Balance. Where'd it go? Anyone else feel outta whack right now with all the things we're going through and having to do in the Nursing Program? I sure do... It's overwhelming at first and hard to know where to start to find that organization and balance again. So what do you need to do to get back on track again??

 First things first, figure out exactly what your priorities are and how important they are to you. My top three priorities are: my walk with The Lord, school work, friends and family.

I mean let's be honest, we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for God. He's our Provider, our Savior, and he's our #1 Fan rooting and gunning for us to be the best we can be in this life. He doesn't want to see us fail, so we really need to keep up our relationship with Him, now especially! Just over the past three weeks my prayer life has definitely become more frequent and important. Prayer is something I need to keep doing in life. Prayer for me is letting Him know my worries and fears, things I'm thankful for, and mentioning those who I love and may be concerned about. Prayer is so powerful.

School comes second for sure. We have so many different things to do now. I mean last year with all those nursing Pre-req's was a crazy and intense year. And now, the nursing program is a whole different ball game. We've got just as much reading, workbooks, projects, activities, and papers to do, in addition to learning how to do all the procedures now. It's an insane amount of things to do and stay on top of. I've got to keep up with it all though, or I'll have some major problems down the road, and could just cause myself more harm down the road. So I just really need to stay ahead of my school work.  

Then comes the family and friends. They're the people that help keep me sane! Haha. I mean it's a lot of really hard work keeping up those relationships and remembering to call or text them every once in awhile.. But they're a big help to relieving me of the stress and anxiety I'm going through most of the time. I love my parents so much, because I know I can call them and just be completely honest with how I feel. They are always encouraging me to perservere and never give up, and are huge motivators in my life. Now, my friends are my comic relief, my distractors from getting bummed out, and the people I can best relate to right now with everything. Friends mean so much to me, and I'm always trying to keep in touch or spend time with them. Even if it's something as simple as eating dinner with a friend, or having them come over for a random dance party, I put forth a lot of effort to keep up all of those relationships.

Now that I know what my priorities are, I've just got to plan everything out. I use my planner and calandar so much for everything! It really does help me prioritize all the things I need to do. I write everything in that little book. School work takes up quite a bit of it right now, but I add in things like "prayer" "church" "help with nursery" for my first priority. Then I'll write in things like "Call mom" "skype" "pizza party" "game night" "Honey Boo Boo with Emily" "dinner with Ashley" for family and friends things. It's an easy way for me to try and balance everything out. I'll take some time out of my crazy school day, or homework-filled days, and do soemthing low-key and fun like the things I mentioned above.

Finding balance is rough at first. I'll admit it. And I still haven't totally figured it all out, and it's not a perfectly balanced scale by any means yet. But I'm working on it, and I think these are some easy things we can all do to try and get back on the right track!