New Year, New Post

I always start posting again and never keep it up. This time, I make no promises, but I'll only post when I absolutely feel like it (or remember lol).

I guess I should tell you that I'm posting for vlogmas for the first time ever. It's day 16 today and I've been posting every day like I said I would. I'm proud that I've kept it up mostly because I didn't think I could do it.

I also finish NaNoWriMo which was a big achievement too. 50,000 words in one month. WOW. My 8th novel FINISHED.

Over Christmas break, I'd like to try to publish one of my novels. Not saying that will happen, but I guess we'll find out on that one.

As I'm sitting in a too crowded Chickfila, I feel like this past year has been pretty good. I have amazing friends, loving family, and a blessed life. I got to travel to Europe and I've passed all my classes, surprisingly. I've posted on YouTube regularly and even though I haven't gained that many subscribers, I'm thankful for the 125 subscribers that I do have.

I just hope 2018 will be even better!

I'm not sure how I like my theme on here anymore. I almost want a super simplistic one, but I like some pop too. I don't know what to do with it so until I figure that out, I'll keep this one lol

If you'd like to watch my vlogmas, here's the newest video:

Maybe I'll start posting again, we'll see!

Procrastination 101

Every student knows the ins and outs of procrastination. Before you even know what the term means, you do it without even noticing. Why? Because fuck work.

For instance, I'm procrastinating right now. I can list you at least 10 things I could be doing right now, but instead, I'm writing this blog post on a topic I'm currently participating in. LOL #life

Anyway, you want to know what to do while procrastinating? Well you've come to the right place because I am a professional procrastinator.

1. Watch Netflix
Gossip Girl, 90210, How I Met Your Mother, Grey's Anatomy, Parenthood, Top Gear, Breaking Bad, movies, documentaries, and a shit ton more under this category that help you pass the time bye when you're supposed to write that 8 page research paper by midnight and you've only written one sentence.
Hulu and TV also count under this!

2. Go on an Adventure
Go hiking, to a waterfall, drive around, eating, or just explore around town/campus. This is a great way to get exercise in or hang out with friends!
I'll include exercising in here too! If you aren't doing homework, you might as well work out!

3. Crafts
This one I have a MAJOR connection with. I do this all the time. Like yesterday, I waited to do homework until 10 pm because I just didn't feel like it. I watched Netflix all day, but I also painted! I love painting, crafting, planning, and all sorts of creative shit! It passes time and makes for cute decoration.

4. Social Media
At the library, in my room, study rooms, restaurants, whenever! When in doubt, social media is always a go to. Instagram, YouTube, SnapChat, Twitter, Facebook, Vine, Tumblr, and many more! Social Media ruins today's society because no one focuses on what's going on around them. People only want to go on adventures and do things to see how many views it'll get on snapchat and likes on instagram and retweets on twitter. It has become out every day lives, every second to please those on social media. But for some reason, I LOVE it. Just as everyone else does. I love being able to keep in contact with those who don't live near me anymore. It's a big thing! Obviously blogging too (me rn).

5. Food
Food is always amazing. Of course, everyone needs to eat so why not do it in the procrastination period? Food is love, food is life

6. Music
Listen to music. Shit, listen to music when you aren't procrastinating! Music is the best thing that's ever been invented. It's the best thing ever. Want to discover new music? Listen to Alessia Cara. She's so amazing.

7. Sleep
Take a nap, but make sure to set an alarm! Say you have a paper due in the morning before your 8am class. It's 4 pm and you don't want to start your paper. Take a nap, but set a 2 or 3 hour alarm because you don't want to be stuck staying up all night to write it. Because let's be serious, I know you guys haven't written a single sentence of that paper even though it's the night before. Which is okay. You just need to give yourself enough time to sleep and finish the paper!

8. Games
I can't tell you how much I love playing Kim Kardashian Hollywood. I'm not ashamed either. I fucking love the Kardashian's. So of course, the second I got an iphone, I downloaded it and started playing. Now, I'm proud to say I'm a B list celebrity. Lol I'm lame
Anyway, playing a game for a bit on your phone, Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation, computer, etc is a great way to pass the time before, after, or during studying! Again, I'd set alarm so you don't lose track of time and actually finish your work!

9. Party
Go to a frat party, friends house, whatever. Let lose. Have fun. Too much studying can drive someone INSANE. Trust me, I know first hand. So go have fun. But don't get too drunk and be safe!

There are a million other ways to procrastinate, but these are my top ones.

No, I'm not telling you to procrastinate, I'm just saying we all do it so why not help you figure out what to do when you don't want to do your work.

I will say, don't waste too much time. Get your shit done. Don't procrastinate so long you can't finish your homework in time. A good thing I've found is to do one assignment, then scroll through social media, do another assignment, write a blog post, do another, watch an episode on Netflix or a YouTube video. Give yourself a break in between assignment, but just made sure to actually accomplish what you need to do.

I hope you enjoyed my procrastination post and that it helped. I mean, for all I care, lay on your bed staring at the ceiling for an hour thinking about puppies (I may have done this before). Procrastination is just something that comes along with school. For those of you who "don't procrastinate" OH OKAY sure think pal.

Do your work.
Have an A1 day bitchachos!

Back At It

So Spring semester has started once again. It's weird to think this is my fourth semester of college. Surprising enough, I'm still in Chattanooga. Thank god.

Despite failing a class, I've been doing pretty good lately. Actually, I've been pretty wonderful, if I must say. I'm retaking the class I failed and happy to say my roommate and a couple other friends are in the class with me so we can form a big study group. I'm excited about it.

I've stopped taking all of my medicine. I went cold turkey on everything except my birth control (for obvious reasons). I had to start taking my acid reflux medicine again though. My acid reflux got really bad a couple nights there so I decided to go back on it. I'm not on anxiety/depression medicine or ADHD medicine though. The ADHD meds weren't helping so I just stopped taking them and my anxiety/depression medicine needed to be refilled so I just decided to see what would happen if I stopped taking them. Nothing has happened.

I think I was just in a really bad place last year from a bunch of shit happening at one time. But this year, I'm in a great place. I have better, more trusting friends, an amazing boyfriend, I'm adjusting to the way school works, and I think my mindset is just better overall. Wow, that sentence has no parallelism, lol see school/studying mindset

But I'm proud of myself for not needing my medicine. I don't really feel any different so I have to wonder if it was working in the first place. Either way, I didn't want to become dependent on it or anything so I'm glad I'm not taking it anymore.

As for the ADHD medicine, I have a doctors appointment in a couple of weeks to see what kind of ADHD I have and what kind of medicine I need. My mom wants to come with me to my appointment which I think is pointless, but whatever she wants to do. The last place I went for my ADHD, bitches overcharged us big time for no damn reason. $2800 for what??? Sitting there and talking to me and not giving me medicine that helped? Like no, so we aren't going back. FUCK THAT

Anyway, I just wanted to catch you guys up on my life currently. Tomorrow I have a date day. We're going to breakfast, the shooting range, and to an ice skating rink! It should be super fun and I'm looking forward to seeing bae!

Thanks for reading,
have an A1 day!

Ending Fall Semester

As the leaves fall and winter blows in, all of us college students look forward to winter break like waiting to open presents on Christmas morning. The week of finals is long, tough, and stressful, but the ending feels like running through a ribbon while running a marathon. Students should get an award for handling all of the break downs, fights, and sleepless nights throughout not only finals week, but the entire semester.

We all know the feeling of getting grades back. The smiles falling from our faces from a bad grade. The shaking of our legs as the page loads. The weight falling off our shoulders when we make a better grade in our classes than we thought we would. The feeling of passing finals and all of the studying put towards those tests paying off in the end.

I, personally, am not all too happy about my grades. I made two B's, two C's, and one F. An F. My first thought was: great, I've done it again. It pissed me off. Upset me more than anything. I told myself last year that I wouldn't fail again. How have I gone back and done this again??? I'm not pissed at the teacher or the class or the tests or anyone or anything, but myself. I'm pissed at myself. Why should I be pissed at anyone else? I did this.

I tried studying, but nothing seemed to stick. I'm on medicine. Medicine for ADHD. Medicine that doesn't work. I've gone from Adderall to Vyvanse to a Methylphenidate. I'm not sure what the name is, but it isn't working. I'm on 54mg now and I up the dosage tomorrow, so we'll see if it works. I hope it does. I wonder if I should just stop taking everything and see what happens, that's what my mom wants me to do.

My brothers girlfriend called me a walking pharmacy this morning. As if that makes me feel good about myself. Like thank you... I take 4 different types of medicine and one is the pill, so it isn't like serious. But still, it's 4 more pills than half the kids my age take.

I have a doctors appointment today. My throats been hurting, so I hope I don't have strep throat or something. I'm hoping I just have a head cold or allergies. I've been coughing, sniffling, bad headaches, and my throat is sore. So we'll see on that too.

I'm excited for Christmas to come along. I was supposed to be posting 12 Days of Christmas like I tried to two years ago, but as always, I'm lazy. I haven't been posting anything to YouTube. I'm hoping to post more on this blog now that I'm home from school until January 8th.

I have to go to the doctors now, so I'll post and update you later!
Thanks for reading, if anyone is!
Have an A1 day, peeps! xx