Procrastination. That seems to be a reoccurring theme in my life. I have a habit of putting off just about anything until the last minute. It may be an assignment for school, something that I need to clean, getting my AR points, etc. Sometimes this leads to me rushing to complete the task hours (or minutes) before it is set to be done. My Science Fair project in 8th grade was no exception. It was the day of the Science Fair, and though my project itself was finished, my presentation board was not. I was sitting in my first class of the day when one of the Science Club directors came in. She asked if my friend and I had finished our boards. When we both shook our heads, she asked us to come with her. She brought us to the storage room in the
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Luckily, I had already finished all of my slides, so I didn’t have to worry about getting those done. I opened my slideshow and set it to print. I heard the printer come to life and begin printing my slides. I walked over and picked them up, as did my friend. When both of ours were done, we put them next to each of our boards. Next, we had to get the construction paper, which would serve as a background for each slide. We traveled to the director’s classroom and gathered the paper of our choice. I decided to choose green. We also retrieved a bottle of glue and a pair of scissors from the cabinet. We made our way back down the hall and hurried back to our boards. I began pairing and glueing the construction paper to my slides. When I reached the end, I realized that I was three construction pages short. I sighed.
“I have to go back and get more of this paper.” I said as I walked towards the door. I looked at the clock. I had only 2.5 more hours until Science Fair began. I walked briskly to and from the classroom, trying to be as quick as I could. I resumed working on my board as soon as I had returned. My friend and I were racing the clock as we tried to finish our boards. I hoped that we wouldn’t be too
We’ll need to get some glue and scissors …show more content…
Luckily, I had already finished all of my slides, so I didn’t have to worry about getting those done. I opened my slideshow and set it to print. I heard the printer come to life and begin printing my slides. I walked over and picked them up, as did my friend. When both of ours were done, we put them next to each of our boards. Next, we had to get the construction paper, which would serve as a background for each slide. We traveled to the director’s classroom and gathered the paper of our choice. I decided to choose green. We also retrieved a bottle of glue and a pair of scissors from the cabinet. We made our way back down the hall and hurried back to our boards. I began pairing and glueing the construction paper to my slides. When I reached the end, I realized that I was three construction pages short. I sighed.
“I have to go back and get more of this paper.” I said as I walked towards the door. I looked at the clock. I had only 2.5 more hours until Science Fair began. I walked briskly to and from the classroom, trying to be as quick as I could. I resumed working on my board as soon as I had returned. My friend and I were racing the clock as we tried to finish our boards. I hoped that we wouldn’t be too