Oct 10 - How do you find time to enjoy your day, even when you have a lot going on? Write about at least three specific things you do to enjoy small moments throughout your day.

Response: This is probably my favorite prompt yet. I used to have all the time in the world before I started last school year, along with my job. Now, I have absolutely no time to myself, especially during this school year. On Monday and Tuesday, I have 30 minutes at home when I get out of school at 12, and then I go to work all day until 10:30 pm. The rest of those days, I spend them hanging out with my girlfriend or having band practice. The only day off that I have is Thursdays. But even though my life is so busy this school year, I always make sure to have some time to myself. Whenever I have a moment at home, I will spend all of my time playing guitar in my room to help get all of my built-up energy out. Whenever I am in the bathroom for 30 minutes, I will spend that entire time playing Clash Royale while also watching a show that I personally really like (right now it's Dexter). Whenever I am in the car alone, I will either blast my music as loud as I possibly can on my 2011 Honda Pilot while singing my favorite songs, or I will simply put on a show or video to just listen to while I drive. If you told me 2 years ago that this was "time to myself", I think I would have cried on the spot. I used to have so much free time back then, and whenever my day would get even a little bit busy, it felt like the end of the world. But now that I am grown and have all these responsibilities, I feel like I don't need as much alone time as I used to need. I think those small 30 minutes of alone time are all I need to enjoy myself.

Summary: Today, we took the Fences test.

Reflection: This Fences play has really had an impact on me. When I did get the chance to read, I would either be playing Cory or Lyons, who are the two sons of the main character, Troy. I was grateful that I was able to read both of them, because I feel like my role as a son to a father who I despise to become like, is very similar to how Troy feels in the play. But this play helped me realize that I will never be my father, because I will always be me. As much as I try and avoid being like him, I will still have similar traits just as he does with his father before him who he also said he would "never be like". Just like Cory Maxson will never be Troy Maxson, I'll never be Thomas Jones, because I will always be Vincent Jones.

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