Books

As I've grown older I've come to realize how little I read anymore. Growing up, reading was one of my favorite things to do and I was a total bookworm. I'd read any book I could get my hands on and lock myself in my room all day reading books (mostly fictional). I read everything from To Kill A Mockingbird all the way to Percy Jackson. Over the years I've acquired a few books that I really enjoy, my favorite obviously being the one and only:

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As the years go by I find myself reading less and less. I've noticed that I only end up reading only when I have to. For example, I only read when it is for an English book report or essay I have to write based off of a book or if I have to read a textbook for a test. Other than that, I don't read too much anymore. I used to read books, magazines, newspapers, and even online articles. Now, I'd rather watch a video than sit down and read a nice book. And the sad thing is, I know I'm not the only one who does this.

Although my bad habit of doing anything but reading has been going strong for a couple of years now, I am determined to end it. I am intent on reading often and my goal is to read a book a month. I mean we have to start somewhere, right? Even though books are lame to most people, I am going to stick to my roots and pick up my old tradition of reading.

I mean think about it. All of these amazing, exciting movies coming out these days were originally books and nine times out of ten, the book is better than the movie. Reading also helps you out greatly in school. Not only does it advance your vocabulary, but it will make writing those long essays ten times easier.

So instead of constantly watching T.V. or playing my Xbox, I'm going to pick up a book from time to time and I encourage all of you to do the same.

Sleep

In my previous post, I talked about laziness. Now I bet while you were reading that you were wondering, what drives a kid to sit at home and do nothing all day? Yes, I know laziness is a terrible thing, but the one thing that makes it all worth it is sleep. Being asleep is one of the best feelings you could ever have and I know many people would agree with me. Had a long day? Jump in bed and take a nap. Feeling sore from a work out? Go to sleep. Just tired in general? SLEEP! Waking up from sleep feeling fresh and new is one of the best feelings in the world. You could sleep for fifteen minutes or eight hours and it still feels amazing.

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Over the years I've come to notice the amount of sleep I've been losing and it worries me. When I first moved here to Utah, I went to Ecker Hill Middle School. The school start time was around 8:45 which was heavenly. On top of that, I lived in Pinebrook so I could leave my house at around 8:42 and still arrive at school on time. The next year, however, things changed. When I made the transition from an 8:45 start time to a 7:30 time it was rough. My parents had work and loved their sleep too, so they couldn't drop me off at school anymore either. That meant I had to wake up even earlier to take the 6:48 bus to school. Imagine waking up at 8:00 every morning for a year and then having to wake up two hours earlier the next year.

The transition to junior high school also came with mountains of homework and tons of studying. This not only resulted in a lot of stress, but also a lack of sleep due to all of the late nights with school. This introduced my worst enemy, sleep deprivation. Lack of sleep can come with some serious short and long term health issues.

So make sure you get your sleep in everybody because it is totally worth it. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go take a nap.

Laziness

Hello all. Today I'm going to be talking about the one thing that never seems to disappear from my life, and that one thing is laziness. If I were to choose one quality to completely dispose of, it would be laziness. Sure, after a long and busy week one day of sitting around and doing nothing is great, but for me this happens every single day. Everyday I seem to live through the same routine. I wake up, have something to eat, and then I do absolutely nothing. I have literally no desire to do anything whatsoever.

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Because of this awful habit, I almost never hang out with friends. People will ask me to hang out with them and I'll come up with the most ridiculous reasons not to go. So while I'm stuffing my face on the couch with Cheezits, my friends are out and about doing something with their lives. Now don't get me wrong, it's not like I don't want to hang out with my friends. It's just that every time I get invited to do something, my bad habit of laziness gets the better of me. The combination of laziness and my awful practice of procrastination is a detriment to both my social and school life.

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All in all, if I had the ability to get rid of this bad habit, believe me I would. I've just come to the conclusion that I'm going to need to accept the fact that laziness is going to be a part of me for the rest of my life. The real battle will be when I fight this terrible habit.

Thanks for reading fam and stay tuned for my next couple of posts. Sorry this one was shorter than usual. Until next time.