Sunday, March 23, 2014

This Weekend/Reflections

Hola!

Sooooo this weekend I did something a little out of my comfort zone. I was asked to be a page turner for my bosse's concert. It was very last minute for me, but I just wanted to be of help to somebody and this was the perfect opportunity to do it! So YAY to that! 

Right now I should be getting ready for rehearsal/getting ready for school tomorrow/finishing up some work, and I totally will later, but I wanted to write about some positive stuff real quick. So I'm gonna get it all down now. I'm at the end of my Spring Break, and I can honestly say this break has given me so much perspective on my life and the person I want to be. I know for most people, Spring Break is just partying, or going on vacation, or being home in general. For me, I just stayed here on campus and tried to make the most of it. After quite a horrible experience the Friday before break, and a weekend of making sure I was okay, I took the rest of the week to really think about why I made that choice, or better yet, why I've made choices that were not considered the best for so long. And I kinda came to a conclusion. I've been looking for fulfillment and satisfaction in other things that could never give me that feeling. Let's see the list: fair-weathered friends, excessive shopping, experimenting with drugs and alcohol, and other things I honestly could not write on here because I'm that ashamed of them. All my time at college was spent trying to find fulfillment and love from ALL the wrong places. When I finally stopped and thought about it, I realized that I needed to look for that feeling in myself. I need to give myself the best life I can give me, because right now, I need to work on me. 

The last two years were incredibly rough, chaotic and downright confusing. I was changing completely from a kid who had the whole world ahead of him to some self-absorbed, damaged and moody jerk who felt the need to make one bad turn after another. Literally...it was BAD. This year though (and I mean 2014) has been different. You know, I heard someone say one time that insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Sooo, you could basically say I was going insane.

ANYWAY, BACK TO THE POINT!

I have a habit of going off topic sometimes. So, what I learned over the break was to stay with the momentum of going uphill and not downhill. I also learned that I want to DO something with this life I have. I want to give something to people, and help others. I don't want to be the kind of person who only thinks about himself all the time, even though sometimes it's an appropriate thing to do. Whether it be becoming an opera singer or a psychologist, I want to help people. And I know why I'm in school now: to focus on that long-term goal and succeed. But I have short term goals right now: eat healthier, go work out, finish this school year off right, and get a summer job (even though I have one in DC, but my mom reeeeally wants me to live in Virginia this summer, and I like change.) If I can accomplish those, I think my summer will go pretty smoothly. Anyway, that was just some stuff I wanted to talk about. Bye til next time!

XOXO, Evan

Friday, March 21, 2014

Greetings!

Hi! :D

My name is Evan, and this is hopefully going to be the beginning of something I actually keep doing. I have a super long history of halfway starting things and for some reason, none of them ever pan out. But today is different! Everything from here on out is completely different. Why? Because I'm on a journey to finding happiness in every day, and becoming a better person and finding out what my purpose is for being on this Earth.

A little about me to start I guess: I'm 19 and I go to school majoring in classical music/opera. It's something I really enjoy doing and I'm 80% I want to have it as a career. I've always loved music, and I definitely feel that way about classical music. I do also love other kinds though. I like alternative, rock, jazz, big band, folk, pop...anything really! :) Music is definitely a big part of my life, but there's other things I'm really considering wanting to do with my life. I've always been very interested in studying how the brain works, and I would love to study psychology and become a psychologist for adolescents and help them. I really want to help people, that's a big thing for me. I know music could bring people happiness, but I just wonder sometimes if I'd be the kind of person that could do that. I mean, time will tell I suppose. But, we'll see. I like to keep my options open. Some other random factoids about me:

  • My favorite color is red.
  • I love pizza, oreos and Nutella.
  • One of my favorite stores is LUSH, and I have a lot of their face masks. :P
  • I'm a huge Britney Spears fan; her music just makes me really happy, what can I say?
  • One of my mantras is "Keep Calm And Carry On".
  • I'm an identical triplet, and my brothers and I all major in the same field and go to the same school, and it's really nice to go to school with your best friends!
  • I have a pretty bad fear of heights, but I've tried to do things to conquer that fear, and it's pretty much almost gone!
  • I love sweet tea, cuz I'm a Southern boy. ;)
  • My whole week is color coded and scheduled on my wall in my dorm room. 
  • I love sunlight!
Soooo, that's just a little bit. But like I said before, I'm making this so I can just talk about positive things and just work on staying hopeful and positive, and make good changes in my life (working out, eating better, staying organized, etc.) that will help me succeed. The last two years have been quite the roller coaster, but I'm determined to not let it ruin my stride, and I will do my best! But...really excited to start this! :D

XOXO, Evan