Personal Narrative: How I Limit My Time

Ever since I was a sixth grader, the first three things that I wake up to see are my alarm clock, planner and pen. Regardless of it being a weekend or a weekday, I always start my day with a schedule. One of the biggest lessons I have is to limit my time on TV, social media and my cell phone. I have learned to plan breaks and I can stick to them.

After school, I usually have club meetings and come home late from school. I balance my school studying by going to taekwondo every afternoon.Weekends has become some of my busiest days of the week. I balance my schedule with academical homework, my group meetings, sports such as Taekwondo and piano lessons. I always try to make time to volunteer through Key club or Balvikas and spend time with my
family. I spend time with my sister and her friends by teaching them how to play the piano. I enjoy spending time with my father as we pursue some of our favorite hobbies such as badminton or racquetball. I always try to find time to spend with my mother in the kitchen. With school work ranging from studying to large scaled projects,extracurriculars, volunteer work and family, time moves quickly and I can get carried away with the load of things I need to complete. Planning is the biggest key to organizing my day and has helped me plan my goals and accomplish tasks with less procrastination.

I will to balance my academics and extracurriculars at NCSSM by planning my day as I have done since sixth grade. Though I want to continue clubs such as Speech and Debate, sports and volunteering, I hope I can plan classes with my counselor so I find enough time to study and time to focus on my extracurriculars.