Losing my marbles
Tuesday, November 4, 2003
Deadlines. Why does everything have to have deadlines? Do this by Friday, have that done by Wednesday. Don't put it off. Life seems to be an unending cycle of rushing to get things done. This year, as a senior at Notre Dame Regional High School, my life seems to be flying by. I am realizing that my time as a "kid" is dwindling very quickly. Soon I will be off to college, living on my own, making my own decisions, managing my own budget and tackling all of this with no help from my family. I sometimes wish I was a freshman again, walking through the big glass doors at Notre Dame on my first day of school, excited and scared all at once for what might lie ahead of me.
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