Famous Last Word: October in a Post

This week, I did reading from Tejas folk stories, and for the first time in several weeks, I felt inspired to write a story for this class! In other classes, I have been bogged down with lots of papers and excessive work assignments, which I will also be discussing in this post.

This Class

In this class, a story about a woodpecker finally inspired me to write a story for this class and my portfolio. I know that I lose points by not writing a story every week, but if something doesn’t call out to me to be a great potential story idea, I am not going to force myself to write a story about it and I certainly do not want to make my classmates have to read my forced writing! It has been a few weeks, but I am excited to announce that I finally have some great creative juices flowing and a new submission to my portfolio (you should go check it out).

Other Classes

Other classes this past week have literally exhausted the life out of me. I pulled all nighters both Tuesday and Wednesday nights, with only a couple of hour long naps to keep me going in between. So much was due! That is okay though, because now it is done and I am feeling better than ever about the work that I turned in. This semester has been tough, but it will be worth it if my grades are high in the end.

Outside of School

I have decided to take the next two weeks off of my boutique job in order to focus on my studies… you know it is bad when your mom calls you and asks if you have been having any fun! I think she’s right, it is important that I have fun with my friends outside of school.

My promo job has no big projects coming up until the Baylor game, which is also great. My internship is the only place where I need to dedicate time, and it ends in December. I need to be as strong for it as I possibly can!

Next Week/Upcoming Weeks

My schedule for the next few weeks is not as heavy, so I am trying to get ahead in this class so that I am not bogged down whenever the other classes decide to pile all of the work on again. Wish me luck!

Me Last Week

Famous Last Words: Journaling an Escape

Journaling with Coffee is my Happy Place

To me, writing is an outlet that when utilized correctly, can open doors to so many worlds and different levels of the imagination. As a Public Relations major, many people probably assume that my best writing is done in the classroom, but that is not true. The best writing that I do is done in my own personal journal.

A History of my Journaling

I have been journaling since I was probably 8 years old. Though I do not still have those “diaries”, I do have my old notebooks from as far back as my sophomore year in high school. Looking back at how much my life, ideas, and thought processes have changed over the past six years is amazing, and I am so glad that I have had the chance to keep them going. It is sometimes a struggle trying to keep up with journaling while in school, but I do the best I can and keep especially life changing moments in there, even if I have to just randomly scribble them in.

Outside Influences

Other people influence my journaling by influencing my life. If someone is doing something particularly interesting, I’ll write about it. It’s fun to look back and read about what others were doing at certain time periods, and hear how my relationships with other individuals have changed. My sophomore year of high school, I became super close with my now best friend. Seeing how our relationship has changed over the years as we have grown is extremely fascinating and I love to see how things evolve.

Ultimate Goal

One day, I hope to have a daughter and be able to hand my journals down to her. I would probably give her one or two a year, starting when she is 15 so she can see where I was in my life at those points in time and know that everybody has struggles and adventures, even if it is hard to comprehend a past you never lived in.