Time Management

Obviously, time management is an essential skill to doing well in school. A lot of times, people won't take it seriously, and in the end, it only effects their grade. Most people don't even finish their assignments until the last minute. I'm not proud to say that I am one of those many students. The ones who procrastinate, waste time, and find other ways to avoid working on classwork or homework. Many times, I have tried to pursuade myself into doing all my work on time, but I always found ways to delay it. "Later, I'll do it later," is a familiar line that even I know is a sign of wasting time.

But I don't always procrastinate, sometimes I even plan out what I'm going to do in order to get done. What I usually do when I'm trying to concentrate is go to somewhere quiet, without distractions. If I ever get tired, I never let myself go near the phone, television, or the internet, I just let myself rest for a little bit. When I don't make up any excuses, I find that I have a lot of time to do homework and all the other activities.

My weaknesses are staying on task, even when I'm focused and determined. I find it difficult to not get distracted, so when I notice things that could distract me, I try to avoid them. Music isn't really something that distracts me, if anything, it helps me focus more. But usually, I get all ready to do homework, then I get distracted and say "Oh, I'll do it later," but I never do.

My strengths are being able to finish a good amount of work throughout time, if I concentrate. When I follow through on my task, I find it pretty easy to finish it.

My goals to improve my time management will be to focus more on what I need to finish first. I need to learn to tell myself that all the other things can wait, and not the other way around.

Dear Kieran Scott,

I just finished reading your book, "Brunettes Strike Back", which was a sequel to "I was a Non Blonde Cheerleader", and I enjoyed it, but not as much as the first one. I think it's just the way you wrote the first one that made it so interesting. You described everything so vividly that I could just imagine that I was there! That is a really cool technique that I wish I could perfect in writing. I love your style of writing and the way you can write about a teenager’s life as if you were one. It takes a lot to understand what really goes on in between a teenager’s brain, and you do a good job when you write it out.

I think the story is a little too predictable. Maybe if you made something happen between Annisa and Daniel that your readers wouldn’t expect, it would make the story more interesting. I always want to know what is going to happen next, and if I already know, it makes the story lessexciting. I just think that would make your book better.

Besides all that I really enjoyed the book, but a few things happen in the story that make me ponder…Why didn’t Annisa remember Phoebe’s problems with her parents? I thought that made the story kind of odd because when Phoebe started acting weird, it immediately jogged my memory. This conflict in the story, however, did make the whole book more dramatic and it was a good touch.

At the back of the book, it says that you are working on a third sequel. & I can’t wait to read it ;D