Again

"The Beginning of the School Year"- coming soon to a theater near you!!!! Yayyy! Everybody clap and cheer and go crazy with joy. Line up for hours, waiting for the midnight premiere of "School Supplies". Maybe not. While many people dread that first day after summer break has sadly ended, I do indeed become excited.  It's not my favorite time of the year, but the new prospects excite me. (It's the middle of the school year when everything is no longer new when I really get annoyed with this whole idea of school.) I don't know if I am the only person to think of it this way, but the beginning of a school year is really like the beginning of a calendar year to me. I get excited and come up with all new ideas of how I will be this year. It's like New Year's resolutions. "THIS year, I will get up at precisely 6:00 a.m., take a shower, and enter the day refreshed and happy." "THIS year, I will keep up with my homework." "THIS YEAR I WILL NOT PROCRASTINATE AT ALL. NO PROCRASTINATION WHATSOEVER." Does anyone else think of it this way? Maybe I am a lonely soul with odd, confused thoughts regarding the new year of studies. My list of New School Year's resolutions this year include the following.
1-3. All three examples above.
4. Newly decorated room, new focus. I will create a healthy study environment in my new room and keep the entire room clean.
5. I will create a playlist of "study music" so I can concentrate better.
6. I will keep my books organized and in good condition.
7. I will create lists of what needs to be accomplished so I can monitor what has and has not been finished today.
8. I will spend less time on the computer and more on studying. Last year I made lower grades in a couple of subjects than what I could have if I had spent more time studying.
9. I will stay in touch with my friends, despite having a very busy weekly schedule.
10. I will start working on essays and other compositions ahead of time and write faithfully so I don't end up cramming at the deadline. The same goes for studying for tests and quizzes. 
These are the resolutions I can think of right now. It always grows, however. Every year, as soon as the books come in, I inhale the never-fail textbook scent and mentally start listing some more. Just four more weeks, and here we'll go again.