I am so stoked to have one of my best friends guest blogging today.
She is so full of joy and just an all around charmer. I really cannot say enough wonderful things about this woman, so let me stop now before it gets excessively lengthy and a bit nostalgic and tearful.

I hope you don't mind that I stole this from your blog, Brecca.

Take it away Brecca

lessons learned in the classroom:

• find a way to take interest in what you are learning about. going to school is so much more fulfilling if you have a passion for what you are doing.
• making friends in a class proves to be very beneficial. you can help each other in study groups and have morale support through the grueling times.
• seize the opportunities that allow you to travel and see the world. that’s where the important learning really happens.
• don’t stress out too much. ok so this is basically a life lesson, but i try not to get obsessive about things that i’m not going to care about next month, enjoy the ride.
• be personable with your teachers. i don’t want to say i’m a suck up but i try to have some connection with my teacher. it’s who you know not what you know people.and i truly think it makes a difference when you are really a person and not a number to your professor.
• remember NOT to volunteer your laptop to be hooked up to the projector (during your final advertising pitch to the client you’ve been working with all semester) when this picture is your current wallpaper. might be a little embarrassing…


Brecca: far right

in the process of learning

• how to balance being a mom, working and school. i love my advertising program and that has been helpful in keeping me motivated to finish, 18 credits left!

• the art of organization. some people are just naturally good at it and for the rest of us, it just doesn’t come naturally. i hope to someday be on top of it!

• to be a better writer. i absolutely love writing and it has always been my favorite part of school. people don’t get it when i look forward to writing a paper, i just like the freedom of creativity that it offers as opposed to a stuffy test!