I’ve gotten to a point in my life where looking at old photos makes me sad.
Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate where I am now, and I’m glad I’ve grown to a place of maturity. I’ve met amazing new people and gone on cool adventures. The lessons I’ve learned in life are ones I’m glad to have been taught. Every once in a while, when I look at pictures from my past, I want to relive those moments. I crave, just for a second, I could go back and be in that point in my life again. The ones that really make me reminisce are my action shots from my time in show choir. It was a great period in my life, even after the countless hours we spent going over choreo, vocals, and all of the performances and competitions we had throughout the school year. Over four years of high school, I spent 1,250 hours in show choir, and it was worth it. While I don’t miss high school, I miss choir and the people I did it with. Sadly, I lost contact with a good portion of the people I ran around with. That’s not anyone’s fault, obviously; life took us all in different directions. Part of me wants to have a reunion. I wonder if we could do that. Looking back over that time, I realize no one really knew who I was or what I wanted to do with my life. They know me, but they didn’t know me. I doubt there were many that knew I was passionate about writing until after I graduated and started building my platform, and I know for a fact most of them would’ve never guessed I write murder mysteries. Maybe I regret not coming out of my shell as much as I should have. And, maybe it’s for the better I didn’t. Still, I wonder how some of my friendships would’ve been different if I did open up a little more with my choir friends. Or I’m totally in my head and overthinking again.
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If you haven't heard already, I'm back in quarantine for the second time this semester. Yay.
Honestly, it's not that bad. I'm doing all right, staying positive despite the fact I've missed all of my floor's big traditions because of both of my quarantines. My biggest problem right now is lack of motivation, since the semester's almost over and I'm stuck at home for another five or six days. For my peers at school, losing motivation this close to the end isn't uncommon. To help combat this, for myself and for others, I've comprised a short list of things that I do to help me get things done and rebuild my motivation. If you're in the same boat I am, hopefully some of these things I do can help you, too.
These are the big three things that help me get motivated and get things done. These might not work for everyone, so keep that in mind if you decide to try any of my tips out. Let me know how well they worked for you! What are some things that help you when you're lacking motivation? Write them in the comments below, and as always, happy writing! It's National Novel Writing Month, or NaNo WriMo, and I don't know about you, but I feel PUMPED! I've been looking forward to this all year and I'm ready to make progress on one of my WIP's!
That's what I would say if I actually knew what I wanted to work on for November. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited and I want to participate in NaNo as much as the next writer. I just don't know what to work on. Plus, I'm in the middle of the hardest stretch of the semester, and between papers coming due, trying to get my grades up in my classes, and who knows what else, I'm afraid I don't have time. Meaning if I want to get things done writing-wise, I need to be smart. Here's my diabolical plan to conquer NaNo and crush school at the same time.
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