Toby and Readers,
Some days I just want to scream. Today
is one of those days. My day started out okay. I slept well last
night. I answered 218 math equations and 205 of which were correct. A
94 average isn't bad compared to my regular 70's average, eh? I got
to see a new movie that I've been dying to see, Hidden Figures. Read
4 chapters of a book I'm reading for school. Completed half of my
history homework for the week. So, the day overall has been fairly
productive, I guess. Still yet, it just seems as though the day has
been gloomy. It's cold outside, the trees are bare, no cute birds are
to be found, and the sky is not the brightest blue. All of these
things have seemed to put me in a sort of funk. So, sitting at my
kitchen table at 12:15a.m., I decided to do the one thing I can
always do. . . write.
You may be familiar with the whole
“mother-knows-best” ideal, yes? Well, I'll be the first to tell
you, it's very often true. . . for me at least. This
semester, decided I could work independently on my schooling and
asked my mother to back off from keeping my on track. I was wrong.
Very wrong. I ended up not starting last week's history homework
until Friday, not knowing many of my Spanish vocabulary words, and
having the wrong due-date for a history project, making it late.
Needless to say, my mom is not very pleased this week, upon seeing
the sudden decline in my productivity. I do believe I shall ask her
to resume cramming work down my throat, so it will be completed and
on-time again. Turns out everyone- myself included- is much happier
when I'm on top of things education wise. Moral of the story, don't
doubt your mom. She's probably right, even if you hate to admit it.
On a happier note, I would like to
share a video with you today, to encourage self-confidence. This Is A Ball is a video I came across at a short-film contest several months back and re-watched it several
days ago, being more moved by it this time. Surely, you can devote 3
minutes of your day to see what it means to be a ball. I try to be a
ball. You should, too. I'm positive good things will come if you do.
Until next time dear readers,
Anna.
