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Week 13

So I kind of got off track with my focus this week because I had my friend's party Sunday night and I had so much fun I wasn't focused on Monday. All the homework I had left from Monday was so much and I was very behind the whole week. Volunteering was fun we're starting to decorate for the holidays and it's been really fun. My affability has definitely increased im meeting new friends and getting closer to old ones so it's been fun. I keep forgetting we have blogs to post so I think I'm going to start setting reminders for my self. So anyways, I messed up my focus but everything else was good.

Week 12

This week was great! I met with some friends today and my friend is sleeping over. When I went out with my friends, I met a lot of new people that don't go to Archie. So my affability is getting pretty good. My focus has been great for the whole week until today that I was so excited about what was going to happen later, I didn't even pay attention to the class! For the whole week I was very attentive and good in class. I didn't delay on doing my homework and I was on top of all of my assignments. The volunteering at the hospital has been so much fun! Everyone from the staff to the other volunteers are the sweetest people. I've really been enjoying my time there and not only that but I have not missed a single week haha. But anyways, I'm with my friend right now so byeee.

Week 11

Ok so this week has been really good. This has nothing to do with my virtues but it was a good week on Monday I went to Santas with my friend and it was pretty good. I was good with my virtues this week. On Tuesday I was good with my focus I got my homework done in under an hour. Last week I had to go on a Tuesday to volunteer because I was not going to be there that Friday which shows some commitment. Anyways, with my affability I've seen myself get incredibly close to the girls I volunteer with on Fridays. Overall, there have not been many chances to go beyond and truly build on my character besides volunteering and putting my phone away. While I have seen a tremendous change in myself, I do not see many chances to show them off. I cannot say the same with affability because there are many ways to do that, by going out and etc. For example, at Santa's me and my friend talked a lot with some of the people in line with us and it was a chance to be more affable, so in that way, ...

Week 9

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This week was great! I met new people at my dad's work event and then I learned that they lived by me! I am on my way to orlando and I am so excited. I am going for a run that I have been very committed to preparing for. Ever since march, I have been preparing to run a 10K which is 6 miles. While it might not seem like much, I struggle a lot with running so this was going to be a challenge. I have not been very focused this week because I was preparing for Orlando with packing and making sure my outfit was packed away. For these runs, people usually dress up, I am going to be the incredibles with my dad. Overall, this was a very fun week and Halloween was amazing I saw some of my friends and I matched with my two best friends as minnie. 

Week 8

This week has been pretty bad. Since Tuesday I have not been able to focus on my other schoolwork as a result of my anxiety of my greek geometry test grade. Tuesday I had a really hard test on Tuesday and I had trouble sleeping because that class is my worst grade. Then, on Wednesday, Mr. Artopoulos gave us our tests back and I was very upset with my score especially because I tried so hard and studied a lot. As for my commitment, volunteering was good, I've been consistent since September with it which I can say I am very proud of, I have not lost interest because I genuinely enjoy volunteering. Overall, this week I was not very sociable due to me having to study for this test. Really, this week was NOT cute.

Week 7

This week was a good week. I went to my gym and made a new friend. I enjoy going out and meeting new people. It was also good because I was focused and on task in school and at home. I finished my book critique and got a lot of studying done. When I went to volunteer, I was talking to the girls that I volunteer with about school and how our schools really aren’t that different. I was very affable this week sat the gym and at volunteering. When it came to focus I was on task and ready to go the whole week. Overall, I’d say this week was a total success because I saw improvement in all 3 virtues. This was a very good week for me and I hope it was a great week for you guys too!

Week 6

This week was a better week (yay!). So we had a really tuff AP world test but it's okay we had that test postponed for a good 3 weeks so thats a good thing. But studying for that test really helped with my focus because the weekends that I had to study I would be making study guides and reviews for myself to study from. And hopefully it pays off 🤞🏼.  But besides that I've been volunteering at the hospital and it has been going great. I don't do a lot but I get to have some fun with the people who   are very nice, and the girls there are very friendly. They are around my age so it is easier to connect and relate with them on a lot of things. Overall, this has been a good week and I hope it will continue to be better.

Week 5

This week was pretty difficult when it comes to my focus. This week, I got back one of my tests for Greek geometry and it was not a good score, so for the rest of the week my head was wandering to "oh what's my grade going to drop to?" and "Oh my god my mom's gonna check the grades and take my phone." Really this week was not good when it comes to focus. However, with affability, one of my friends returned to the school which made me very happy that she returned. And tomorrow, I have my volunteering, which by the way, last week was so much fun. I met new people which I made friends with and improved affability and since I began volunteering, I began my commitment, so I guess that would make my volunteering two birds with one stone. Anyways, I hope next week is overall a better week.

Week 4

This week I will be starting to volunteer at a hospital as a goal to my commitment. Actually, I start tomorrow. As far as my focus, this week I was distracted because all the stress of my physics test, greek geometry test, etc really affected me when I went home and it was all I could think about, so it made me take a lot longer to complete my assignments because my mind kept wandering to all these tests. And for affability, I have continued to grow my friendships with people that I have met and I have been building stronger bonds with others. Overall, I have been improving on most of my virtues, with the exception of my focus. I did really try to clear my mind of things that did not relate to my task at hand, but that was very hard to do.

Week Three

This week I have remained consistent with my focus to my schoolwork. I have resisted the temptations to check any of my notifications, which I find doubling for focus and commitment. This is because, if I have stayed consistent to this goal, I also find myself more focused to the tasks I have to accomplish. Along with this, I have also decided to volunteer at a hospital and remain committed to this for at least a school year. The reason I want to volunteer for a school year is because I find this as a chance to improve in many ways and also get volunteer hours, so this would benefit me a lot. When it comes to my affability, I have remained consistent with the new friends that I have made. I always like making new friends because it is always fun getting to know more about people.

Week 2

This week I focused on being focused and affable. To begin, I firstly started by placing my phone in a different room while I do my homework. I also take off my watch to take away the temptation of checking my notifications. In doing this, I have noticed I am more focused overall on my homework and I am done earlier. In doing this I have also seen that I am on my phone less, it is not something I planned to accomplish but I see that I am not on it all the times as I used to be. I also worked on making new friends this week. This week I was more kind to people and as a result I made a new friend. I find it very rewarding to make new friends. Overall, I feel like I have improved as a result of doing this.

Week One Commitment

This week I focused on beginning my plan to become a better person by focusing on my goal of becoming committed.So first off, I have decided to volunteer at a hospital for six months. My goal in doing this is not only to better myself as a person but to experience something I don't usually experience everyday. I will be exposed to many different situations and experience that, again, I am not used to. However, while this opportunity gives me volunteer hours, they will not sign off on the hours until you have completed all 6 months. I feel this will be a very large part of forcing myself to be committed because if I want the volunteer hours, I must stay committed to my goals.I feel like this will be a very rewarding virtue to work on because it is something I have been trying to improve about myself for a while and now that the opportunity has arisen for me to make an attempt at fixing it, I feel like if I succeed, this would be the most worthwhile part of the Character experiment. ...

Character Experiment: Experience 1

Virtue 1: Commitment        I am going to focus on being committed. Commitment is described as " the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc." Being able to be committed to me, I feel would make me a better person. So therefore, if I have the virtue of commitment, I would be dedicated and focused to any cause/activity. I am picking this virtue to focus on because in the past I have been known to not be able to stay committed to anything for an extended period of time. I can't stay committed to friends, clubs, and many extracurriculars.I feel like this would help me in a lot of aspects of life.  I plan on joining an extracurricular/club and staying in it for at least a year. Because my commitment problems usually stem from my boredom I will have to find new ways to make whatever activity I choose fun every time I go. I will try to volunteer somewhere for at least 6 months so I can find ways to give back to my community while...