originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:03 PM

Has there been a time in your life where you’ve felt you’ve taken on too many responsibilities, and how did you overcome this?
Not that I can remember. Although when I get overwhelmed I kind of shut down and/or interally scream for a few seconds.

Gosh how much can one nose hold??? (bloody flu :()

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:04 PM

hey @N1ghtW1ng - one of the ways i've noticed you cope with stressful times is by coming onto reach out!

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:06 PM

@lanejane that's true. I find that here is relaxing for me.

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:07 PM

i find that too @N1ghtW1ng

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:01 PM

Has there been a time in your life where you’ve felt you’ve taken on too many responsibilities, and how did you overcome this?

 

Okay, so taking on too much was kinda my middle name a few years back! 😞

I really struggled with balancing all my commitments  and giving myself good self-care.

 

For me it was stripping it all back to the bare metal, and working back up again - putting the real important things in my life back, and DELIBERATELY taking on TOO LITTLE! and learning to be content with that has been a godsend/lifesaver!

 

I've got it down pat & I'm much cooler, calmer and happier 😄 

and actually get much MORE done, incidentally, and do a MUCH better job too!?!?

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:05 PM

@Mermaidgirl6 i might try take on too little.  Sounds like an idea HAHA 🙂

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:06 PM

alright giys ,my mate is waititng outside for me!

 

 

was a great topic chat to you all soon!

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:08 PM

See ya 'round @Troy.

Have a good one!

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:08 PM

@Troy thanks for coming tonight- good to see you're taking care of your social life

Good luck with your exams and stay balanced bud!

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:07 PM

yeah @Troy sounds like @Mermaidgirl6 has got the right idea! haha enjoy the movies!

originally posted on 01-06-2015 8:57 PM

Went to my uni girlfriend's birthday party Saturday night, and so so so happy she had ordered gluten free pizzas!! Been a long time - but i made up for missing out on pizza for too long 🙂

originally posted on 01-06-2015 8:57 PM

Yup! Earlier this year I was trying to juggle 40hours of work a week plus all of my uni and it was just WAY to much for me!! had me in tears.

I took a step back and said okay you are not happy and you need to do something about it, so i cut back my hours, took some me time like everything we have just discussed and re focused!!

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:01 PM

Has there been a time in your life where you’ve felt you’ve taken on too many responsibilities, and how did you overcome this?

When I was doing my electrical apprenticeship, which I loved, the TAFE work was really hard so I was juggling trying to study for that (and exams!!) as well as go to work every single day, go to footy training, gigs, seeing people and it just overwhelmed me. 
I still feel like that but is less intense because my landscaping apprenticeship is less academically challenging but still the same work hours, very early until late. Particularly hard for both trades during the summer, you'd start super early until it got dark so over 12 - 13 hours or even more sometimes!

originally posted on 01-06-2015 8:59 PM

Has there been a time in your life where you’ve felt you’ve taken on too many responsibilities, and how did you overcome this?

 

Right now I have more responsibilities than I have had before, but I don't think it is too much.  Keeping a diary and getting up earlier seems to help, but I think it just takes practice to cut out procrastination

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:04 PM

Has there been a time in your life where you’ve felt you’ve taken on too many responsibilities, and how did you overcome this?

 

To be honest not really.  I struggle to do homework since I have a negative attitude towards most classes (except sport and woodwork!) and in turn that gives me no motivation to do it until the last minute or sometimes not at all.  In the end I leave myself with a whole lot of work that I don't do even the day before it's due and get all stressed and worried the hour before the lesson is on.  I usually get out of it by making excuses which is not the right thing to do but I just can't get myself to to the work.

 

So no, I don't really give myself too many responsibilities,  I just let the ones I have pile up until I just can't do them.

originally posted on 01-06-2015 8:58 PM

@bessie94 bessie im in a similar situation to you. How many hours did you cut down to? 

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:01 PM

I was working betwen 5-7 days a week (3 jobs), whilst juggling full time uni, social life (aint sacrificing that for no one :P), me time, gym commitments and other volunteer stuff I do.

 

Lets just say......i dont think im going to get the 80% marks  I need to get into honours.

 

I have cut down work a little bit which is much better, but I have sortof come to terms with the fact that maybe I will have to go to a less prestigious university and even do postgrad away from home in another state.

 

^ as much as the above sucks..........i love seeign my friends, i love going out I love going on holidays etc......just too many good expereinces that the money provides me 😛 as well as work expereince!

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:00 PM

15 hours is what I work now! its hard cause you need the money but also have to focus on uni! @Troy

its really hard to find that BALANCE (see what i did there) between money and study!

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:00 PM

Asking for help/delegating some of your tasks onto others is so important to try help yourself stay cool calm and collected instead of becoming a stress head especially in terms of work.

Look after yourself, because if you’re stressing out, it will show in everything you do!

originally posted on 01-06-2015 8:58 PM

What's great about you @bessie94 is that you have that initiative and motivation to change and improve on things where as I don't and try to roll with it.

Not that that works.

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:01 PM

@FootyFan26 aw thanks 🙂 but i am not perfect at it, it took many tears for me to realise that I had to sacrifice something cause there just wasn't enough hours in the day to get everything done

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:07 PM

@bessie94 as I said you're much better at it than me and I don't think I'll get better at it anytime soon either. I just lack the motivation and initiative probably due to negative thinking and anger.

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:08 PM

@FootyFan26 yeah but i am a negative thinker too and i stress out too much! but small steps can help!

originally posted on 01-06-2015 9:11 PM

Sounds like we have all had times where we have expeirenced a lack of balance but have found awesome ways to fix it!!

 

Next question: 

What are small steps that you can take each day to make sure you keep your life on track and balanced?

 

for me, planning and preperation is key!!