Not so busy..

Thursday night, sitting in my room I was amazed at how free I felt. I had done my homework earlier that day while babysitting. I had eaten dinner with my family. I was sitting in my bed watching my favorite netflix show, Grey's Anatomy. And it just hit me at how different this year is from last. Last year as a junior I had three classes at West and a tech class. One of those classes at West was AP US History which was at least an hour and a half of homework EVERY night, and if I had to study for a test it was at least 2 hours. I also worked at my dad's office monday, wednesday, and thursday for 3 hours. I babysat from 6 to 9:30 on Monday nights. I have East Florence Mission on Tuesday from 4:45-6:45. Things were CRAZY. For example, my Monday schedule was to wake up at 7, school from 8:30-1:55, work from 2:30-5:30, babysit from 6-9:30, eat dinner when I got home, spend two hours doing AP homework and then do other homework. By the time I shower and got ready for bed it was REALLY late. Most of the time 1-2 in the morning. I'll be honest. It was awful. I was constantly stressed, and absolutely exhausted. But you know what? I made it through. It was extremely hard and I was constantly doing something. And I survived!! I made it to senior year, and honestly to freedom. It's not good to brag about yourself, and I try really hard not to, but I can't help but be proud of myself. I ended up making a 5 on my AP Exam, which if you know anything about AP Exams is the highest score, and very few people make it (3 people including myself in the class of 25 at West). Anyways. I am just so happy to be able to do fun things this year. I love having ONE class and being done at 10:10. I'm now babysitting for an adorable 8 month old on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:30-1:30 and then picking up a 3rd grader from school and keeping her till her mom gets home. Which honestly is like 4 at the latest. It is awesome. I am so thankful for this season of non-business, which I know won't last forever. So I will enjoy it while it lasts.

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