What a beautiful day here in the mountains of North Carolina. Temperatures hovering around 70 under partly cloudy skies. No sign of rain for the first time in about 2 weeks as we have had some form of rain here over about a 2 week period. All of those rainy, and somewhat miserable days make up for it on days like this. Took about a 30 minute walk around campus this afternoon to soak it all in and just get some fresh air and exercise. It was very enjoyable and it helped to clear my mind of any troubles. Each day for me over the last week has gotten progressively better from a mental health standpoint. These are the best days of life for sure right now. Still under the protection of school, but winding it all up in less than a week gives me great joy. The anticipation of the moment I am done with it has been building steadily over the last several days. I keep imagining how I will feel and really won't truly know until it has all been completed. I have exams of variety in nature on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday. A few presentations, a couple of papers, a test is what awaits me. I am not liking how some of these projects and presentations are going to be weighted so much compared to other things but I guess it just gives me an opportunity to really come through in the clutch with some good grades. I think I am going to miss this place, the friends and relationships that I have established with so many here, the senior business class is one that I will never forget as we have had so many wonderful memories with each other. Reflecting upon it now I realize how much I have enjoyed spending time with a majority of these folks. We all know each other's strengths and weaknesses in the classroom and most recently have gotten to know each other more on a personal level as we have completed our senior research class. I think its that common bond that we all shared to get our final business plans completed and presented. It is a unique bond that we have developed that can only be shared by those in the class. We all seem to get along except for a few instances where are competitiveness, stubbornness, and ego get in the way of each other. When you are dealing with 22-23 year olds their is a lot of emotion, stress, and uncertainty of what is around the corner and I think that contributes to some of the tension we have at times. I am glad I chose the major that I did because it brought me to come into contact with some neat people of different ethnic backgrounds and cultures. I also came into contact with some wonderful professors who have shared their experiences with us on a personal and non-personal level that I really respect. It helps to know where people come from so you can better understand the message they are trying to send to you. My professors have not been hesitant to share in personal stories of success and failures and I really appreciate all that have done to help the business department grow to where it is today. I hope I am able to maintain contact with all of them. My peers in the classroom as well as the professors to whom I have spent many a hour and day with. There are so many memories that I leave here with and I am very grateful for the decision I made to come here. It was a place that allowed me to grow and develop at my own pace. It is also a good place because of its location it allows a lot of time for reflection and perspective on your role in this world. There are not many distractions here and that allows for you to process things and really think about things. It has given me a lot of time to reflect on my future and what steps I need to make in my life to become a better person and a successful person. I have learned that success is not always defined by material possessions but in how you treat and deal with others, to be well-respected is the most important quality I want others to see in me. I have so many people to thank, but I would be remiss if I did not mention my parents who have not so much pushed me but helped to guide me along the way. They have always been there when I needed something and they continue to be there for me as I enter this next phase in my life. They have not forced me to do anything I did not want to do. They have supported all of the decisions I have made and have allowed me to grow at my own pace. They don't interfere, they have done a great job and I thank them for not trying to make me something I am not. So I end this little walk down memory lane. I hope to have many new memories along the way and I look forward in anticipation as to what lies around the corner. For the first time in 22 years I truly do not know what awaits me and I could not be more thrilled.
Mb
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day! Take time to appreciate those who brought us into this world. I know I do. There are just so many things I could say about my own mom, too numerous to mention and I fear I would leave some things out. So I won't list them here on this blog.
Take care. 13 days away!! Go Braves!
Mb
Take care. 13 days away!! Go Braves!
Mb
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Winding Down The Road
Sorry I have not been updating this as much as I want to. Been busy with school functions and tending to academic responsibilities. I have also been battling a little cough/stuffed up nose the last few days, so that has also slowed me down a tad. Started taking medicine for it Tuesday evening and have felt a lot better today, so that is encouraging, at least it wasn't the swine flu. It took some prodding by one of my buddies here at school to finally get me to go see a doctor on Tuesday. I usually try to beat illnesses naturally for a couple of days and than I resort to taking medicine if it starts effecting me too much. I guess it is kind of a male pride type thing. Don't want to take medicine unless its absolutely necessary and don't want to have to spend money on medicine either. I'd rather spend it on other things like food or nice clothes or something like that.
The "stache" has been operating under about 5-6 hours of sleep a night this week, so that has been adjustment I have had to deal with. I have had trouble getting to sleep this week and I have several theories behind this phenomenon. One is that I have had some major coughing fits right as I try to go to bed, this is a likely cause for the first couple of days for sure this week. Two, is that I have a lot of stuff on my mind this week. A lot of things going on this week. Our Senior Omega Projects were on Wednesday, had to celebrate completion of the Omega projects Wednesday night, which was a good stress reliever for all that attended, had a test today in another class, along with the worries of other upcoming projects and tests and also of my future after college. Which seems to be a popular topic of conversation around the water cooler these last couple of weeks. I hate giving the "I do not know" response, but its true right now. I do not know what I really want to do, don't know when I am going to figure that out, hopefully sooner than later, but we'll see what God has in store for me. My third and final theory on my sleep deprivation this week is my lack of physical exercise. I just feel a little restless at night. I have only ran once in the last 11 days. It is all part of my plan to just get away for awhile, and then jump back into it when I am back home after school gets out. I think my mind needs an opportunity to recover from all that competitive running that I have done. For any of those of you out there who have done any kind of running, you know the mental challenges it possess and I just need to take a step back from the grind of it all. Also from this standpoint it allows me to focus all my energies onto finishing up the semester strongly. I know they say running can stimulate the mind, but I like I said I needed a break from that because it can bring you down physically which means you need more rest and thus less time to do studying. I have noticed one thing and I knew this would happen, my appetite has shrank over the last week and a half. I now eat more like a "normal" person. Instead of getting 3-4 plates of food plus desserts, it is closer to 1-2 plates a meal and sometime I do not finish the food on these plates. I realize the importance of not stuffing myself, cause that is how you put on the weight. Quality over quantity is what I am trying to stress more now.
Only 16 days stand between me and the real world, can't believe that day is so close. The days seem to be picking up speed. I am not sure what I am going to feel on that day or when its going to hit me that I need to make up my mind on what the heck I want to do. It's crunch time now, followed by chill time for about a month, and then its serious time to find a job. Someone has got to pay off the 17k that I owe to the government after 4 years of school. I'd prefer it not be my parents, they have already paid enough money on me. It's time to start being more responsible and make some life decisions, but not yet, not yet.
Mb
The "stache" has been operating under about 5-6 hours of sleep a night this week, so that has been adjustment I have had to deal with. I have had trouble getting to sleep this week and I have several theories behind this phenomenon. One is that I have had some major coughing fits right as I try to go to bed, this is a likely cause for the first couple of days for sure this week. Two, is that I have a lot of stuff on my mind this week. A lot of things going on this week. Our Senior Omega Projects were on Wednesday, had to celebrate completion of the Omega projects Wednesday night, which was a good stress reliever for all that attended, had a test today in another class, along with the worries of other upcoming projects and tests and also of my future after college. Which seems to be a popular topic of conversation around the water cooler these last couple of weeks. I hate giving the "I do not know" response, but its true right now. I do not know what I really want to do, don't know when I am going to figure that out, hopefully sooner than later, but we'll see what God has in store for me. My third and final theory on my sleep deprivation this week is my lack of physical exercise. I just feel a little restless at night. I have only ran once in the last 11 days. It is all part of my plan to just get away for awhile, and then jump back into it when I am back home after school gets out. I think my mind needs an opportunity to recover from all that competitive running that I have done. For any of those of you out there who have done any kind of running, you know the mental challenges it possess and I just need to take a step back from the grind of it all. Also from this standpoint it allows me to focus all my energies onto finishing up the semester strongly. I know they say running can stimulate the mind, but I like I said I needed a break from that because it can bring you down physically which means you need more rest and thus less time to do studying. I have noticed one thing and I knew this would happen, my appetite has shrank over the last week and a half. I now eat more like a "normal" person. Instead of getting 3-4 plates of food plus desserts, it is closer to 1-2 plates a meal and sometime I do not finish the food on these plates. I realize the importance of not stuffing myself, cause that is how you put on the weight. Quality over quantity is what I am trying to stress more now.
Only 16 days stand between me and the real world, can't believe that day is so close. The days seem to be picking up speed. I am not sure what I am going to feel on that day or when its going to hit me that I need to make up my mind on what the heck I want to do. It's crunch time now, followed by chill time for about a month, and then its serious time to find a job. Someone has got to pay off the 17k that I owe to the government after 4 years of school. I'd prefer it not be my parents, they have already paid enough money on me. It's time to start being more responsible and make some life decisions, but not yet, not yet.
Mb
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