Don't skip classes

Hey guys!

I'm back again for another "What I've learned this week" update!

If you've read any of my most recent posts basically all you will read is, "School is hard" "College is stressful" "I have a lot on my plate." But honestly, as much as I complain, I absolutely love it all. I like staying busy, keeping my mind working, and always having something to do. However, one thing that I've learned through the course of this week... don't skip anything.

The reason this is such a big deal to me now is because I literally have no time to make up any work I've missed if I decide to skip something like a class. Yesterday I accidentally slept through one of my 8am classes and then only had 15 minutes to get ready for my 9:30am class, and guess what I did--I just skipped both. For some people this isn't really a big deal, and normally it wouldn't be for me either. I would normally just take the time to read over the articles, books, and notes materials that I had missed and work harder to understand that material. But now, I just don't have the time. I would rather suffer through a super early one hour class than spend two hours later on trying to reteach myself everything that I missed.

Here are six more reasons why skipping class just isn't a good idea:

1. It's a huge waste of money

2. You're way more likely to get a lower grade

3. You'll have to play catch up

4. It will undoubtedly become habitual

5. It adds some serious anxiety to your life

6. You'll miss out on more than you think

Does this make any sense?! Because this message needs to be clear--please don't skip classes.

Good luck with you midterms,

What I've Learned This Week

Hey guys! I'm BAACCKKK

This new segment is something that I am hoping to publish ever Friday morning for you (since I have gobs of time to do nothing during my midnight shift)! It'll kind of be like a chance to do my weekly recaps again without having to attach a video every time; however, sometimes when I feel like doing another weekly or daily vlog, this will be the post in which you can find links to those videos on youtube.

So, without further ado--here's all the good stuff... everything I learned this week!!

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Credit Cards are cool
I finally got accepted to get a Discover card, and I received mine in the mail just the other day. Don't fret, I'm responsible and understand how they work! I will be using mine to build credit--I feel like such an adult.

Agnosia
I am taking a cognitive neuro science class as an credit for my psychology cognate. So far, it's really entertaining and my prof seems to be super understanding. He makes 8am classes fun and eye opening. Yesterday I learned what Agnosia is. It's a disorder whereby people cannot identify objects or see what the meaning of a visual object is. Some really interesting variations include: prosopagnosia-difficulty recognizing faces, alexia-difficulty recognizing words, or even zooagnosia and vegetagnosia! Check out this video we watched in class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aplTvEQ6ew

There are 4 types of gamers
The achiever, socializer, explorer, and killer! Which are you? In my game design class we talked about games that appeal to only a specific type of gamer and others that appeal to multiple. Today's articles go more in depth and talk about eight or so different types of people who play games, but for the most part I like these four categories!

Sleep is not necessary
As most of you know, I have really been MIA for a long time. Every time I come back I have excuses for why I've been gone for so long, but they basically entail all the same things--I've been busy with work and school! I have two jobs now (which equals about 40 hours a week) plus school work on top of all that. My job with UITS TCC consists of one midnight shift from 12a-8a! This means I have really learned how to function on literally no sleep. All nighters are becoming a habit now.

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Time to fill you in

Dear critters,

I've fallen off the face of the earth lately. And for that I am sorry. If any of you follow me on Instagram or Twitter you will have noticed the same absence there as well. After I got my wisdom teeth taken out a couple of weeks ago, my life has gotten a little hectic... Let's start with the beginning.

As most of you know, I work at Charlotte Russe and have worked here for a little over a year now. However, when the summer started I wasn't getting enough hours, so I took on another job. I am now working at the Indiana University Foundation Telefund on top of CR. In the past (before CR), I worked at the Telefund once before for a semester. I knew what I was getting into, what I was capable of, and what the job would entail. At the time, I could totally handle another job.

A week or so after accepting that job, I got an offer from CR for a promotion! Of course I was going to take it, and I was so pumped to be moving up!! I am now a key holder/manager which means I get a few more hours, a little better a pay, and an experience like no other. I am so thankful for this opportunity to move up and learn more about how this corporation works; however, this is a new stress on my shoulders. When I say stress, I do not mean anything bad--but, of course I need training, time to learn, and have a whole set of new tasks to master. This promotion is wonderful, but has added more on my plate.

So, now I am an employee at the Telefund as a caller AND a manger at Charlotte Russe.
But, I don't stop there. I like to keep busy, and I'm not complaining about anything that I have taken on...it's just a lot on my plate and often times blogging gets pushed aside.

On top of CR and TF, I am currently working with a group of my best girl friends on an amazing and exciting project. I don't want to spill too many of the details just yet, but the girls and I working on creating an amazing blog (and more) for fashion, beauty, health, etc!! This is another task that I am so thankful to be a part of; however, it's another thing on my list of things to do.
All these jobs keep me busy, and I love it! I am also working on achieving two IT certificates in web design and media publishing. I am taking two online classes a week for the next month or so to accomplish this! Also, next week I start my online math class at Ivy Tech!
Just a couple more things to fill you in on now...

Today I accepted an interview with UITS IT Consulting. At the end of my spring semester I applied to work with UITS in order to have the opportunity to build resume in the technical world, as well as, get experience and gain knowledge about what I want to do for a future career. I believe the interview went very well, and I feel confident in what might come. If I find out any more details you all will be one of the firsts to know!

And finally, all of this action in my life has warranted a break don't you think, so SkyCzar, his family, and I are headed off to North Carolina to the castle in the sky for a week long adventure of fun, relaxation, and much needed rest. This time away is exactly what I need right now, and hopefully when I get back I can jump back into my normal routines and back into the blogging stage.


I want to thank you all for all of the birthday wishes yesterday! I had a wonderful time!!
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Getting my wisdom teeth out [Weekly Recap 5/12-5/18]

Hey critters!

I don't have much to share from this past week. I got my wisdom teeth out and when that happened I basically fell off the face of the earth. No, I was not in a lot of pain; however, I was milking all of the spoiling I was receiving from my family pretty well, so that turned in to a full-time job for the weekend.

If you want to laugh you really need to watch this video from this week... and stay tuned until the end for a special clip of me all drugged up (honestly, I don't remember any of this)!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkXfKrweRk0


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Sky's Graduation [Vlog 05/09-05/11]

Good evening critters!

Since summer is approaching and school work is now minimal I figured I would try to start up the weekly recaps again. This video was just from one weekend... and sadly, it didn't get published as quickly as I would have liked. But, better late then never, right?

I hope you like it :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdd2t-y6PtI


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Apologies

Good morning critters!

I just want to take a moment to apologize to each and every one of you. Ever since the beginning of Spring Break my motivation has gone out the window. As expected, Spring Break didn't bring about a lot of post; but now, as you can see, this past week was a bust, too.

My littlest sister came down to spend her week long Spring Break with me which changed the course of my normal routine. My week got shifted and plans were rearranged, and sadly, blogging was put on the back burner so I could accommodate my sister and all of the fun things she wanted to do.

Last week I only got out one measly post: my Tuesday Twenty, 20 things Pinterest taught me. I was planning on uploading my weekly recap from Spring Break last Wednesday; however, I had dreadful computer problems which caused me to have to send my pink laptop in for a check up. After everything turned out fine YouTube wound up being slower than slow (as usual), and I kind of gave up on rushing to get that post out in time. I will attach the weekly vlog video from 3/17-3/23 below on this post soon [as soon as I get it up], so check back here often…I just want to post this before waiting around for the video to upload.

I hope you all can forgive me. I want to thank every single one of you for being supportive and patient.


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Recording World of Warcraft [3/10-3/16]

Hey critters!

The more I blog the more I learn. Thats what I say all of the time. I am constantly talking about my learning on this blog, but that's what life is all about right!

Don't forget to check out the video at the bottom of this post!

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Here's what happened:

Monday- I hope to get used to recording my life better. I let Zoey play in the mud this day, so then I had to give her a bath. When she drys off she gets really crazy and excited, and it's always so funny. I worked, too. After work I played WoW... as the usual lately.

I just want Hearthstone on my iPad right now!!
— Danyell with a Z (@dnbailey94) March 10, 2014

Tuesday- It was beautiful this day! So, classes weren't hell to go to like normal.

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.
— Danyell with a Z (@dnbailey94) March 12, 2014

Wednesday- After going to all of my classes Sky and I ate dinner at a food court-- so, yummy!! Then when SkyCzar went off for work I surprised him with a clean and reorganized room. I moved everything around and made it so pretty (make sure you watch the video to see the before and after).

This class is going to be the death of me 😁🔫
— Danyell with a Z (@dnbailey94) March 12, 2014

Thursday- So, don't yell at me, but I am a terrible student. I skipped all of my classes this day!! Spring break starts on Friday so I was just like "WTF I don't want to go to class."

Friday- Today was the very important day in which I finally figured out how to record everything properly in WoW!!! YAY! I couldn't believe how hard it was. Make sure to comment below and click the like button on my video if you want to see how I actually will be recording everything!

Why is recording gameplay and audio so difficult to do!?!!
— Danyell with a Z (@dnbailey94) March 14, 2014

Saturday- I didn't wake up until like 3pm this day, haha! So I just got up and went to work. Sky worked too--from 10pm-3am. We just spent our weekend playing WoW.

Sunday- Sadly, this day wasn't much more fun either. Mostly we just slept all day and then drove back to our hometown. A long drive and a boring day.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIKVDPVU720

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The first weekly recap & Making my sisters look fabulous [2/24-3/02]

Hey critters!

This is a new thing that I am trying, and I am hoping that I can keep up on this weekly vlogging idea. I really had a blast toting you all around this past week!

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Here's what happened:

Monday- I didn't video tape anything because I didn't know that I was going to do this yet :) And the worst part is--I can't remember at all what I did on this day.

Tuesday- Sky and I ran some errands. We went to PetCo and saw some really cool animals... oh, and how could I forget the lizard that we saw! It's glass enclosure had a sign written on it stating, "One of us is missing a tail and is 50% off!" Poor lizard!

Wednesday- We had a slow start to our day. Nothing really happened: class, study, blog, sleep.

I think I'm purposefully avoiding that study guide. If I don't work on it then this midterm isn't real, right?
— Danyell with a Z (@dnbailey94) February 26, 2014

Thursday- This was date day!! My grandma got Sky and I a gift card for Valentine's day that we decided to use up at Olive Garden. We like being able to treat ourselves every once in awhile, and a date night was definitely due. After that we saw a free movie at the IMU.

Friday- I didn't vlog anything this day either because I had a midterm the next day. M118 is a terrible math class that everyone struggles with, and I knew that I needed to buckle down and focus.

Saturday- I went home this day to do my sisters hair and make-up for their big spring dance! It was a long trip, but it was worth it because they both turned out gorgeous!

If you want to see the specific portion of my daily vlog about my sisters dance click here

Sunday- And then I drove home. It was snowing so bad when I got to Southern Indiana that I was going about 20 mph the whole way! It made for a very long and boring trip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tZjdRbXCDM

 

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Please like, comment, subscribe, and share!I love you all! Peace OUT

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January 30 Day Challenge- did you miss anything?

Hey critters!

In a previous post, I mentioned that I was accepting the challenge to post every day in January, and I did! However, not every post appeared on my blog. To see them all you can check out my tumblr account or follow the links I have placed below.

Click here to see: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day 13, Day 14, Day 15, Day 16, Day 17, Day 18, Day 19, Day 20, Day 21, Day 22, Day 23, Day 24, Day 25, Day 26, Day 27, Day 28, Day 29, Day 30

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Welcome 2014

Hey critters!

It's 2014 :) And what a great year I had in 2013. I started this blog in May and it has thrived since then. I just want to give a big thank you to all of my followers-- you have made this blog! Without all of you, I would not have kept going, kept improving, and kept positive. Thanks for everything.

I have listed below the top 5 blog posts of 2013. If you haven't seen them, you should really check them out. 

My Filofax	My Christmas List 2013	GRWM and OOTD (ft. my sisters)
Tuesday Twenty- Reasons I love my job at Charlotte Russe	Surprising my Family

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Also, I wanted to share with all of you my last moments of 2013. This year has been a great one for me with much learning and a whole lot of growing. I am so happy that I had the opportunity to make this blog thrive! And again, I want to thank all of you.

I hope you all had a great New Year's Eve, as well. Please enjoy the video I embedded below.

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I love you all! Peace OUT

Weekly Recap [Nov. 24- Nov. 30]

Critters!!

It's Sunday--and that means--it is weekly recap time. I'm sorry to say that not much happened this week because I was away on Thanksgiving break and spending lots of time relaxing and hanging out with family.

Here's what happened this week:

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Tuesday Twenty- Reasons why I love my job

Since this is such a short list of posts that I did on my blog this week, I thought that I would also do a quick recap of what I did while I was home on break.

• Put in like 10 hours in on World of Warcraft.
• Trained Zoey to high five.
• Ate too much food.
• Visited family.
• Created a guild!
• Went Christmas Tree shopping (blog post coming soon).
• Read WoW lore :)

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I love you all! Peace OUT

Weekly Recap [Nov. 17- Nov. 23]

Critters!!

It's Sunday--and that means--it is weekly recap time. So much happened this week! So, please check it all out :)


Here's what happened this week:

Monday, November 18, 2013

My Christmas List

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Tuesday Twenty--Places I love to shop

My 100th Post

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

My Make-up Essentials

Thursday, November 21, 2013

What's in my school bag?

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Polyvore vs. Photoshop

Check them all out and ENJOY!

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I love you all! Peace OUT

Weekly Recap [Nov. 10-Nov. 16]

Critters!!

It's Sunday--and that means--it is weekly recap time.

Here's what happened this week:

Tuesday, November 12, 2013
- Tuesday Twenty-- Cute Animal Pictures

Wednesday, November 13, 2013
- INFO-I101 Class Project

Thursday, November 14, 2013
- Surprising my family (Vlog 11/09/13)

Friday, November 15, 2013
- Haul-- Mac Cosmetics, Charlotte Russe, Target

Saturday, November 16, 203
- Zoey's 1st Birthday 11-14-13





Check them all out and ENJOY!
Oh, and by the way, a Christmas list post and new tab for above is coming soon! It's almost that time of year guys, and I am getting very excited :D

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I love you all! Peace OUT

Weekly Recap [Nov. 3-Nov. 9]

Critters!!

It's Sunday--and that means--it is weekly recap time.


Here's what happened this week:
Sunday, November 3, 2013
- My October Favorites
- A Domain Name for Me?

Tuesday, November 5, 2013
- I Got Contacts
- Tuesday Twenty-- Movies I Want to See




Check them all out and ENJOY

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I love you all! Peace OUT

Weekly Recap [Oct. 27- Nov. 2]

Critters!!

It's Sunday--and that means--it is weekly recap time.



Here's what happened this week:

Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Only one post :( However, it was an interesting one. I started up my new Tuesday Twenty blog routine! And I am super excited. If you haven't seen it go check it out and there I will explain everything you need to know about this new post that will be happening on my blog every week!


There were no more posts this past week. Sorry this week was kind of sucky. But, I promise I still love you all!!

I love you all! Peace OUT

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WEEKLY RECAP [Sept. 08 - Sept. 14]

Critters!!

It's Sunday--and that means--it is weekly recap time.
This is my first recap, and I am really hoping that I can keep this up :)



Here's what happened this week:

Sunday, September 08, 2013

Monday, September 09, 2013

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

* As Seen On: WeAreIU.com-- "5 Reasons Why You Don't Need A Car At IU"

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

* To Study Abroad, Or Not To Study Abroad...

* Jawbone Up Review (finally)

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Friday, September 13, 2013

Saturday, September 14, 2013

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I love you all! Peace OUT