Stress

by Robyn Feldman

The start of 2009 has been one of mixed emotions.

I am excited because I started working full time doing my articles. I am disappointed because I am repeating the CTA.

This is where the stress comes in.

With the task of studying this enormous syllabus part time and working full time for the first time is totally foreign to me.

My stress at the moment can be summed up as follows: Unsettled and anxious. Unfamiliar faces and places. Hard to breathe deeply.

Work to do, lots of work to do, no time for rest or play or me.

How must I cope? How do I make it doable? How do I do well with the enormous challenges ahead?