I was looking through my blog page and realized that I had forgotten the key part of what I had initially wanted this blog to be. A bunch of word vomit. It even says on the home page of my blog that it’s supposed to be just a plethora of word vomit. So, I will give you all a little glimpse into my mind and thoughts for this blog 🙂

Starting off, I want to wish everyone a happy Melanin March! Now, don’t go and try to look this up, I made it up. As a black person, I felt that Black History Month was too short, so I extended it through the rest of the year and made up a name for each month. While Melanin March is an extension of BHM, it is also put in place to recognize all my beautiful melanated people of the world. I also want to add that the playlist you hear over the PA system at school was made by yours truly, me! Since freshman year, with the help of BSLA, we’ve come up with songs to put over the PA system made strictly by Black artists during the month of February. It honestly is one of the best feelings to hear songs I’ve grown up on while running to class. Anyways, as I said, I made a name for each month. While some months have names that aren’t school-appropriate, I can reveal some others to you. For example, next month is “Abolitionist April” and December is “Desegregation December.” At first, this calendar started out as a joke but now I lowkey like it, lol. So, be sure to wish all your melanated friends a happy, happy Melanin march!

What’s next is completely off-topic, but I just want to talk about how upset I am that I loaded up my schedule for senior year. My WHOLE schedule is weighted. Now, if you really know me, you know that I pile up tons and tons of things onto my plate to feel productive. It’s what I’ve done since middle school. But this whole senioritis thing isn’t really helping me. All I can think about is that if I had lessened my load a little bit, I could have enjoyed my senior year a little more. But here I am, taking three-day AP Calc Tests, memorizing anatomy terms, and trying to watch shows in Spanish for AP Spanish. Guys, I was late every day last week. Monday THROUGH Friday! I literally got to school late on our late start day. Like, that’s pathetic. But, your girl is still thriving. Not really. But I’ll be fine.

Now, let’s talk about college. I must admit, I’m so happy the whole applying stage of this process is over. It really took a toll on me last semester because my stress levels were through the roof. But, now I have a little more to worry about and that’s financials. Recently, I’ve organized all of my colleges into manila folders and have been writing down each school’s financial plan they’ve provided for me. It’s exciting, but also really nerve-wracking. I don’t have much word vomit on this topic, but all I can say is, the idea of student loans scares me, lol. That’s it.

Okay, we’re still on the idea of college but shifting gears a little bit. I’m super excited about the amount of independence I’ll have in the next couple of months. Now, I may be saying this because I’m a Taurus, but I’m truly ready to take the reigns on my own life. It’s exciting that I’ll be in a whole new place, meeting new people, and on top of that, by myself. That is what made me want to apply to a college far, far away from here. I know I’ll probably suffer from homesickness, but I don’t think it’ll last that long. Hopefully. Is “homesickness” a word? Okay, yea it is. Grammarly just confirmed.