Another Day in the life

I've been on a facebook/gmail fast this week. Well, originally my goal was to do nothing but schoolwork on the computer. But I couldn't get through the week without blogging; it just doesn't feel right not keeping a record like this.

This whole week has been really really good. I've received many tender mercies from the Lord, some even coming from complete strangers. Helpful advice at the gym from some random guy named David, finding MORE missing stuff, comfort from my mother, helpful ideas for the Eagle Project from g-pa... the list goes on and on.

Yesterday Mikaela, one of my friends from choir, got to come to mutual for a combined activity! We went caroling, and had a good time! Gee, I think that's the only time a friend I had invited actually showed up to something, yay! More to come.

Seminary has been fantastic this week. Bro. Beckstead is such an amazing man. Today we learned more about families and how they should be run, and he sure did a good job at teaching it through the Spirit, as well as with a good dose of humor.

Granpa Seable picked me up around midday to do some errands and get some more Eagle Project stuff done. We got to go to Staples, which is now my most favorite store! I guess I never really saw its glory before, but boy! All the cool stuff is at Staples. "That was easy!"
Grandpa taught me a speed-reading technique which has really helped me today in my reading. You hold your index finger with your thumb and scan the page with your other open fingers. It guides your eyes and keeps them on the page, so if you move your hand fast, you can read fast! It was cool, and I'm going to try to get better at it. Once I get good at it, he said he'll teach me the technique used to scan whole pages...
I've been realizing one of my biggest weaknesses throughout the week: mental lethargy. I need to speed up my brain some more! Get it moving faster, so I can take initiative, get work done, remember social ques and rules, and get schoolwork done faster! My mind tends to wander, but not anymore! I'm going to focus on focusing harder. The time is NOW.