Over the last week, a lot of things have been teaming up to start overwhelming me: upcoming residency applications, my clinical conference presentation, homework for my rotation, an issue with my student loans and a million other little things that needed done. Yesterday, I was dangerous close to just bursting into tears. I felt like there was too much to do in too little time. Despite having kept myself together even through the most grueling of my clinical rotations thus far, I was letting the stress take over more and more of my thoughts. I wasn't sleep well, I was thinking of worst-case scenarios for every little thing.

After dithering around feeling sorry for myself yesterday morning, I got my shit together. I made a to-do list and just started working through it. I accomplished a lot yesterday, and I feel better today. I still have things that need to be done, and deadlines looming, but just making a list and starting into it helped me to feel more in control.

Some of the things I accomplished over this last week have included registering for my NAVLE (licensing exam) and applying to graduate. I've also been looking through programs posted on the Match website, and while the list is not yet complete, I've narrowed down some of my options. Everything is becoming more real with every passing day. I have a lot to accomplish this semester before I go home, and I hopefully have some residency interviews to plan for when I do get home. And already it's nearing the end of September! But remembering how efficient I can be when I set myself to it makes me feel a bit better. One to-do list at a time.