{"id":21,"date":"2022-02-26T00:08:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T00:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/weekdayoverload\/?p=21"},"modified":"2022-02-26T00:32:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T00:32:29","slug":"balancing-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/weekdayoverload\/2022\/02\/26\/balancing-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Balancing your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Something that college students overlook when it comes to scheduling out their lives is the aspect of balance between whatever you have going on. That could include schoolwork, having a job, and a social life. Balance is a useful skill to have when you are busy all of the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Something that can help you balance things in your life can include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Create a schedule for yourself: I personally have a day that I call a reset day. This day is for me to organize what needs to get done during the week, and organize my events I have going on for the week.<\/li><li>Reward yourself: remember to give yourself a break and don&#8217;t overwhelm yourself to the point of harming your mental health.<\/li><li>Try not to take on too much: It&#8217;s okay to say no sometimes! Sometimes I need to remind myself of this, remember you can&#8217;t be in two places at once. <\/li><li>Have some fun!: make sure you take time to be social or do things you enjoy. See your friends and your family. You are not meant to be working or doing school work 24\/7. Life your life. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Reminding myself of these things really help me get through the tough and stressful times during the school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I mentioned earlier, I have a specific day of the week that I call my &#8220;reset&#8221; day. This day of the week for me is Monday. On my &#8220;reset&#8221; days I do things like clean my room, do chores around the house, get ahead on homework, and organize my schoolwork and events I&#8217;m doing for the week. Since I&#8217;ve started doing this, my stress has gone down a lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking time for yourself is important, and having balance in your life is something that will help your stress levels significantly.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/weekdayoverload\/files\/2022\/02\/pexels-alex-green-5699432-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23\" width=\"522\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/weekdayoverload\/files\/2022\/02\/pexels-alex-green-5699432-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/weekdayoverload\/files\/2022\/02\/pexels-alex-green-5699432-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/weekdayoverload\/files\/2022\/02\/pexels-alex-green-5699432-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/weekdayoverload\/files\/2022\/02\/pexels-alex-green-5699432-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/weekdayoverload\/files\/2022\/02\/pexels-alex-green-5699432-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something that college students overlook when it comes to scheduling out their lives is the aspect of balance between whatever you have going on. That could include schoolwork, having a job, and a social life. 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