Senior year…. the last year of high school and the most stressful. I survived freshman, sophomore and junior year, now it was time to survive the most stressful. Keeping it all together seemed impossible. With maintaining a high gpa, maintaining a good relationship with all my teachers, trying to participate in school events and still trying to have time to hang out with friends/family, it all seemed as if the world was against me.
Senior year is filled with events, exams, college applications and it was all getting to me.
Even though the year isn’t completely over here are a few things I have been doing that have kept me calm.
- Reading my favorite books 100 times.
- Going out with friends.
- Crying.
- Keeping an agenda with all the stuff I need to do.
- Spending time with my family.
- Writing about my day.
- Talking to someone.
- Listening to music.
- Watching sports (Yes, it actually helps.)
- Eating… a lot.
- Talking to teachers about my accomplishments and goals for after high school.
- Knowing that my GPA doesn’t define me.
- Writing for Affinity (Thanks.)
- Hanging out with my dog. (I love you Rocky)
- Watching The Kindness Diaries on Netflix.
- Actually doing my homework on time.
- Art class.
- Redecorating my room every 2 weeks.
- Taking Buzzfeed Quizzes (They’re wild and make me laugh.)
- Once again, crying.
- Watching dog videos on Youtube.
- Following Dog Rates on Twitter.
- Laughing at Donald Trump (Even though America is screwed.)
- Editing pictures.
- Counting down till graduation.
- Listening to Fangs by Matt Champion.
- Letting out heavy sighs.
- Drinking green tea.
- Sleeping.
- Taking time for myself.
- Re-watching my favorite childhood movies. (Disney movies, yes.)
- Talking to my brother.
- Dancing around my room to Mexican music.
- Plan my summer vacation activities.
- Listening to Rainy Mood (Living in the desert means there’s never a lot of rain.)
- Playing games on my phone.
- Doing homework that’s not due until the next week.
- Writing about what’s bothering me.
- Screaming into my pillow.
- DRINKING WATER. (Life saver.)
- Counting to 200.
- Praying.
- Showering… and a performance in the shower.
- Treating myself.
- Looking at pictures of babies.
- Looking at pictures of babies with puppies.
- Helping someone.
- You guessed it. Crying.
- Snapchatting. (Those filters make me laugh.)
- Coloring.
- Pushing myself outside my comfort zone.
- Talking to internet friends.
- Remembering my 18th birthday is coming up.
- Not worrying about how I look.
- Talking to my journalism teacher.
- Being happy.
- Allowing others to help me.
- Learning from my mistakes.
- Crying… Literally crying everyday.
- Taking pictures to remember the good ol’ days.
Even though half of the time I’m at school, I’m annoyed, I really have been enjoying senior year.
I’m excited for the future.
