hey, i'm not sure anyone will notice this, but i'm mostly writing this for myself </3 my scratch journey: joined almost a year ago on @peaches_3 moved to @peachlluv- after 3ish months imo these were some silly accounts with very silly projects lmao i've enjoyed my time on scratch, even though it's only been a year i was a stupid kid in seventh grade lmao- can't believe i've changed so much in a year. i had no taste whatsoever which left a bad impression on a ton of ppl ig i heard the things ppl said abt me and all those signals when we spoke but i pretended not to notice anything scratch was one of those things that kept me afloat haha i don't think anyone cared when i moved for 8th grade, but it didn't matter bc there was hardly anything to miss :,) i'm grateful for those few sort-of friends i had in seventh grade i'm a better person now emotionally- i finally feel valued for the person who i am cuz i didnt make silly first impressions- by one semester of seventh grade i lost too much of my confidence even if it didn't look like it im loving myself better and spend lesser time doubting others' perspectives of me i still feel unsatisfied sometimes about the results of my work and get burned out , but i'm more at peace what i spend time on more has changed too- i hardly post on scratch anymore, let alone reading it wasn't anybody's fault- i emotionally matured a little later than the others please, please remember that there are things you can be grateful for even if the people around you don't see the best in you before we end, here's my gratitude list and new year's resolutions </3 things i'm grateful for: 1. the several (genuine) friends i've made in one semester of eighth grade 2. my grades (i've been keeping a's but almost everyone failed the geometry midterm ;-; glad i got a 70 and passed- got an amazing psat score :,D) 3. my family (even with the criticism they don't judge me, ever) 4. music (i barely listen to taylor, sorry :,) but spotify's been my niche along w the piano) 5. my emotions (it's harder to hide them nowadays.. everyone says im chill but yea) 6. wellbeing- i've gained those social relationships and that self-esteem is returning sllllooowwwlllyy new year's resolutions 2024 i used to think these were corny but nah 1. keeping good grades (there are staars and finals soon :0) 2. managing my emotions 3. debate: nationals in the summer, im close to qualifying <3 4. get into a good highschool 5. stop procrastinating- aaa didn't realize i cud do this until i got more extracurriculars and social media 6. sleep well - no cuz i sleep 7 hours a day 7. let 2024 be my year: i'm turning 14 and going into hs so just hopings things are good overall if you even read this far sorry :,D happy new year to you too and i hope your hopes and dreams turn into reality and u get what u deserve </3 lane out for good . </3