There have been a few recent events going on in my life that I haven’t touched upon lately, so here’s a nice update on the Life of Manda:

• Invited to join a national honor society
  Because I “demonstrated academic excellence” in my first semester of college, I was invited to join a national honor society. There is an info session in mid-March, and if I choose to accept the invitation, an initiation/induction ceremony will take place in April. It seems to be focused on academic excellence and community service, among other goals, and overall, it seems like something I am almost positive I will join because really, is there even a con to this? Seems like a whole list of pros to me!
• My great-aunt passed away
  About two weeks ago, I got a call from my mom telling me that my great-aunt passed away. She was old and had been ill for a really long time, and I am glad she is in a better place. However, I do wish I had been able to see her one last time before she passed; the last time I saw her was about six and a half years ago. I don’t think she would have remembered me if I had seen her before she died, but still, that doesn’t matter. I’ll take comfort in the fact that she is now at peace.
• Applied to write for my college student magazine
  My college runs a student magazine, and there were some openings for the position of a writer, so I applied. I heard back from the editor and I have until this Sunday to pitch an article idea to her, so I’ll be working on that over the weekend, and hopefully my article will be published in the next issue.
• Started the summer job search
  Even though it’s not even March yet, now is the time to get started on applying for summer jobs. For the first time (possibly) ever, I have no plans to travel or go abroad during the summer. This year has been my first full (school) year away from home, and I just want to stay home this summer. Of course, I need a job for the summer, so I’ve started looking into what’s available and filling out applications. When I go home for spring break next week, I’ll be dropping off applications in the hopes of hearing back positive news regarding summer employment!
• Began writing a book
  I began brainstorming for a novel this past winter break, but that particular idea has been pushed to the back burner again in favor of one that I have wanted to write since freshman year in high school. They say to write what you know, and as it turns out, a few events that happened last year are perfect for a basis of writing what I know for that story. I’m still building the framework for the foundation of the story, and hopefully by the time summer rolls around, things will work out so the story ends up writing itself.

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