In the Last Month or So
October 2nd, 2009 | Categories: Life | 10 CommentsI took an unplanned (but necessary) hiatus from my blog for the month of September. There were a variety of reasons behind my “disappearance”1 but the point is, things have hopefully settled down enough for me to be able to focus on blogging regularly again.
But for those who are curious, here are some of the things I’ve been busy with in the last month or so I was away:
- Became the Assistant Web Editor of my school’s literary magazine
I applied to join staff for my school’s literary magazine for the first time this year2. Not only did I apply for staff, but I decided to bite the bullet and apply for an editorial position as well. I wound up landing the position of the Assistant Web Editor and am now in charge of all the web stuff for the magazine! I love my position, and the rest of the staff and editorial board of the magazine are absolutely fantastic and I’m so glad I get to work with such an amazing bunch of people. - Re-evaluated what type of people I want to be important to me
They say you can never truly know someone… and while I always believed that, I didn’t realize just how powerful that statement can be until something happens to you and you realize that everything you once believed in someone turned out to be false. That made for an exciting time in my life, let me tell you. But I’ve accepted it and moved on, and hopefully all of that is now in the past. - Was interviewed for a position at one of my favorite museums
One of my favorite museums in the DC area is running this internship/volunteer-type program, and on a whim, I sent in an application and landed an interview. I think the interview went really well and I should be training for the position sometime later this month. I’m not sure where I’ll find the time for this job, but I’m really excited as not only will I gain fantastic experience but I just love the museum itself! - Had tons of extra shifts at work
Every semester, my office3 holds an on-campus job and internship fair for employers to come recruit students/for students to network with future employers. My office wanted to maximize publicity about the fair, so my coworkers and I were sent to promote the fair and be part of the outreach team to my school’s student body. I had a lot of fun talking up the fair with my peers as I passed out brochures and promoted the event, and my bank account definitely appreciated the extra hours! - Had a childhood friend visit me for a weekend
One of my childhood friends recently moved to a city near my school, so she came and visited me one weekend. It was great to see her and to spend time with her. We had so much to catch up on and it was just really nice to get a break from everything in my school life to spend a weekend showing her around the city and talking about everything we could possibly talk about.
- I’m not sure if disappearance is the right word – yes, I wasn’t blogging, but I was still around on LiveJournal and Twitter. [↩]
- I had wanted to apply last year, but I had a conflict with when the weekly meeting was. [↩]
- I work in a career advising office on campus. [↩]
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Hi, I'm Manda. I'm a college student studying communications and languages. I like to read, shop, bake, and travel. I have a tendency to listen to my favorite songs on repeat for hours on end. Sometimes I catch myself thinking in a language other than English. 
Manda, I really don’t know how you have enough hours in the day to do all this stuff! I really don’t! Good on you, though, for keeping it together. :D
I’m glad that you had accomplished so much in your month-long hiatus! Whenever I take breaks from blogging, it’s usually because I’ve lost all inspiration to blog. :lol:
Welcome back!
Whoa you have been a buys girl! Congrats on being a web editor :)
Where do you find the time!?! This all sounds fantastic though Manda, I swear to god you are going to be a high flyer, if not running the country!
I tend to follow the philosophy “sleep is for the weak” during the school year ;)
Cool! You definitely got a lot done! I’m glad that you’re back and congratulations on everything! :D
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