HI GUYS. Long time no see! I know I haven’t been writing but guess what, school is back in town! Honestly it isn’t so bad. I just finished my first week of school and after meeting my teachers, learning my new schedule, seeing new faces, old faces, and trying to face the change of a new school year, I realized this year might not be so bad. As I walked around school I saw so many people had changed. Their styles flipped a switch, people bleached their hair, others got highlights. New colors were being worn. Faces lit up, others lit down. Newcomers were open yet nervous. Others were comfortable knowing their place still stood in those halls. Everything changed yet felt the same. The most asked question in each one of my classes was “What is your goal for this year?”. I think I’ve talked to myself about this question far too many times and I have come to a conclusion. So, today I will give a detailed run down of my goals for this year including school, extra curriculars, and mindsets.
Maria’s School Goal:
Get a higher GPA than last year. Last year my GPA for both semesters ended with a 4.0 (weighted) and 3.89 (unweighted). This year I am working for a 4.1 and above both being weighted and unweighted.
Get work done. If I were to write a blog about how to be an academic weapon my most loved tip would be to get assignments, homework, etc, done as quickly as possible. As soon as I get an assignment I will do it in one sitting if it is given to me during class. I don’t want to be the kind of person who doesn’t do anything and has double the homework again.
Find a good study method. Studying is one of the most common things that high school students struggle with. But it doesn’t have to be. During the year I am going to try to find the top best studying methods to finally see what will help me and others.
Create a club. I have already been coming up with many ideas with one of my friends to create a club for our school, which hopefully turns out to be successful!
Maria’s Extra Curricular Goal:
Get back into playing the piano. If I am completely open and honest I haven’t actually sat down on the piano and practiced anything, I’ve only accompanied myself with singing. So, I will try to at least learn one new song every two months.
Stay consistent with tennis. Tennis during the first semester is always fun because I jump start the year with tournaments and lots of playing time. I would love to get better at my strategies and keep going with where I am headed.
Write more on my blog. My blog has become very inconsistent but don’t worry I have many ideas coming your way.
Audition more for choir activities. I think last year’s choir year taught me to be confident in my singing skills so I am way more prepared for auditioning and what to do to nail all auditions!
Maria’s Mindset Goals:
Limit Laziness. I am the laziest person out there. I am being real when I say this but I am so done with that. A lot of what has stopped me from becoming better is caving into my laziness. I am in control of what I can do so I am ready to leave my lazy girl era (that came from summer) and enter my fresh successful era.
Affirmations to keep me going. When I say affirmations what I really mean is those mini pep talks that some days we all need. Whether it is just saying stuff under my breath to keep me going or looking into the mirror and telling myself that I can do this.
Using my time wisely. There’s so much time in our lives but what is most consuming it that makes us feel like there's none is our phones. The endless scrolling makes us lose track sometimes of what really needs to get done. So I will be restricting some phone time this year.
Actually keeping a planner. I think I have about 3 planners laying around somewhere in my room that are unused and the reason for that is I bought them when I was in elementary school (the least busiest time in my life). But now that my mind can’t cram all the important details of my life plan, that is why I will use my pink planner to help me out! A new bestie in the making!
Everyone says that by sophomore year grades go down, stress levels bounce but I am determined to survive and achieve my goals for this year. Since I will be doing this I will also be learning many tips and tricks about certain things that I will most definitely share with you guys! I love you guys have a great rest of your week.
Bye Bye
XoXo, Maria E.V
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