Moving!!!

Hey everybody,

So as much as I love Blogger, I will be moving my blog to Word Press. It's capable of more things and I can reach a wider audience. So thank you so much for following me through my journey, but from now on my journey will be documented elsewhere. If you still wish to follow my blog, here is the link to the new location. https://uindygirlblog.wordpress.com. I am still in the process of creating it and getting the site up to my standards, but I have already started posting there. For those of you that wish to stop following my blog after its location change, I guess this is goodbye. It's been a great journey, although a silent one-sided conversation.  See you guys at my new site!

Back in the Swing of Things....

Hey Everybody,

We've been back at it for almost a month already. There's something about the second semester of the school year that has everyone ready for a nap and spring break or better yet.. summer. Even though it's been such a short time into the semester we've all already pretty much felt the need to give up at least once or twice, maybe a couple a hundred times.

So here's a little gif story of the semester right about now as told by the cast of Once Upon a Time...

With every reading and assignment professors give out, especially the ones they e-mail out at the last minute the night before, this must be their motto that they decided to leave off the syllabus.

Along with these last minute assignments, professors love group work and pairing you with the people that do nothing or can never meet up to work on a project that's worth half your grade.

And when these group members decide to grace you with their presence, they sit there, contributing nothing. But, hey, they were there.

After some large amount of time, their laziness just becomes too much.

And when you call them out on said laziness, they pretend they've been working the entire time!

But no one wants to actually work for their grade anymore and you feel like you're carrying the team on this one.

And after that late night group meeting that resulted in you and maybe one other person doing everything, you have an 8am, which will you will feel the need to attend in your sweats, coming in the door a minimum of 5 minutes late, a max of 15. After that, you should've just stayed in bed.

With all this snow and crazy bipolar weather, stay bundled up tight and I hope that you guys have a great week. Stay safe and warm on campus!!!

Rant of the Day: Take a Seat this may get Bitchy....

Hey Everybody,

So for any singles out there, you know that feeling is here. The feeling of love and loneliness. Today and the past week have honestly been terrible for me. Even though I know the true meaning of Valentine's Day and the true sacrifice of St.Valentine, somedays, especially days like today make it hard to keep the old saint in perspective. So if any of you actually know me, then you know that this past week, if you've seen me on campus, my face has looked like this:

Normally, I'm a pretty go with the flow kind of girl. Yet, sometimes I just can't go with the flow and I have to take a few minutes to remind myself that that's okay. So for those of you that felt thrown off your game due to the impending day of love read the article above. This is not a Hallmark holiday. If you don't have a great love to celebrate go out that day and do you. Maybe that means searching all the parties, clubs and bars for "the one", maybe that means sitting at home eating the least nutritional snack to be found and working on yourself as a person, and maybe it means that you haven't found that person yet and you have your whole life ahead of you. 

So do yourself a favor and for every negative thought you have about Valentine's Day, counter it with a positive one. If you don't even want to think about looking for a future partner, then don't. Hang out with friends or family and celebrate those kinds of loves. Valentine's Day does not always mean romantic love. When your parents gave you Valentine's gifts as a child, the obviously didn't mean it romantically. So instead of moping about what isn't, celebrate what is. 

Now, if you thought that was the rant, you are sorely mistaken. Did any of you see that Yak the other day about how (excuse the paraphrasing) : we're only in college, be chill, we don't need to worry about serious relationships right now. 

I'm not going to say that's completely wrong....but that's completely wrong. College is about finding who you are and who that is in context with other people:  friends, family and love interests. So, excuse me if I'm understanding this incorrectly, but why is it wrong for someone to want to find someone they connect with, not just for a minute, or a night of sex, but for a few years or if you're feeling ambitious, even a lifetime?

That's the one problem I have with the society of today: the hook-up culture. Now if I were Dr. Brennan, I would be cheering for this kind of society, because anthropologically speaking, humans aren't meant to be completely monogamous. I see that fact and I play a trump card. If that were the case, then how were older couples able to stay married for fifty plus years? Is the entire history of mankind before us an anomaly to humankind? Yes, I know there were gender equalities and dark views of divorce, but look at your parents and grandparents and try to think of them cheating on each other, or being with another person. Now that you've done that, did you shudder a little at how wrong it felt, imagining them with someone else? I did. When you find someone that you're completely comfortable and in love with or can see yourself getting to that point, you don't normally throw it away.

Back then, men and women only dated ( or more appropriately "courted") each other, if they saw that person as a potential spouse. Nowadays, we degrade not only ourselves, but each other, by looking at each person as if they are part of a game of Kiss, Date, or Marry. It demeans are self-worth to imagine that another person is only worth what you deem them. Games and thoughts like that make me shudder. Can you imagine the next generation (our children) viewing each other as disposable? 

I'm not saying that it's wrong to hook-up with other people. Sometimes people that aren't in a committed relationship need to release sexual tension, it's healthy to do that. But if that's all you're doing, then I feel sorry for you. Because people are not objects. A man or a woman is not a tissue that you blow your nose into once and then toss away. If empathy is hard for you, then think of another person viewing you that way. Think of a person looking at you and taking you only at face value or class-room interactions and making a snap judgement about what you're worth.  

Think about that. If you don't agree, comment. If you do, comment. 

END RANT.

Thanks for reading and I hope you guys are able to make it through the next few weeks.

TGIF Everybody!!!

Hey Everybody,

We made it! We have officially gotten through the first week of classes, only fourteen more to go until finals. Unfortunately this semester is going to seem abnormally longer than last, due in full to the lack of breaks. With only one three day weekend and Spring Break, this semester's outlook is a little bleak. However, we can do much to change this. For once, we can try to stay on top of our course work.That way when the weekend rolls around, you're not bogged down with work, and if anything it's only light studying or finishing an assignment that's on your plate instead of five papers, two months worth of notes to study and laundry to do.

So when the weekend comes around, let it be you time, family time or friend time. Whatever you need to keep yourself calm and mentally healthy throughout the rest of the spring semester is what you should be doing. If you need time to yourself, don't let your friends or family convince you into going places and socializing, when all you really need is time with yourself. On the other hand you might be craving some friend time, then call everyone up and hang out. It could be a a large or small get together, whatever suits your needs. Again, you could be craving some serious family time, so make the trek home and get some love from the family, sleep in your own bed, and see some old friends.

The most important part of having a successful semester is taking care of yourself.  If you can't take care of yourself, you'll never be able to help others.

Good luck with the beginning of your semester everybody!!!

Starting a New Semester

Hey Everybody,

So as campus flooded with students the past few days and everyone is getting back into the groove of things it's good to remember that with a new semester can bring a new you.

Remember to be confident. A new semester is another chance to start over and not make the same mistakes that you made last semester.

Start positively, with a can do attitude.

Write down everything and be prepared for your classes, not a hangover.

When you look good, you feel good. So unless your sweatpants make your butt look great, you should retire them to your dorm and leave them there.

Make new friends in your classes. A variety of friends ranging from party friends, to we have to study together friends.

Most of all, don't sabotage yourself. Be you, and not just mediocre you, but the best version of yourself. Don't let your friends influence who you are and who you want to be.

As awful as it is, campus always seems the most full right after a break. 

And when old habits knock at your door remember what a bad impact it had on you.

So good luck as the semester begins. Be strong and kick the habit.

New Years Eve!!!

Hey Everybody,

It's New Years Eve and right about now everyone is solidifying their New Year resolutions or realizing they don't have any. I never make resolutions, because I don't want to change anything about myself. I set goals, that have many parts, that way if I quit, maybe I've gotten three out of five of the little parts done of the larger goal.

So as we journey into the New Year tonight, for all you seniors out there, these last few months of your college or high school careers are gonna fly by, make the best of it. Good Luck to all of you.

For the rest of us, here's some tips and ideas about New Year's resolutions:

Even if this is how you feel you better remember that it's not going to be easy to stick with, but you also don't want to make a super easy resolution either...

Because even when you think it's gonna be easy, FYI, it's probably not.

If this is your real goal, it might be easier to say, I'll exercise once more a week than usual, and cut back on some desert. No need to starve yourself, or deprive yourself of the finer things in life, like chocolate.

But there are many types of resolutions, because there are many types of people, so just remember to stick with it!

Some people's resolutions are centered on getting this look from someone. But whatever floats your boat. Either way, remember that with all these resolutions, sometimes it can be hard to remember what New Years is all about. 

As for me.....

and finally I'd like to wish all my readers, a HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!

Oldies but Goodies...

Hey Everybody,

So at Christmastime I get nostalgic for older things and my childhood way of life, even if all the  things I'm nostalgic for don't necessarily correlate with Christmas or the holiday season itself. One of the things I find myself the most nostalgic about right now is the music we grew up with, the music that was on all the radio stations and was so popular it was in all of our favorite movie. Thank you Disney Channel and Nickelodeon for that, now I can watch old TV shows and movies while simultaneously enjoying the music of my childhood.

So here are some of the songs that I hope you're as nostalgic about as me.

Ocean Avenue- 

The teenage romance of this song had me ready to be a teenager in love, and heartbroken when it didn't work out. Plus the catchy beat made it hard to forget.

Bye Bye Bye- 

I'm pretty sure every girl in my grade new this dance, and could be the perfect puppet in hopes that someday we would be as cool as Justin Timberlake.

Smells like Teen Spirit- 

Even if the song itself didn't come out when we were children, but before we were born, did't mean it was't a staple on many radio stations, that we could all rock out to.

Sk8er Boy- 

I mean it's a grungy teenage girl, she pretty much inspired my entire middle school career.

Carry Out- 

This was the ultimate dance tune, don't lie. 

Promiscuous Girl- 

If you say you don't know all the words, you're lying, no joke

She Will be Loved- 

I'm pretty sure I cried my preteen eyes out to this song

Burnin' Up- 

Thank You Disney Channel for the video.

Beautiful Soul- 

Two words, Jesse McCartney and Kim Possible.

Hollywood Girl- 

That movie episode of Drake and Josh made my childhood.

So thanks everyone one, and I hope you're having a great holiday season.