Day One

I was unaware that I was supposed to start this experiment yesterday so today is my first day of my social experiment.

I was awoken by the blaring beeps of my alarm clock at 5:15 this morning. Grabbing my phone, I hit buttons until the noise stopped. My soft sheets and warm comforter cradled me like a baby. I drifted in and out of sleep for three more alarms until I finally forced myself out of bed at 5:45. Only 15 minutes behind schedule- I wasn't complaining. I threw on some clothes, pulled my hair back, and laced up my tennis shoes. Once outside in the cold garage I backed my car onto the driveway, followed by my mom's minivan. When I asked my mom if I could use the garage for this experiment, she agreed on the condition that I would take care of moving her car. With a now empty garage I gathered up the things I needed- a tee, a bucket of whiffle balls (so I wouldn't damage anything by hitting softballs around), my bat, and an "insider bat" (a training device my mom had bought me for Christmas).

6:00am and I was finally ready to begin. I hit three buckets of balls- one armers with each arm and a bucket of normal swings. I decided I didn't have time to use the insider bat. Each whiffle ball made loud bangs. One bang when I hit the ball of the tee, one bang when the ball hit the opposite wall, and two or three more bangs as the ball ricocheted off each wall. With each thud I cringed that my mom would wake up and not be too happy. I was afraid that she would tell me the experiment was off and I would have to chose something new. I guess the garage was fairly sound-proof because my mom stayed in a slumber.

I finished my practice at 6:15 and hungry from my workout I headed inside to enjoy a well earned bowl of rice crispies and a glass of strawberry milk. I was fully awake with enough time to get ready so I decided to dress up a tad. On my drive to school and in first block I noticed that I was much more alert than I have been for many many mornings.

Today improved my softball skills with my workout. Today made me healthier by eating breakfast. Today was less stressful because I had enough time to get dressed. Today was safer because I was alert driving to school. Today I was a better student because I was awake in my first block. Today was a success.