We all live the same 24 hours every day, but senior Logan Matthews gets a week’s worth of activities done in that time. She balances classes at school, class at NACC for dual enrollment, her almost two-year-long-job at McDonald’s and being the driving force behind her friend group and social life.
What is the most difficult thing for you to manage?
Definitely the most difficult thing to manage is my time spent with the people beyond school and work. I only see [certain people] later at night because we are all so busy so I feel like I’m always choosing between them and my sleep. Day time is for my busy life and my job so nights feel like they are filled with random plans and “spur of the moment” things that I like to do.
What takes up the priority of your time?
A lot of the time I would say that working at McDonald’s takes up my time because I can’t call out. I have a strong work ethic and work like I’m on a tuna canning line. I always feel the need to be there no matter what- so calling out doesn’t feel like an option. I’ve been working there for almost two years so I know exactly how it feels when someone calls out and messes up the schedule. I try to [work] as many hours as possible to save money to the point I feel like I’m basically moving in.
Are there sacrifices you make to manage everything?
Due to my very busy life, the thing I cut out the most is my sleep. Especially on the weekends I get about 6-7 hours of sleep from Friday to Sunday. I’m up very early for work and then out and about till very late at night. I get home when the sun is coming up most nights so I think I might as well sleep in the kitchen just to make everything go faster in the mornings.
How are you able to balance things so well?
Decide what’s the most important and base everything I do off that. I don’t get much sleep and sometimes feel like shedding tears. I’m also very hard headed and get it into my brain that I can get it all done and just do it so that’s just the mindset I’ve been sticking to. I feel like once I really put my mind to making things happen it feels necessary to get to that point.
Why do you make everything work?
You would think I do it for a deeper meaning but it’s because I hate the feeling of being bored and I also just really don’t want to disappoint people. I always try to view activities in my life as “trying brown”, taking plans of ideas that seem boring and dull and attempting to turn it into something fun for my friends and I. I want to get out there and try everything I can because I know I won’t be young forever and be given these opportunities to go out and do these things.
