Hey guys and welcome back!

Hopefully you read the first two to get a bit of info from me but if you’re just joining that’s totally cool today.

I didn’t write a post yesterday so I’ll briefly talk about that before I get into stuff about today. I started out my day with some volunteering, you know the usual for me I guess. I was at a senior home working on a super cool psychology study doing field research. Unfortunately I can’t give too much away but it’s been really good and I think old people are super cute. Old people and babies actually, super cute.

From there, I went straight to school because when am I not at school. It was a pretty boring and uneventful day other than that. I had my last class of my academic year at school so that was pretty good! I caught up on some TV shows because I wasn’t watching any when I was doing finals and yeah it was pretty chill.

Okay, so I woke up at 5am (rip) because I had work at 5:30. If I didn’t already mention it, I’m a lifeguard. So that’s fun, I get to see all my friends (not really) the regulars that come in at 6am.

I went to school today and had a long chat with my sister because she loves to tell me stories (if you can relate, let me know). She basically told me about her experiences at a concert that she went to yesterday so that was chill. I mean it was pretty crazy, the experience that she had but it was chill that she told me.

I also met this girl today, let’s call her May. So May is in her second year in Psychology as well and she had an appointment with an academic advisor. The advisor told her basically about volunteering within the department because I’m quite involved and my supervisor, let’s call him Brendan basically told her that I was super involved and that I could talk to her. He’s the type that volunteers people for things all the time. Anyways, so I chatted with her about my student union (which I am an executive for) and about volunteering in general for the department with me. I love that I’m helping make a difference in other people’s communities.

1. I helped out a new person today to learn about volunteering and express my knowledge to her to ultimately help her build her resume.
2. I had a really positive experience with the exercise class I taught. All of that ladies had really nice things to say about my teaching.
3. I got to handle some lab animals today and they’re super cute! 🙂

Love always,

R

Hey guys,

Thanks for tuning back into my apparently weekly blog posts. I will try my very best to get these up on the daily from here on out as I don’t have another exam for 20 days!! Honestly this makes me feel really excited that I don’t have any exams for such a long period of time. On the other hand, I have another exam to look forward to so I’m trying to be optimistic.

5 great things that happened to me this past week:

1. I handed in my last paper for my upper division writing class. My one word I would use to describe that class is death. It is actual death, I’m not even exaggerating that. Upon handing in my paper I didn’t have to think about that again so I’m super excited that that’s done.
2. I had my first final today so I completed another class today which felt amazing! I really enjoyed that class but the stress from studying for that final is lifted off my shoulders.
3. I know it sounds super lame but I wore a new hoodie that I got last week and it’s SO SOFT! I was also matching some other people in my faculty and we took some cute photos for my student union executive team, which is amazing! 🙂
4. My student union had our annual networking night last Thursday and we had a great turnout! I think it was around 70 people that came which was fantastic. We had four different speakers. One of them was a sessional professor, one was involved with equestrian therapy, one was pursuing counseling, and one was involved with the government in corrections. We had a pretty diverse range of experts for it being a Psychology networking night so I’m super happy about that.
5. My classes are almost over. I have one more this week and then no more lectures until September! I’m almost there and so are those of you that are currently in school.

Of course there are always ups and downs, especially at this time of year. It is finals season after all. Overall, I’m at a pretty happy point in my life so I just wanted to share some good things that happened. Take these with a grain of salt as I am definitely not one to brag about anything. My positive experiences will hopefully put a smile on your face because I’m trying to be grateful and positive for all that I have.

Sending love and good vibes this finals season

xo xo

-R

Today marks the journey that I have finally decided to start my blog.

A little bit about me:

1. I’m a student currently in university studying Psychology
2. I’m interested in the brain and our behaviour (hence, the studying psychology)
3. I’m a dog person but I love (almost) all animals
4. I live in Canada
5. I strive to be a better person each and everyday and hope that other people do the same

I’ve thought about starting a blog in the past but never really got around to it because I didn’t really think I could do it and I didn’t know what I could have talked about. What really motivated me to help people was not so much the words I’m saying but the impact it has on myself. I recently had a lecture about Positive Psychology, which is essentially a proactive approach to Psychology which focuses on strengths of individuals. It is psychology that is essential for everyone to have effective self-care. Basically the gist of it is working on strategies to increase self esteem to prevent mental health problems and promote a thriving mental health.

What you can be expecting on this blog:

1. Storytimes (I have a lot of happy stories that I’m just waiting to share!)
2. Work Experiences (I will be working full-time in the summer in a laboratory so I’ll have lots to say about that.)
3. Past Experiences (I have some really negative ones that I am working on resolving within myself so hopefully some of you can relate and share your own experiences if you feel comfortable.)
4. Random Facts about Me (I’m sure, through reading my stories, you will find out lots about me and about my personality.)
5. Gratitude (I don’t respect all that I have, all that I’ve been given. I want to appreciate the small things more.

** Just a note: all of these experiences that I’m sharing are my own unless otherwise specified. I appreciate all positive feedback and sharing of our hurts as it can bring a community together. Ultimately, I’m writing this blog to be selfish. I’m sharing my own experiences and you can choose to respect them or not respect them but I am choosing to share them to make myself feel better. I’m proud of my writing skills and whether you follow me or not doesn’t really matter to me. I’m making this for me so I just wanted to put that out there **

Thanks for reading the first one. More to come and much love! ❤

R

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton