It's only the third week of school and already my planner is ripped, scribbled on, and has started to get questionable stains most likely from snacks consumed while late night studying. Juggling a full schedule, Church, friends, family, not to mention eating and sleeping seems to be a balancing act that I don't have figured out yet.
Since nursing school has begun my prayer life has kicked into overdrive. I am a firm believer in the principle that if you keep God first, everything else will fall into place or at least find its place more easily. Even on the nights that don't end until the wee hours of the morning I make it an intentional habit to not let my head hit the pillow until I have done my quiet time devotional with God. The same thing goes for Sunday morning. No matter how late I went to bed or how much homework I have to do before Monday rears its ugly head, I still get up and go to church.
Next on my priority list (right or wrong) comes school. I worked very hard to get where I am academically, so unfortunately if that means missing a family BBQ or get together because I need to study then that's what it comes to. I am thankful to have a family that loves and supports me enough to be understanding that I need to do whatever it takes to succeed in my journey to become a nurse. They have seen God's hand in getting me to nursing school and would never to anything to discourage me from obtaining my goals.
When it comes to friends, eating, sleeping, and everything else, I am still in the trial and error phase of finding balance. I am nowhere near perfect at it yet, but I believe admitting you need help is the first step to recovery...
