By 13-year old Brogan Hennesy
A new year brings lots of change, and with 2019 just beginning, we get a new Super Bowl, new movies, and people often set new resolutions for themselves like exercising more, eating less junk food, being more social, and a countless number of other goals we all set for ourselves.
While these resolutions seem like good ideas and doable, I often see people who are not able to keep their resolutions for a whole year. This may be because change is difficult, and I would know because I recently underwent a change that felt small at first, but ended up being an immense task.
For Christmas, I decided I was going to change my bedroom and get a more grown up, cool room. I still had my “kid room”, a bunk bed from when I moved in to my house, about six years ago.
I went out shopping a couple times with my family, looking at furniture, mattresses, bed frames, and decorations. I enjoyed browsing at different stores, testing out pillows, and spending time with my family. I was having fun planning out my new room, so I thought it would be easy to tear down my old room.
While I was taking down old posters, clearing out dressers, and taking apart my old bunk bed, I felt sentimental, and was disappointed that my old room was being torn down. For six years I had never really changed it, and in an afternoon it was almost unrecognizable.
I felt like I was making a huge mistake. I kept complaining that my room was “ruined”, and that I didn’t like it being so bare. I even considered not going through with the change and putting my old room back together.
After completely emptying my room, I just had to wait for the furniture to be shipped. Slowly, I started to felt better about my decision, and was excited to see my new room.
Finally, the big day came. My furniture was already assembled, waiting for me when I got home from school. I ran up to my room, and I couldn’t believe my eyes. I instantly knew that I made the right decision. I was so excited to see my bedroom finally come together.
Resolutions are things that we set for ourselves, so we can change for the better. At times, that change is difficult and hard to stick to. It always seems easier to just quit. The only person that was holding ME to my change was myself. But I knew that if I gave up on my change, I would be cheating myself, and I would never get the bedroom that I wanted.
Change can be anything, large or small. As simple as redoing a bedroom, or as difficult as losing lots of weight. I think all people have specific, individual changes that are difficult for them.
Trying to make a change can seem simple, but I found out that the idea of change and actually changing are not the same thing.
From my new experience, I am going to try to look at new change with an open mind. While it might not be easy, I will still try to see it through, because there is no harm in trying. My next change, keeping my room tidy, which I don’t know how long I can keep up! I will keep you posted!
