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Getting Back Into The Swing Of Things

The secret to my sanity.

Mackenzi Springer
Sep 28, 2016
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The greatest thing about the school year starting up, for me at least, is getting back into a routine. I'm such a type A person. Meaning I love routine, and I don't like straying from it too often. It's week four here at St. John Fisher College, and I am finally getting back into the swing of things. I have a routine every semester. Class, work, gym, eat, sleep, and repeat the next day. I do the same thing every day typically around the same time, it just depends on the day of the week. Don't worry, I still go out on the weekends with my friends; it's all part of the routine.

Some of you may be thinking "how boring!" but I would have to disagree. There are certain days, believe it or not, where I do have time to myself. I take full advantage of these days, this semester it happens to be Sunday. I spend this day doing all of the things that I don't have time for earlier in the week, and prepare for the upcoming week. To me, that's relaxing. I'm not the type of person to sit down and watch TV or sit down and take a moment for myself. I love being busy, just as much as I love having a routine. It's comforting knowing exactly what I need to do and when I need to do it. It quite literally keeps me sane.

It takes me a while to get used to my new routine every semester but I finally have and my stress level is way down. For me, that is an amazing feeling as I am an anxiety ridden person. Having a plan every day when I wake up gives me peace of mind. I know there are more people like me out there, and I hope you're all loving your new routines this semester.

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