Swimming Back to the Surface

This picture completely encapsulates how I've felt the past week. I've been drowning in all of these books I have to read but been too exhausted ( from being sick) to swim to the surface and make some progress on

them or anything else. But yesterday, I swam my way to the surface! I had to submit my research proposal for my semester long research paper in my English class. My Professor is all about having questions lead the writing. Which has been interesting because when I write, I like to write with the security of having an answer and the evidence to back it up. But, with a research paper, the point is the discovery--the journey of seeing what happens and going with the flow.

I'm not going to lie. I've been looking toward Monday the 13th with ever growing fear and dread.