The Final Countdown – As you approach to the final month of your Co-op experience, what's your biggest/proudest accomplishment to date? What is one thing do you want to make sure you do before your last day?

Song

The song that would describe my life at SHM right now would be Try by Pink. I just have to keep getting up and try.

A song that describes my life...

OK, If I was to be completely honest here and tell you what song describes my life you would all judge me. It would definitely HAVE to be Drop It Low because I'm that obnoxious person that loves to dance alone in my room and drop it low even though I'm white and can't dance for my life. But, for the sake of my reputation I am going to have to go with Alive by Krewella because although it is super techno-y (is that a word? just go with it), and I'm semi against the techno rage that is taking over the planet, it actually has a message that I really like. This message is basically to live life to the fullest and enjoy every moment. My favorite line in the song is "There's no regretting anymore", which basically attests to the fact that I try to never regret the decisions that I can't go back and change and to be happy with the choices that have got me where I am. I have dealt with a lot of "bumps in the road" in my short, almost 21 years of life, but I think it's important to enjoy every day and live every day like your last. I guess I could have gone with Live Like You are Dying by Tim McGraw (I think??), but I despise country music so I refuse to let a country song describe my life. Anyways yayy that's my post for the day, seeya.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. (:

It’s super cheesy but the song that best represents my life at SHM is “I’ll Be There For You” by the Rembrants.

This song works for two main reasons.

1. In my time at SHM I’ve really learned a lot about being an adult in the working work. Having to get up and go to work no matter what. It can be a hard transition to go from classes to co-op and sometimes you just want to be like everyone else and have summer break and less hours and less responsibility.

2. Because SHM is family. Everyone that works at SHM is truly there for each other personally and professionally. That’s why I love it here so much. It makes the whole being an adult, not having a summer vacation thing easier when you like where you are spending your time. I know if I am having a bad day that there are so many people here I could turn to for help or advice or a hug.

I love SHM and this song really is the best representation of my time here so far.

What is a song or specific song lyric that describes you/your life at SHM and why?!

Apartment Decorating

I love apartment decorating...my problem is I can never stick to one theme. I like to have my decorating really represent me but I have such diverse interests it just ends up looks like a mess. I'm moving into a new apartment in September and I have begun planning out simple decorations.

I want to keep the bedding and walls neutral and then have pops of color everywhere with the use of fake flowers, pillows, candles, etc. I also want to be a lot more organized and crafty with the decor. I want to have a lot of pictures of people and places.

Overall I want to be a calm and soothing place to be since it will be my home for the next 2 years.

My house and apartment.

I current split my time between the apartment close to Drexel and my house in the North East. I spend most of the weekday at the apartment and go home on the weekend because my mom wants to see me. If I don’t go home for more than a week, she usually calls by Wednesday asking me why I’m not coming back to see her. I usually miss my cat half way through the week and would go home every weekend just to see him anyway, but he gets mad at me for leaving him every Sunday.

At the apartment, I have 2 roommates (3 including me) and we live in a 1 bed room apartment. There isn’t much room at all but luckily I only have the necessities with me. 1 person lives in the bedroom with me and the other girl lives in the living room with a bunker bed. We still have a living room with a couch and dining room table, but everything’s cramped. The girl that lives in the bedroom with me is messy but luckily the other girl and I are pretty clean, plus the messy one is moving out in a few days!

The apartment only looks nice on the outside but its old and falling apart. We live on the first floor so we occasionally see the rodents and pests, but nowhere near as bad as my old apartment that was across the street from the University City dump site.