Semester Woes

I feel like this semester is going to be extremely tough to keep up with. I'm already making reading and study schedules, trying to stay organized, but it already feels like a losing battle; and not because I haven't finished things. I'm actually doing pretty well at finishing things, on time, and not rushed. This is actually kind of weird for me. I usually finish things on time, but a lot of the time only one thing was done in a non-rushed manner. But this week, I finished two assignments well and on time and now I have all day to really work and edit an easy paper that's due tomorrow - of which, I already have a bunch of notes and things to correct as well, so aside from just making changes and revamping things and getting a style - I'm pretty much done with homework. I have no idea then why this semester is going to be so difficult, because I'm off to a great start, I feel better about myself and I'm really trying to do well and stay organized.

What the hell is wrong with me then, to feel so stressed?

I have a ton of readings and I am worried about keeping up and absorbing and understanding the material. Especially in my educational psychology class, because it's been so long since I took any sort of college-level psychology class. Of course, I also feel extremely smart in that class because I caught references to things I'd studied before and I'm in the class with quite a few undergraduates, who basically, make me look like a genius. In my own humble opinion.

Some of it is stress because of money. I'm still looking for an assistantship or better job and trying to get more hours is crazy as well - it's just not happening. But I always have the outlook that I will manage somehow.
Another one is very vain: but I've gained some weight in the last few years and for awhile I was doing really well losing it: but then winter hit and suddenly it's hard to exercise. I want to go outside and run, but it's dangerously cold or icy - or both. And I have a wonderful place to workout, but it's such an effort to actually get up and go there: I have to drive or take the bus. Plus, it's so boring not having someone to workout with, you know? But I know I'll probably do better here too, since I've gotten more set on scheduling and stuff.

I guess this post has been boring, but I just got tired of reading the same old things on all the blogs I read and figured others would be too.