Abigail-You know the feeling. You get home from school, and all you want to do is dump your stuff on the floor and curl up in front of the tv, stuffing your face with nutella and cupcakes. That homework in your backpack? Forget about it. You don’t even want to think about it. And before you know it, it’s the next day, and you don’t have your homework, nor are you prepared for the test, or pop quiz. I am just like that, and I definitely need help. So we've compiled a list of tips that have seriously helped us get things done:

• Get as much homework as you can done at school. The less homework, the less daunting it is.
• Have everything ready and organized. If your science homework is crammed at the bottom of your backpack under a half-eaten granola bar, you’re not going to want to get it out, much less actually do it. However, if it’s in an adorable monogrammed homework folder, you’ll be more motivated!
• Give yourself incentives. For example, for every three math problems, you get to watch one Saturday Night Live skit.
• Have a homework area. This is really important! Never do it in front of the tv - you might think you can handle the distraction, but you’ll inevitably end up half-butting it. Have a nice, clean, organized, peaceful place to get your homework/studying done.
• Don’t let yourself get on your phone, watch tv, or surf the internet until everything’s done. If you are afraid you’ll cheat, entrust your phone, for example, with your mom, and tell her to only give it to you when you’ve finished that history homework and studied that vocab.
• Check your work! This is so important if you want a good grade.

   Best of luck! (you’ll need it!)