1.6.14: Food For Thought

So as I said in my previous post, I'm going to get an internship this year! Well I've been looking and evaluating internships for basically two days straight now and I've finally decided to give my brain a break (it's a lot tougher than you think).
So now as I sit on my couch, mindlessly scrolling through my Facebook and Instagram and any other social media that you can think of, I'm stumbling over article after article about how "you deserve better."
There are so many articles out there now that are about love and how to get it and self-improvement and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Don't get me wrong, I read every single one of them and I share them religiously if I like them enough. The links below are articles that really stood out to me so I wanted to share them with you.
Happy Reading!
Also, I promise I'll get some creative stuff up here soon!


http://sethadamsmith.com/2013/11/02/marriage-isnt-for-you/

http://universityprimetime.com/school/ecu/article/16-things-girls-should-hear-more-often-from-their-boyfriends

http://thoughtcatalog.com/brianna-wiest/2014/01/18-things-women-shouldnt-have-to-justify/

http://bemalleable.wordpress.com/2013/12/31/sincerely-one-of-many-girls-who-care/

http://www.viralnova.com/20-marriage-tips/

http://thoughtcatalog.com/kate-bailey/2013/12/10-old-fashioned-dating-habits-we-should-make-cool-again/

1.4.14: A Post New Years New Years Post

Okay, so I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted and I know that I’m even later on my New Years post, so I’m sorry for that. Hopefully, this long post will make up for it! 2013 definitely got the best of me and I’m not sorry to say goodbye and welcome 2014 with wide-open arms.

A couple of highlights from my final moments of 2013: I bought myself a new Iphone (this was a very big deal considering my Iphone was probably about four years old). I ended the semester with a 3.90, which allowed me to maintain my GPA from last year. I got all of my Christmas shopping done on time for once (yay!).

Okay, so now onto New Years. For starters: Happy New Year, everyone! May 2014 bring you the best!

So for this blog post today, I’ve decided to explore common New Years stereotypes. I think everyone is pretty familiar with “New Year, New Me” so I’m going to start with that. I’ve decided to completely disregard that saying this year. For the years past, I’ve made resolutions that included losing weight or working out or something that involves changing me. Well, no more. This year I’ve decided to take a new resolution path and give myself concrete things to accomplish.

So here are my resolutions:

1.     Get an internship. I’m now a junior in college about to start my second semester and I work my butt off. I’m a member of six clubs, a division 1 athlete, an honor student, and I have two jobs. It’s about time that I apply myself in the real world.

2.     Do one nice thing for someone each day. I’m trying to promote random acts of kindness.  

3.     Smile at strangers. You never know how a smile could change someone’s day.

4.     Work at an animal shelter. I’m such a sucker for animals. If it were up to me, I think it’d own a zoo by this point but my parents would never allow that. That’s probably a good thing…

5.     This last one isn’t so much a resolution but something to lift my spirits. It’s also a great arts and crafts activity! I want to find a mason jar or a shoebox or something that can hold things and then decorate it. And then, throughout all of 2014, whenever something good happens to me, I’m going to write it down on a slip of paper and then put it in the mason jar/shoebox/whatever I decide to pick. I think it’s a good way to remember the good times. People focus too much on the negative and have a tendency to have a better memory for the negative. It’s time to start having a memory for the positive.

If you’re reading this, and you like my resolutions, feel free to steal them. Also, don’t be afraid to comment what your resolutions are. I’d love to hear from you guys!