Pit Stop: SANITY

Today I write about something different. Something unexpected. Something that's not being discussed in the news, nor being reviewed in journal articles.

Two days. I graduate in two days. TWO DAYS. I am seriously freaking out. I know it's hard to tell, given the fact that you obviously can't hear me nor see me. But I am, I REALLY AM.

What's keeping me sane? Honestly? Distractions. Lots of them. Even if I don't know what I'm going to do career-wise after graduation, I refuse to stress out over it. Distractions consisting of traveling, and spending time with the people I love.

Traverse City, Michigan

First stop? Traverse City. Traverse City because I've been wanting to go there since I've been here. Traverse City because it's all I hear about. It's all people talk about. Because it's wine country. Traverse City because it's the perfect place to take my family.

I don't think you have any idea how freaked out I am. I have a headache, for no reason. I can't sleep, for no reason. I've lost my appetite, for no reason. I am saying "no reason", when clearly there is a reason.

I'm scared because I don't know what happens after this. I'm scared because I know, deep down, that the time has come...to grow up. I'm scared because I'm excited, and because I know deep down that I'm really not scared...but more so, exploding with excitement. I'm scared because of the unknown, the once "unreachable"...because from here on out, I, Monica, pave my own path. I'm scared because I accomplished something, even when the whole world was against me way in the beginning of this journey towards becoming a Registered Dietitian.

Where are you? How are you? What are YOU doing to survive?

Traverse City photo courtesy http://www.traversecity4sale.com/files/225671/p2610.jpg