I've never been so tired before in my life. But it's a good tired, a very stressful, very busy tired, yet good. I'm constantly on the go or trying to get something done. I've gotten to the point where I was sick and still working at 2 AM and my neighbor walks into my room and starts yelling "KATE I AM GOING TO BRUSH MY TEETH AND IF YOU ARE NOT IN BED BY THE TIME I GET BACK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS" I may have been back in bed when she got back but I didn't stay there long. It's not my fault that I actually really enjoy everything I'm doing!
My classes are fun, they're something I want to be doing for the rest of my life, and my extra curriculars are just as much fun. I've never been more proud to say I'm a part of the organizations I am in. That being said it can be hard taking 18 credit hours, keeping a decent GPA, working 20 hours a week, being a part of my activities, and still being social. And I'm still trying to get it all figured out. So some days, aka today, I may be gone from 8AM-9PM and come back and lock myself in my room to work on homework. but other days I'm able to watch an ungodly amount of House of Cards. It's a balance, and I'm still trying to perfect it, but I'm getting better.
So I'm going to keep being tired. Most likely for awhile. After all my radio show doesn't even start until 11 at night and the tennis tournament I just registered for is going to be rough considering my partner and I haven't even started practicing... But it's a good tired. It's a tired that keeps me going through my 5 cups of coffee and 4 hours of sleep. Because after all, you don't remember the nights you spent getting a full eight hours. You remember the nights you spent cramming for a Psych test with your best friends (that is if your friends are as cool as mine and actually make studying for a psych test fun).
SO if you didn't get this already my days are kind of jam-packed right now so I'm going to try my hardest to write as often as I can but please excuse me if I forget every once in awhile IM ONLY HUMAN OKAY. That was uncalled for, I'm sorry, I'm going to sleep now. Maybe. Probably not.
Love,
Katie Christine aka me
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Titles Are Hard-Bonus Post!
My goal was one post a week. That didn't happen, so I've given all you adoring fans a bonus post, because I love you for reading about my life rants.
I have officially been back at campus for a week now. That means back to the community bathrooms, back to the cafeteria food, and back to classes. For those who don't know I am a Marketing and Advertising double major with a concentration in leadership. I really didn't have any rhyme or reason for picking these degrees other than I knew I have absolutely no clue what I want to be doing in 4 years and both of these degrees sounded promising and had careers that I could see myself in.
After just two days back at classes I was feeling run down and out of energy. I was drinking coffee by the gallon and no nap would give my mind the break it so desperately needed. I thought maybe I was just adjusting to life back in Des Moines, but after talking to a friend I realized it was something much different. I wasn't happy with my classes, or at least not all of them. When I went to classes I'm excited about and look forward to it was easy to get out of bed. But I spent hours dreading to go to other classes, cough cough, accounting. So I made the decision to refocus what my interests are. I don't want to work in a cubicle, I'm not a fan of 9-5 workdays. I want excitement and challenges in my future. I don't want to be stuck in power suits for the rest of my life.
We spend the first 18 years of our lives being told what classes to take, what to wear, how to act. Not anymore. Life is in the hand of the beholder.
College is really cool because you can be like "This class sucks, its not what I want to do with the rest of my life and I dread going to it everyday" and then you can drop it. Just like that. Sure, maybe you need that class for a major or something but you can take it over the summer, next semester, or with a community college. Who knows, you might not even be the same major in six months. You do not have to feel miserable for 13 weeks because of one class. You can use that time to focus on other classes, ones you truly enjoy. If you like math you can take another calc course, don't stress about the foundations of art. You wanna take principles of advertising? Well then who says you need to take accounting right this very moment? Use your time at college to find your interests, your calling, then you pick a major. This is a time where you get to figure out what you want to do with your life, not what your parents want you to do with your life, not what your friends want you to do with your life, what you want to do. So don't stress the small stuff. History class will still be there next semester, but your life is now. Take this time to immerse yourself in something other than the classes you've been taking the past 12 years of your life. Find your passions, chase your dreams. Your life is out there, now go find it.
I have officially been back at campus for a week now. That means back to the community bathrooms, back to the cafeteria food, and back to classes. For those who don't know I am a Marketing and Advertising double major with a concentration in leadership. I really didn't have any rhyme or reason for picking these degrees other than I knew I have absolutely no clue what I want to be doing in 4 years and both of these degrees sounded promising and had careers that I could see myself in.
After just two days back at classes I was feeling run down and out of energy. I was drinking coffee by the gallon and no nap would give my mind the break it so desperately needed. I thought maybe I was just adjusting to life back in Des Moines, but after talking to a friend I realized it was something much different. I wasn't happy with my classes, or at least not all of them. When I went to classes I'm excited about and look forward to it was easy to get out of bed. But I spent hours dreading to go to other classes, cough cough, accounting. So I made the decision to refocus what my interests are. I don't want to work in a cubicle, I'm not a fan of 9-5 workdays. I want excitement and challenges in my future. I don't want to be stuck in power suits for the rest of my life.
We spend the first 18 years of our lives being told what classes to take, what to wear, how to act. Not anymore. Life is in the hand of the beholder.
College is really cool because you can be like "This class sucks, its not what I want to do with the rest of my life and I dread going to it everyday" and then you can drop it. Just like that. Sure, maybe you need that class for a major or something but you can take it over the summer, next semester, or with a community college. Who knows, you might not even be the same major in six months. You do not have to feel miserable for 13 weeks because of one class. You can use that time to focus on other classes, ones you truly enjoy. If you like math you can take another calc course, don't stress about the foundations of art. You wanna take principles of advertising? Well then who says you need to take accounting right this very moment? Use your time at college to find your interests, your calling, then you pick a major. This is a time where you get to figure out what you want to do with your life, not what your parents want you to do with your life, not what your friends want you to do with your life, what you want to do. So don't stress the small stuff. History class will still be there next semester, but your life is now. Take this time to immerse yourself in something other than the classes you've been taking the past 12 years of your life. Find your passions, chase your dreams. Your life is out there, now go find it.
An Open Letter to a High School Senior
There's nothing quite like being a high school senior. You spend your last months in a familiar place feeling as if nothing can touch you. You're caught up in the excitement of college fast approaching. Its a rush not knowing what exactly is next, you have a million doors open and you get to pick which one you go through.
Whether you know exactly where you wanted to go since you were five or your still trying to figure it out just remember, this is your life. Not your parents, not your friends, decisions should be made for yourself.
Its time to break free from the adults in your life making decisions for you. Spread your wings and fly. Don't be afraid to take chances. Life can throw some pretty amazing curve balls, but every inning brings each team to the pitching mound. Don't hold yourself back from something because you don't think someone will approve of it or because you think people will make fun of you. This is your life, so go live it. Be crazy, have fun, be young. You have the rest of your life to be old and boring and responsible but college is a time that you can do pretty much anything and its completely acceptable. You wanna move to Poland for a year? Put it on a resumé and call it a career building opportunity, after all Poland has become one of the biggest advertising hubs in the world. The world is out there for you to discover, don't let it get away from you.
You've heard it a million times and I'll say it again, the next few months will bring some of the biggest changes of your life. You'll leave you family and your security blanket at home, but you're going to be walking into some of the best years of your life. Make mistakes, make tons of them, and remember that no matter what you choose to do it is now you're decision. No one else's. And there's nothing more liberating than your parents thinking they have veto power but knowing that they actually don't.
Whether you know exactly where you wanted to go since you were five or your still trying to figure it out just remember, this is your life. Not your parents, not your friends, decisions should be made for yourself.
Its time to break free from the adults in your life making decisions for you. Spread your wings and fly. Don't be afraid to take chances. Life can throw some pretty amazing curve balls, but every inning brings each team to the pitching mound. Don't hold yourself back from something because you don't think someone will approve of it or because you think people will make fun of you. This is your life, so go live it. Be crazy, have fun, be young. You have the rest of your life to be old and boring and responsible but college is a time that you can do pretty much anything and its completely acceptable. You wanna move to Poland for a year? Put it on a resumé and call it a career building opportunity, after all Poland has become one of the biggest advertising hubs in the world. The world is out there for you to discover, don't let it get away from you.
You've heard it a million times and I'll say it again, the next few months will bring some of the biggest changes of your life. You'll leave you family and your security blanket at home, but you're going to be walking into some of the best years of your life. Make mistakes, make tons of them, and remember that no matter what you choose to do it is now you're decision. No one else's. And there's nothing more liberating than your parents thinking they have veto power but knowing that they actually don't.
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