Molehills and Mountains

After careful inspection, I have decided that I was in fact making mountains out of molehills. During school today, I was thinking about how stressful today, tomorrow, and next week will be. I bitched about it some. I brought up the fact that I didn't feel like doing anything. And then I didn't do anything.

When I got home, I ate dinner, took a shower, and sat down. Then I wrote down what I had to do. The list turned out to be shorter than I'd thought. Only four items in fact: finish physics lab; study for Hi-Q; study for Science Olympiad; and study for Bio. Hm, that's a much shorter list than the one in my head.

Then I finished the physics, and then I finished the Hi-Q. And then I realized that the bio test is on the easiest topic of all time: evolution. Well, maybe next to ecology.

Suddenly, the unsurmountable mountain became quite mountable. I realized that I was indeed sweating the small stuff. And yes, it's all small stuff.

That's not to say that I don't care about Science Olympiad or Hi-Q. No, I care deeply about how well we do. Heck, this is my last year in them. I just realized that stressing out about what I might be doing is far less effective than relaxing and actually getting some things done. As with all things in life, negative emotional states are rarely conducive to getting positive results.

So now that I'm balanced, happy, and relaxed, I say good night.

In conclusion: inhale, exhale. And smile. :)

PS - I now know who did this. I'd just like to say that I have a newfound respect for Brett and Laura. I never would have seen it coming. :)