This post is a follow up to my Dad's previous 2 posts. I'd like to talk about the time we're given on Earth, and how we spend it... starting with my daily routine.
I start my day at 6:15 AM when I am woken up by Dad to do my homework. I go downstairs, and make myself a simple yet enjoyable breakfast of 3-4 sausage links and a glass of water. On occasion I'll also eat a slice of cheese, but most days I am too lazy/tired and since I'm hypoglycemic, I need to eat as soon as I get up so I don't pass out. I eat my breakfast in front of the laptop in the kitchen where I can check my social media and also put out a poem on Think a Thought. I like getting one, if not two of my posts done before going to the office so that I can get my Ruby coding out of the way quickly and then take my shower before my Grandma and sister get up (since they use the water right away consistently for about 2 hours after they're up). My shower usually takes anywhere from 30-45 minutes, and I then have about another 20 minutes given to me to do with what I will. I don't change right away, so I use this time to sit in the library and drink another glass of water OR I just go back to the office and continue working. After I have finished my math, I usually get up again and go get dressed. I am given about 30 minutes for this, when it actually only takes me about 15-20 minutes tops. However, I do like to take my time and get my makeup on correctly, so the extra 10 minutes is helpful. By the time I'm done getting dressed, it's lunchtime and I do a quick 5 minute check of Facebook while I eat my lunch (usually a plate with meat rollups along with fresh fruit of some kind). After lunch, I usually play a game of Spider Solitaire and then start listening to my Probability and Statistics course. I take notes, and then write my paper on whatever I happened to learn during the lecture. This usually takes me 30 minutes at most. I finish up my schoolwork at about 2:30 by adding 3 poems in to my Mom's poetry book that Dad and I have been making to commemorate her. After I'm done with my homework, I still have another 1-1 1/2 hours left to wait until my friends get back from school. I fill in this time by playing xBox or going outside with my dog... depending on the weather. If it's cold and windy outside, or rainy and dreary... I'd rather stay inside and play Thief for a bit, immersing myself into a semi-modern world where the shadows are my friend. If it's pleasant out... I'd rather be outside, letting the breeze play with my hair carelessly as I scatter food about on the blacktop for Lucky to chase after and find. These are the small pleasures of life.. watching small things that make you happy. I take pleasure in the fresh smell of burning wood that often drifts up our driveway during the winter... in watching my dog bounce around in excitement in the snow... in being with my family at dinner and hearing what everyone has to share. There are even smaller things- for example, right now I smell our dinner cooking in the kitchen... lightly tickling my nose just enough to make my stomach growl. While the hunger sucks, the smell is pleasing and trading jokes back and forth with my Dad while we wait for dinner is nice. Later, I plan on texting my friends (when all my work is done... I got a late start today) and possibly playing Street Fighter with my Dad and sister. Then, I will finish my day by my nightly routine of making popcorn for the family and playing the Sims 4 until midnight... which is when I go to my room, read for about 30 minutes - 1 hour and then fall asleep. Enjoy the little things... life is truly too short to waste time on large and unimportant crap that we too often do. I'd rather spend my life happy and laughing than arguing and bickering every day over senseless things, like who left one stray glass in the sink or whether or not my sheet is on the right side or not. Maddie
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