Putting an end to procrastination

Ahh, Christmas break. I'm not usually so happy for it to arrive, but this year was different. I'm usually the kid that would hate spending two weeks out of school, but being a sophomore, I now have homework nearly every day. That plus the stress that finals bring made me excited to see Christmas break arrive.

Christmas break means two weeks out of school, going to bed late, waking up at the crack of noon and being free from the stresses of school -- that is, unless you have Christmas break homework assignments.

Christmas break and homework are what seems to be the perfect formula for procrastination. And I am, as I'm sure many of my friends are, guilty of being a procrastinator. To resolve this issue I have made a New Year's resolution to stop procrastinating.

I figure it's a new year so I should start it off trying to better myself, and I figure that procrastinating is my worst habit. I've been procrastinating on a lot of things like cleaning my room and organizing my school paraphernalia. I now have a semi-organized room and book bag after spending a few days cleaning and organizing.

And though over break I've been, as I stated earlier, going to bed late and getting up at the crack of noon, I completed my Christmas break homework.

I'm now well-rested and caught up on everything I need to be caught up on. Now all I have to do is get my sleeping pattern back in order, and I'm ready to go back to school. Sigh, back to school -- going to bed at 10 p.m., getting up at the crack of dawn, which at this time of year is close to 6 a.m., and having all the stresses of school.

I hope that I'm able to keep with my New Year's resolution and get off to a good start this semester. I wish everyone good luck with their New Year's resolutions and a happy new year and new semester!

Carlie Cattron is a sophomore trying to find her way through the halls of Jackson High School and documenting it in a monthly column.