Dear Diary,

Not to spoil the mood, but my grades have suffered greatly since lockdown, and my motivation to complete schoolwork has once again failed me. I'm not saying my grades were always "on point," but my average is now below average. In some ways, it has no effect on me, but in others, I begin to wonder if it is worth it if this is who I am for the rest of my life. Of course, I'm not giving up, but I just need a little push to get back up and running.

My core subjects have been fine, but I am failing in the most irrelevant and useless subjects. Even if it won't affect me in the future, having good grades will come in handy when I apply to universities.

Anyway, the moral of the story is that I have a math test tomorrow at 11:05 a.m., and it's 3 a.m. right now. I don't want to sleep because my paranoia is kicking in, but I'll give it a shot.

Goodnight <3

Cricket's Dear Diary