Back to School

For kids, back to school season is like the few days after New Years. Adults make New Years resolutions to lose weight, get a promotion, or clean out the garage and usually abandon the cause before January is over. In August, kids drag their parents to the nearest Target/Walmart/whatever to be outfitted with the Lisa Frank notebooks and clothes that they think will impress their classmates.

This is my final back to school season (even if I am in summer school right now anyway) and I've also been preparing myself for the year. I have my work laid out for me:

• Raise my GPA
• Find a job for after I graduate
• Find people to live with after I graduate
• Finish out my internship strong - need those recommendations
• Have a fucking awesome senior year

And if all else fails, I'll teach ski school in Tahoe. Which would probably be way cooler than having a corporate job in the city, but way less responsible. Lately I've been thinking that it would be really cool to go to Denver for a couple of years and live in a loft downtown.

Downside: I would be really really far away from my family. If I live in San Francisco, I can see them whenever I want. It would be really hard to afford living in the city but SO fun and that's where the cool jobs are.

A new obsession of mine is casual dresses. They are so comfortable and look way better than my jeans-and-tshirt uniform. I can't wear jeans every day when I have a full time job, so it couldn't hurt to start my wardrobe's transition into sophistication. I can wear a jersey dress all year round - with flip flops or flats in the summer and with leggings or wool tights, boots, a scarf, and a pea coat in the colder months. Did I mention that cotton dresses are way more comfortable than jeans? There's incentive!

I just bought this one from Urban Outfitters

I've been itching to go to Forever 21 and get a bunch of $15 dollar dresses and some scarves but there isn't one in Spokane so I will have to wait until I go home for Thanksgiving. Lame. It's better for my bank account this way.

Oh crap it's after 8 pm and I need to get to work on my Ethics final that is due in two days.

First Post

I'm 21 years old and about to start my senior year at Gonzaga. This year is going to be huge - I'll be graduating and figuring out what I am supposed to be doing for the rest of my life. I'll be making the transition from laid back and fun college life into the "real world." I hate that phrase, but I can always explain that later. It's so scary and exciting and everything in between. I wanted to start blogging so I can remember this experience because I know this year is going to go by so fast!