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A New Challange  

Posted by: Cameon in , , , , ,

Fun Fact: I hate to be challanged.

Fun Fact: He made the mistake of challanging me.

Fun Fact: I secretly like to be challanged.

For those that know me, those fun facts were not surprising because you already knew all of that. Furthermore, you know how I am. I'm a stubborn person. I hate being wrong and most of the time, unless it is morally unsound, I cannot say "NO" to anyone. I am a people pleaser in terms of trying to help whenever I can.

Fun Fact: That has nothing to do with this. Just more information about me that you probably don't care about.

He challenged me that I won't be able to post a blog entry everyday for 365 days and in that blog post mention 5 things I am grateful for. With this, I also have to mention 3 good deeds I either saw or was a part of during that day.

Apparently, this is the way that many people keep up with me so I will be updating it everyday with events. For those that are subscribed, I am sorry but get used to seeing my blog in your feed as new posts. It's not spam. I promise.

So, today's update: I had my one on one interview for Avanti today and it was rather nerveracking. I am so used to being able to walk into an interview and already having a reputation for being someone dependable and someone you want on your team. Here at UA, I don't have that reputation yet.

This was the third part of the process (I swear, everything at UA is a process). The first part was the actual application. Wait. I then received an email to come in for a group interview. More waiting. I then received an email about the one on one interview. I went to this said interview today. Guess what I'm doing next? Yep. More waiting. I will receive an email November 2nd with instructions to come to Student Services and get an envelope which will contain a letter of whether I made something I really want or not.

It's a strange feeling worrying if I made something or not and is definitely not one that I am used to.

In other news, I signed up for my spring classes today. I can not believe that my fall semester of college has flown by this fast! Why didn't high school go by this fast is what I'd like to know?! In my process of signing up for classes, I signed up for Italian. Yep. Random I know, but I just wanted to take one fun class. I might end up dropping it though depending on how the rest of my schedule plans out.

I am still doing the Getting Social thing and it has rather taken off faster than I thought it would. I might have bit off more than I can chew, but am thoroughy enjoying it. For that reason, I might take a web design class just for the heck of it and learn to use photoshop and more tools such as that for fun.

There is still no guy at UA. I have also come to the conclusion that I might be a little naive in my thinking when it comes to marriage and how it is. I guess I have this image in my head of how things are...but unfortunately am learning that most of the time the ideals I have don't end up happening.

Enough of that. I will close this with the 5 things I am grateful for today ( I will label this section "Gratitude" on every post and the 3 deeds or interesting things that happened during the day.

Gratitude:

  1. I made it through the crazy weather last night and am here typing this tonight.
  2. Katie being able to pull the plastic out of my foot that I somehow stepped on. Seeing as how I would be spending my day in heels, I was incredibly grateful for this.
  3. Making it to the one on one interview for Avanti.
  4. My amazing Daddy. He turned another year older today.
  5. Brittany and her helping me pick out an outfit for tomorrow. Could be interesting.
Tidbits:
  • I met a guy today while waiting for my interview to begin and he was really nice. He just striked up a conversation and got all of my information. It was great, because I needed to calm down before my interview.
  • I went and got Katie two Sierra Mists this afternoon because she wan't feeling well. I'm pretty sure that counts as a good deed.
  • The rain has finally stopped, but some guy did offer to share an umbrella with me earlier. Thank you random person.
That is all for today's update.

Fun Fact: I will be home this weekend starting tomorrow afternoon/night and will be home until Sunday night.

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Grace In Small Things  

Posted by: Cameon in , , , , , , , , ,

Recently, I joined an online community called "Grace In Small Things." I stumbled upon this community from a friend's blog and was curious when I saw all these lists that had things like "the sunset, hearing my dad laugh, and some various other things." When I asked her about it, she said she had joined a community that strives on bringing out the positive things in life instead of the negative, which seems to be the more popular choice in these times.


I got to thinking about this and quickly realized how much perspective we lose when we get older. Sure, we gain persepective in some areas, but we lose the most important thing: Gratitude for the small things in life.


When we are younger, we tend to appreciate things more than when we get my age and my parents age because we are new to the world and have so much to take in. Then, when we get into retirement age, we are able to slow down once again and appreciate the small things because we realize how short our time here really is and how much there is to see. And, unfortunately for the loved ones, but some people are made aware of how big the world is and how much it has to offer when they are told they only have a few months left to enjoy it.


I can't tell you how grateful I am to be able to be around kids all the time. After all, they help me keep my "young" perspective on life and nothing is out of the realm of possibilities. When you are that little, you think that you can do anything. You can be the President, an NFL star, and a lawyer and still be home for dinner at that age. Stars are amazing and watching the clouds roll by can provide entertainment for hours. Lightning bugs were meant to be caught and then let go and competitions on who could catch the most were always on. Supper came when your mom called you and your dad inside to wash up or else, because you ate as a family. Boys and girls were strictly friends and beyond that had cooties. Some of the best Saturday cartoons came on and you were always up to watch them, clad in your Bama pjs with coco puffs in hand. Nothing was little. Everything was big. Everything meant the world to you.


This was a time when friends were your friends to their face and behind their back. You wouldn't dare think of being nice to someone's face and then turning around and being mean to them. If someone punched your best friend, you can bet that he'd have a crowd around him, waiting to get revenge. Nights were shared with slumber parties and movie nights. Gameboy rocked and then got even better when it came out in color. Family television was really a time the family could sit down, watch a movie, and not be worried about who's sleeping with who in the newest show. Anxious to give a hug to anyone and never missing a beat when your parents wanted a kiss. $1 was like $50 and you couldn't believe your fortune. Weekends at the grandparents house were so much fun, because well, let's face it, they just can't say no. A time when little things were big things.


So much of the time when we get older, we lose sight of the things that used to be important to us because we are in such a hurry to get to the next appointment or get to the television faster. We don't take time to focus on the stars at night or even to recognize that there are stars in the sky. Instead, we are focused on what the kids need for lunch tomorrow or what homework we haven't done. We would rather focus on the fact that we didn't get that promised raise instead of focusing on our loved one's laughter and the ability for us to make them laugh.


So, my challenge to everyone is to find 5 things everyday that you are grateful for. Small or big things. And, you do this for a while year. I am going to take this challenge on as well and start a seperate blog specifically for this purpose. I encourage you to do the same thing, and keep track of other's and encourage others you know that are doing this as well. And why not start today?


I hope everyone sees the small things in life today, and every other day.


Roll Tide,
The Bama Chick

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