A Novel Idea...

So I am very excited because I have finally come up with an idea for the book I have been thinking to write. However, I don't think I am quite ready to share it with the world. My main thoughts about writing is to typically "write what you know," so whatever novel I decide to produce will need to have hints of my life sprinkled throughout it. Yet, I feel no one could handle the real truth (haha) for now. I started writing a couple pages last night, so we will see where it takes me. The worse thing that could happen is absolutely nothing; I will simply write if for no other reason than for the book to be a form of self-accomplishment and fulfillment of one of my life goals. I already feel as if I have revealed too much, so I must sign off. Good night!

Peace & Love,

Allison

The End is Near

Graduation is one less than 1 month, and I feel as if I am in denial. It really has not hit me yet that my life is about to completely change. For the last four years, The University of Alabama has been my home. Tuscaloosa is very different from other places I have lived, but I will always love and remember it for all the amazing memories it has given me. My main goal now is to survive school and have some FUN. Finding a job is important to me, yet I don't want to lose my entire summer if I do find a job... so I am not working that hard to find one just yet. Just because the end is near for me here doesn't mean that I can't begin a new chapter of my life. There are just so many "what if's" that the possibilities are endless for me! It's exciting and scary all at the same time, but you just have to go with it!

Peace & Love,

Allison

Education in the Future

An in-class discussion really sparked my interest today about the world's education of the future. I took an educational psychology class last semester, so I feel a connection to this topic. The education of the future definitely worries me at times. I do plan on having children one day in my life, although not anytime soon. Yet, this is still a topic that will have an impact on our entire society in the future. 

Teachers really need to take an active roll in the learning process their students go through. As I mentioned in class, every student learns differently. The education of the future will depend on teachers to become more diverse and adapt to student's needs. 

In high school, I had a religion teacher who understood that people only have an attention span on 20 continuous minutes. So every 20 minutes we would either take a break to stretch, play a short game, or take a quick walk around the room. I'm not saying these ideas are the best, yet once we returned from our short break we could go back to concentrating on our work. Just some things to think about...

Peace & Love,

Allison

GRE jitters

I recently took the GRE for the third time, and I still have not gotten the exact score that I need for grad school. I have never been good at taking standardized tests, although I consider myself to be an intelligent person. I do not think that they are fair at all. I do appreciate that there is a writing section, since that is what I love to do, but I do not understand why finding the hypotenuse of a triangle will get me into the Advertising program I desire to be in. It is just frustrating that I try so hard, yet I am still unsuccessful in the eyes of the Institution. 

So this basically means I will not be getting into grad school, which is SO hard for me to admit but I can't be in denial about it. I will just have to start looking for jobs, so if you know of any please inform me, haha! 

Peace & Love,

Allison

Life Comes at You Fast

I regret that I have been unable to write from the past couple of weeks. Life has seemingly taken over, and I have been busier than ever! It is interesting how we can get so caught up in things that we rarely take a step back and just sit and think. For this time, I am going to keep it short and simple. Go and take some alone time for yourself and meditate on your day or life. 

Peace & Love,

Allison

Cupid Coma

Valentine's Day. Every year of my life, it has brought me mixed emotions. In the days prior to it, I find myself staring blankly in the card section and wondering what it's all about. I don't only buy a card for my significant other, but I purchase cards for my mother and my sister. They are two of my best friends, as well, and I feel that they deserve recognition on this heartwarming day. I feel that Valentine's Day is about letting all of our loved ones know that they are cared for. The day is only as special as we make it though.

My only concern with Valentine's Day is that we waste the other 364 days of the year. The truth is that one day is not long enough. We need to be spending our entire lives telling the people that we love how much they mean to us; not just one day. So this year, skip Valentine's Day and worry about the other days. The average, basic, monotonous days are the ones we need to fill with love.

Peace & Love,
Allison

Complications of the Real World

I feel that life has somehow grown increasingly more complicated recently. There are so many aspects to consider, that one always seems to be left out. If I am able to get good grades and be with my friends and family, I am probably not watching out what I am doing with my own body, such as eating poorly. If I work to eat well and exercise, I probably am not having fun with my loved ones and doing the things I want to. One part of my life always seems to fall flat, yet my goal is to do what I can and to not worry about everything.

I spend a lot of my time worrying, which I know is silly and stupid. My attempt now is to live my life to the best of my ability. I can't be concerned with what might have been or what may be any longer. I act as if writing this down will actually force me to do this, but anything is possible!

I can't make any promises, but I do believe we always need something to work on in our lives. We are NEVER perfect, that's for sure! But don't let anyone tell you that you can't be the best person you can be.

Peace & Love,
Allison