Week seven

So this past week has been challenging with regards to my personal change project. It was that time of the month for me, midterm exams/projects are starting up, my placements are kicking into high gear, and Bret (my boyfriend) has been stressed out about work. Keeping all of this in mind, I was still able to stop myself from complaining about these little things MANY times. The complaints did slip out a couple times, namely when I was also over-tired, but I was really able to hold myself back a lot. The other girls in the grad program are starting to feel the midterm pressure too, I think, so I was also able to try out getting them to think in a more positive way. This seemed to help them feel a little less stressed about the situation and to take steps to improve it.

Also, I was very nervous about Bret and I both being stressed about school and work at the same time, but we have both handled it very well so far. Usually, in times like this, I might take out my stress on him which would make him be less supportive and, in turn, make me more upset. Instead, we have both acknowledged our stress and heavy workloads and have set aside time for us to do work together and time for us to relax together, so we're really helping each other get through this, which is great! I definitely give a lot of credit to this project for that, because there were a few times I wanted to nag him about different things, but I stopped myself!