Breaking the Cycle

Wake up.
Get dressed, Put on makeup, Straighten hair, throw in a headband for good measure.
Eat breakfast
Go to school
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
Lunch
4th period
Bus
Home
Homework
dinner
dishes
TV
Bed
Repeat.

This is basically how every Monday through Friday looks for me, and probably for a lot of other students at my high school, with the exception of the overly social children who are permanently attached to the hips of all their friends.
Or all their Facebook friends.
the second being the worst variety.

Perhaps I'm exaggerating a little, I mean, I do text, listen to music, talk on the phone, and party <-(This last ones usually on the weekends). Let me make this clear: I. Have. a. Social Life. I'm not some dweeb writing a blog because I'm depressed with my life and want to vent about how everyone hates me.

But sometimes I feel like everyone gets stuck. We get into a pattern, or cycle, if you wish to humor the title. We fill our days with what we have to, or need to do, and sometimes are unable to take a step back and do something different.

I don't wish to generalize, but a lot of people my age just sit.
and they sit.
and they go through their life.
in that cycle.
and they wait.
expecting something to happen.
and nothing does.
And they are disappointed.

But really, how can we expect something to happen if nothing really ever changes? How can we long for our lives to have a bit more excitement, if we base it on being...for lack of a better word...boring.

In high school, we are always striving for something. This could be an A on the next exam, the big win for the varsity football team, or to get that total hottie (yeah, I'm a girl, I use phrases like "total hottie"...) to notice you and FINALLY finally ask you to homecoming. We get so caught up in these goals that when they don't happen, we feel like we have failed. So we retreat back into that cycle, where we do nothing but the safe an familiar, only poking our heads out of that safe cocoon on occasion.

So here's how it goes. In 2011, I vow to break the cycle. I vow to do the unexpected when everybody else is not. I vow to be spontaneous and creative, and possibly a little irrational to get me through the day, the week, the month, or hell, the whole damn year.

So here's my challenge to you, oh readers. Be spontaneous today. TP a house (remember not to damage the property). Go for a jog around the neighborhood, take your little brother to ice cream. Build a pillow fort with the neighbor. whatever floats your boat, but do it with a desire to be happy. and do it with a desire to break the cycle.