school is out for the semester.)