"Glass Half Empty"

For the weekly letter this week, Halley Wong asked us to write about an unlucky or unfortunate situation in the past.  Then we were asked how we dealt with it and what attitude we had afterwards.  And then looking back now, how would we react and what would we do differently.

Although there have been many unfortunate situations throughout my life, one that always sticks in my head is something that happened in eighth grade.  Although it is not hugely significant in my life, it was an experience that I definitely learned and grew from.  

For science class we were required to make this posterboard and then have a presentation that went along with it, for the unit we were covering at the time.  I, for some unknown reason, saved about 85% of the work until the weekend before it was due.  That Sunday, I was in a panic.  I remember sobbing because I was so overwhelmed.  I knew it was my fault completely, so I was angry too.  But thanks to my mom, I was able to finish the project before Monday.  I ended up not even presenting until Wednesday, which was a little frustrating but it was okay because I didn't have anything to stress about on Monday and Tuesday besides rehearsing.  It worked out because I got a few more days to practice.  

That Sunday, I had been extremely negative towards myself and my situation.  I was very pessimistic about finishing the project.  However, since then I have not procrastinated to that extent since.  Learning from my mistake, I have learned to use my time MUCH more wisely, especially when it comes to a big project like that one.  If I could go back now, I would have forced my younger self to dedicate a little time every night to work on it, instead of saving it all for the last night.  But maybe if I HADN'T procastinated like that, I would have made that mistake again later on.