Living with the sheer amount of work on my shoulders

gas station twice a week — $160 a week on gas alone. Don’t forget about the $219 parking pass. Let’s also add about $150 in textbooks.

According to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, about 70% of students are employed while attending college. Being an employed student leads to the normalization of stress and exhaustion in our everyday lives.

In order to breakdown less, I try my best to nish my homework before the weekend. is helps me have free time a er workshi s. It’s hard to stay motivated when breakdowns from stress happen o en, but getting time to focus on myself helps me forget about the sheer amount of work on my shoulders. ere are many moments where I feel that what I’m doing now isn’t worth it — but taking time and care for myself reminds me that slowly but surely, things will fall into place.