Hello, hello. 

Sorry I've just about dropped off the face of the Earth- let's catch up. 

In the event that you're wondering where I've been recently, the answer to that is: completely immersed in university housing staff training. Ahh, yes... that time of year again where RAs, APMs, Night Watch, Desk, and all the other staffs that keep a campus running come together, get trained, and prepare to welcome back resident life. 

At my university, this means a two week long, intense training process. We go to camp. We go through safety drills. We even come up with mock rocks. While it's a blast to be back together with some of my closest friends, lemme tell you- this stuff's draining. Going for over 12 hours on minimal sleep and my irregular nutrition (not to mention lack of exercise) has completely thrown me off balance.

While this summer I had little to no routine other than going to work at different times each day, having such a super structured routine has been like a culture shock once again. I love being busy, which I know is totally wrong because we shouldn't be glorifying "busy" in all reality, but having productive stuff to do calms me oddly. I live and breath by my planner, but after these two weeks, I feel lost. 

My mind is racing so fast I can't even make a to-do list. So while I've been absolutely dying to make some blog posts and feed you all some new content, it's unfortunately been pushed to the back burner. I do have to say though, exciting things are coming to this blog very very soon. 

Between my back to school outfits (there's many), and my crazy tips and stories, I've got some great ideas coming your way. All that's left on my end is some piece of mind to actually organize them. 

So be patient with me please. I promise I've got something great in store for you all. 

Hopefully that answers the question of "Where's LJ?" 

Life Lately

Just a quick update on my life, where I've been, what's going on, and some general news about me.

1 // Boxed water isn't anything impressive. You've now been warned. 

2 // Working for housing is quite the trip. If you have the opportunity to do it, I highly recommend it. You're going to meet people you probably wouldn't have met otherwise, and you're going to wonder how you could have gone through college without them. 

3 // I'm getting to the rough part of being a Rho Gamma where I'm really missing my sisters, but for as much as I'm missing them, I'm even more jazzed to start recruitment (#gogreek).

4 // Volunteer to work events at your school. It's so much fun interacting with your campus and it's a unique way to experience annual shindigs. 

5 // Sophomore year is coming at me hard. I don't even know how to explain how, but it just is. 

6 // Learn how to be responsible for your own happiness. It makes all the difference. 

7 // You have to let other people make their own mistakes no matter how hard it is to watch them struggle. 

8 // If someone is no longer helping you grow as a person, it is okay to walk away if you know it will be better for you in the long run. Don't be afraid of personal growth- embrace it. 

9 // I actually don't mind communal living. In fact, it's nice not having to clean the bathroom all the time. 

10 // Really I'm just learning how to do me and be my own person for a change.

Sorry for my vague life update. How's life for you guys?