At least once or twice a week, my dad will ask me why I didn't do something, and my answer is usually because, "i don't have time." He tells me how that is not a valid excuse, and how I must learn better time management skills. He tells me I use my time inefficiently. I wouldn't even know how to waste time if I had time to waste. How can I be wasting time if I don't have a second to spare in the day? So, to every AP/IB kid who is used to the concept of not having any free time, I understand. I have decided to break down my average week realistically, and make people understand that we literally do not have time. The day is completely eaten up by school and extracurriculars, there is no margin for waste.
I have decided to break down an average week in which I have I have many tests, cheer practice, ASB commitments, clubs, etc.
Monday: 4:30 AM wake up time, then I leave for zero period ASB around 5:45. I attend my classes, 6 IB classes. In Biology I have a drawing test, and a multiple choice test, so it is study crunch time. In History of the Americas I took notes, and there will likely be a test towards the end of the week, which I should begin studying for. I also have history reading to do, about 50 pages. In English we have a novel to finish reading, and 30 questions to answer. I have to begin generating ammunition for an upcoming debate about which book: 1984 by George Orwell, or Brave New World by Aldous Huxley more accurately predicted the future. In math we have a test on Thursday and Friday, and about 40 questions to complete. In Spanish we must write lines and memorize for our skits which will be presented on Thursday. In Psychology we just completed a test, and have a pre-IA(internal assessment) presentation about sampling to present the next day. We must also read chapters from the Psychology book. After school, I get home(this is typically the only day that I get to go straight home after school), and I begin working on homework . I continue homework until dinner, and have a very short amount of time to eat with my family, around 15-20 mins. After dinner, I will shower, and then continue homework. By this time it is probably 6:30-7:00 PM. I may have gotten to most of my work, and then I have social media work to do for ASB. I will spend around 20 mins looking into what I need to make social media for in the coming week, and then I will make a few posts, and check notification/emails that are important. I will end the day by reading any material for my classes, and then it's about time to go to sleep. This is the end of Monday, my least hectic day of the week. I didn't recognize one second or minute to spare, did you?
Tuesday: Same wake up time, 4:30, and leave for school at 5:45. I go to my six, well actually seven, including ASB. After school I have practice, so I run to my car to get to practice and, and then change into practice clothes. I have practice until 5:30, and then I go home. I usually eat dinner as soon as I get home, and then it's homework time. Same routine as yesterday, except now I'm set back by almost 3 hours. I shower, and start the day's work. I'm usually not even halfway done by 7, and I keep working until I go to sleep. If my homework isn't done before 10:30-11:00, and then I'm so exhausted that I have to sleep. In that case, I have to wake up extra early the next morning to to complete what I didn't do the night before.
Wednesday is the same routine, except school ends at 12:16, and then I go to Key Club until around 12:45-1:00. After Key Club, there might be an ASB workday depending on what upcoming events there are. If there is a workday, then I get home around 3, and begin homework like usual. Thursday is the same, and there is cheer practice until 5:30. Friday the same routine, except there is a football game from 6:30-9:00, which gives me a 2 hour break to do homework before the game.
This is a pretty average week, which is a breeze compared to a busy week like last week, Homecoming, or Finals. I am not in any way, shape, or form, complaining about my workload, or any classes I have. I absolutely love my classes, my teachers, classmates, and feel so incredibly blessed to be involved with so many activities in my school. I love my life, and I am probably considered psychotic by a lot of people, but I would not change anything about it. But, I am trying to make a point: I don't waste time, and I can't afford for other people to waste my time. I walk fast, I'm not rude, I'm just trying to get to my next commitment on time. I don't have free time, I don't take naps, I don't go on my phone basically all day, I don't watch TV ever. I am a busy person, and I do not waste time, I do not have any time to waste. In short, I am a very busy person.
