elise’s english blog

 Something I planned to do over the summer is work out more. I wanted to get in good shape before I went back to school again. I worked 4 days out of the week so I planned to work out 3 times a week. I ended up never working out ever and I only started 3 months into the school year. And even now, I’m not consistent with it and go weeks without working out.

 Something that was too big was a some leggings i bought. They were really cheap so I wasn’t really expecting it to look that good but at least wanted them to fit. I waited a few weeks for them to arrive and it finally came one thursday. I was really excited to try them on and ran to my mailbox. When I tried them on, I was disappointed and saw that they didn’t even fit me good. 

 A question I wish I asked is how much my job pays when I was getting interviewed. I had a job interview last year for chickfila and a lot of people told me that they pay 12 an hour. At the interview, the boss asked me if I had any questions. I said no because I didn’t want to make it seem like I was only there for money. I ended up getting accepted and working there, but when i got my first paycheck I was disappointed to see that I only got paid 10 an hour

 Someone I forgot is my friend from kindergarten. I was close with her and used to go to her house a lot. She moved elementary schools after 1st grade. I never saw her again. Until high school I saw her and I thought she looked familiar but I couldn’t tell where I knew her from. 

 One time I knew something was over was the summer. A week before summer my parents always get more strict and make us sleep early and wake up early and stop being lazy. Every summer, that week always makes me realize that summer is really about to be over and I'm gonna have to go back to school again. I feel like during that week, I always get sad and stressed and more irritated.

 Having no fun is a crazy, unreal thought to me. I cant imagine living the life of someone who has no fun. Someone who doesn't talk any risks or do anything for their own happiness. The people who live for other people or let peoples opinions control them. I'd rather have fun in life and take risks and do things to make me happy.

 Something I am certain of is that nothing matters in the world. Not in a reckless way, but I'm talking about how the small things and self conscious thoughts that people have don't matter. Nobody's going to remember that you repeated your outfit or tripped on the stairs or got rejected by your crush. The best thing you can do is to live your life to the fullest and be yourself and not care about what other people think. Because you are only one person out of 7 billion, its only one day out of the whole human existence, and it's only one small planet in the universe.

 This is a thank you letter to my parents. Thank you for doing everything you can to make sure that I have a good future. Thank you for spending your money on me to make sure I have a comfortable life and have things that I want. Thank you for being as understanding as you can be. Thank you for always trying your best to make me happy. And thank you for giving birth to me.

 I gift that wasn't well received was a Christmas gift to my dad. I got him a mens skincare set because I wanted to help his have nice skin. It wasn't well received because he never used it. He only opened it one time and then put it back in the packaging. It was never used until an entire year later. It was Christmas and I was making my boyfriend a gift basket and put the skincare set in it. 

In the summer, my boyfriend and I would argue a lot. We argued about the same thing most of the time, but he would never change or try to fix it. I found out that he had got tired of dating me , but was too scared to break up with me. I also found out about all the times that he would lie about where he was and what he was doing. He would lie that he was going to sleep or at the gym just to avoid talking to me. I found out about all the times that he would talk about other girls with his friends. 

 One time a secret was revealed was in elementary school. Back then, I liked this guy in my class. I liked him because he was cute and he was the fastest runner. We talked, but I didn't think he liked me back because he was only nice sometimes. I didn't tell anyone about my crush except for my close friends. One day, I made the stupid mistake of telling my friend that cant keep secrets. She ended up telling everyone. He didnt like me back.

Dear Max (my little brother), I'm sorry for how I used to treat you. I'm sorry for always making fun of you or insulting you. I deeply regret it and I realize now that words effect people always. It's not nice to say hurtful things all the time just because you're in a bad mood. Your feelings matter and I'm sorry for all the hurt I've caused you. 

 Something I used to know how to do is socialize with people. Back in elementary school, it used to be so easy to talk to people and make friends. Now, it's a big challenge for me and I'm really awkward. I used to have a lot of friends and I used to be able to talk to people without stuttering or being awkward. But ever since I went into high school, I've become a lot more quiet and awkward. I never know what to say to anyone and most of the time I just stay quiet or awkwardly laugh when someone talks to me.

 There's a lot of things that I dont remember because I have really bad memory and sometimes it get's so bad that it feels like my brain isn't working. One of the things I dont exactly remember is if I gave a customers credit card back at work. I work at a drive thru Chickfila so it gets pretty busy and I often forget small things while I'm working. But one time, this guy came and he was on the phone with someone so he wasn't really paying attention to me. I took his card and left it on the card terminal while I was giving him his food. He ended up driving off without his card and had to come back for it. 

 One time I knew I was in trouble was when one time my mom overheard me talking about something that I was hiding from her. I'm not going to say what it was because it's embarrassing to say. She confronted me about it the next morning while driving me to school and I didn't even try to lie about it. I just stayed quiet and let her yell at me. This taught me to keep my voice down more when talking about things that I'm hiding.

 Something I have too much of is makeup. I buy makeup all the time even if I dont have money. I always wanna buy makeup because I like testing out different products and trying new things. However, it has became a problem because I spend a lot of money on makeup and I have so much makeup that I'm running out of space to keep it in. This is also a problem because I barely ever do my makeup anymore because I dont have time. So I'm basically hoarding makeup that I'll never use up that'll expire. 

Something I cant deny is how life moves on everyday no matter what. Everyday, time passes by. The seasons change. People will grow up. Things will change. Change is an important part of the human experience. We should all embrace change and learn to adapt to the changes that happen. 

 My brother was born on July 30, early in the morning. Probably like at 4 am. I dont remember much of his birth, I just remembered I was really bored. My dad and I ended up walking around the hospital while my mom was in the bed. But, we came back when she actually started giving birth. As she was giving birth, I didn't want to watch because I was too scared, but I did copy her while she was giving birth. I laid down on the couch with my legs open and acted as if I was giving birth with her.

 Something I am obsessed with is the color pink. I really like pink and it's a really pretty color. My obsession with pink is so bad that I always end up buying things just because they are pink, even if I dont need it. I own so many pink things like makeup, plushies, clothes, etc. My favorite shade of pink is light baby pink because its really cute and I think it looks best on me. 

 One time I dressed inappropriately for the occasion was when I accidentally wore pajamas to a fancy restaurant. This was in 10th grade and I flew to Barcelona for winter break. This happened the day we arrived and I was wearing my pajamas from the airplane.  By the time we arrived, it was already lunch time so we went to eat lunch. It was still too early to check in to the hotel so they just kept our bags for us while we went out to eat, but I was still wearing pajamas. When I wallked into the restaurant, everyone was wearing formal or presentable clothes and I was the only one in pajamas.

  Today we read a poem called Birches by Robert Frost. I practiced identifying theme and will use this to identify more themes. I also made a personal connection with the poem. I liked this lesson because i liked the message of the poem. I am feeling sleepy today but I’m happy because i talked to my friends 

 Today we completed the English benchmark.I used my knowledge on how to write an argumentative essay to write one. I struggled with writing it though because I had a hard time understanding the first passage and seeing how it connected to the second one. But I tried my best to write a good essay. I am feeling good today because I had a fun time with my friends in other classes.

 Today we had a substitute. We completed a vocab activity. I learned a lot of new vocabulary words and how to use them in sentences. I will use these words to have more variety of words. I liked this lesson because it was easy and quick and independent. I didn’t struggle with anything and was able to complete the assignment and sleep after. I was tired today because I barely slept

 Today we took our english benchmark again. I couldn’t complete a lot of questions because it was hard and boring. I struggled with staying focused. But I did learn how to format an argumentative essay. I will use this in the future like on the EOC. I feel tired today because I didn’t sleep good.

 Today we took our english benchmark l. I didn’t really learn anything since it was just a test. I didn’t like this lesson because it was hard to stay focused on the test because it was kind of boring. I am feeling good today because I got to talk to my friends in other classes.

 Today we read two argumentative essays on self driving vehicles. I learned how to identify claims in the essays. I liked this lesson because it taught me how to write a good argumentative essay. I struggled with identifying counterclaims. I am pretty tired today because I slept late