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This happened a week or so ago, but so worth watching! It's Ellen DeGeneres' commencement speech at Tulane University...both hilarious and inspiring!

This Is Me

I blogged my way through high school (if you could call it that) and after taking a break for a couple years, I’m going to give it another shot. Going into senior year of college, student teaching in the fall, and just about to begin the best summer job ever- I feel that my life is going to become more exciting and hopefully blog-worthy.

The first time around it was a team-effort and we basically wrote about our own inside jokes and the pointless adventures that filled our time. A quote from my previous blog that basically sums up what my life was like 5 years ago:“Ok so well it’s Monday and this weekend consisted of, Friday- cheerleading 5-9, Saturday- cheerleading 5-9 and Sunday- sat in the rainy wet weather watching graduation then cheerleading 5-9. I survived my first driving hour (just barely) and I have to do that again on Tuesday and I have awards night on Wednesday...yay perfect attendance!!”
Besides just finishing my last year cheerleading (after 13 years…yikes!), my hope is to have some bigger and better experiences to blog about. Including…college graduation and where life will take me after that, in just one short year!

Why Prom Gowns & Projects you ask? These 2 things characterize my life in many ways.
Prom Gowns…I absolutely love prom gowns and both proms were two of the best nights of my life, however, this has a bigger meaning in my life. Just approaching 5 years ago I opened a chapter of the non-profit nationwide organization Becca’s Closet in my town and I collected prom gowns and then donated them to girls who were unable to afford one and otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend prom. I spent many hours spreading the word, collecting gowns, and running appointments. This past October I began a second chapter, and the first one in Rhode Island, and collected about 250 gowns in about 6 months. At any given time there was at least one prom gown in either my living room or the back of my car and I spent a lot of energy getting this chapter up and running. I’m also a huge fan of the organizations motto: “Little things can make a big difference.”
Projects…basically being an education major requires many projects. There was always some project-esque assignment that needed to be completed for class or to accompany a lesson plan. I have a feeling that this will be something that will continue in my future career. Additionally, one of my favorite things in the world is the summer camp that I work at which we will call The Project.

And to quote a fortune that I got from a fortune cookie today and absolutely loved, “Fight for it. You will come out on the top.”