Post #1- When I was a freshman

I was a freshman here at Charlotte last year and I was so excited to finally be starting college. I wanted to get involved and meet as many people as I could. I became a cheerleader, joined a sorority, had a job, and was going to school all at the same time. Unfortunately, all of this became way too much. Being a freshman, I didn't realize that you actually have to study for your classes. I was the type in high school where I didn't really have to study and could still make good grades, but quickly learned that's not the case for me in college. Because I pretty much had no free time to study, and all of the non-stop going was wearing me down, my grades began to suffer as a result. I knew that I had to do something to free up some time, so I decided to quit cheerleading. Although this did help, it was already too late in the semester, and I had already missed too many classes. At the end of my first semester in college, my grades were not at all where I wanted them to be at all. I got very discouraged, and even thought about taking a year off, but after talking to my advisor, I decided to stick it out and work my butt off to get those grades back up. This leads me to where I am today, taking summer classes to catch back up from my first semester; it's not so bad though, like Ms. Ingram said, college is about expreience, learning and growing, and becoming a better person...even if that comes with consequences.

Right now, I would say that the "List of Good Stuff" in my life is:
-being close to home...I have 7 month old nieces that I love being able to see pretty much whenever I want.
-being out on my own
-having a pool at my apartment that I can go to whenever I want...definite plus in this 100 degree weather

My list of "things I'm anxious about" is:
-being able to get my grades back up to where I want them to be
-starting a new job tomorrow
-my future as a whole
-being able to have the grades sufficient enough to get into my major, Pre-Kinesiology, when the times comes to do so.

One interesting thing about me, I guess, would be that my grandmother and I are the only two redheads in my entire family. I've always look like the odd-ball of my immediate family because my mom, dad, and sister all had dark brown curly hair, and mine is straight and red. But, I definitely wouldn't change it. I love being a redhead because I love what some people ask, like "Do you have a soul?" and silly things like that. I also love that I am one of the few reedheads that can tan...so I'm only pastey three of the fours seasons.

-Ashlynn