It is that time of year

It is the end of summer and the beginning of a new school year, and it is a pretty busy and stressful time. This is true for me. I was very upset by the fact that three of the classes I wanted to take most were offered at the same time so I could only pick one. I chose to change AP Physics to regular physics and drop AP Bio, leaving me to take Drivers ed; which is free this year and during school. However, there was no room for my art class making me very sad. :( It took many emails, phone calls and visits to my school (which is under construction still) to fix other issues with my schedule. My school is just...stupid. To add to my stress, I am in the process of applying to college...let's not get too far into that. :(

Another conflict is the issue with money. This year I am finally a senior, however that means senior pictures which cost an awful lot of money, along with getting my hair cut, school supplies, and clothes the amount just racks up. I have yet to go shopping for my clothes but I know my mother is not looking forwards to paying for it. And I would love to pay for some of it if I would just hear back from the three jobs I applied to about 3 weeks ago!!!! I need a job. -___-'

On the bright side, I have been running errands for my mother allowing me time to drive and get my hours in so that I can get my license. My friend, Colleen, has taking me on plenty of her own errands which is very entertaining for me. Her family dynamics are very different from my own so it is interesting to watch her "fight" with her mother (really it is more like loving banter). Her mother is more strict than my own, and more careful with money, but can be just as crazy as my own loving mother making it strange to see differences and similarities between them.

 

As part of getting ready for the school year I reorganized my room by giving away half of the clothes I owned, throwing away 6 garbage bags full of junk, and another bag of things that I no longer wanted and gave it to my grandmother to sell at her yard sale. I moved around everything in my room and brought in a desk that used to be mine when I was younger but that was before my parents took it away to use for the family computer which no longer exists to it is mine again. Yay me! I plan on painting one of my walls red using the left over paint that was used in my living room, and adding more to my "Art Wall". While doing this project which I aptly named "Project Clean the Room of Ashley Before Monday Secret Classified Project of Cleanliness Addition 3984349A Part 2 Episode 1" Though it did not get done before the Monday that I wanted it to, it did get done...it tooks about 5 days. I will post pictures of this adventure soon enough. :)