Back to School…
I feel the need to have the same old picture taken this morning; Brand new sneakers on my feet, good ‘ol lunchbox in my hand, while standing in the front yard of the house at 8am. It would be a hot morning, but I’d still be excited. Excited to see my friends, make new ones (hopefully) and get cute new decorations for my locker! (I always put great thought into my decorations: Pictures of cute boys (at the time, it would have been Daniel Radcliffe, NSYNC, Shane West, Orlando Bloom, and Heath Ledger). Keep in mind this would be 6th grade, I probably would have an ‘Emily the Strange’ sticker in there somewhere. But now it’s not quite the same.
I wake up groggily to a cold, soggy bowl of ‘Life’ cereal and orange juice. Sadie is at my feet with her tail thumping, so that’s nice, but it’s just not the same. I don’t really care about what I wear anymore or buy new tennis shoes like I used to. I don’t even decorate my planner and notebooks anymore. My creativity has gone to the dogs. (Literally, I spend time planning Sadie’s Halloween Costume, not decorating school supplies). But as a new year begins, I will make my New School Year Resolutions. I’ve never done this before, and who knows, it may all come true! If it did, that’d be awesome.
1. Never skip a class under any circumstances. Now I know to many, you might be thinking, “*gasp* Janie! You skip class???” But yes, it’s true. And that can be one of the many explanations for my downfall in grades. I will truly make it a point to attend every single class this year, because ultimately, it will help me, and I won’t fall behind so much.
2. Make sure not to procrastinate. Plan AHEAD. Don’t put off papers and projects till the week of.
3. DO NOT have fun until everything is done. Now this may sound like some sort of Umbridge rule (If you do not get this reference, I can no longer call you my friend) but it makes sense. I cannot get on facebook, E! news, watch movies or TV or do anything like that UNTIL I get homework and studying done. If that doesn’t happen till 1am, then so be it. Besides, I’ll have DVR so I can record stuff and catch up when I can (YES! :D)
4. Be sure to actually stick to a bedtime. I am actually already breaking this rule, since it is one hour past my bedtime, but whatever. I’m feeling inspired. If I go to bed at 2:30, then am I really supposed to do well in school the next morning at 9? Heck no! And if I don’t feel rested enough, then who knows- I might just SKIP CLASS, which would break numbers 1 and 4! Tsk tsk, Jane… tsk tsk.
5. Make A’s and B’s. ithinkicanithinkicanithinkican! I KNOW I can! I’ve done it before when I was at Stephens College, and this place is no different. If I stick to all these rules, then I think I can really do it. I KNOW I can really do it. And last but not least…
6. Set aside time for R&R. I need to sometimes just breathe in times of stress. I need to be sure to get things done, but also not get in over my head. I need to set aside time for God. I know Hannah tries to sort of have quiet time every day, and that’s a good idea. I even know how and when I can do it! Every Tuesday and Thursday, I have a break for half an hour at TCU. I can use that time to go to the chapel and just “be” for a bit. Pray, reflect, and just focus on my relationship with God. I know I should always be doing that, but lately I feel like I haven’t been. I am in Eta Iota Sigma, and I love it, but I need to do more. I also need to spend more time on exercise when I can, but that’s a whole other story.
So in no particular order, those are my goals. I will try to keep you updated about how this is going as much as I can, BUT blogging counts as rule #3, so we’ll SEE if I have time. Wish me luck!
I think I can! I think I can! I think I can!
