If you're anything like me, you are counting down the days until your next break. "Enjoy the moments of your young life" my mother continually tells me. But some days you just want to call it quits and curl up in a ball and hibernate on the couch with some pizza and watch Netflix. Well... I'm at that point right now.

Between working 35 hours a week, taking 18 credit hours, trying to balance a relationship, 2 science classes, church and family responsibilities, life gets a little hectic from time to time.

Then I had to remember why I was doing all of this in the first place. I used to pray to get into college and do what I am doing right now. I used to hope so bad to get more hours at work to make more money.When I was single I used to pray for a great relationship.

When I tried out to get into the church choir, I used to dream about what it was I could be doing for God. I got all of those things and currently want the old lifestyle I had back of 12 credit hours and no working and sleeping all day. But I realized yesterday I have to become appreciative of what I asked God for. I really want to call it quits but I have to remember a lot of people don't have the same opportunities as I do.

5 out of 7 days a week I get maximum 5 hours of sleep a night. I still make time somewhere in my crazy schedule to volunteer. On top of that, I really want to drop out of the class I have an A in because I have 3 essays due EVERY week that are 350-450 words long.

But I also know other people who are doing way more than I am doing right now and they are living in the moment. We have to enjoy these times that we threw ourselves into to make us who we want to become in life. We have to appreciate the struggle to reap the benefits. You have to think about your end goal.

Persevere through the rest of the semester so you can go to the beach on Spring Break. I planned a cruise for 2 weeks after the end of school so I can rest up before I go to summer school. You may currently be failing classes. Keep going.

You are not making it any better sitting at home watching endless episodes of Game of Thrones. I had to force myself to sit in the library during the small amount of spare time I had and make it through my reading assignments I really don't want to do.

But I do want to become a great doctor someday so I keep pushing. I do want to save lives one day. So that is what keeps me motivated when I want to quit. I have to take the small baby steps to get where I want to go in life and you have to do the same. Because at the end of the day, it is all up to you to decide where you are going in life.