Freshie (or anyone really) Advice
To future high school freshman (or anyone really),here's some advice and tips to survive the upcoming year. 1- DON'T GIVE OUT YOUR PENCILS!! I feel like this is common knowledge but you can never say it enough. Be stingy with your pencils/ pens. You're the one that paid for them & that person who said they'd give it back are usually lying. 2- STAY ORGANIZED Again a no brainer, but it's literally so important to stay organized and tidy. Some ways to do that is -color coordinate notes -post it's -folder/notebook for each subject. Something that i did was at the end of each week/ during the weekend when i had down time i would go through all the papers from the past couple of days and organize them just to release some stress and know i was ready for the next week. 3-YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO PREPARED!! I didn't learn this till my sophomore/junior year. In my book bag i carried a little pouch with things i knew i'd need at some point. I got most of the stuff from the travel section of Target. The "Emergency pouch" included -compact mirror -pack of tissues -Tide To-Go stain remover pen -Gum -mints (can't have bad breath y'know.) -deodorant -oil absorbing towelettes -bandaids -hand sanitizer -lent removing sheets -safety pen -lip balm -feminine products -and some bobby pens and hair tie (Yes they all fit in a little pouch, crazy I know.) Now, i only let a few people use stuff from this, but i was the go-to girl if you needed anything and i kinda take pride in it because it saved me and some of my friends quite a few time. 4-EAT. EAT. EAT!! My first two years of high school i didn't eat. like at all. I went through 8 hours of school only drinking coffee in the morning and water till i got home. I always felt super drained, but i didn't want anyone to judge me or what i ate. Eventually i learned that it doesn't matter what others think and what i was doing wasn't heathy. So, i started making my lunches the night before & I ate things like sweet snap peas with turkey and cheese pin wheels or even leftovers from dinner just to spice things up a little and not eat a sandwich everyday. 5- DONT STRESS ABOUT HAVING A GIRLFRIEND OR BOYFRIEND If you have one great! I wish the best for you two. If not, don't stress, it's ok. Not having a significant other is ok and in my opinion much easier. people in high school tend to be immature, girls and boys alike. I personally didn't even start talking (non platonically) to guys till my junior year just because i wanted to focus on making good grades since freshman and sophomore year do matter. So, those are my 5 little tips & if you have any questions or need someone to talk to i'm always available:) Have an AMAZING YEAR!! <3