5 Things I Believe In

1.    Hard work pays off – My whole life I have lived by this.  Yes I have been there when you spent your whole weekend working on a project and you go to class on Monday and your teacher extends the deadline.  Think of it this way you have your afternoon off while your peers are working on the project.  One of my professor said that slackers will make it in college, but once they get into the real world it’s going to hit them.  Work ahead you will thank yourself later. 

2.    Don’t be afraid to be your self – I really like to color and some people might consider this childish, but for me it is really relaxing.  Every time I have finals I usually end up coloring for a break.  For my nineteenth birthday I got two coloring books and a huge box of crayons I could not be more excited.  For Valentine’s Day I colored each of my sorority sisters a Valentine’s picture and wrote a note to them.  They really seemed to appreciate it, so sometimes the things that make you unique make you really likeable.

3.    If you care about someone let them know - I think it really important to let people know how much they mean to you.  I text some my friends every day and let them know how much they mean to me.   This is something that I feel is getting lost in our society and being told that you mean something someone is a real confidence boost.

4.    Alone time is a good thing – When I first started college I wanted to be with people all the time as I have gotten older I have realized that being alone is sometimes nice.  After a long day it is really nice to sit down and read a book in a quiet place.

5.    Work on Your Weaknesses – If you try to avoid your weaknesses you are never going to get better at them. Face them head on.  When I was younger I would run away from my weaknesses, but in the end I would save time if I just dealt with them. 

My Favorite Present

My favorite present that I have received is a boom box.  This was my introduction to music.  That Christmas I had asked for several CDs.  After that Christmas I was hooked on music.  Since I was four years old I had been taking dance classes, so music already; played a role in my life.  Through my pre-teen years I would spend hours in my room creating dances to my favorite songs.  Whenever I am stressed out I like to make up dances I always feel better after.  Where my music is played has changed over time, but my love for it has never wavered. 

Puppy

In October my family got a new puppy. I do not remember the puppy days with our previous dog. She passed away last summer. I was only nine when we got her.

As I said previously I work with kids a lot, but not so much babies. Watching a puppy during her first couple months of life has been a learning experience for me. The day my parents brought her home she hid under a desk. I first met her on Thanksgiving break. She was so little and loved to be heled. I played with her a bunch over Christmas break, but the real bonding began this summer. I work during the day and the first few days home she would guard the door not wanting me to leave. This made me feel guilty. Eventually she figured out that I came home each afternoon. After my job we go for a walk.

We just got back from a vacation where she swam for the first time. I was so proud of her. She used to avoid water like the plague. On the afternoon walks we would take her to a stream to warm her up to water. She was so funny in the sand she loved to dig holes and put her head in it.

I am so thankful my family got her. She is the sassiest dog I know. She makes me smile every day