Post-School: Getting Ready

The past two weeks that have been leading up to school starting I got my school supplies, clothes, shoes, makeup, and books. I spent over $40 getting my hair done and over $160 on my clothes. Get reading for school is a lot of money! I used up almost an entire paycheck on all my stuff and I still need to go get some more things. Problem is, most places don't really have my style. You know, every day of last year I wore a black shirt. Yes, I love wearing black, but it's the only color that's in my closet and those are the only shirts that I've had for the past two years. Kinda bad, I know, but now that I've got a steady flow of money coming in that should change.

Also, I believe I'll be one of the ONLY Seniors that won't have their license or a car. Kind of pathetic, right? I should have gotten my license on July 19, but my mom decided not to. So much for something new, right?

Then I've got to talk to my counselor about changing my schedule again. I mean, I love all the classes that I have, but most of them are useless, especially when I need only TWO credits to graduate. Yes, TWO. I kind of hoped for a half day of school this year, but it doesn't look like my school district is going to be doing that this year.

And one of the things that I'll have to focus on a lot are scholarships. Yes, I'm gonna be needing A LOT of those. Like many, I don't come from a very well off family, every pay check that my dad gets is taken away from bills and my mom doesn't qualify for certain insurances because of what my dad makes as a truck driver, but they don't understand how much money is taken away when we have to pay our bills and my dad has to pay child support to his other daughters. And it doesn't help that my father doesn't pay child support to help provide for me anymore. Sorry, rambling about economic matters!

Anyway, I have one week until school starts, until I have to start waking up at six o'clock in the morning just to make it to the bus on time, until I get to see my friends again, until I am finished on the very last day of school. I'm surprised at how fast this year has come, but I guess that's how a lot of people feel their senior year. I'm excited!

GO WILDCATS!

School starts on August 4th.

Sites To Help Through The School Year

So, I've compiled a list of websites that will be pretty useful for the school year. It ranges from homework to food. A lot of these I LOVE using, so maybe this'll help anyone else as much as they did for me (just put your mouse over the site names).

Spark Notes - For when your books and teachers don't make sense.
Fastweb - For when you are in need of scholarships.
Cliff Notes Study Guides - Another way to help you with English homework.
Chegg Homework Help - 24/7 study help for any course.
Google Translate - To help you with your other language class.
Virtual Nerd - For when you need help with Math, especially for ACT and SAT.
Pizza Coupons - For those times when you want pizza on the cheap side.
Ultra Facts - To help you with AP Lang and to spill random facts to your friends.
Duolingo - Free site to help you with your language class.
Essay Typer - To help get you started on your essays.
Google Scholar - The smart Google to search for information for your essay.
Student CNN News - Way to keep up on today's news and useful for AP Lang.
E.gg Timer - Free and easy way to keep up with your timer.
Urban Dictionary - Find the meanings of things you don't want to ask your parents.
Spring.me - Ask and answer questions about anything.
Time Rime - Time lines that'll help you in your history classes.
Khan Academy - Learn almost anything completely free.
Shit You Can Afford - Things you can buy when you want something on the cheap side.
Mathway - Better way to do math and to ask for help.
Ecosia - Search engine that plants trees for every search you enter.
Supercook - Put down what you have in your fridge and it'll give you recipes.
Blah Therapy - For those times when you just need to wind down to a stranger.
Documentary Heaven - The one place where you can watch almost any documentary for free.
Thrift Books - Site where you can buy your books for less.
What Does The Internet Think - Site where you can get polls over debatable topics.
Geo Guessr - Fun way to learn about the world!
Drinkify - Based off of what you're drinking you'll get a playlist.
What The Fuck Should I Make For Dinner? - Modern teen way to find something amazing to make.
Manuals Lib - Search for manuals online for almost anything.
Coursera - Take the world's best courses online for free!
Freecycle - Site where you can find almost anything for free.
My Fridge Food - Say what's in your fridge and make food out of that.
Fix It Club - Easy fast way to find contractors to fix anything!
This Is Personal - Website to help you make productive decisions for your health.
Simple-Wikipedia - The easy way to read Wikipedia articles instead of nonstop boring information.
Viberly - Put a sticker where people can see it and get a reward for Spotify, Netflix, or Audible.com.
LOZO - Grocery coupons you'll love!
Road Trippers - Site gives the best places for rest stops, tourist attractions, and a path to where you're going.
Dynamic Periodic Table - Easier and cooler way to learn about the periodic table for your Chemistry class.
Heavens Above - Site that gives you a view of the position the stars are according the where you are for your Astrology class.
Gas Buddy - Gives you multiple places where you can get affordable gas.
Bedtime Calculator - Alarm for when you need to wake up in the morning.
Plagiarism Checker - Helps to get rid of anything that could tie you to plagiarism for your essays.
Wake Rupper - Send a text message to yourself at a specific time for when you need to remember a specific event.
School Cheater - Homework answers and how to cheat at school.
Confidence Quiz For Exams - Something to take before your final exams so the jitter bugs go away.

First Post

My name is Trina Roller. I am the youngest of my full blooded siblings and the middle child of all my siblings (four sisters and a baby brother). My favorite color is purple, my religion is Pagan, and I am seventeen years old. My hobbies include singing, reading, and writing. My dream career would be to go on Broadway and sing, but my fall-to career would be a high school English teacher who writes books in her spare time. I attend Fruita Monument High School in Fruita, Colorado.And this is my Senior Year.

I created this blog to take account of every day of my Senior Year, all the stress and pain and laughter and tears. I don't want to leave out any detail, I don't want to forget this year, and I want to share this with everyone and to prove that Senior Year can be unforgettable or regrettable.

My School Schedule:

1st Hour - Release

2nd Hour - Anthropology

3rd Hour - CMU Biology

4th Hour - Mythology 

- Lunch -

5th Hour - Anatomy

6th Hour - Psychology

7th Hour - Las Cantantes (Choir)

8th Hour - Advance Creative Writing

In truth, I don't know how this year is going to go, but I imagine that it'll be really stressful and totally worth it. I guess all that's left to say is let the journey begin and may the odds be ever in our favor.