Blog Post #8--Writing Territories

Writing Territories

Fears:  natural disasters

Annoyances:  incorrect grammar

Accomplishments:  I've kept a Straight As all my life

Confusions:  my future

Sorrows:  the loss of friends

Dreams:  Travel, Actress (Sorry, I can't choose between these two.)

Idiosyncrasies:  I play with my hair constantly (unconsciously)

Risks:  I chose to leave the country on my own for three weeks.

Beloved Possessions, Now and Then:  iPod (now), blanket (then)

Problems:  Stress

 

Stress

In high school, we're all given challenges to face and overcome.  Whether these challenges aren't too difficult--can I get this homework assignment done tonight?--or whether they could take years to overcome--which college should I attend?--we, the students, need to get through them now so that we can handle even greater things later on in life.  Some people are able to overcome these curveballs better than others.

I would be a portion of the "others."  I have a major problem trying to deal with all of these challenges given to me.  When I tell people that last year I ran on an average of three or four hours of sleep every night, they ask me, "What on earth did you do, Anna?!"

I reply, "Well, I had homework, and theatre for a portion of the year."

They laugh.  "Anna. You can't be serious.  You got so little sleep because of homework?  I'm in the Academy, too.  I got all of that work done in a couple of hours, and I had *insert some time-consuming sport*."  Then, they walk away because they assume that I'm one of those people who wastes my time on other things that don't matter.

Truth be told, I do.

My problem is balance.  I simply don't know how to manage time well.  There are so many things I want to be able to do:  read all of the books, perform in all of the plays, get all of the grades.  I get overwhelmed easily, and all of these things just came crashing down on me last year.  They're starting to this year, too.

I'm easily distracted.  I don't sit still.  I care too much about everything:  grades, friends, extracurricular activities.

I'm a person who is easily susceptible to stress.