The Common High School Disease... Procrastination

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all had nice weekends ☺ ! Homecoming is less than a week away and I can't wait. Its nice to have a reason to get dolled up with friends.

Over the weekend, Mrs. B assigned us to think of 5 people who can help us achieve our goals. I know how hard it is to try to achieve goals without people behind you to help pick you up every time you fall down. So without further ado, this is my list of my top 5 (in no order) go to people:

1. My mother is one of my biggest motivator in my life! Sometimes I refer to her as the American Dream because she was able to achieve all her big goals. She moved to America 18 years ago and ever since has worked very hard to learn English and get her nursing degree. It  pushes me to do better in life because I'm able to see her whole journey- the struggle upon struggle but eventually the triumph in the end. Seeing her happiness at the end of every tumultuous journey only makes me want to feel the same. 
2. Melika, my best friend, is so special to me because she's enlightened me to so many new things in the past year or so that I've known her. Melika is literally like no one I've ever met before because she's got a voice for everything, and isn't afraid to say something or speak against something she sees and thinks is wrong. A lot of people in high school try to blend in with the crowd, but instead, Melika already knows who she is and isn't afraid to show it, which I find is really admirable. I know that she believes in me and would push me to accomplish any goal. 
3. Aunt Susie is my great aunt who was a former teacher and principal. She understands teenagers like no other adult I know because she dealt with them for over 20 years. My aunt also has a vast knowledge about life and so whenever I ask her for advice, she always has the best answers. 
4. Do you ever have that one person in your life that looks at you like you're a gem regardless of what you look like or feel like? My friend Jake literally always sees me as the person I want to be rather than the person I feel like I am! He's the one who taught me how to wake board and took me on his boat, where I rekindled my love for both water and boating. Every time I doubt myself, Jake always reassures me. 
5. Lastly, my friend Brian has been with me through all high school and we always have fun together. He's one of the most realistic person I know and always tells me the truth. He's always been real with me, which is hard to find in high school because a lot of people change into someone they thought they would never be. He and I always have the best conversations of our aspirations and I know he'd be a great motivator. 

Mrs. B also assigned us to name 5 things we've procrastinated on this week (welp I'll admit I procrastinated on this assignment) 

1. The biggest one is my college applications. I have 1/2 of one filled out, and I'm waiting on the results of my SAT test (I just took it on the 5th) so my goal is to have all my college applications done by my birthday (November 7th). 
2. I haven't completely cleaned my room in about 2 months or so, so I really need to get on that. Today I cleaned out my closet and took everything off my bed, but I still need to finish up my laundry and vacuum. I guess this would count as only half a procrastination haha.
3. I need to finish up late work from when I was absent from school. I just have 3 worksheets to finish up, but I did most of the work, now I just need to graph it out. I think my biggest hurdle is finding those worksheets though...
4. I need to update my calender for October because its really important for me to know my schedule every week. I have all my events written on a piece of paper but now I just need to put them on my calender.
5. Last but not least, my health is very important to me but I haven't found the motivation to work out every single day. I occasionally work on my abs & thighs but I haven't really worked on anything consistently, and I really want to start. I've started to gain better eating habits, which is a big part of fitness, but my lack of exercise is getting in the way of my full potential.

Thanks for dropping by my blog, hope y'all have a good time at homecoming or whatever you choose to do instead. Bye!