Another semester in the books. When the trimester begins, I am in “go” mode. By midterms I am “meh”. By finals I am in trying to pump myself up. I am in a predicament this trimester where my final grade will basically be determined by my final exams. Have you ever just felt off going into an exam? That was me during midterms. I was prepared but my mind would not cooperate.

Many say grades don’t matter and I agree to a point. If I spend time studying, I would like my grade to reflect my effort. There are times when I had to take full responsibility for my grade because I did not put in the amount of time and effort. There is a small part of me at finals that wants to just give up. My brain is fried, and I am tired. Yet here I am completing this blog after waking up at 4:00 a.m. to get in some last-minute studying before I take a final exam. It took me a long time because my brain was in slow motion.

When I take finals at school, I feel the pressure to hurry up especially if I am the last one and I am more concerned about how the professor is feeling. This is when I tend to make mistakes. I have made the decision moving forward to relax and take my time. But at times the peer pressure is real…LOL…if everyone is finishing up and I want to go over my answers…

I wish everyone all the best during this last week of the trimester. Please take the next two weeks and decompress. My plan is to veg out! My body and mind need a break. I have reached my mental, physical and emotional limit. My plan is to come back for the summer trimester refreshed. For those of you who are contemplating starting the AHM program come on there is no time like the present! If I can make it through you most certainly can!!

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Until May…