Happy first birthday blog! One year ago today I wrote my
first blog post! I'm very proud of myself; I was able to keep this blog going
and get a few readers along the way.
I remember writing my first blog post, it was the Wednesday
before The Hunger Games came out and I just ordered my mockingjay necklace.
FYI: I still have that necklace it has become a lucky charm that I wear every
day. Also I ended up getting an A in that international business class, I think
it was all the online shopping from people in China ;).
A lot has changed in the last year. First I should talk
about my most popular blog post "Rejection Hurts!" It has over a
hundred views and it gets the most search results. So if you ended up reading
this blog because you searched “Trader Joes rejection letter" or "how
to laugh at rejection” let me give you a update. I now work in the marketing
department of a consulting firm. It's a paid internship the perfect job for me.
If I didn't get rejected from Trader Joes I probably would have taken the job,
worked there all summer to make my parents happy, and I wouldn't have gained
any experience in the field I've been studying for the last 4 years. Also I
would have never have written that blog post and you would have never found me
and we wouldn't be best friends! I consider everyone who reads this blog my
best friend. Even if you are a creepy old man who isn't allowed to be within
100 feet of a school, we are best friends. So I call being best friends with
you a win! To recap what we just learned.... If you get rejected from Trader
Joes, you get your dream internship and over 100 new best friends!
So let’s see, what else has happened in the past year? I
survived Hurricane Sandy, it was a bitch, my family didn't have heat or power
for about two weeks, and my school was closed for 2 weeks and we had to make up
all the missed classes. I took 7 classes last semester; it was annoying making
them all up. In the end I was lucky compared to most people. Some people lost
everything! If you are looking to donate to help Hurricane Sandy Victims click here -> http://sandyrelief.org/.
This year I also discovered my love for reading. I've read
tons of books this year and if your interested to see how I rate d and what I
would recommend you can check out my Good Reads profile here -> http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/11416778-alyssa. If you are reading this blog because you searched my " texting" post, "why you shouldn't scare old people" or " how to be less awkward"; you should be happy to know I still save my funny texts, I still play hilarious pranks on my family, and I'm still extremely socially awkward. So there will be tons of posts about that stuff.
That's my one year update! Stay with me this year there are way more blog pots to come! As all ways follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Channin and Tumblr http://xdalyssaxd.tumblr.com/! Thanks for reading !