Her Campus Logo Her Campus Logo
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Butler chapter.

Reasons to Stay Alive This Week

 

We all need things to look forward to. Getting through a tough week can feel almost impossible when there doesn’t seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel. A month ago, I was struggling to see that light. I had just been assigned my first lesson plan and I felt totally unprepared. How was I supposed to teach something? Was I in the right major? Did I need to change everything in my life around? When I got back from class that day, I couldn’t think of a single thing that I was looking forward to. Everything was just overwhelming.

 

I took the rest of that day off from class, from talking to people, and just watched Netflix and let my mind have a break. The next day, I had an idea. I have a little whiteboard that hangs right above my desk, and usually I just use it to write things that I find funny throughout the week. But I was feeling a little extra appreciative of my mom and my friends, and I figured it would be nice to be able to look up from what I was working on to see some reminders of why I should keep going. And so was born my “Reasons to Stay Alive This Week” list!

 

Every time I think about something I love, or remember something I’m looking forward to, I write it on the board. Right now, the board has Nick Miller from New Girl, sunshine, Taco Bell, my roommate Kathleen, and Spring Break written on it. I’ve erased the board every Sunday and it’s been so nice to keep that light at the end of the tunnel in mind. I’ve noticed that I’m having more fun and staying more positive since. So go forth and create your own little whiteboard of things you like! I will now insert a gif of Nick Miller that will hopefully make you as happy as it makes me.

 

 

Kath Bergmann

Butler '21

Kath is a senior at Butler University and a self-identified introvert/INFJ. She's a lover of twinkly lights, christmas, cinema, music and romance. She's studying to be a high school English teacher, but her dream job is to work in a school library. She also loves hugs.
Rae Stoffel

Butler '20

Rae Stoffel is a senior at Butler University studying Journalism with a double minor in French and strategic communications. With an affinity for iced coffee, blazers, and the worlds worst jokes, she calls herself a witty optomistic, which can be heavily reflected in her writing. Stoffel is a Chicago native looking forward to returning to the windy city post graduation.