True Life: I am an overachiever and I am proud of it.

If I have learned anything in my 19 years of living it's that I'm the kind of person who wants to do it all. But if college has taught me anything, it's that I can't do it all.

An overachiever is someone who can't help but sign up and volunteer for everything, and I mean everything. We usually live out of our planners because it is the only thing that helps keep us on track. The almighty planner holds all the dates for your meetings, events, and fundraisers. Sometimes you even have to keep your personal life in your planner written in all caps such as "TAKE A BREAK". If you don't have a planner, you obviously need to get one because it will keep you sane.

Being an overachiever isn't pretty sometimes and that's okay. There have been countless nights that I've just had to walk away from a project and go get ice-cream or have a Netflix binge, and that's okay. When you try to do everything you sometimes forget that you need some "me time" every now and again. My biggest piece of advice for those other overachievers out there is to set aside a few minutes a day just for you because you deserve it. Your mind is always a whirlwind thinking of everything you have to do, want to do, and have to get done by yesterday. YOU NEED TIME FOR YOURSELF. Take a bubble bath, look up pictures of cute animals on Pinterest, do whatever is going to make you happy and help you relax. I promise you can do it all if you put your mind to it but you need time for yourself.

Don't do anything you can't handle. If you already know that you are up to your eyeballs in volunteer work do not volunteer for anything else. There will be so many more opportunities for you so do not overload yourself!!

And remember, "We all have a wonder woman inside of us." - Diane Von Furstenberg