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A Week in the Life

I've just finished my first week of my last year of high school. My week started with driving myself to school for the first time. I'd been driving a lot this summer, but it was still a really good feeling to have this added independence. The obvious downside is having to pay for gas... Later that day, I and eight of my Creative Writing classmates had to give advice to underclassmen in our department.

That was just one of the things that happened this week that reminded me that this year isn't going to be like any other, which I know sounds cliche, but it's true. This week was the beginning of my last year at home, and I couldn't be more excited for what's coming.

Things I've Been Loving This Week:

  • Mountain Dew - I know how terrible it is for me, believe me, but I still love it and I've been drinking a lot of it as I've been trying to get used to waking up early again.
  • Also, Kit Kats (this isn't all food, I promise)
  • Boyfriend jackets - My Calculus classroom is possibly the coldest room in the whole school
  • My teachers
  • Horse Loquela by Michelle Y. Burke
  • Dare Me by Megan Abbot 

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