I’m honestly cruising through school work now. I’m not so uptight about negligent grades. For example, if I get a 90, I’m not going to cry about the fact that I didn’t get a 100. That doesn’t mean I am not busy. I have Differential Equations at Collin College, self-study for AP European History, and AP Government all of which have so much homework and require double the effort. 

Where I am struggling the most is Mock Trial. I have weekend one of regional competitions this Saturday and then weekend two next Saturday. Then in one month, I have the state competition. There is so much pressure to perform because we have been runner-ups for the last three years and everybody wants this year to be our year. 

I want it to be my and my team that breaks this god-awful curse, but the pressure I’m putting on myself is actually getting to me. 

I try to take it one day at a time, though. I am thinking of what is due that day and what I can prepare for the next day. It makes it slightly more manageable. Mid-year reports have been sent out and colleges have accepted me. 

It’s all about getting to graduation now, the finish line. 

We’re almost there, but it’s still Christine Against the Clock.