Stress

When I was planning my second to last semester of college, originally I wasn't scheduled to take classes on Tuesday.  However, my schedule changed, as it does, and I ended up with a class Tuesday afternoon.  Seeing as my mom bought my ticket home for Thanksgiving back in July, she was under the assumption that I wouldn't have Tuesday classes either thus flying me home extremely early on Tuesday morning (hello 6 am flight).

Normally, this wouldn't be a problem.  I would just skip class (to be clear, I don't condone skipping class) and head home early.  However, of course, it turns out I have to give my final presentation on that day.  After figuring that out, I contacted my professor to tell her that I had to catch a flight home and would have to change my presentation date.  She told me that I had to switch with a classmate and left that on me, as expected.  I was going to ask a classmate to switch spots with me tomorrow, but I just received an email from the professor asking if I could in fact present tomorrow.  To be clear, I haven't even started this final, let alone think about it.  I was under the assumption I still had 3 more weeks to do it.  But, since I got myself into this situation, I wasn't in a position to tell the professor that I couldn't do it.  Therefore, I agreed to switch with a classmate and am now expected to present my final presentation tomorrow.

So now I'm in this position where I have to start and complete my final presentation by 2 pm tomorrow.  Oddly enough, I'm not too worried about it.  I'm just thankful that I have no commitments or other work to do tonight, thus being able to devote all my time to this project tonight.  In reality, I'm kind of looking forward to turning on Gilmore Girls and letting it play in the backgrounds as I do all this work.  Throw in some snacks and warm drinks and I'll be set for the night.

How do you deal with stress?  Any tips or tricks to share?