We’re at the last week of school at the university dining hall job I work at — I honestly didn’t see me still working here this long, but I don’t regret a thing. We’re currently having summer break. Which at that point you can work a second job or enjoy the break. I choose to enjoy the time off. Foolish? maybe, but the kids will be here and I want to spend as much time with them as I possible can. I’ve worked a range of different food service jobs, but this was something different on a bigger scale. On average…

Where did 2017 go?! How many goals did you complete? New Year, means new list, here’s my goals for 2018. Some things I have from last year, but a lot of these are new. Here are some past goals for the last years. Traveling Honestly, I love traveling and taking road trips to new places and meeting new people. But I need to get my own place before I do any big travel plans honestly. But with that said, I want to see more than the east coast. I want to go the west coast & Nashville again or maybe…

What makes us proud of being from the South? The South isn’t just a place printed on your ID, it’s a state of mind. The South is associated with certain Southern values, traditions, foods and even outfits, but more than that, the South is a set of authentic values. Those values are what make us proud of being from the South. There are so many I can name, but these are the top Southern values that are meaningful in my life. Welcome to the South, Here’s 6 Authentic Southern Values! Hospitality Southern people are friendly. It’s not a surprise that…

What separates us as Americans? When deciding who is to blame for the current state of our country, we are quick to point blame at everything possible. Whether it’s the media, the “system”, politicians, the President, etc. I find it crazy how fast we are able to throw the blame to someone else, when it’s simple, we’re the problem. It’s like when we were growing up as a child and your parents would say, “don’t point your finger at someone else, because you have 4 pointing back at yourself.” This is a great example of this whole thing. If we want to…

New year, new beginnings. We all have this set goal in life to be happy. It sounds simple enough, until something tragic happens in your life and leaves you broken on the floor. Everyone is different, sometimes it takes longer for some to pick themselves off the floor than others. I like to take each day one at a time, I don’t like to be rushed, I don’t like to feel panicked. I want things to happen on my time. Be patient. For 2017, I want to find strength not stress over things I can’t control. Since separating and later…

New Year, New Me. Everyone always throws around that quote until we all give up on our goals for the year. How often do you stick with what your goals for the next year? I try to make my bucket list goals something I can actually get done. I tend to make realistic goals that I know that if I put the effort into them that I can get them done. I like to make monthly goals for myself, if you took a look at my laptop screen, you would see all the sticky notes of to-do list I want to…