#reverbbroads11: Doing My Education Over

I'm participating in #ReverbBroads11, a month of blog prompts promised to be silly and reflective. I'm actually doing today's post on time. December 21 prompt:  If you returned (or went, if you've never been) to college to study anything you want, what would you major in, and why? (via Matt) 

Obviously not from my years!

This is a super easy post for me because I've pondered this over and over since I graduated. Haha. Well, the story... I was a journalism major in college. I was involved in my high school newspaper, QUEST, Editor in Chief my senior year, yadda yadda. My journalism teacher and I had a deal, you  know, unofficially: I get my journalism degree, get my master's in English, teaching credential, then he'll retire and I'll get his spot. Naturally. And, well, I liked writing, I had fun, so that's what I did. And truth, I liked my major until about halfway through when I realized I wasn't sure it was what I could do for a living. I liked writing on my own time, at my own pace, and making it work for me, not the deadline. Yep. It's okay, though, because that's when I learned of student affairs as a professional so I had a real back up plan anyway. So I continued with my degree plan and finished it on track in three years. Yeah. I was crazy.


My minor was Spanish - I had taken Spanish all four years of high school, finished in AP IV, it just came easy from day one. So easy, in fact, I earned myself the nickname of Mexican Megan by my teacher and peers. So, again, I followed suit with what made sense for me, minor it! Had I stayed at NAU one more semester, and taken probably three classes, I could have finished with the double major. I'm glad I didn't (I was SO done with school at that point), but I wish I had at the same time.


Now that you know that history, if I went back to school, I'd do the follow (I'm partially cheating because these are also on my life bucket list):

• Finish my Spanish degree - obviously.
• Bachelor's in Social Psychology - after my three years in Res Life and now mixed with my student affairs background, I'm fascinated by the connections our students make to each other and how those interactions influence (oftentimes) their day-to-day behavior. I am truly just fascinated. So one day I actually very much want to go back to school and do a psych program just for curiosity's sake.

And there you have it! 

 

#reverbbroads11: Artsy Fartsy

I'm participating in #ReverbBroads11, a month of blog prompts promised to be silly and reflective. I seem to be following an every-other-day pattern, so I apologize. I'll try and get better! December 20 prompt: Life is a work of art, or so they say.  What beauty do you regularly appreciate/revere in your life? (via Neha)


I've never been the most artistic person. And honestly, with that, I can say I didn't really have a true appreciation for any sort of artistic talent - paintings, dance, song, whatever. I like(d) songs, I like(d) watching people dance, but couldn't say I honestly appreciated it. I played the clarinet for four months in the fourth grade; I kind of refused to practice, so that was the end of that. I grew up playing soccer, but was part of a dancing/singing group for a few years in elementary school. Couldn't tell you I was any good at it, but I knew the choreography! I would say now, that an accurate statement for me is that I appreciate talent. Mostly because I still have none.

Like this: such a random, but SO COOL, talent. How do you discover/learn you can do this?!:

When I saw the Rockettes a few weekens ago, I was truly in awe at some of the skill of these women. And made me sincerely jealous, since I have not a single ounce of dancing gene in my body:

So, while I wish I had a talent of my own, I can appreciate others. Moreso than ever before, mostly because I wish I had my own. 

Happy Holidays!

Just wanted to send you all a little holiday love from the pup and me!

Happy Holidays! <-- link! Enjoy! :)

(& Molly)

#reverbbroads11: A Photo Entry

I'm participating in #ReverbBroads11, a month of blog prompts promised to be silly and reflective. I seem to be following an every-other-day pattern, so I apologize. I'll try and get better! December 19 prompt: Post a picture of you that you like, write about yourself, post a video - what do you want your self-portrait to say about you? (via Kristen)

I have a few photos I'd like to use. I wish I had more from when I was a kid, but unfortunately they're almost all at my parents' house (guess I'll have to steal a few when I go home for Christmas), so almost all of these are from the last few years, but I think still contribute to painting an accurate portrait of myself. 

Give me sweets. And I'm yours. And I always happily cheeseball it up for photos to show you I'm excited for something. (Magnolia Bakery, NYC, March 2011)

See last statement of above caption. Fun-loving, silly, will sometimes happily make a fool of myself. (Magic Square, SWACURH 2010)

Animal lover to the core, but particularly with my own fur-baby. Also, adventurous -- willing to live (almost) anywhere for a while, just to try it out! Who knew there was snow in Texas?! (Not I.) (Molly & I, San Marcos, February 2011)

Kid at heart. I love Tigger, always have, always will. And yes, I stood in a very long line and was the oldest by far of said kids in line. Happily. Kid at heart, and I love to embrace it! (Disney World, June 2010)

#reverbbroads11: Weekend Catch-Up

I'm participating in #ReverbBroads11, a month of blog prompts promised to be silly and reflective. I'm playing catch-up after a weekend of no-computer-ness (it was glorious) so this is the weekend's worth all in one. Pardon me - I talk fast.

Saturday, December 17:  Instead of a list of your favorite things, write a list of your least favorite things, e.g. Worst book you ever finished, the color you hate, bad songs, bad romances, bad recipes. (courtesy of Amy).

• Least favorite Christmas song: A Baby Changes Everything (Faith Hill). I'm not even sure you can count it as a Christmas song (until you read the second-to-last stanza), but an Atlanta-based station plays it SO often, and the lyrics just irk me. Signifcantly. So much so that I turn the radio off every time the song comes on.
• Least favorite color: I used to be able to flat out say orange and brown. However, I will say that while they're not my favorite, they have slightly inched their way into my closet and I will, on occasion, actually wear them in public. :)
• Least favorite chore: (if you follow me on Twitter, you can guess this one based on yesterday's posts) laundry! Especially with having no washer/dryer at my apartment currently (one of the sacrifices I made to finding somewhere to live quickly), I absolutely despise going to the laundromat. I was in and out in under two hours yesterday and wanted to sing at the top of my lungs I was so excited. Just to avoid it as much as possible, I go probably once a month. Ugh. (Second to that is ironing... bluh)
• Least favorite movie seen in theatres: Borat. Hands down. I actually went and saw it with my mother and aunt, of all people, and to my surprise, all three of us actually sat through the entire thing, but walked out at the end wondering why we sat through the entire show. We still don't know the answer.

Sunday, December 18: Who would you most like to meet and why? (courtesy of Dana).
I'm going to be seriously cheesy here, but it's the honest truth. I'd really like to meet my #sayr1 group-mates, Jeff & Kevin. Now that we're past that initial point of "Tell me about yourself..." we're planning half-marathons and running plans together! They're two really fantastic student affairs professionals that I'm glad to have been able to get connected with over the last few weeks. I hope, one day, our running plans will actually coincide to being able to run together as Team No-Name (or was it Team Run Like the Winded?) and continue cheering each other on. As Magical Mountain Man, Desert Dwelling Dude, and I (Snow Bunny Princess) have gotten to know each other, it's definitely helped fill a slight void in having some deep connections here and I am thankful for my Thursday evenings with them!

Love my Thursday evenings!

I think I'm caught up for the weekend. Monday coming soon!