Run!

How would I describe the past week? In total.....It was a lot of running! From training for track, the actual race, trying to meet deadlines, and going from place to place.....yah it was like non stop running!

Work was also a race! Trying to keep up with orders that were flying in! Mother's Day is always the worse! I guess no ones Mom was cooking, so we had to do the cooking instead. It was okay I guess. The night flew by, and didn't go on forever like it normally does, but when I got home....


I was done!


I stared into the mirror, and the weekend really showed on me! My eyes were baggy, I was very tan, my shoulders were burnt, I was a little scratched. I wondered, "who is this girl that I'm looking at?" And then I wrote this poem which I thought was pretty awesome, so I'm going to share it with you!

Ready to Fly!

Who is this girl I am looking at?

Not exactly who her parents see!

She is not all happy, innocent, or blissful as can be.

Who am I looking at?

Not what strangers see!

She is not all wild, withdrawn, or quite like a tree.

What face peers back at mine?

She’s not all gentile, or all shy.

That strange girl looking at me,

Who is that girl who mirrors me?

She stands as if frozen,

yet ready to leap!

Not as tall as a mountain,

Or as low as a creek.

Not as skinny as a cricket,

Yet not fat like a bull,

Not as muscular as Goliath,

Yet not as weak as a colt.

She is not like most girls,

That is fairly plain to see.

She does not adore i-phones or MP3’s,

She spends her time running,

Searching for clues,

Hoping they will lead her to something new.

A new version of herself,

One that is easy to define,

One that she can unlock,

One that no one can bind!

One without restrictions,

One that is more free,

One that is a woman,

who can be anything!

Be that an explorer, firefighter, vet, or humanitarian aid,

Soldier, writer, artist, dancer, or a staff at an arcade!

The possibilities are endless,

And she knows she is strong!

She is ready to pull out the warpaint,

And put it all on!

She knows she can be anything!

No matter what people say.

She will ignore the social norms,

And stigmas in her way.

Doubt is but a pebble now,

Fear is only a fly,

Pain does not matter,

Because this girl is about to fly!

-Jacinta Secker

Some Things Can't be Planned!

I don't even know where to begin! The thing I've begun to realize about life is that you definitely can't plan it! You just have to be ready to act when something unexpected happens. 

So to start off with..... Shoe Lace the Cat.

I got up last Monday, and I really wasn't in the mood to go to school, but I pulled myself together, stepped out the door, and was ready for another boring school day when.....

I saw this poor injured cat meowing by the door of the shoe store. It looked really bad! It's back was arched and funny, it's fur was as messy as my bedroom floor, and it was skinny, skinny, skinny! I approached cautiously, just in case it was rabid. However, it only appeared to be very weak, and a little sniffley. I pet it and felt really bad! I thought maybe it belonged to the shoe store owner and had been lost for awhile. "They would find it when they woke up, right?" I thought to myself, so I started walking towards my bus stop when.....

It started limping after me! I shook my head. "I shouldn't," I thought, "My parents will kill me! But....Ah it needs me, and who else is going to help it!?"

Because it's Killaloe and cats are hated here!

So in short, I missed school that day because of the cat! I set up the dog cage, and went back to sleep. When I awoke, my Mother's angry face loomed over me, and she demanded to know why there was a cat in her living room, and ranted on about how we're not an animal shelter. Eventually she gave in though, probably thanks to Dad, and I believe she actually started liking the cat! Unfortunately it was too far gone, and it died that Thursday evening. I felt a little down, but at least it had been given some love before it slipped away to wherever cats go. 

This weekend I also learned the value of friendship. My Friday had been a mess! I had only slept two hours the night before due to that cat, the boys in my gym had infuriated me to the point where I wanted to punch all their brains out..... or more like punch their brains back in! When I got home there was a pile of dishes looming out at me, and I felt like my mother was ingnoring me, and I was just so emotional that I literally broke down!

And then Sierra showed up, like an angel from heaven!

I don't even like candy, but just the meer action of her offering me a treat made me feel so much better! We sat right there on the kitchen floor and talked about everything. She offered to have me over, and I was more then willing to leave! I think my parents realized I needed the break too, so they let me go. All in all, we had an awesome time together!