you asked for it..

I believe that everyone has the best intentions when starting a blog. They're sure that they'll post at least every other day, keeping an accurate account of the day's activities, successes, pitfalls and occurrences. Some of us are really good at this, and for those of you who are I'd like to salute you for having the time and dedication to pursue this type of literary exercise.

But for me that’s never what my blog was about. Routine, dedication and habit all sound like white walls, fluorescent lights and three day old chili to me. Don’t get me wrong, some routines are good – so please don’t throw brushing your teeth and showering daily out the window. But one of my recent favorite quotes says, “don’t be so busy making a living that you forget to make a life”.

As I sit and reflect on my past several months, serving as the New Member Educator for our newest pledge class, finishing my 4^th year of architecture school, being chosen as a Rho Gamma for the upcoming year, and finally my proudest moment – acquiring a “real person” job for the summer at an architecture firm, I realize that routine truly isn’t what works for me. It seems that my hectic, chicken with my head cut off strategies have garnered me a pretty thrilling and rewarding college experience.

In one of my earlier posts I mentioned a goal to “grow down, not up”. I think this summer is a test of that principle. I’m getting to a point in my life where things like dental insurance and what to make for dinner cloud your day, and that’s not what I want to allow my life to become. By approaching life through the eyes of a child, we constantly question set truths and demand a more efficient and positive outcome. Be inquisitive, and most of all be excited.

So as I sit here and eat my grown-up, high in fiber lunch while listening to Disney music I feel as if I truly am on the fence between the blissful ignorance of my adolescence and the “real world”.

Many of you asked for me to keep my blog up again – and I will do my best to tell this unfolding story.. But remember, routine and ordinary just isn't my thing ;)