Long time, no blogging!

Wow, it's been over a week since I've published!! I guess I've switched over to an almost weekly blog now? Well, it's not without reason. There really hasn't been a lot going on, given that it's summer vacation and all. Really, my day has consisted of piano, oboe, and the occasional chemistry and calculus studying, which I'll admit, I'm really slacking off on. Last week, my sister and I were babysitting, so that kept us both busy! However, I told my mom that I just can't do it anymore, especially when there's no benefit at all for me, and because I just started summer health yesterday. The class isn't bad. Health is easy in general, and even when it's sped up, I still don't really feel challenged, so it's fine. The teacher and students are good too, but most of them are from Coffman. Moving on from the exciting world of summer school, my parents saw my report card today. I thought they would be more angry, but they were surprisingly calm. On the contrary, I was the one in an emotional quandary. Yes, I knew my grades beforehand, but seeing that one English grade on paper really hit me. I had lost my straight A streak, and I was only in freshman year. Then I reflected on the year. Why was it that brought me down? I came to the conclusion that it was extracurricular activities. My focus on those detracted from my focus in school. So now I've learned from it. As much as I love theater and pit, I'm giving it up next year. I really hate this decision, but I know it's the right thing to do. Now I'll only stick to the activities of color guard, piano, and oboe. During this reflection, I additionally noticed that I changed. All of that stress, of school, of after-school activities and everything else took a toll on me. I found myself to be less tolerant, and even more hostile. I steered away from my values and who I really am. So quitting theater and pit is a good thing, or so I've decided. It'll give me more time to focus on school and piano, and even give me some free time, a concept that didn't exist for me freshman year.

So now that I've got that out of the way, I've really got to start reading chemistry stuff...

"A little reflection will show us that every belief, even the simplest and most fundamental, goes beyond experience when regarded as a guide to our actions."-William Kingdon Clifford