Christmas Eve

I hope all of you are having a wonderful holiday season. It seems to be flying by. Isn't that strange? As we get older, the time just zooms right past us without even a second glance. It's kind of a bitter sweet thought. We have less time, but we are given the chance to make the most of it.

Update time!
I just finished my first semester as a high school senior. It was grueling. But I've been told next semester will be easier. Hopefully. My boyfriend got accepted to Ohio University. Not to be confused with Ohio STATE University. Go Bobcats! I got him the greatest Christmas present ever, it's going to blow all my other gifts out of the water, that's for sure. I'm almost eighteen. That's terrifying. My parents are totally fine with it, and I'm the one freaking out. Journalism hasn't gotten any easier. I recently discovered the greatest friend ever. You know, one of those friends you just click with and it's like "hey where have you been this whole time?" Yeah...anyway, who's ready for another life lesson?

As we draw closer to the new year, people start those terrible and unattainable "New Year's Resolutions". What a complete waste of time. We, as humans, like to think that we can better ourselves in the blink of an eye because we are "evolved". HA! We set these impossible standards for ourselves and the people around us, we lose sight of what should really be important. Sure it would be nice to have a world filled with perfect humans, but that ain't happening anytime soon. Try something new this year. Instead of those typical resolutions: lose ten pounds, save up for a car, fly to the moon...maybe give something else a try. Go for walks after dinner, plant a flower, try a new flavor of soda. Just focus on the little things that can make you happy, not perfect. Now I know this lesson is a bit scatter brained, but focus on the message. We don't need to be perfect to be happy. And for all you single people out there, here's a tip; If you can be happy by yourself and with yourself, you will attract another happy person. And that's where it all starts.

Stay happy my friends, and have a happy holidays.

Ho-Ho-Ho-Holidays

Well, December is here folks. It's certainly been awhile, sorry about that. Senior year is proving to be more difficult than I thought. Bt it's okay, I can handle it . . . I think. The holidays are such a strange time of year. There is so much going on, it's hard to absorb everything. Now before I get to life lessons and all that, let me catch you up on a few things . . .

I moved. Like, I moved houses. I'm now ten times farther away from school, oh joy. I have a car, that I can't drive, YET. School is hard. Friends are confusing. Still have a boyfriend. I just realized I need to start my Christmas shopping. Oh yeah and I forgot to mention that I hate journalism. Who knew it would suck the life out of me, and it's only the first semester. I'm drowning in stress. I didn't think that was possible, but I have found out that it is very possible. I don't feel like it's preparing me for what I actually want to be, a journalist. Now don't get me wrong, I love my teacher and the staff. They are all so amazing. I just hate how I feel like I'm letting them down every day. The stress is affecting my work, in a very bad way. I use to be such a good writer, now I suck.
I think you're all caught up now.

Time for life lessons.
I know it's stupid, a 17 year old with life lessons. But I have seen enough in my short time here on this planet, to know what's what. Big life changes can be amazing and wonderful, or just down right bad. I can't even think of a better word. Bad. Adults say, "just take it one step at a time, it will be okay." LIES. Complete lies. I mean I know adults lie to us for our own good but sometimes they need to grow up and just tell us the truth. Sit the kid down and say, "This will totally suck and your'e gunna hate it. But I'm sorry that's life, let's go get a cookie." I improvised that last part. But it's true. Life is evil sometimes. Now personally, I don't believe in the guy upstairs, the Almighty, number one, or for those who couldn't guess, God. I like the idea of believing in something bigger than me, and I do. It's jut not really a religion. Getting off topic, my point is that life is going to suck sometimes and people need to understand that. Will it get better? Sure it will. But we don't know when or how to make it get better faster. You just gotta do what Edison did and keep failing until you understand what not to do. Failing and being miserable can be fun, believe it or not. It helps you understand what true happiness really is. Now before I bore you, let me leave you with this: In order to enjoy those wonderful moments in life, you must first have a terrible one. Otherwise, you just won't understand what makes those moments so wonderful.