Happy Friday!
I have recently realized that I have never taken the time to talk about my university, what I am doing, and my majors!
First off, I am currently in my second year at a small liberal arts university in New Brunswick. It is a 13.5 hour drive from my home in Ontario, which is not easy emotionally or financially. Thankfully I have made some amazing friends that help me to forget that I have been away from home for such long periods of time. There is hardly a night where I go to bed without my cheeks hurting from smiling so much.
So how did I make such amazing friends? I joined the Welcome Week committee of my residence during the first week of school back in September. This was something I was not emotionally ready for, since I have such bad social anxiety and I was prepared for it to fail. Thankfully it went better than I could ever have hoped for - it was exhausting but extremely worth it. After that I went on to later be voted into the House Committee as the sports and nutrition representative. I am so honoured to hold this position since I'm sure many of you know I have a strong passion for fitness!
Between everything I have going on in my extracurriculars inside and outside of the university, I have been managing a high GPA. I will not get into details since I do not want to come off as bragging in any way, but I am a double major in Psychology and Criminology. In another post or video I can go into details about what I wish my career path to be, but for right now just know that I wish to make a psychological difference in young kids lives.
Speaking of future posts, I have been asked about my studying and organization tips, as well as how I stay motivated - so keep an eye out for more posts such as those. Somehow I have managed to stay on top of my readings, socialize, watch television, and still get a healthy amount of sleep. Let's hope I can keep up with this!
I know some of you are in school, how is your semester going? For everyone else, how is your 2016 starting out? Mine started a little bumpy but I'm hoping it can only get better from here on out!
Friday, January 15, 2016
Friday, January 1, 2016
My 2016 Goals / Resolutions
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I know that everyone says this, but it doesn't feel as though another year is over! It could just be because in southern Ontario we only recently got a bit of snow, but it is in fact January and the time where people decide what they want to change about themselves.
I don't want to change. I want to improve.
Here are my 10 goals/resolutions for this year!
1. Post on each blog once a week. I am currently running two blogs - this one (lifestyle) and a book blog, however I recently lacked on both. Starting this week I will be posting once a week on both blogs, whether it is just to check in or an in-depth post.
2. Upload two YouTube videos a month. I used to be very good at posting a video on my channel every Monday. However, I need to be a little realistic with this. It is quite time consuming, and if I don't have quality content there is no point in my posting. So (for now) I am going to be posting twice a month (every other Monday hopefully) during this semester, and can hopefully go back to my weekly postings during the summer.
3. Review every book that I read.
4. Manage a 3.7 GPA. This includes both this term (January-April) and the fall term (September-December).
5. Be better at saving money. Obviously being a university student in a different province is quite expensive, and I want to start paying off my student loans with any extra money I can put away from working.
6. Get more involved. I am fairly active in my life between working and school, but I want to devote more time to volunteering. I am currently a Sports and Nutrition Representative for my dorm, but would like to do more work locally. However I am will not overcommit myself, and will be better and saying "no" when necessary.
7. Invest in myself and my appearance. I need to devout more time to myself; going to the gym, doing my makeup, painting my nails, etc. I don't want to do it for anyone except for myself.
8. Get enough sleep.
9. Compare myself to others less often. I tend to have low self-esteem and compare myself to others in how I lack. This year I will learn to love myself, and give people to recognition they deserve without any comparisons (positive or negative).
10. Continue being a good friend and active listener, but learn to put time aside for myself. This follows with #7, but also in being okay with being alone. To accept that it is okay to watch a movie or TV by myself and enjoy the quiet.
Thank you for all of your support through a stressful year, and I look forward to getting everything back together and balanced for 2016! Let me know what some of your resolutions are!
I know that everyone says this, but it doesn't feel as though another year is over! It could just be because in southern Ontario we only recently got a bit of snow, but it is in fact January and the time where people decide what they want to change about themselves.
I don't want to change. I want to improve.
Here are my 10 goals/resolutions for this year!
1. Post on each blog once a week. I am currently running two blogs - this one (lifestyle) and a book blog, however I recently lacked on both. Starting this week I will be posting once a week on both blogs, whether it is just to check in or an in-depth post.
2. Upload two YouTube videos a month. I used to be very good at posting a video on my channel every Monday. However, I need to be a little realistic with this. It is quite time consuming, and if I don't have quality content there is no point in my posting. So (for now) I am going to be posting twice a month (every other Monday hopefully) during this semester, and can hopefully go back to my weekly postings during the summer.
3. Review every book that I read.
4. Manage a 3.7 GPA. This includes both this term (January-April) and the fall term (September-December).
5. Be better at saving money. Obviously being a university student in a different province is quite expensive, and I want to start paying off my student loans with any extra money I can put away from working.
6. Get more involved. I am fairly active in my life between working and school, but I want to devote more time to volunteering. I am currently a Sports and Nutrition Representative for my dorm, but would like to do more work locally. However I am will not overcommit myself, and will be better and saying "no" when necessary.
7. Invest in myself and my appearance. I need to devout more time to myself; going to the gym, doing my makeup, painting my nails, etc. I don't want to do it for anyone except for myself.
8. Get enough sleep.
9. Compare myself to others less often. I tend to have low self-esteem and compare myself to others in how I lack. This year I will learn to love myself, and give people to recognition they deserve without any comparisons (positive or negative).
10. Continue being a good friend and active listener, but learn to put time aside for myself. This follows with #7, but also in being okay with being alone. To accept that it is okay to watch a movie or TV by myself and enjoy the quiet.
Thank you for all of your support through a stressful year, and I look forward to getting everything back together and balanced for 2016! Let me know what some of your resolutions are!
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