Is There Even Enough Time In The Day?

 
  Over the past week, I kept track of everything I was doing hour by hour to see what I was really doing everyday that made me feel like I never had enough time for homework. Now it just so happened that the week that I was doing this, a lot of unexpected and infrequent things came up, but it still never the less showed me a lot.
  My Inquiry showed us the math on how much time we should have left over for homework during the week. Now she came up with 70 hours, but she only gave us 2 hours to relax a day, and we all know we use more than that. When I was keeping track of everything, it seemed like I had a lot more going on than I even knew. With me coaching cheerleading four times a week, and between my classes, it just doesn't seem like there's that much time. I did find that I would do work about 2-3 hours a  night, and even in between classes (if there was even a break). I also realized that I do hang out with my friends a lot, but in my defense, we occasionally do work when we hang out.
  I have come to the conclusion that even if I don't have a lot of time during the week for work, as long as I get it done, it doesn't really matter if it's 2-3 hours a night or 7.

What Clubs Should I join?

  This past week I went to a club fair on campus to see what clubs I wanted to get involved in this year. The fair was huge! There were so many clubs that I didn't even know where to start. The first club that caught my interest was Colleges Against Cancer. I had heard a lot about this group ever since I got on campus, so I wanted to see what they were about. They work to help fund raise to for cancer patients and things related to cancer. Another thing that they also do is work with the people who run Relay For Life to help organize it. This club interested me because I've known a few people, including my great grandmother, who have either died or had cancer, so I want to help raise money for it and be a part of a group that is doing something really good.
  When I was at the fair, a lot of the sororities caught y eye. Before I got to SCSU, I decided that I wanted to join a sorority because I like the idea of being really close to a group of people. They also do a lot of volunteer work which I like to do. I haven't decided which sorority I want to join but I know that I want to join one next semester because I don't want to commit to one until I'm stead with my work.

My A+ Opinion

  
  As I was going through my Inquiry classmate's blogs, I found a few that deserved an A+ without a doubt. One blog that I found really interesting is Louie's blog, Louie's Happy Blog Time. His posts are all different from the ones that I see everyone else write. He also uses cartoons, that I think he makes himself, to show what he did, instead of using actual photographs.
  Another person's blog that interested me was Spencer's blog, starting as an SCSU freshman. Her blog looks different from everyone else's because each blog post has a different color for the font, which catches your eye as soon as you click on it. The name is also very catchy. The title just makes you want read because it makes you curious as to what it's like to be a freshman at SCSU.
   The last blog that I found interesting and different was Mike's blog A New Chapter: Freshman Year. Mike isn't in my class but his blog's name was catchy, so it made me want to click on it. The titles of all his posts are catchy, too. They make you want to just stop and read them. All of the pictures are also different. They aren't all google images, even though some are, but majority aren't which is a change from all the rest.
   All of these blogs have different qualities tat make them each deserve not only an A, but an A+.

Blogs That Interest Me

    While going through other people's blogs, I discoveredsome blogs that really relate to me. One blog that I discovered is called Coaching Youth Cheerleading. This blog interests me because I personally coach youth cheerleading, and this blog has a lot of tips, and it allows people to post questions and make suggestions to other people.  The blog is mostly from one person's perspective. They give most of the advice and answer majority of the wuestions, but other people can too. This type of blog is more of a disscussion board than just a blog where people just read, but I find this more interesting because then you get more than just one person's perspective.

   Another blog that I discovered was the complete opposite. The blog is called A Vet's Guide To LIfe and it's about being a vet. It is a blog written by a vaterinarian who writes about his experiences as a vet and what his life is like. Unlike the other blog, people can't just post things and comment, although you can email him personally to ask him questions about his blogs and topics related to it. This blog is interesting to me because I want to be a vet, so seeing what they go through and what their life is like.

Fun Futness Center Facts

   I decided to take a trip down to the fitness center for this week's Campus Safari and I learned a few things about it. The gym is open seven days a week, so you don't have to worry about going on one day because it's closed the next. They are also open during morning and night for those people who prefer to work out before class, and those who prefer to work out after.  Monday-Thursday they are open from 7a.m.-10p.m., Friday 7a.m.-8p.m., Saturday 9:30a.m.- 4:30p.m., and Sunday 2p.m.-7p.m. And just like some doctor's offices, you can't go in 30 minutes before they close.
   I didn't get the exact count on how many machines there were, but don't worry, I found out how many types of machines there are. They have 4 types of cardio machines, 7 types of plate loaded machines, 14 types of weight machines, and different free weights.
   A great thing about the fitness center is that you can sign up for any of their classes for free!! One thing that I've always wanted to do was zumba. The gym is offering a class on September 20 in the Ballroom of the student center at 7:30p.m. that I am considering doing. It is taught by Melanie and Amanda.

  Now I know what you're wondering, how much does all of this cost?? Well it will cost you $60 for a semester. But don't worry, if you don't want to sign up now, you can pay $35 when there is only half of a semester left.

The Kids and the Marshmellow

     I recently watched this video, Don't Eat The Marshmellow. In this video, the asked young kids, about eight years old, from Columbia to wait fifteen minutes before they ate a marshmellow that they left in the empty room with the child. In the end, two out of three kids ate the marshmellow, while one out of three were able to wait until the entire fifteen minutes were up.
     What the man who did the study realized was that the kids that had the patience ended up be very succesful in school. They got good grades and went on to college. The kids who couldn't wait failed in school, and some times didn't even finish.
     I beleieve that the difference between the kids who waited and the kids who couldn't were based on how they were raised. Some parents force their kids to wait for things and don't just give in right away. The kids learned how to wait for what they want, and not just take it when they want it.

College Through My Eyes

When I think of the word college, I start to freak out. The idea of so much work that I have no free time pops into my head and I start to get worried. I could say that most first year college students feel the same way. In my Inquiry class, I learned that college isn't so different from high school. You basically have to do the same amount of work, but you just have the majority of it outside of a classroom as opposed to doing most of your work in class. None of us really know what college is going to be like until we experience it for ourselves, but this isn't the only thing that comes to my mind when I think about college. I also think about what I want to accomplish for myself in my first year. I would love to be more outgoing. I am such a shy person, and when I am around the right people, I tend to let myself express myself more, and worry less about what people are thinking of me. I went to a small high school. We didn't have all the activities like sports games and all the clubs that they have here, so I really want to take advantage of those and get the full college experience. I hope that by going to school at SCSU, I can learn the skill and gain the independene that I will need to go farther away next year so that I can major in what I truly want to be, a Veterinary Technician. When I was 5, I had said that I wanted to be a teacher, and until two moths before college started, that was true. But then I realized what I was really passionante about, animal. This affects a lot of my decisions that I will make this year becuase I don't want to get too involved, and then have to leave it all. The only think I can hope for is that my first year will go as good as I hope.

5 words, things, or concepts that make me Taylor: family, friends, responsible, loyalty, and animal activist.

Family is a big part of my life. I have always found that no matter what is going on in my life, I can always count on them to be there for me and support me. They always know what to say or do to make me feel better, and I would do the same for them in a heart beat.





My friends are so important to me. They are like my second family. We all go through so much together and it makes us all so much closer and our friendship so much closer. They make me come out of my shell and I can just have fun with them.





Being responsible is a big deal to me. I feel that if you're not responsible, you won't make it very far in life. You need to be responsible to get and hold a job, to get through school, and to get people to trust you. I feel that in order to be trusted, you must earn it, and you need to be responsible to do it.





Loyalty is a MAJOR part of my life. I have had a few experiences in my life where people were disloyal and it affected my life severely. If someone isn't loyal, I don't need them in my life. I don't need the stress in my life.





Animals have a special place in my heart. I have been volunteering for animal shelters for the past four years and I have been attending many different events to stop the belief that pit bulls are dangerous and for animals in general. Animals are such a big part of my life that I am going to school to be a  veterinary technichian.