Stress Stinks!

Literally, stress stinks. As in, "what's that smell?" As the past few weeks have gotten busier and more stressful, I found myself wondering what that weird smell is more and more often, and then I realized IT'S ME! My sweat smells different than it ever has before. My normal body odor isn't like a bouquet of flowers to begin with, but hey, that's how I'm used to smelling--you know? Lately, I smell different, and it's not what I'm used to so I don't like it!! Please tell me someone else has experienced this! Has anyone else started smelling different when they were under a lot of stress? Weird, huh?

OK, why am I stressed? Can I vent? WHY oh WHY would any program director tell new grad students to take 5 classes their first semester, and give them the 2 hardest classes in the program that first semester? My workload is unbelievable. I had a four hour Ethics exam last night. I studied 6-8 hours for that test, and there were still two questions on the exam that I was totally unfamiliar with. Coming up in Ethics: a 16 page research paper and another 4 hour exam (AAAHHHHHHH!) Right now I should be reading a 400 page book that I'll be tested on in 13 days for Theories (haven't started it yet). The first test (on a different 400 page book) was stressful, but I didn't have several other assignments and tests lurking like I do this time. In Community Counseling, we have a huge group project we're starting on tomorrow (already wrote 2 papers for that class), and in Data Analysis, I survived the first exam last week (it was all hands-on using the statistical software we're learning), just finished my weekly quiz, and now need to start studying for the next exam, which will be all hand calculated stuff, using variability, and correlation.
ANYWAY, thanks for letting me vent. I just have to try to make sure to NOT cut out the things in my life that reduce stress (hitting the gym, going to the temple, playing with the kids, date night with Chuck). And NO, I will NOT be taking 15 credit hours next semester. I will not be at school away from my family two nights a week either. So it should be a little less stressful in the future. In the meantime, I just have to survive the next couple of months, but it could get hairy (and smellier). :)