![]() For the last two semesters, I have been observing and interacting with different students for my education classes. Waking up to get into “teacher mode” for the day has always been a bit difficult for me. Usually, the night before a field, I would be sitting in the student center talking about the planning of future events in my programming committee meetings. Due to the fact that these end when the sun is down each night, my brain is always super foggy and my tired bags are over whelming when I hear the “lovely” BEEP,BEEPs waking me up early the very next morning. ![]() Stress in the mornings before field is a very common reoccurrence for me. However,usually, I am able to “tackle” my #messyandstressy mornings and step my feet right into the classroom with a smile on my face. However, there was one special occasion where my stress level was off the charts. Putting on my dress pants that are a size to big and red shirt on a day when I usually do not attend field. This was a make-up day for me because I missed one when Ernesto's tire decided to flatten the night before field a few weeks back. On December 6th, I was planning to only step into one of the two fields that I usually attend because I did not want to be late from changing from a teacher into a RAH employee later that day. Just as I was grabbing a mint chocolate chip protein bar to leave for the day, I began to feel like I was missing something VERY important. I did a quick checklist in my head. “Field binder-check, Ham and cheese sandwich -check, fob-check, car keys….. "Where the hell are my keys?!" were the words I started to say over and over in a panic. ![]() Running back to my room to search aimlessly for fifteen minutes, they were no where to be found. Since my room was a pigsty and my eyes have endless tired bags under them, it was extremely hard to focus on finding them. Running around and moving endless piles of clothes and papers around was not helping me find my key.The stress started to invade my body. I could feel my body shaking like a leaf. My heart was racing a mile per minute. My thoughts were not making any sense. I felt like I could not go to field because first, there was no way to get there and second, my stress was making me feel ten times more like a walking zombie. "Tick, Tock", The clock was hitting seven-thirty, and it was almost time for me to “leave”. Something that my therapist Vicky taught me to do when there is a very stressful moment in my life is mediating. The logging onto my headspace account was the next thing to do. After doing this for about five minutes, my stress level decreased a little bit. My thoughts became a little clearer. Something else that Vicky always encourages me to do is to listen to music. I also chose to listen to my stress relief playlist I made on Spotify for five minutes to ease my stress, and made my body relax too. Then, after my stress calmed down about fifty percent, I instantly then made the decision to pull out my rose gold I phone seven. Hey Rachel, would you mind driving me to field please, I cannot find my car keys anywhere!” Learning and understanding from this expeirence that asking for help stressed is one of the smartest things to do. According to truestressmenagement,"You’re not superman or superwoman. You’re just a human being, and like every other human being, sometimes you need help. It doesn’t make you weak or vulnerable – it makes you human." (p.1)Dialing Rachel's number was the best decision that was made that morning to reduce my stress to get to field. This morning was mentally and physically draining, but with helpful tips, I was able to make it through to step into the classroom on time! Let's take the messy and stressy out of our mornings and all include these tips into our daily morning routines! X0 Vicky If you would like to check out the playlist I use to reduce the stress in my mornings, click right here! Comment below what you thought of it and if it helped you! Categories: stress, stress management, mornings.All Early Twenties Night Time Stress Relief Stress Managment Teaching AuthorWelcome to Messy and Stressy! I am a 21 yearly college student who is learning to reduce the Extreme stress in my life. This blog will be about my struggles with stress and how one can reduce their stress in their early twenties and as a teacher! Enjoy!!
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