First of all, let me apologize for the drastic DROP in quality and quantity of blog posts since school has started. Between working on multiple lit reviews, a ton of reading, and perserving my weekends for friends and football, let’s just say I haven’t had a lot of blogging time on my hands. I have …
Category: Life
Educating the little ones.
Mr., what happened to your legs? Are they real? Why are you in a wheelchair? Will you always be that way? When did you get sick? Does your mom help you? YES, I know what a spinal cord is! How old are you? Why are the inside of your hands white and not black? Every …
Big day at the post office!
Today, I got to the post office just-in-time. I’ve made a habit of getting to the post office kind of late in the day, because I have had a lot of things to mail lately. I am sending about 20 of my old Virginia Tech T-shirts to my friend Jessica in North Carolina. She is …
They weren’t kidding…
when they said that you get less excited about your birthday as you get older! As it’s currently almost 4:00 in the morning, and I’m working on preparing for classes next week (don’t worry, I slept in BIG TIME today…like you probably ate lunch already by the time I got out of bed), I realize …
Actively Caring | August 9
Today, I got to change someone’s life. I was at the grocery store – the Kroger on South Main – taking my time grocery shopping. I’ve gotten somehwat obsessed with couponing lately, and so I’m really detailed abou the prices that I read, and making sure that I have everything organized the way that I …
Push Girls
I’m not that big of a TV watcher – or at least I try to be. I’m very honest about my obsession with Food Network (because I love to cook) as well as ESPN (especially during football season), but I don’t usually get into reality TV that much. Two of my favorite shows, definitely have …
Continuing my role as an ambassador.
This fall I’ll have the opportunity to engage in a ton of opportunities. One of my mentors, Linda Hazelwood who has been my advisor and friend throughout my time as a Hokie Ambassador, has always encouraged me to become a motivational speaker. I’ll really be able to flex those muslces through two separate opportunities this …
You probably already know that.
It’s been a crazy busy week. I’ve been flying solo for the most part, and taking each day as it comes with less sleep than I’d like. The best part of my week, thus far, however was certainly the trip that I took to Greensboro this week. It was for a college fair at Mount …