things i’ve signed up for + my advice on trying new things ݁ ˖Ი𐑼⋆
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once august arrives, it’ll officially be my last high school year before i start college, and i’ve realized i barely have any extracurriculars or activities that i do outside of school (besides social media, reading and gaming.. ૮◞ ‸ ◟ ა). one of my goals for myself continuing on with my life is to try as many things that excite or interest me as possible. so these are the things that i’ve applied for as of now !!! but first …
why?
despite being content and comfortable in my skin and being alone, i’ve always wanted connections. i have more acquaintances than friends and i tend to stay inside than going out, which is not what i want for myself. i envision myself in the future to have a fun living successful life, and i knew i couldn’t stay at home doing nothing to achieve that.
while this is my main reason, i also wanted to grow my list of extracurriculars and/or activities to be experienced in certain areas, including just simply wanting to try something new and see if i like it or not! i told myself id never know unless i tried, and thus here i am !
cheerleading
i’ve been putting this off ever since freshman year because of an unexpected turn of events and my own setbacks, but i’m finally trying out for cheer later in april!!! ^^ my goal is to make varsity in sideline and competitive cheer as a flyer. i believe cheer will be a super fun activity and not just a sport after school.
to prepare, i’ve been …
stretching everyday
working on my jumps + scorpion (mastered it !)
doing flyer focused exercises
practicing tight motions + expressions
lucky for me, i’m already pretty flexible which is a major advantage to my preparation !!! i’ve been getting help from my bff who’s already in cheer and consuming ( +applying) information i find.
my city’s beauty pageant
i've always admired and looked up to the women who partook in beauty pageants. to me, they were very educated and gorgeous, and had the confidence to be themselves on stage. and even if they won or not, they stayed graceful.beauty pageants aren't about who's the prettiest but it builds character and allows one to grow throughout these competitions.
since i knew i wanted to try new things to build connections and widen my activity list, this would be a great opportunity for me to do both while growing my confidence since i've (by later) tried many new, broad things ! i've been told im great at speech, so i believe this is something that'll be good for me.
i still feel a little iffy on putting myself out there, so these two current activities are things i believe will help that. one last thing i signed up for was asb.
ASB
asb stands for associated student body, which is an organization that represents their school in a positive way and show spirit. they plan activities, spirit weeks, rallys, and do many more ! i've actually been in asb before two(?) years ago, which wasn't the best experience because of the teacher + having to sell things. but!! i'm ready for a new start and going into it again with a positive attitude.
the interview is actually this monday, which im personally excited for! i'm set on being a commissioners of public affairs. i would be creating fliers + social media posts, assigning and overseeing all posters that are created, taking photos at all asb events, creating videos + more. personally, i think it suits me since i love designing online and making things pretty and perfect !
while i was scrolling on pinterest, i saw a post from instagram that talked about a girl seeing how much she could get rejected, but ended up being accepted and winning many things. it woke up something in me. if she could do it, i could do it too! i asked myself why do i sit in my room and do nothing when life has endless possibilities and i can do so much more?
stop caring about what other people think or what people say around you and just do!!!!!!!!! sometimes its not even what people say, but what you say to yourself. don't allow yourself to get swallowed up in your negative thoughts and fight them off. try new things (yolo!!) and see what you like and don't like. if you're too scared to do it, do it anyways. it's never too late to do that thing you've always wanted to do, or be what you've always wanted to be.
