You know what's really cool? Seeing yourself make progress and accomplish things you never thought you could do! When I started college three years ago, I had no idea what I wanted to do besides be a history teacher. Then I found out we had to add concentrations. I took geography, psychology, and sociology my … Continue reading Accomplishments and Progress
Advice
10 Tips from a TA
This is my third semester being a TA for an introductory history course. I did a post last year around this time called "Advice from a TA" (read it here). I think a lot of these points are relevant a year later. I want to rehash these as well as add more that I have … Continue reading 10 Tips from a TA
Surviving the First Week of a New School Year
Starting a new week of college is a crazy experience! There is so much to do, see, and learn. People often refer to the first week of classes as "Syllabus Week," because professors often go over the syllabus in the first couple of days of the semester. Most of the time, professors try to ease … Continue reading Surviving the First Week of a New School Year
Unplanned
I've talked about this post in similar capacities before, but this is currently on my mind, so I am going to talk about it again. I am a planner. I like to have things planned out of where I'm going and what I'm doing. But the truth is, things don't always work out the way … Continue reading Unplanned
Getting Back into the Swing of Things
June was such a cray month for me. In a three-week period, I slept in my own bed only 4 times! I was off and gone out of state or out of country for most of the month. Because June was so travel-heavy, I didn't really feel like I had time or opportunity to do … Continue reading Getting Back into the Swing of Things
Mental Health
For those of you that do not know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I hope you know that mental health is just as important as physical health. People tend to prioritize one over the other, but both are part of your well-being. Your physical health doesn't matter if your mental health is in shambles, … Continue reading Mental Health
Changing Styles
Do you ever find yourself changing your style? Maybe it's your clothes, the way you write, or the you music you listen to. Sometimes your style changes, and that's okay. I have found myself changing styles recently. Nothing bad, just expanding and finding new things that I like. But you know what's nice about changing … Continue reading Changing Styles
Feeling Stuck
The end of the semester is always a stressful time. There is so much to be done in wrapping up classes. I have finals, projects, and papers still to complete before I can wrap up my junior year. However, I tend to encounter a problem at this time of year, and this year is no … Continue reading Feeling Stuck
Love the Life You Live and Live the Life You Love
This week alone I feel has been an adventure and a half! It hasn't been bad, but I have a good number of stories from this week. In my bullet journal, I have a page dedicated to things I want to remember this month, and it already has a few things on it. I may … Continue reading Love the Life You Live and Live the Life You Love
Decisions, Decisions
It has been an interesting week. Nothing bad happened, but a lot of things has come up that require a lot of decisions on my part. Some were good, and some were hard. But either way, I want to talk about them. One of the first and biggest decisions I had to make had to … Continue reading Decisions, Decisions
Battle Kim of the Republic 