Overcoming Discouragement

I love my husband so much. He knows how to help cheer me up. This past week I have been feeling mega-overwhelmed. I have so many assignments/projects/papers to write/do before the end of the semester that I have no idea how it's all going to get done (it'll get done somehow...). Last night he gave a FHE lesson about overcoming discouragement. He used this article from the Ensign as the basis for his lesson. It was so great. Afterward, we played Just Dance to help relieve the stress (it's both physical activity and a change of pace--we hardly ever use our Wii for playing games during the semester). Surprisingly, it worked! I felt a lot less stressed after playing on the Wii with my husband. I'm still not feeling too stressed today (setting priorities also helps, although this wasn't one of them for today...).

Another thing I decided to do is get rid of all social media and games from my phone. I waste so much time scrolling through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Some time (not as much as previous semesters) is wasted through playing games (mainly Sims Freeplay). I still allow myself to go on Facebook a few (no more than three) times a day (mainly because one of my other classes uses Facebook, otherwise I would be refraining from it too). I plan to put Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram back on my phone once the semester is completely over. I don't know about Twitter, since I mainly use it to look at news and not for the original purpose of me getting Twitter--to share uplifting/inspirational/gospel related quotes/scriptures.

I really feel like these things are helping me to be less stressed during this mega-stressful time of the semester.