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Famous Last Words: Prioritizing Is Key

During week 6 of this semester I learned how useful prioritizing tasks my tasks are. This semester has seemed to be a lot more work than I have ever had. This semester marks the first semester of my senior year, which is too crazy to even think about. 

For me, it is important to remember that even when I have a busy week and I feel like I am drowning, a simple "To Do" list can help organize my life and make me feel so much better. Normally I make lists every week with what I need to get accomplished every day of the week, but during week 6 it was important that I got everything for the week and weekend completed by Thursday. 

On Thursday I had a friend coming in town from six hours away to spend the weekend with me. I knew I was going to be stressed out if I had to think about my homework I was not doing of the homework I needed to get done before week 7. Luckily, I know how to prioritize my work and I was able to finish everything before Thursday night!  

Ever since I was in my senior year of high school I learned how important the skill of knowing how to prioritize is. During my senior year of high school, I let stress consume me. It is crazy how much stress can affect your body. I was having a really bad week at the end of October in 2014 and one morning I woke up and half of my face was paralyzed and throughout the next 24 hours the other half of my face became paralyzed too.

It turned out that I had something called Bell's Palsy, which is triggered by stress. For three months my bilateral Bell's Palsy changed the way I lived. I couldn't blink, taste or eat or drink without having to hold my mouth closed. Luckily I have no lasting effects. 


Today, I try to live my life as stress free as possible and have learned the importance of balancing personal life and work/school life. 

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