Excitement?!

Yesterday I was so stressed out that I felt sick to my stomach even thinking about everything I have to do, which made me unable to do much, which made me more stressed out. It sucked. Fortunately, this morning I woke up not only feeling better, but with a new mindset!

Here's what it looks like:

Wow! I'm doing so well in my grad program that they decided to give me a $500 scholarship, and no one else I know got one, so they must really like me! I know how to be a good student, and I know that I will get everything done on time, so I should enjoy the journey! In two days, I get to run a half marathon, knowing that I have trained for it and will enjoy it and will finish! And afterwards, I have a party to go to with all my school friends! My papers will be all done by mid-week next week, and then I will get to actually start thinking about how awesome my India experience will be! And isn't it cool that going to Senegal in 2010-11 made me laid back enough about foreign travel that the idea of living in India is the least stressful thing on my mind?

So, with that new mindset, I have gotten a solid start on one of my two term papers, graded quizzes from my TA class, outlined my second term paper, done some more research, and SMILED! Here's to living a rich, full life.