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 …
Category: Personal
Much left to be desired.
So I decided to go shopping after lunch, because I was supposed to run out and I’m almost never that way, so I decided to take advantage of a few coupons that I had. First up, was one of my favorite stores – Express. They had a new scent that I just fell in love …
This is foreign.
I just woke up at 7:00 AM completely on my own. My dog was laying completely on top of my face and her leg was shaking as if she had Parkinson’s. Now I can’t go back to sleep, and I feel like today is going to be one of those really strange days where abnormal …
Winning Choices.
Winning Choices is a character education program in Montgomery County public schools. If you know anything about my volunteer experiences while a student at Virginia Tech, you would know that I really enjoy volunteering with elementary school-age children and being an example for them in their everyday lives as well as helping them academically. Yesterday, …
Make their day.
I love the FISH philosophy. It goes back to my freshman year when I started volunteering with the YMCA at Virginia Tech as a freshman at Virginia Tech. A section of the four-part FISH philosophy is to “make their day.” That part of it always really stood out to me. And so, today I was …
Things we Forget.
I haven’t checked this website a whole lot this summer, but it’s one of my favorite blogs by far. It shares a lot of random words of wisdom – the site is known as “sticky notes left to their fate in public places.” Kristin showed it to me years ago, and we’ve both followed it …
Charlotte goes to Petsmart.
So, obviously everyone knows that I love my dog. Her name is Charlotte and she is a beagle hound mix. However about every month we go on a little adventure. And this adventure involves the grooming salon at Petsmart in Christiansburg. Every single time we go into Petsmart Charlotte freaks out and either urinates or …
Identifying as disabled.
Whenever I can, I try to be an advocate for individuals with disabilities. This weekend, I’m involved in a summer camp/conference that’s being hosted on Tech’s campus. In year’s past, it’s been my week to get away to Blacksburg in the middle of a long summer in Washington D.C. working for Homeland Security, and it …