~:[CH14 - Day 140]:~ Sleepless Nights

 
~:[CH14 - Day 140]:~ Sleepless Nights

With the power outage last night, it meant that I would get a little less sleep. I set an alarm to wake up when the power was projected to come on and when I woke up, I was able to get the work. Although I did get to sleep a bit, I am the type of person who cannot sleep well unless everything is finished before I got to sleep. Regardless, I had enough energy to make it through the day, as I wrapped up the senior letters, I began finished up the track banquet prep, then headed back to school for the banquet. By night's end, I smiled knowing that I had survived. With all the delays and setbacks, I had a few less hours to sleep the past few weeks, but still yet, those hours of struggle paid off. To see the smile on the faces of those who attended and even to be thanked for putting together the video, all the effort feels like it was an investment, rather than time spent. For the things we love, we're willing to put in those long hours and sleepless nights. Appreciation brings motivation and I hope that in our lives, we can all appreciate the work that others put in, so they can stay motivated to work harder. My MUN students are some of the hardest working students in the school. As I hear about all the school they got accepted to from Stanford to Carnegie Melon and all the UCs among others, I think about all the work that they've put in over the years and how, taking the time to appreciate them is something that I know can keep them going as well. As easy as it could be to just let this opportunity pass on by, the banquet is my final "thank you" to the senior and all the students in the program, in appreciation of all their sleepless nights as well.