Don't Get Senioritis!

Senioritis sucks, let me tell you. I was out all last week because I had my wisdom teeth removed, which also sucked big time, and now that it is Sunday night and I want to watch AT LEAST another 5 episodes of Grey's Anatomy, I have to finish my physics lab and math homework. Yes, this is every high school student's problem on a Sunday night, but when you're a senior and have already been accepted to schools... you'll understand. Trust me. I have come up with a pro's and con's list of senioritis... here it is.

Pros:
Sleeping in helps reenergize the body and mind
Mental Health days preserve and/or repair mental health
A Grey's Anatomy marathon becomes an option!
A long shower or even possibly a bath is possible
You get to take your time eating breakfast
There is time to day-dream about college
You don't stress out if you get an 89.9 because it wasn't that 90 you were hoping for

Cons:
You become extremely lost in school and find it almost impossible to catch up
Your teachers lose some respect for you
Your parents might get upset if your grades drop
WORST CASE SCENARIO you get senioritis so bad that your college takes away your acceptance
You miss out on all of the fun inside-jokes that happen in class... wait never mind there aren't any...
I'm out of con's

As you see, there are more pro's than con's. But, let's be honest here. I am me, and if you know anything about me you know that I am going to fight that 89.9 until my last day at HHS. Why? Because I set goals for myself and I work as hard as I physically can to make them a reality. And when that is done, I set a new goal. The big big goal that is always hovering over me is one that I set when I was only 3 or 4 years old. I want to become a doctor. Regarding the speciality, I am thinking surgery or trauma but that I am comfortable in leaving for a later time. Anyway, so that is my goal and doctor-dreams and senioritis make for a bad, bad relationship. So yes the pro's may weigh out the con's, but I am still going to try.

Think about this... You get on a treadmill (think of the treadmill as life itself, goals if you will) and start walking at 2 mph. Everyday you increase your speed by a small amount, but years later you've reached a speed that you are satisfied with. If you were to get "treadmillitis" and take a break for a couple of minutes, you would surely feel relieved. But when it is time to jump back on, and that time always comes back around, it is nearly impossible to start where you left off... you'd fall smack on your face. So don't get off the treadmill. Keep going until you find the speed that YOU want, and then stay there.

That is why I am going to fight senioritis and just keep rambling about it.