I like staying busy and I like staying involved, but both of those passions come with the obvious\u00a0cost of stress. Everyone is different, but here are some dos and don\u2019ts I use to plow through the\u00a0crazy.<\/p>\n
DO<\/strong> exercise. I am very guilty of convincing myself that I simply do not have time to do so. In\u00a0reality, when I\u2019m stressed, I spend about as much time thinking about my stress as I would if I\u00a0went on a quick walk. It is very rare that one of your pressing things-to-do cannot wait 20\u00a0minutes. Some of my favorite work out videos from Tone it Up<\/em> are under 10! A run under half\u00a0an hour can make all the difference, and I even bring my homework to Fit Rec to at least get\u00a0something done on the elliptical. But working out and still managing productivity is not the hard\u00a0part for me. I find the most trouble in reminding myself how much better I\u2019ll feel afterwards. Now,\u00a0I have corny phone reminders of exercise quotes to inspire me to go. I won\u2019t judge you at all if\u00a0you do the same.<\/p>\n DON\u2019T<\/strong> eat your favorite junk food. Comfort snacks seem like a great idea at the time. Actually,\u00a0they seem like the best idea\u2026the ONLY idea. Hold yourself back! If you have a lot to do, you\u00a0need your body at its best. I have learned that there are many foods which fill you up fast,\u00a0provide you with healthy energy, and don\u2019t require excessive eating. Try almonds, celery and\u00a0hummus, a green apple, some avocado, or a hard boiled egg. Whenever I feel like I need to\u00a0stuff my face in mini oreos (my one true love), I pop half a sweet potato in my microwave. It\u2019s\u00a0delicious, way more filling, and pretty darn good for me. Should I eat a sweet potato every\u00a0night? No. But on those stressful and seamlessly endless nights when I\u2019m bound to turn to\u00a0something unhealthy, it\u2019s a much better option for me (and it\u2019s cheap). You\u2019ll feel more energetic\u00a0and less guilty. Save the junk food for break-ups and use the good food to accomplish that to-do\u00a0list.<\/p>\n DO<\/strong> things you love. Half of my stress comes from BU On Broadway, an on-campus theatre\u00a0group that has given me some of my greatest memories and friends. Yes, it adds to my stress\u00a0level when rehearsals are busy and pressure is on, but in the midst of my classes and my jobs,\u00a0it never feels like a chore to get the On Broadway stuff done. In addition, I\u2019ve tried to find jobs\u00a0that interest me so that the stress they cause doesn\u2019t dishearten me either! I am a COM\u00a0Ambassador and a writer for a travel website. I enjoy both of those things and can find the good\u00a0in any stressful activity they provide. I thought about working at Starbucks first, and although I\u2019m\u00a0sure that is a fantastic job, I knew I would not enjoy it nearly as much as the others. Try your\u00a0best to stress yourself out with things you at least enjoy.<\/p>\n DON\u2019T<\/strong> stay up too late. The weekend will tease you, but if you know your week is about to hit\u00a0you like a hurricane, limit your nightlife and be kind to your body. Your friends will be bummed in\u00a0the moment, but they\u2019ll get it and forgive you. There will be other times to go out until the early\u00a0hours of the morning, but if you\u2019re stressin\u2019, you should be sleepin\u2019.<\/p>\n DO<\/strong> say \u2018no\u2019 sometimes. I just said no to my best friend via text about three minutes ago. I\u00a0haven\u2019t seen her in a few days and I want to more than anything. But this upcoming week is\u00a0about to be nuts and I can\u2019t afford to stay up late gossiping with her right this second. Guess\u00a0what? She totally gets it. She knows I\u2019ll find time for her very soon. Your friends will get it too.<\/p>\n DON\u2019T<\/strong> keep it to yourself. You have advisors, parents, friends, and mentors lined up to help\u00a0you. A lot of times I felt guilty venting about my stressful days to others, but soon I found that\u00a0within a few weeks, those people would usually find themselves venting to me. People who care\u00a0about you want to help you because they know you would help them too (that\u2019s another DO:\u00a0help your friends when they need you, especially with stress. You\u2019ll need them eventually too!).\u00a0Sometimes just verbalizing everything you need to do makes it seem way more attainable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I like staying busy and I like staying involved, but both of those passions come with the obvious\u00a0cost of stress. Everyone is different, but here are some dos and don\u2019ts I use to plow through the\u00a0crazy. DO exercise. 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