What happens when you play on five different sports teams in one season? When you are president of an honor society, Salutatorian and managing a hectic sports and social life? When you are a club officer and a soloist in a show in addition to taking multiple upper level college courses? What do you do when you want to do it all?

I can vouch that none of the situations are easy, because I've lived through them all. The fall semesters of my middle school years were crazy; I ran cross-country, played volleyball, played soccer on my school team and a travel team, and started practicing for the upcoming basketball season as early as September. I thought my life was crazy then.

The real school work started in high school, and it only got harder in college. I picked up social responsibilities on top of academic ones. People counted on me, and I couldn't let them down. I rarely said no to anything. Need me to play a new position? Sure, why not? Need help on this homework? Let me finish my sandwich, and I'll help you. We need a president for this club, Brittany, will you do it? Sure.

I loved being involved, and I am a people pleaser. I hate letting people down. I was the kind of person who would drop what I'm doing to help you carry things. I still am. I love helping people and talking to them.

This semester, however, I have worked on changing my ways. I bit off more than I could chew last spring and fall of college, and I decided to take a break for my own mental health. This semester I did not participate in the spring show at Freed. I did not join another social club. I am now the RA of my floor, and the president of one club. I have had time to focus on writing papers and reading books.

I am finally starting to learn that sometimes you have to say no. You can't be everything for everyone, and that's okay. Be something to someone, maybe two, and everyone will be much happier.