I FEEL LIKE COLLEGE FORCES YOU TO DISCOVER WHATS SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR INDIVIDUAL CULTURE IN RESPECT TO THOSE AROUND YOU. 
YOU SEE SO MANY PEOPLE EXPRESSING THEIR "DIFFERENCES" AND "UNIQUE ABILITIES" EVERYDAY THROUGH CLUBS, SPORTS AND STYLE IT'S HARD NOT TO STEP BACK AND WONDER WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT YOURSELF.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. SOME THINGS WE GREW UP DOING THAT WERE A PART OF OUR HOMETOWN OR FAMILY ARE NOW SPECIFIC ONLY TO YOU HERE AT SCHOOL. AN OUTSIDER COULD LOOK IN AT PSU AND SAY "OH THEY'RE ALL THE SAME" - SMART, WE LIKE TO PARTY AND PARTICIPATE AND ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT WHAT'S AROUND US, BUT WHAT MAKES US ALL SO SPECIAL IS OUR PASSION FOR OUR OWN INTERESTS. 
DEPENDING ON ONE'S MAJOR AND CAREER PLANS, THEY'LL TAYLOR THEIR SCHEDULE AND LIFE AROUND CERTAIN GOALS AND DREAMS THEY HAVE FOR THE FUTURE. BUT FOR ME, WHAT'S SO SPECIAL NOW ARE THE LITTLE THINGS THAT WERE ALWAYS A SIMPLE PART OF MY LIFE.
COOKING, CERTAIN SHOWS WATCHED AND AROMAS THAT FILLED MY HOUSE BRING BACK INCREDIBLE MEMORIES; SNOWBOARDING, ALWAYS A FAMILY ACTIVITY THAT I CAN NOW TAKE PRIDE IN WHEN TELLING FRIENDS ABOUT IT; CERTAIN MUSIC, STYLE FITNESS, ALL THESE COMPONENTS OF MY LIFE THAT WERE ALWAYS JUST "THERE"; THEY NOW HELP ME STAND OUT AS A PERSON AND MAKE ME WHO I AM. 
PERHAPS THEY ALWAYS HAVE. YOU MAY NOT NOTICE THEM BUT THESE CERTAIN TRAITS WILL KEEP YOU FROM GETTING SWALLOWED BY A SCHOOL LIKE STATE. 
SO FIND WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT YOU, WHAT MAKES YOU WELL ROUNDED AND GREAT. 

WITH FALL BREAK FAST APPROACHING IT'S CRUNCH TIME.

NUMEROUS EXAMS, EVENTS, AND "SOCIAL SHINDIGS" ARE CIRCULATING MY AND NEARLY EVERYONE ELSE'S LIVES. I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT MY FUTURE AND PRESENT HAPPINESS, AND HAVE REACHED A REASONABLY STABLE MINDSET WHERE THE IMAGE OF MY FUTURE SEEMS QUITE DESIRABLE.

I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE. THIS CAN BE DONE IN MANY WAYS, BUT PERSONALLY I FIND THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND FITNESS THE MOST APPEALING. I WORK, READ ABOUT AND ENJOY THE AREA OF FITNESS SO MUCH I'M TIRED OF HOLDING MYSELF BACK FROM WHAT I FEEL I'M MEANT TO DO. 

AGRICULTURE HAS ALWAYS BEEN INCREDIBLY APPEALING. IT'S IMPORTANT, PROGRESSIVE AND HAS A VERY ENTHUSIASTIC FOLLOWING.  I LOVEE THE COLLEGE AND PEOPLE IN IT, BUT THE MORE WORK I DO IN THE GYM THE MORE I WANT TO FOCUS MY CAREER IN THAT AREA. IT'S WHAT I LOVE AND HAVE BEEN MOST CONSISTENTLY PASSIONATE ABOUT OUT OF EVERYTHING I'VE EVER TRIED IN MY LIFE.

I THINK I WANT TO SWITCH TO BIO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION. THE SCIENCE BEHIND MENTAL AS WELL AS PHYSICAL HEALTH IS INTERESTING AND, NOT TO CONFORM, BUT MY BOSS SHARES THE SAME MAJOR AND ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT.

SO, I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE; MAYBE I'LL COME BACK TO AG, MAYBE I'LL BE A 30 YEAR OLD RUNNING A GYM WITH A REALLY NICE GARDEN OUTSIDE ;) WHO KNOWS. 

MY POINT IS THAT PEOPLE NEED TO STUDY WHAT THEY WANT. JUST BECAUSE MY PARENTS ARE SUCH SUPPORTERS OF AG DOESN'T MEAN I NEED TO STICK WITH IT. I WANT TO PUT MY ENERGY TOWARDS SOMETHING I ENJOY   AND EXCEL AT.

DON'T DENY YOURSELF HAPPINESS, THOSE WHO ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ARE THOSE WHO LOVE WHAT THEY DO

LETS GET ORGANIZED...

SO IT'S APPROACHING TIME TO HEAD BACK HOME FROM PSU AND IN THESE LAST THREE WEEKS I'D LIKE TO FINISH STRONG. I'VE FIGURED OUT MY MAJOR, MINOR, COURSES FOR NEXT SEMESTER AND HOPEFULLY SOON MY APARTMENT. EVERYTHING'S BEEN HUNKY DORY ASIDE FROM A MINOR DETAIL I'VE ALWAYS PRIDED MYSELF ON...MY DAILY SCHEDULE...

COMMENCING LIFE ORGANIZATION NOW!!!

ANYWAY I WAS THINKING BACK TO MY FORMER HIGH SCHOOL SELF AND REALIZED I WAS A WHOLE HECK OF A LOT MORE ON TOP OF THINGS BACK IN THE DAY. NOW, I HAVE A LOT MORE DISTRACTIONS HERE AT COLLEGE BUT IT DOESNT'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT I JUST DON'T THINGS DONE LIKE I USED TO. 

I THINK IT'S GREAT AND ALL HAVING FREE TIME AND PARTYING AND HAVING LIKE 1 ADULT PER EVERY 400 KIDS ON CAMPUS BUT JEEZ WITHOUT PARENTS HERE ITS EASY TO GET OFF TRACK.

THIS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK, BUT I'M BREAKING MY LIFE INTO THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES: WORKOUT/EATING, SCHOOL/WORK, AND SOCIAL. LET'S BREAK IT DOWN...

WORKOUT/EATING

I PLAN MY MEALS AND EAT HEALTHY BUT SOMETIMES I LOSE TRACK OF PORTIONS OR FIND MYSELF IN 

A RUT WITH THE SAME OLD EATS, SO I'D LIKE TO CHANGE IT UP. 

1. GO CHEAP, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DINING DOLLARS
2. LISTEN TO BODY (EAT WHEN HUNGRY, NO OVER OR UNDER EATING)
3. PLAN A FEW SPECIAL TREATS TO PREVENT BOREDOM 

SCHOOL/WORK

MAKE THESE A PRIORITY. SLEEPING, WORKING OUT AND EATING CONTRIBUTE TO MENTAL/PHYSICAL HEALTH BUT A LITTLE MORE STRESS OVER SCHOOL WILL BE BENEFICIAL.

1.  USE MY DANG PLANNER EVERY DAY
2. GET AS MUCH WORK DONE DAILY AS POSSIBLE, DO NOT PROCRASTINATE
3. STUDY EARLY FOR TESTS/ DO FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS AHEAD OF TIME

SOCIAL

INTEGRATED PART OF DAY-TO-DAY LIFE AS OPPOSED TO FOCUS. LESS TIME TEXTING AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND MORE TIME FOCUSED ON TE ABOVE TO AREAS.

I'M BEGINNING TO THINK THE LESS TIME I SPEND FOCUSING ON THESE THINGS THE MORE ENJOYABLE THEY'LL BECOME, AS A SOCIAL LIFE SHOULD BE.

SO BASICALLY I'M FLIPPING THE PRIORITIES, REWORKING MY SCHEDULE AND GETTING THINGS DONE. 

COMMENCING NOW!