Just kidding! (about the 15 minutes, not about the career search) I would be fulfilled if I could write about my never-ending quest for higher-education and hobbies and get paid for it for the rest of my life. (I wouldn’t even ask for a raise as long as I could pay my bills–honestly!) However, I [...]

I’ve become a bit obsessive about this garden I have growing in my apartment. Maybe I should have purchased theapartmentgardener.com as my domain name. I suppose knowledge about gardening is knowledge nonetheless. Now…onto reaping the benefits of my garden! I made pesto with thai basil from my windowsill herb garden. But not just any pesto…white wine [...]

Holiday shopping definitely takes a toll on your wallet…especially when you’re a student. For my sanity, I adopted a one for them, one for me gift-purchasing philosophy. It’s even more stressful on my wallet– but hey, you can’t put a price on your sanity. This season I set out to find the sweetest deals and [...]

While I should have been reading chapter 10 of Erika Hoff’s language development textbook, instead I was growing an apartment garden. Apparently I did not learn my lesson about being too hasty. I planted the confederate jasmine in a window box that I fear may be too small. I also planted the lavender in a [...]

I have started a collection of hobbies over the past year… scrapbooking painting blogging headband making instant photography And as if this list were not long enough, today marks the first day of apartment gardening. I really love flowers they smell wonderful and some even taste good! (Don’t knock it until you try it!) However, [...]

Why hello end-of-the-semester! You sure did sneak up on me. I take that back…projects, homework, and additional readings never sneak up on me, because I am just a bit obsessive when it comes to managing my time wisely. Some people are not so wise. So here I am– I live another semester to pick up [...]

I have a thing for starting art projects and never finishing. My artistic endeavors range from crochet to painting; from coloring books to scrapbooking. While I have completed two entire scrapbooks and a half a dozen paintings, I don’t plan on opening up an art museum any time soon. However, I do feel the beginnings [...]

“America, ever-idealistic, seems wary of the vocational-education track. We are not comfortable limiting anyone’s options. Telling someone that college is not for him seems harsh and classist and British, as though we were sentencing him to a life in the coal mines. I sympathize with this stance; I subscribe to the American ideal. Unfortunately, it [...]

It’s been a few months since I read Carrie Fisher’s Wishful Drinking which is also a stage memoir. I have been hesitant to write a review, because I don’t have much to say. To rave about this book would be to celebrate mediocrity– a practice I do not condone. But to give a negative review [...]

Dear Life, You’ve been lovely these past couple of weeks. Eric’s Surprise 27th Birthday Bash went off without a hitch. The party was held at our favorite little restaurant, The Social Chameleon, and more then 40 of our friends and family joined the festivities. I’m not sure if I will ever be able to out-do [...]