Resolutions

I considered writing a post about how resolutions should not be made only in the new year, but, as I made a few resolutions of my own, I figured that would be hypocritical…

The beginning of high school has brought many changes in my life. It has brought on much more schoolwork, thoughts about my future, and a different outlook on my social life. Now that I’ve been through one semester (of eight; I know it doesn’t seem like a lot) of high school, I’ve realized that I really need to not procrastinate. Most of the stress I experienced over the last few months would not have been so great if not for procrastination. This semester, it is my goal to not procrastinate, for the sake of having less stress.

My other resolution focuses on volleyball. In early March, there is a huge qualifier tournament in downtown Denver. This basically means that the winner in each division earns a “bid”, or an invitation, to nationals. Last year I loved this tournament and it was so much fun with my team. We placed 41st out of some 120 teams. My goal this year is not to win – that would be great, but there’s hundreds of teams playing – but to play my heart out and to arrive fully prepared and confident. This will take some hard work as I am still recovering from a grade-III ankle sprain, and am not even able to run or jump at practice yet. I’ll get there… it’ll just take a lot of determination and daily work to strengthen my ankle.

So even though I believe we should be constantly bettering ourselves no matter what time of year, these are my resolutions for this new year. And I’m doing great – I did this blog on Saturday, not Sunday night at 11! Look at me go! 🙂