Help from the Pros!

On Friday, I attended Public Relations Society of America's Student Day in Cleveland.  As a P.R. major, it is very important to stay on top of the industry and know what is going on in all aspects of the field.  If you want a job of course.  And believe me, I do.   So if you know any positions, feel free to pass them along. ;) 

Anywho, where I was going with this was that there were so many professionals that came out on Friday to give advice to us students.  There were people from all sorts of P.R. (Sports, corporate, agency, etc.)  It was so great to hear all of their suggestions.  I really appreciated getting help from real world P.R. professionals.  

Click here to see PRSA's other events.

Case in point, they helped me develop skills that I can take with me on job interviews, for my blog, with my social media and so on.  There are so many things to think about when it comes to PR that it is nice to have one arena that will show you all the different sides and give you advice about everything.  So thank you professionals, for putting on an interesting and informative day.  I hope some day I can help out others like you have for me.  

Cost: $0

Time: A day of work

-Grateful Student

P.S.---Look for a guest blogger writing soon!  She is one of my friends and has an amazing story to share!!  Coming later this week! :) 

Babysitting for Fun!

I have this friend.  She has 3 BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING kids.  As beautiful and amazing as they are, they are still kids and they are still a lot to handle.  Even though I have offered several times to watch her kids and babysit for her, so that she can have some "grown up time" with her fiance for dinner, drinks or ANYTHING, she never takes me up on the offer.  I love her and I know she loves her children, but boy does she deserve a break!

You can't deny it. These kids are so stinkin' adorable.

So, I decided to be proactive about the situation.  I personally think it would be FUN to have play with little kids.  I finally texted her today and asked her if I could watch her kids next Sunday.  She said yes. Finally, the break she needs.

Have you ever been proactive in a situation where you know someone deserves a break?  Or just done something for someone cause you KNOW they needed the help?  What was it?

Have a great week!!

Cost: $0
Time: 2-3 hours of fun with adorable little ones!

-Excited Babysitter!

By the way, that girl Sarah has dropped in the rankings!  Voting her to be Full Time Fabulous ends on Wednesday!!!  So make sure you vote for her!!!  Use as many e-mails as possible!!!

Secret Agent L

I posted my blog on my facebook wall, and a friend commented on my link, telling me that there was another blogger out there much like mine!  This person's blog is called Secret Agent L.  He/She is based out of Pittsburgh and does random acts of kindness and blogs about them.  I swear I didn't get the idea from this blog, however it is great to see that other people in the world care about each other!!!

Secret Agent L is a wonderful example of what we could do everywhere.  What would it be like if everyone started up a "secret mission" in their own towns and did nice things for everyone?  Perhaps the news stations might catch onto something positive?  Just a thought...

Time: 0 

Cost: $0

-Hopeful Blogger

You Got a Friend in Me!

Hello Readers!

I had a really tough weekend.  I found out some upsetting information and I was quite a wreck.  I had so many emotions, sad, angry, frustrated, hurt on and on.  Most of the weekend was spent crying.  I have definitely seen better days...

I am not very good at expressing feelings, mostly because I just like to be happy, all the time.  I have that emotion down.  However, when I experience any other emotion, I usually just end up crying.  This weekend was no exception.  The great part about this weekend (because I like to see the silver lining in everything) is that I have some of the most amazing friends a girl could ask for.  When I needed to just talk things out with someone, I had several friends ready to listen.  When I was crying and just needed someone to hug me, I had someone.  When I was at loss, friends talked things out with me.  I have my own set of angels around me always and this weekend just proved to me how truly blessed I am to be surrounded by so many people that love me.

So here is my lesson for this post:  When you know a friend is going through a tough time, just be there for them. Listen. Guide. Hug. Just be there.  It means the world to them.

Thank you to everyone who listened to me this weekend.  I truly appreciate it.

Cost: $0
Time: Maximum of 20 minutes of me talking their ears off

~Surrounded by BFFs

Blood!!!

I want to start this post off with a video from YouTube.  Click here to see the cutest kid ever!

Now that I hope you've watched that, I want to let you know what blood has to do with anything.

Today at our school we have a blood drive.  I LOVE giving blood and think you should too!  It saves up to 3 lives when you donate 1 pint.  More than 38,000 blood donations are needed everyday, so when The Red Cross says there is a shortage, they mean it.  I don't think it hurts that much AND you usually get something free (besides the beverages and cookies!)  Today, we get free Chipotle!! :)  Click here to see where you can donate.

Want to know something cool?  The number one reason people donate blood is because they want to help others.  There are good people out there.

Time: Usually about an hour
Cost: 1 Pint of Blood

~Vampire

Late Night Munchies...

I don't know about you guys, but I love a midnight snack.  It is quite possibly my favorite meal of the day! (Horrible, I know...my mom used to always tell me "Through these lips and into my hips" when it came to eating right before bed).  She's such character!

Anywho,  how this relates to a random act of kindness.  My roommate was at work late and was stopping at Taco Bell before she got home.  Instead of getting food for just herself, and letting me suffer through the wonderful smell of Taco Bell and not having any, she texted me and asked if I would like anything.  Of course I took her up on the offer and enjoyed my pintos and cheese.  This is nothing huge, but I really appreciated her being considerate and asking me!

It's the little things that make people's days.  Have you noticed anyone making other people's day through small actions?

Time: ~30 second text conversation
Cost: I think Pintos and Cheese are about $1.00

-Appreciative Roommate

A Chance of a Lifetime..

Hello Readers!

So I have an opportunity for you to make a difference in someone's life in just a few short clicks.  A girl that I went to high school with is competing to be a blogger for Sunglass Hut.  I really don't know her but we're Facebook friends and like I said, we went to the same high school.  BUT, she has a fashion blog (Akron 2 New York) and it has pretty good advice that I like to take a look at from time to time...

Now, where the opportunity is to help her.  Like I said, she is competing to be the full-time blogger for Sunglass Hut.  The competition is call "Full Time Fabulous" and the contestants had to create a short video explaining why they should be picked.  Her video is ranked one of the most popular ones but just needs a little more help to make her into the finals!  All you have to do is vote for her.  It's simple to do and you may get a little something in return from Sunglass Hut for voting ;)

The link is here to vote!  She could win a full-time job blogging about fashion, a $100,000 salary, a fully furnished apartment in Manhattan, trips to fashion shows and more!  I really hope she gets the opportunity!  So help her out!!!

Time: ~3 minutes
Cost: $0

-WannaBeFashionista