How do you eat an elephant?

...one bite at a time. :)
This past week has been final exam week at my high school. Fortunately, being a senior and all, I only had 3! :) (which is much better then my usual 4 or 5). English, Chemistry (in the Community...yeah...), and US Government. It's been like pulling teeth all week to study and finish off the semester...but I made it out alive. I feel great about my exams and it feels soo good to be done. This last term in particular has been very busy, and just draining. Adding college applications, SRC responsibilities and various other things have made it seem extra long. I can't believe I'm already at the end of the semester...half way through my senior year. And even though I complain about it being long, the truth is, it went by in the blink of an eye...and I know this semester will be all the faster.
At the beginning of the term I just saw term 2 as this big monster term that I'd never get through but my mom kept reminding me of one of her favorite phrases to quote to me "How do you eat an elephant, one bite at a time". So then I had an idea!! I really WILL eat an elephant a "bite at a time".
So I printed this elephant off and divided it up into 49 bites (the # of school days there are this term) and randomly #ed them. Each day I color in a bite. It's similar to a paper chain, or checklist...but it reminds me each night I'm making progress. Well my elephant is almost all purple :) Yep, I'm 18...but who cares, I still love purple elephants.

Notice the bags under my eyes? ;) On everyday I also wrote something I accomplished that day. Notice the empty square in the middle? It says "PARTY!" cuz tomorrow is still a school day, but I don't have any exams.
Anyways...I'll free you from this childish fun. haha
Aww now if only college apps weren't calling my name....nevermind them- I'm free :)