Revitalization Project: Little Bits of Inspiration

I’m starting a sort of “revitalization project”. It started off with just my apartment but I am putting it into effect for other aspects of my life. I want to be a positive person which starts by surrounding myself with positive things and getting rid of the negative. I don’t spend a lot of time at home. I’m usually at work, the gym or the library, but when I am home I want it to be a place that makes me happy. I’ve been slowly decorating different areas of my apartment and am pretty pleased with how it’s turned out. It’s funny because 90% of my clothes are black but everything in my apartment is a different color. It’s all about balance I guess. Here are a few bits of inspiration I’ve placed here and there to keep me sane and positive.

Obligatory blog introduction post

It’s December 17. 8 days until Christmas. 14 days until the New Year. 28 days until I start my last semester of undergrad. 145 days until graduation. It’s time to get serious about the future.

I’ve always been partial to blogging, but recently I’ve been thinking about my experiences during this last year of undergrad and how others may be interested to know what life is like for an almost college graduate, trying to figure out what to do with the future.

I’ve learned lessons like, it’s probably not a good idea to drink more than one cup of coffee an hour, unless I enjoy feeling like my heart is about to beat out of my chest. I’ve also learned that it is possible to successfully complete 7 semesters of college while simultaneously having a job and internship, without ever pulling an all-nighter.

Other things I’ve learned from the dozens of cover letters I’ve written and numerous interviews I’ve been on this year. Like how you may think it’s okay to wear the same dress to an interview that you wore to your friend’s birthday party if you just put a blazer over it. Wrong. Or that it saves time to write one cover letter and just change the employers name for each job. Also wrong.

Throughout this year I’ve also learned to be more realistic about my future. We all (especially PR kids) have big dreams of finishing school, getting that dream job offer in New York or LA and doing what you love. You know, that thing that you say every first day of class when the professor asks each person in the class to go around and say why they chose their major? I’m not saying that dreams don’t come true. I’ve learned to be practical. I’ve lived in this city for the past 4 years of my life, and it finally hit me that Richmond is my home. 5 years ago if you had told me I would be applying for graduate school and jobs in this city I would have laughed and said “yeah right”, but my views have changed! I’ve really learned to love this city and all that it offers young professionals and I may as well get as much out of it as I can before pursuing bigger things.

So anyways, as 2012 comes to a close, my resolution is to blog. And not just say I’m going to blog and be a flake but ACTUALLY blog about experiences and topics that are relevant to my life and others can relate to.

ENJOY! 🙂