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This school year is becoming to be way to much to handle. I have four weighted classes, in which two of them are AP courses. I want to get in shape. The teachers at my school just pile on the homework. I understand I’m in a school with higher standards…but I feel like if I completely devote my life to fulfilling every single thing, I will have absolutely no social life.

Some of the homework is just worksheets. And others, I have an average of two to three essays a week. And in one class I have four tests within the next two weeks not including the semester final coming up.In my AP English class we have three books that we are reading right now. Not including the extra readings from the two text books we have (and the essays we have to write on them). It’s just simply becoming way too much. Its piling up and everything.

I try to manage my time well, but I end up stressing anyway and are pressured to get things done. I wouldn’t say I have the best time management skills and I wish I had better ones. Its just so much that I just want to throw it down and quit. I know I can’t do that though.

I am baffled by the way people can handle school, a sport and a significant other all at the same time. I wish I had those skills. These next two weeks will be tough. Then I’ll have my finals and let’s hope I live through that so I can enjoy Winter break.

A few weekends ago I visited my Grandmother. She is a widow. Part of the reason for going up there was remembering my past grandfather. She was hit pretty hard by his death in march. She had to learn some stuff she wasn’t used to, but she got through. I knew it was important for my family and I to go visit her during this time.

While there, I met up with some other relatives. Surprisingly, I actually enjoyed myself. Usually when it comes to family gatherings, I’m a loner. But I got to listening to my older relatives stories. They were all humorous and intersting. My uncle Dan enlightened me of my grandfather’s and his brother’s past. It was interesting to hear all that he had done. He was truly a good man. He was a writer and has had many things published. Maybe I’ll take up writing as a hobby someday, but definitely not as an occupation.

Overall, that weekend was very enlightening. I felt like it was worth it–like I learned something. Even though what I learned wasn’t necessary, it was intersting nonetheless. I now look foward to gatherings like that. Learning is a great reason to visit someone or going someplace. Maybe we should make everything a learning experience, even simple pleasures.

It has been sometime since I’ve posted on my blog. I stopped due to not having a connection to the internet. I eventually got my connection back, but school started up and so did my yearly stress. Its more so this year than others considering it’s my junior year. With all the work I have with in my classes this year its really hard to find time for extra stuff such as this. I’ll do my best on writing on here at least once a week.

Junior year…yeah tough, so I’ve heard, but I didn’t know it was going to be like this. The teachers pile on homework like crazy. Sometimes its easy stuff like 1 plus 2 and other times its writing three 750 word essays in one night. I’ve been doing just OK with all of this. I just need to find ways to manage my time better. If I can do that I’ll be less stressed and may even have time to work out and/or write a blog or two.

Some things have changed since this school quarter has gone by. I think my general way of thinking has changed. I feel more mature so to say. At first I didn’t feel like a junior and now I definitely do. My social status and relationships seem stable. I seem more confident in myself. Before, I was insecure and was unable to handle somethings.

This past weekend he and I had a blast hanging out with some friends. It’s supposed to happen again this weekend, but alas I will be at my relatives. Though, I’m going to be with him at his birthday family gathering the weekend after next. That’ll be fun I’m sure.

That’s all for now.

Some of you may have noticed that I have not posted for sometime. This is partly because of laziness and the fact that I don’t have a continuous connection to the internet at the moment. The reasons for that will not be said here.

During my absence I thought in ways to make my blog better, maybe even juicier. See, in the beginning I was afraid to give out to much info. But then I thought to myself, people like to read about real life drama and part of a blog for me is to talk about my week or the past few days and my thoughts. Thus, expect things to get more personal and maybe even more frequent posts wince I’ll have some content.

If I get into a situation in which I have to use names, the names will be changed to protect the identities of the people involved.

Another thing I’d like to say is, I don’t really mind if there is one person or one hundred reading this. This blog for me is like a journal sometimes, and if I’m the only one reading it thats perfectly fine.

I hope you enjoy the new content coming soon.

(A constant internet connection returns September 13th.)