Free Post 2.3.12

School and Stress.

      "Work hard because at the end of your high school career it will all that work will be worth it.",one of the school college counselors told my class about sophomore year scheduling. Personally I'm really excited for senior year, graduation, and going to college. But I can't just jump to senior year graduation and getting college acceptance letters. I have to work hard in my first three years of high school and make it count. That statement is completely easier said than actually done. 

       I knew going into EHS that it is very well known as a great high school but a lot of work and it is. I have been so stressed out lately to the point where I just do what I have to do, get it done, and go to sleep Which makes me either go to sleep at 10 PM or 1 AM depending on the day. This really stresses me out even more because I love being over prepared for all of my classes, but that hasn't really been happening lately. Also it stresses me out because I am so mean without sleep so I have been living off of cups of coffee to keep me nice. I get home by almost four o'clock and I goof off for about thirty minutes or so and then I begin my work which takes me between 3-8 hours depending on what I have that night. 

      I know that 2-8 hours is a wide range of time and a little ridiculous but I'm not lying when I tell you that. What surprises me is that I'm not in any honors classes and it takes me this long to do homework and study. I hate that one some weekends, including this one, I will be doing homework Friday-Sunday because there is just so much work. Doing all this work just completely stresses me out because I have to miss out on social events sometimes which isn't fair to me as a kid! But my sophomore friend Elizabeth H. showed me that is so true and completely relates to my situation!

     But I have been trying to manage my stress lately by going to the library at any break I get to do my required homework that's due the next day. So when I get home I can get prepared for my classes the next day or work ahead. At first I was embarrassed to do this but now I just worry about myself and thing of this picture and what our advisers keep telling us!