SAT vs ACT

Check your college for any preferences between the two tests, but I keep hearing we should all take both tests to see which one we better on.

Supply central

I'm about to get my driver's license so maybe this will change, but I am going crazy discovering that I don't have what I need just about when I need it. I know, I know. I should think ahead, plan better, anticipate, I get that. But I'm a teenager, OK? I'm busy here.

But I stumbled on a solution. My mom has what she calls the disaster closet, only half kidding. When we had that big flu scare she went out and bought all kinds of medicine and supplies, and now when she runs out she goes to the closet and shops for what she needs.

I mean, it's kind of funny BUT I kind of like it for solving my problem.

I have one teacher who only wants black pen, no blue ink. I have another who wants pencil only, no pen. A third teacher wants us to always have a yellow highlighter and a red ink pen. And another who wants hand colored maps with map pencils, not markers that bleed through. Then there's all the other stuff I need for projects.

So I have a big drawer of back-ups, extras, and more extras. And a whole shelf in the disaster closet, filled with paper and supplies.

Crazy, but sometimes you have to pick less crazy over more crazy. Especially when they take off points.

BIC 4 color pen!

The BEST pen on the planet:  the BIC 4-color ballpoint, no question.

It's been around forever, kind of low tech, it's this big fat shape, it writes medium and not all that smooth, BUT with a simple click you can have black, blue, red or green ink on demand.

One pen to keep up with, one pen to dig around and find in the bottom of your backpack. How perfect is that?

Take a look.

Comments

Although it's been fun, I'm finding that I just don't have the time to moderate the comments. (Yes, the comments DO need to be moderated, trust me)

I had no idea so many people would be interested, and I'm kind of amazed at all the comments. Sounds like I'm on to something, and even though I enjoy hearing from some of you this isn't something I've got the time to keep doing.

So I've taken down all the comments, and disabled comments for all my posts. Not to be mean, but some of you might need to start your own blogs. Sorry, it was either moderate or stay in school. Email me if you just feel you need to...

TOMS

Do you lose shoes like I do? Under the couch, under the bed, by the front door or the back door or the garage door. Baskets help, but you have to place the shoes in the basket. And yes, every once in a while all the shoes get put back in the closet where they belong. I wasn't raised in the wild.

But I'm talking about just trying to get out the door fast with something on your feet.

Problem solved! Buy several pairs of TOMS and then all you have to do is find one left and one right shoe.

And you look like you did it on purpose. Personal style.

Here you go.