<p>I won’t be entering community college until late January, good in that I’ll have time to get my medication (and indeed, my mind) straightened out before classes start. I’m trying to take it each day at a time, as they so often say to do, but it just is hard knowing that I’ll probably always suffer from this disease. </p>
<p>I’m not sure how I’ll spend these next two months. My options are wide open, which is sometimes the scariest prospect of them all, even more frightening than not having any options. I think I’ll begin my homeschooling classes, get back into dance (something I used to really enjoy), volunteer/mentor, and perhaps get a job. (Barnes & Noble would be fun. :)) </p>
<p>Where do I begin, home schooling-wise? I know it varies from person to person, but what’s the general way to go about beginning self-study for the first time? I love the idea that there’re no strict guidelines, that I basically can define my own education. Still, I’m apprehensive to start something totally new my junior year of high school. It’s an exciting feeling, intermixed with bouts of confusion, frustration, and fear.</p>
<p>I’m currently reading An Unquiet Mind, an incredible book.</p>
<p>And, in regards to writing competitions, I have won some awards for Scholastic and the Kenyon Review, but am unfamiliar with the YoungARTS program…I’ll have to check that out.</p>