Preparing for Senior Year

To say I'm scared of senior year is an understatement. College has come and gone in the blink of an eye and although I most likely will not be graduating on time due to dreams I want to pursue while still a college student, it's getting more real as time goes on. I recently picked my schedule for next semester, unfortunately I got stuck with an 8:30 (the ones I try to avoid) and got jipped out of a class that fulfills the language requirement which I still haven't completed. 

I've been freaking out about the logistics of where I'll be living next year, which will be the campus apartments, and having to rely mostly on the shuttle system and stressing me out. I do not trust the shuttle system at my school for several reasons. 1, The drivers are rude as hell, they never come on time 2, they never update the shuttle app on the phone to tell you when they're arriving and 3, there are so many people and students who rely on the shuttles when there's not enough of them on duty. Waiting for a shuttle not only to get to class; meaning I'm going to have to wake up extra early to get there on time, but the fact that catching one to get back the apartments is like the anchovy scene from the first season of Spongebob. If you don't know what this is I will enlighten you below:

Aside from worrying about getting to and from class, I will be very excited to start being able to have my own kitchen and not have to get a meal plan that consists of the school's laxative laced food. (I learned this today actually that food at most schools is laced with laxatives to stop students from getting food poisoning and then suing the school; shoutout to my sorority sister for telling me this tidbit of day-brightening info haha), oh yeah did I mention it's illegal? Yea I had no idea this was a thing. 

 

(Me as spongebob making my way to the shuttle hahaha)

I'm looking forward to senior year and reapplying for the Disney College program, something I have had my heart set on since I graduated high school, and I will be reapplying again and hopefully won't mess up any of the interviewing process and get to work in the happiest place on earth. I'm also excited to see what more exciting things my sorority will have to offer me, and having the thought in the back of my mind that I'll one day be leaving my sorority and graduating scares the absolute crap out of me. I wish I joined sooner because it has made my college career what it is. 

For now, transitioning into Senior year is going to be a big, exciting, and scary step, but I'm excited to see where my future college career takes me. I will keep you all updated on new and exciting things happening!

Midterms week

Midterms week!

Alright everyone it’s time for midterms, this is the big warm up for finals. I know it’s scary but we all got to do them while we are in college. I’ve come up with some tips to help ease the craziness of midterm crunch time.  Here are my lucky number 7 tips on midterms week, and may the odds be in your favor! (Pic credit to my Pinterest).

1.       The main thing to remember is DON’T STRESS! I know everyone says that and it’s hard to do but it’s really needed. Don’t cram for your midterms, I know there are some people who work good under pressure but this is not the time to try new things. Stick to what you know and what gets you calm.

2.       Now energy drinks are awesome don’t get me wrong and iced coffee is my weakness. However what has really been helping me with paper writing and pretests, is green tea. It really helps me relax and focus on what I’m working on.

3.      Another thing that helps me is my playlist's. Walking to class to my own soundtrack gets me pumped to go to class and work my butt off during midterms week. Here is my personal playlist. (fyi these songs can also double as a workout playlist)

·         Work Bitch-Britney Spears

·         Break Free-Ariana Grande

·         Fancy-Iggy Azalea

·         Worth it-Fifth Harmony

·         Live it up-Jennifer Lopez

4.      Wear comfy clothes when taking your midterms, let yoga/ sweatpants be your best friend. Midterm and final season is yoga/sweatpants season. Don’t be embarrassed to come to class being comfortable. And if that’s not your thing you can dress up as another option, even give yourself a mani-pedi.  The most important thing is being comfortable and feeling good about yourself.

5.      Don’t use midterms as an excuse to eat junk food. I know it’s hard not to eat the Cheetos and Candy bars when you’re up late studying but sugar is not going to keep you up. The sugar high only helps for a little but then it makes you get slow and lose focus. Do little things to your diet to keep you focused on your midterms. An Example would be adding real fruit to your water such as lemon, or eating oranges (cuties are my favorite). Little changes like that go a long way.

6.      Get a lot of sleep. It’s hard not to sleep but it’s needed especially if you’re taking midterms (exams).  8 hours of sleep is a must, don’t take 4 hour naps and consider that sleep. You need sleep in order to be focused.

7.      Take a walk to get some fresh air. It’s ok to take a bit of a break from the books to see the outside world from the library. Taking a walk helps clear your mind and get you focused.

Adjusting Your Sails and Changing Your Future

Did you ever wake up one day and wonder, am I going towards the right career path? Is this career really what I want to do for the rest of my life? Do I love it that much? And the scariest answer you can come up with is “I don’t want to have that profession anymore”. This exact scenario happened to me my second semester of sophomore year. All my life, from the young age of 6 or 7 I loved playing “teacher.” I adored teaching my younger brother out of my old elementary school books, making up play worksheets for him, and teaching him on my infamous white board. The scariest day of my life was when that all changed and my mind and heart didn’t want to teach anymore.

I went into college knowing that I wanted to teach at an elementary school level. I adored children, and ever since I was young, teaching was what I wanted to do. When I finally got to college, made it through my freshman year, and approached my sophomore year, I started to realize that teaching wasn’t what it was when I was younger. It wasn’t something I was really passionate about anymore. This frightened me, I had already gone through one whole year of college, and my first semester of sophomore year, and finally realized that the path I was going on wasn’t what I wanted to do anymore. My older brother, changed his major several times in college, and I told myself that that wouldn’t be me when I was in college and it turns out it’s exactly me. All that time I thought he was being incredibly indecisive, and didn’t really care about what he went to school for, but it took until myself going through the same thing to realize that sometimes your heart isn’t in things anymore. Sometimes, it takes looking to your hobbies to figure out what it is you want to be doing in the future, and trust me it is extremely scary figuring out what you want to do for the rest of your life but for me there’s so much I want to do and accomplish.

I want to get into the Disney College Program, I want to work in the place where dreams come true and where countless amounts of mine did. I grew up in Disney, it’s practically a second home away from home and to be able to work there would be one of the biggest dreams come true. I want to work for a magazine, I want to put my heart and soul into working at one or possibly writing for one. I want to work where I put my faith and trust in all throughout growing up, the infinite amounts of magazines that I looked to as my holy bibles to get through adolescence. I want to make my blog even more successful than it already is. I want to start my own makeup line or maybe own my own boutique. What I’m getting at is that I’m 21 years old, almost done with college, and can’t figure out that ONE thing that I want to do. Because there isn’t just one thing, there’s tons of things, and I’m starting to be okay with that. It’s okay to love and be good at so many different things because it’s what makes you diverse and well learned. What I have found out though is that writing for blogs and possibly working for a magazine is something I’ve finally figured out. And although I changed my mind in college [which I never claimed I would do] I’m happy I figured it out and am going after something that now interests me and gets my creative juices flowing.

So I recommend you go out there and find what makes you happy, not your parents, not your friends, YOU. Find what gets your heart going, and makes you feel good while doing it whatever it may be. Everyone has always told me “Oh you’re not going to make good money doing that” well at this point in life my goal is to be happy. Of course I like expensive things and have lavish taste, but at the price of having a miserable job and a ton of money, it’s not worth it. I need something that makes me happy more than something that gives me a million dollars. Don’t be afraid to go out there and change your mind and don’t feel pressured to only want to accomplish one thing in life because I guarantee you there is so much more out there than the one thing you want as a career.