Q: My roommate keeps asking me where I want to live next year and insists on looking places together, but I don't know how to tell her that I don't want to live with her next year. How do I break it to her nicely?
A: So, it's not working out with this roommate and your light at the end of the tunnel is the promise of a new roommate next year, but you can't seem to shake her. You have to tell her that you've made other plans for next year ASAP so she can also make other plans. It doesn't have to be a big dramatic break-up. Just tell her, "I'm making other plans next semester, not because of you but because I have other people that want me to live with them/I want to live alone." Even if they do take it personally, you won't be living with them next year, but you need to let them know now so they can make their own plans.
Q: I'm really stressed out by working two jobs. I think I'm depressed. What should I do?
A: You have to respect your limitations. Two jobs is a lot for anyone, and being in school on top of that can be even more overwhelming. Being that overwhelmed can easily lead to depression. Learn to prioritize — school obviously comes first and then you have to pick the job that you are most gratified by. Then you have to accept your limitations, and let them be known. Your supervisors and coworkers need to be told that you're having a really hard time and cannot keep going at the rate you are going. Maybe there's an issue on how your workplace is functioning that's putting too much work on you. Address things like this because you deserve mental well-being. You deserve free time. You deserve happiness. You deserve good things in your life, and you are entitled to alter things in your life that infringe upon you getting what you deserve.