all I can say is WOW!

So I found myself soooome how getting into a mindless Facebook fight, that turned out not to be a fight at at all? I'm kind of confused myself. But all I have to say, the girl that I 'got in a fight with.' She has her issues, but she also has to realize everything isn't about her.

Let's just say this 'fight' broke out over someone elses status. I was thinking, "well I know this girl's situation because I also live with my parents, here's some background info: I just saw her parents last night because of a cook out my family had. We are very good friends with this family to say the least. This girl's status is basically saying how she thinks her life sucks because she still lives with her parents yada yada yada. And basically what I'm guessing what I heard last night at the cookout, her parents are extremely worried about her so they had a talk.
So I proceeded to comment that you know if she ever needs to talk through somethings, I know her situation. And your family is going to be there no matter what. Here comes the fight. This girl comments on my comment and made it pointless. So as I'm feeling very eager to stand up for myself I comment back etc. So long story short, this girl who haad to comment on my comment just needs help. So I basically told her you know in your situation you have to stay positive, then she blew up on me for just trying to say something positive to her. Well I took it for blowing up.  Turns out she didn't mean it in a harsh way at all. So I just played off my defensive comments and apologized because it really was my fault.

But my random thought from all this is, don't post a status or a comment that replies to someone elses comment if you don't want someone to try and talk to you, especially if  it's serious. I just really think it's funny when someone says something that obviously says please help, but then it back fires when someone tries to reach out and say something positive to help lift the person up in a time of need. Yes they may not know what you're going through, but at least someone is trying to help you make your day a bit. So don't go throw a pity party that your life is so bad and woe is me. Yes your life may be bad right now, but it can change. If you want out of your house, you have the choice to go get a job, get education to get a better job, and become a much happier person because you did so, than to sit on your butt, go to clubs, spend your little money on drinks, and complain that you're not happy. Obviously going to clubs and sit and complain ain't going to make things better for you. BE PROACTIVE.

Today's Thought: America's So called "open mindness"

So I just want to get this off my chest. I keep my political statements and values to myself usually just because I don't want to upset anyone, but today is a different day. If I have upset you I am sorry, but this is MY opinion and if you have a problem with it you don't have to read it.

I just got done watching part of the Glenn Beck rally in D.C.. I didn't get to see all of it just like the end 30 mins. I have to say wow. What a great way of showing the right of free speech. I also think it's great that Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter came out and said her father would of loved that Glenn Beck is doing this.

What gets on my nerves, yes I know we have two very different political sides, but people that think they are SOOO open minded but then they turn down every idea or every opinion that they think is crap. Well to me that shows that they are not very open minded. I like to call these people, so open minded that you're close minded.  If you were open minded you would listen before you speak. You wouldn't interrupt someone if they were trying to give you their full opinion. You would take it in, come to a decision and you can speak your opinion back if you wanted. But you wouldn't give them crap for what they believe in.

Seriously, what has the world come to??  YES we have two political sides, but we are one America. Right now I see America divided because of what's going on in the office. Should America be like that just because one person took office. No. I'm sorry it shouldn't. I know it's not perfect and there is going to be some division because of radical ideas.... but I'm sorry America really shouldn't be like this. People are starting to turn towards hate if they find out if you dislike this one person and etc. Something should be done. The government needs to get their heads out of their butts and listen to all these people complaining around the world. We need to be united once again. There needs to be a change.

Random Thoughts for the day

I didn't get the job at Buckle, but I have another interview next Wed.. The interview is with a child care center with VCU health centers! I have a feeling I'll be getting this one. Gotta stay confidant right?? But really with all the nannying and babysitting I have been doing recently, I have a feeling this is the light at the end of the tunnel! Plus more and more interviews have been popping up that I have been feeling hopeful.

This thought is for all the newbie freshman in college, and for all the kids going back. Have fun, be safe, and learn a lot. I can't believe school is next Thursday for me. CRAZY! Truthfully (most of you know this already) I feel if I step one foot on campus I'm going to cry. I've been having so many issues with my college that I just don't want to go back...Maybe this is a sign that I should transfer somewhere else...but I really don't want to go through the whole making new friends process. So I'm going to try to hang in there. Just a heads up though, I'll be ranting a lot through posts and it might get annoying. But I'll try to keep my head high and thoughts positive. I'm going to try to go in this semester with a new attitude.

Also I feel that I have a handle on things recently. Babysitting is going well and I have been saving up. No more living on 20 bucks for however long I did that! But things are looking up. Lets hope it stays that way!

EXCITEMENT

As I'm waiting for my laundry to be done and my boyfriend to IM me back on Facebook, I decided that writing a blog post tonight would be a good idea. But what topic to write about? I work weekdays but have the weekends off, but nothing truly eventful has happened.

Yesterday was a good day though! My boyfriend and I had a date night and we say the Tiffany: Color and Light exhibit at VMFA. Let me just say it was amazing and beautiful, and the new and improved museum is spectacular! I got lost because it seemed like a totally different place than before. I just recommend going to see the new design of the museum. The Tiffany show should be done after tomorrow (August 15).

So this blog is called EXCITEMENT. Why you may ask? Becaaaaaauuusssse I have gone through ALL of my clothes and got rid half or maybe a little over. I'm getting some cute stuff in soon. I'm getting a skirt that looks like a tutu of one of my favorite artists statues. The ballerina by Degas! I'm super excited. Then I got 2 shirts that came to 7 dollars and a shirt from Francesca's Collection that was 10 dollars that looks amazing and classy! I'm so ready to get rid of all my old clothes that i have had for over 6 years. Basically all my clothes had holes or started to look like rags! So I'm just a little bit excited. I'll actually feel my age instead of feeling like a 15 year old! If you know me you'll definitely know how excited I am! I can't wait I think my skirt comes in tomorrow!!! YAY I'll post pictures when I get the chance. The store that I got it from stopped selling it! WOOT WOOT

WOO what a rush

SOO sorry that it has been awhile! As I was about to type my last blog post, I got this call saying that they have a babysitting job for me. As soon as I knew it, I was basically babysitting full time! I'm really happy to start making money. It's super exciting for me not to be worrying what I was going to do for the next few months with only 20 dollars! Soon as summer ends, it's job hunting all over again. Unless, I get the jobs I applied for at my school.

Speaking of school, it starts up super soon. I am REALLY not looking forward to it. I'm having major issues with this one teacher of my education class, and another issue with the Financial Aid Office. I found out yesterday (still am laughing about it today) that the Financial Aid Office has three 6's in its phone number... My mother overheard me saying this too my boyfriend and started cracking up. If you knew about my college you know sometimes the people can be super rude and sometimes wanna screw you over, or at least my family. We haven't had the most pleasant experience with them. All of this just makes me not want to go to school at all. But Oh well, I'm going to have to suck it up and get over it, either though I might add yet another year on to my education! Stupid tests that you have to take to get into ONE CLASS to start a class sequence. I may not be the only one in that situation! Who knows I might change my major from Music Education to a BA in music, that way I can possibly graduate in time. I have a feeling this blog is going to be filled with me venting about school. A way to get my feelings out. God knows that music majors have like 10 break downs each semester! So hopefully this will help so I won't be caught crying in the Music Hall lobby.

Anywho, I'm suuuper excited for tonight! Sushi with my bestest friend in the WHOLE wide world, and my most AMAZING boyfriend ever. How I love them both! OH, and I'm SUUUUPER excited for my haircut today! I haven't gotten one in a year.. I know gross right! I can't wait to relax before the demon semester approaches!

On the job hunt again...

So the bad news I got when I was at the Great Escape was that I didn't get the job at Francesca's. Kind of a bummer since I thought I was going to get it, but I didn't let it get me down. So I kept on moving and went to stores on the Saturday I got back and went on a job hunt.

All of a sudden another light on the end of the tunnel. I instantly got asked to come in to be interviewed. I was happy. Since it was at the store Motherhood Maternity I definitely thought I had a shot.
Well today was my interview. It went well. She just asked me a series of questions and I answered them. Then she told me what the job consisted of. AND that my friends was bad news. There is a store down in Petersburg that is in a Sears and everybody at the Short Pump location alternates to work down there. Petersburg is like 45 mins. from me on a good day. So I probably have to turn down this job if I'm lucky enough to get it. The second bad thing is, is that they aren't flexible with my soon to be school hours. This will bring me to my second rant......

If companies KNOW that they are going to hire college/ high school students, WHY IN THE WOOORLD ARE THEY NOT FLEXIBLE WITH THEIR HOURS?? That's what I want to know. This reason makes me PRAY that I get a job at my school. I applied for a lot of positions there. I'm just hoping that I get called back. I know my school will be flexible since I'm a student there. If I don't get a school job let's hope that I hear back from some other company that I applied to.

Another little note, I can see why people get so depressed and unwilling to go out to find a job. It's so depressing to keep on getting rejected one after the other. It just gets emotionally exhausting and soon as you know it you start saying, "What's the point of applying? I'm just going to get rejected. Or just not hear back from a place that I've contacted and called about my application." I'm trying not to get to that point. I'm trying to keep an open mind and stay positive, but it's hard....REALLY hard. I see everyone getting jobs but me. I can't help to think, "What the heck is wrong with me?"

The Great Escape

So if you have read from the previous posts, I went on a two week vacation. Though the second week was me chaperoning a bunch of middle schoolers at a camp. The First week I went to the beach with my boyfriend and family. It was amazing. The beach was beautiful and clear, and the moon on the water was absolutely phenomenal. It was nice relaxing before going to see a bunch of middle schoolers.

Finally, the week has come. Time to go to the camp Great Escape. I have to say, I didn't like the first night in the dorms where we were staying. Stupid boys and air horns. Anyway, there was wonderful speakers. Ben Glen was my favorite (look him up).

 The best part was seeing my girls have so much fun and seeing 5 of the 9 come to Christ. I'm so proud of them and so happy for them.

After a fun filled week of shaving cream wars, water fun, and hanging by a beautiful river, it was time to go home. As we were driving through the mountains during sunrise, I was checking out the beautiful sky line. All of a sudden I spot a hot air balloon. That may seem pretty cool to see, but to me it meant so much more. Ever since I got baptised in the 7th grade I started seeing hot air balloons at every significant event of my life. I saw one at graduation of high school, during my grandma's funeral, and now this. This week has been one of the most life changing weeks ever. Once I saw it, I started to cry. Just when you think God has shown you the most amazing week ever he tops it with showing me with showing the hot air balloon. For some reason I see hot air balloons as a symbol of my faith, because the balloon seems to show up when I have a good significant even and a bad one.  I know it sounds funny, but I really think God is showing me that he's there and supporting me through the appearance of this balloon or all the other balloons.
This was such an enlightening week and I will NOT forget it.

VACATION

I'm super excited because tomorrow I go on VACATION! YES! All I can think of Sun, Sand, and a Drink in my hand as Kenney Chesney puts it. The only thing is, I hope the water has no oil in it.

It's funny how things are. I'm currently trying to pack... Yes I'm a last minute packer. I keep finding things. It's so unusual. I CAN NEVER FIND ANYTHING FOR MY LIFE. I found my watch I have been looking for, for ages, along with my Glengarry Bhoys "Juice" CD, and I successfully found my MP3 player with charger and case. Also i found clothes I have been missing for for a few months now too. All I can think, "How could I have misplaced so many things?" Crazy I know.

I finally picked up some more of my free cupcakes I won from Frostings for the trip. They look delicious!  Downfall, my mother gave me a 24 hour stomach bug that she caught from her friend or the gym that her and her friend went to. I'm hoping I'll be fine tomorrow, or riding in a truck with 3 dogs and my sister is NOT going to be fun! Luckily I found my MP3 player right?? I can at least watch Wall-e or Wanted to pass my time!

Watch out Beach, here I come!!!

The Interview

So today was my interview and I must say it went REALLY well. I think I pretty much have the job, but I have to think about it. Or just wait a few days just in case I hear back from some other companies.

Ryan, Tori and I relaxing and celebrating my possible new job

On another note, I was really appalled when I went in Nordstrom to talk with the manager since I haven't heard back from them. They haven't returned my calls and my calls have been important because it's been about the application. The lady that turned me away said this to me, " We won't let you talk to them because you'll take up too much of their time." Isn't it important for employers to take time for maybe their future employees. I have never come across that in my life.

On another fun note, my friend Tori and I went on a spontaneous trip to this cupcake store. This store happened to be the store where I won free cupcakes from. And I have to say those cupcakes were amazing. Check it out it's called Frostings.

Now that this job hunting thing is possibly coming to a close, I can look forward to vacation, and chaperoning a retreat full of middle schoolers. I'm just worried about the money situation... My bank account is looking a little bare and I have about 2 more things to pay for. Man am I going to be praying hard till I get a paycheck. I'm cutting it close! Not safe...not safe at all. Here's hoping everything will be fine.

Glimmer of Hope

As i was calling back the stores that I have applied for over the past few weeks, I have had a glimmer of hope shine upon me for a few mins. I have a job interview tomorrow. It pays not so well, but it's better than nothing.

Me receiving this interview has given me hope for the future. I'm hoping I also hear back from somone at Nordstrom's. I really would love to work for them. But as for now, I will go in tomorrow and do my best. Hopefully I won't get so nervous I screw up the words that will come out of my mouth. Hopefully this glimmer of hope will turn into a great big light at the end of the tunnel for my unemployed self. As for the doubt of this place hiring me because I have a vacation coming up and my youth retreat, it hasn't gone away. It's there BIG TIME. Hopefully I can overcome that next.

Unemployment Sucks

As a college student, money can be hard to come by. I had it pretty good when in school, a babysitting job that payed semi-well but didn't really pay for my gas for the car, and I started to sell Mark. products. I also, towards the end of my babysitting job, became more financially aware of my bank account, or lack there of the money. What I didn't realize was, the person who hired me as the sitter was truly unsure if she needed me for the summer. She really didn't tell me until it was summer for her kids, and you guessed it, she didn't need me.

My adventure now is consisting of finding a job. It sucks, because it's the end of June and basically all the summer jobs are gone. I have applied to Fossil, Francesca's Collections, William-Sonoma, Fabrik, Victoria's Secret, Charlotte Russe, and Bath and Body Works. I have yet to hear from any of them. I have called to see my application status, but they all said they haven't looked at any of the applications yet. So I have to wait. I HATE WAITING. I'm the most impatient person in the world. I have also sent emails out with my resume to YMCA and even the history museum in VA.

But recently I came across Nordstrom's. They have a lot of positions open so my hope began to rise. Let's pray I hear something soon. If not I'm going to go crazy. I'm a flat broke college student that now has no money to pay for school when it starts.

The only other thing that is beginning to worry me is that I'm going on vacation at the end of this week, then going on a church youth retreat as a chaperon... Who's gonna hire me when I can't work at the end of this month and the beginning of July.

So let me just say unemployment sucks. In this chapter of my life I have applied to bunches of stores, sitting and waiting, calling, trying to get my Mark. business to work, and did I mention waiting?? I'm convinced that the economy is NOT getting better like the stupid media is saying. If it was, you would be seeing more college and high school kids in the jobs that they would usually be in. That's the end of my rant for now, now for my 15 sec. advertisement for my mark business: visit my store http://candacemorgan.mymarkstore.com/ Shop around. There are actually some cute clothes and accessories. Also awesome makeup and skin care products.

I was inspired by my best friend

So I was inspired from my best friend Emilie to start a blog. I really don't know what this blog about. It might be a bit random, but I would like this to be thoughts to ponder upon or something like that. I'm a person who likes to take adventures, maybe vent about those dumb drivers, share my thoughts on some things or share some really cool crafts and activities I have found. I hope you enjoy. I'm sorry for my randomness, but if you knew me you would understand!