OK, we've passed the midpoint of the semester and to be honest I feel like I'm drowning. We are somehow expected to bounce back from midterms and just keep going, keep doing work. Its a little over whelming.

Working in retail, things are really started to pick up with the holidays right around the corner. My work schedule has gone from zero to 60 in a few days.

My car is in the shop because everything is wrong with it, and it's going to take a lot of money to get it back on the road.

On top of that, my dog, Lady, won't stop pooping in my apartment when I leave her for too long. I think she's doing it to spite me.

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE:

We are almost done with the semester! We got through midterms and we are alive.

More work means more money. Yay for paychecks!

A car is a car and I'll have my precious Bennie back on the road in no time.

At lease my dog cares when I'm not there, she loves me.

My point is that you may feel like your drowning at this point in the semester, but its OK, we are all there with you. Try to find the little rays of sunshine in your snowy/rainy/overcast day. Those small things that can bring you at least a little bit of joy. Laugh in the face of the fire that is consuming that thing called your life, and keep going.