Nothing like a little shop therapy for Katie.

I am always, always, always stressed. About nothing. About everything. About exams, quizzes, homework, and labs. About if I left my straightener plugged in, the lights on, and if the food I'm eating has gluten in it. About if I should go to the gym. About not going to the gym. About my health.

I am literally perpetually stressed. That's probably why I got sick in the first place. That and my general disregard for coats or sweatshirts when I go to class because it'll mess up my hair, but I'm always using Purell, though, so I thought maybe that would negate the carelessness. I guess not.
But in the next two weeks, I have one quiz, two exams, and a lab practical, as well as the one quiz I had today. How will I do it?

I have this poster in my room here that says "Keep Calm and Carry On". I bought it because it went with the ~indie wonderland theme my roommate and I have, but also because I'm desperate to stop sweating the small stuff. I thought maybe if I see a giant reminder plastered to my wall everyday, I'd have to do it. I try, and maybe I'm getting better. But it can't stop me from getting stressed at all.

So anyway, my roommate showed me Etsy.com today- specifically this one seller in the Philippines who makes adorable necklaces out of pocket watches. She has lots of really cute other things too. So naturally I bought one, but it was only 20$ with the international shipping. That's practically all of my allowance that I allot for each week, but whatever. I didn't spend any last week when I was home sick, so it evens out. Here's a picture of it:


And now I must go get something done before this afternoon where I'm helping my friend do a photoshoot for her photography class. I have to dress up all classy and go to a T stop, where the concept is to capture a story. I guess I'm going to be fighting with one of my friends or something, haha. At least I'll look cute even if I'm making a fool out of myself in public.