As Ke$ha would say, procrastination is my drug

I stayed after school yesterday to study and was feeling really good about being productive. And then without thinking I came home, sat on the couch, and turned the TV on. It took me a bit to realize "Hey! I'm not supposed to be watching TV!" I have formed habits for a very unproductive lifestyle and those habits are going to be tough to break.

Between watching old shows like Bonanza and M.A.S.H, watching Disney Classics (I have an addiction), and marathoning Chuck and Doctor Who (also HUGE addictions. It doesn't help that I own every episode of each), I leave myself no time for studying. I have tried to do my homework while watching TV, but who am I kidding. Before I know it I have gone through a season of Doctor Who and I'm lucky if I have half of my homework done.

Today in Mass Media my teacher passed out a paper to log the amount of TV we watch this weekend and said that we would be watching part of a show tomorrow in class. She jokingly apologized for anyone that was doing an experiment and not watching TV at the moment. Little did she know, it kind of applies to me. Oh well! I can force myself to watch TV for educational purposes.

I have achieved one small goal so far though. Amazingly enough, I am typing this at my desk! Gasp! I found about 7 packs of gum, a pack of mustache straws (Don't ask...), and countless bobby pin so that's good. Now I actually have a place to do my homework so that should make it a little bit easier.

Anyway, I need to study for my Bio exam tomorrow. I have to work tonight so now is the time.

Distractions...

I will say it right up front. I am a procrastinator. Between Facebook, reading (The Harry Potter Series right now), movies, TV, and Hulu it's a miracle I get the things done that I do. Once I get started reading a textbook or making Biology note cards I am good and actually sort of enjoy it, but the problem is I don't start. I tell myself that I will go home after school and get such and such done, but it rarely ends up happening. There are so many distractions and I easily fall victim to them.

Because of this I have decided to cut almost all distractions out my life life for at least the next week. That means no TV, Candy Crush Saga, reading for fun (nerd problems), and limited use of Facebook. I have done this in the past, but I went straight back to my old ways. I know I will feel better for accomplishing my goals and knowing that I put all of my effort into my homework and studying. I'm hoping I can get on the right track for the rest of the school year because at the moment I am just getting by on late nights and cramming.

I've also decided that it's time to just work on me. I don't need to worry about my family, guys, friends, or anyone else. I want to become a better me and get my life running smoothly. That means I need to exercise, eat healthier, get more sleep, concentrate on school, clear off my desk so I actually have a place to do homework, and then I can worry about balancing everything in my life that I need to.

I will try to blog more often because it's good to get this down so I can hold myself somewhat accountable.

Back to the grind

     Only a week and a half and it feels like I never left. I must say the daily routine has been nice though. Wake up, get dressed, go to school, search for what seems like eternity for a parking spot, try to catch all of the biology terms my prof mentions, try not to fall asleep in class, want lunch but go to class instead, and then go home and veg out. Occasionally work gets thrown in, but that only seems to be the night before an important class or after an exhausting day. Don't get me wrong, I am enjoying school, somewhat. It's nice to have new people to talk to, new colored pens to doodle on my notes, and a new space to hang out in.
     This year the program I am in has given us a room to claim as our own and believe me we have. We have brought in our own decorations, food, and dishes. I mean, we are filling the place up like we live there. And we pretty much will for the next year
     Last Friday a couple of us got together and watched Grease. They hadn't seen it so of course, me being the kind person I am, I forced them to watch it. It was nice to hang out with new and old friends. That was definitely one thing I missed about school. I want to be around people because oh can I talk. 
     A few minutes ago I submitted my nomination form for the historian of AH, which is the program I am in. It was time to try something new. Writing a blog is new to me, but here it is. If I get it I think it will be a fun learning experience. Who knows, maybe it will help me decide my major. I just might love documenting things and taking pictures so much that I will know for sure that I want to be a journalist or something along that line.
     As I look at the clock I realize that time has snuck up on me. I promised myself to go to bed earlier tonight because today I was practically a zombie. Maybe I will tomorrow night. I get so caught up in what I am doing that before I know it it is midnight and I'm rambling on.