How to Handle Grief in College

Hi Guys! Well for this post, I didn’t know what to talk about, so I thought I would let you into my life a little bit. This post is about how to handle grief in college. In January of this year, my father died from cancer. This threw off my entire year, well and my life. I personally was a mess, on the three-hour car ride home I was playing the should of could of game, I felt dead. I didn’t want to talk to people, I could not remember one good thing I did for my father of what he did for me. All I could think of was what I didn’t do and what I did do that was awful. Don’t play that game, it’s the worst thing you could do to yourself.

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I personally don’t share my emotions very well, and I hate people seeing me cry it’s the worst feeling in the world. We didn’t have a funeral for him, my father was cremated and his memorial is May 5^th, 2018. It’s different for every family on how they deal with a death of a loved one. I went back to school after four or five days and tried to act like nothing happened. Also, not a good thing, but I did it anyway. I have random moments when I just have some much built up that it all gets let out, which is a good thing let it happen it will make you feel a lot better. I still struggle, when I go home and I’m by myself I can’t really function very well because I think of my dad, but it does get easier. I know it may not seem like it at the time, but it will get better, definitely not all the way better, but you will get there and that in itself is an accomplishment. Talk to your friends, talk to somebody even if it maybe yourself, but don’t degrade yourself to thinking you are nothing and that you can’t be the person you used to be. That will only make you feel worse, always have faith and don’t bottle thinks up. If you ever need anybody to talk to, I’m free to talk just shoot me a comment and I’ll get back to you!
Until the ‘morrow we will speak again

~Megan

Some Fun Things to do with your Friends

Hello one and all! Welcome back to the Blog! Now we are always looking for fun things to go do with friends, right? Welp, have no fear, Megan is here! Today, I wanted to help with the idea machine of things to do with your friends!

My Favorites: Jennah

Hi everyone! Jennah here. Here is a random list of my favorite things!

Color: Turquoise (also purple and green tie for second)

Animal: I bet you can guess! The horse of course. I am at college for horses after all. Specifically, these two, Mae and Chaplin. I don't have them anymore, but I still love and miss them! I do also love dogs and tigers!

Food: I will do anything for chocolate. Anything.

Music: Any random song that catches my attention. My playlists usually include a whole bunch of different genres

Books: So many great ones to choose from! Used to read a LOT before college. I loved the Percy Jackson, Narnia and Hardy Boys series when I was younger, and nowadays would love to curl up with a good fantasy or mystery novel.

Movies: I LOVE movies that blow your mind or make you think, such as Arrival, The Prestige and Inception. I am also a huge fan of Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Don’t get me started on the new Infinity War! I am still lowkey (ha) freaking out.

Stuff to do: Riding horses, geocaching, reading, hiking, roller skating, hanging out with friends, swimming, bowling, anything adventurous and spontaneous (preferably outside!)

Classes at WWU: Stable Management, the riding classes, Keeper (yes, I enjoy it!), Auditing

Really Specific And Maybe Strange Stuff that I like: The smell of rain. Accounting. That moment

when your Trial Balance finally balances when you’ve been working on it for 2 hours. When you and a friend look at each other and instantly crack up. Jason's smile. The feeling of dirt and sweat on your skin after a day of hard work. When your horse follows your around (even when you are actually just holding treats). The smell of home. Singing at the top of your lungs in your car where you think no one can hear you. Hugs from kids. Licks from puppies. High fives from strangers. When you find the last piece of the puzzle you’ve worked on for the last week (it was under the rug). That feeling when you and your horse soar over a jump after making the perfect stride. When your younger brother asks when you will be back home because he misses you. Realizing you have no more homework. Bubbles (obviously).

People: Jesus. My family. My dear friends. My mentors. My teachers. All those who have taken me into their own families and made me feel loved and wanted. You know who you are 😉

Anyway, those are some of my favorites! Leave a comment with your own favorites!

My First Year as a CA

Hi Guys! We just ended our second year at William Woods University, which also means I finished up my first year as a Community Advisor in the SAS Complex. I have to say, I’m really happy my second year is over and that I get to continue my journey at William Woods and I have the great opportunity to be the Head CA in SAS Complex in Swearingen.

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As for my first year here, I was stressed and relaxed. It is a great job to have on campus, because you are learning different skills that will help you in the workplace. Some of the skills include: Teamwork/Collaboration, Leadership, Global Issues/Cultural Competence, Organization, Problem Solving, Technical Knowledge, and Innovation. Any of these skills listed on a resume, Purple Briefcase, or LinkedIn look good when employers are looking for somebody to hire for their job position.

I lived on the third floor in Allen, which also meant the laundry room was in the basement, all in all laundry day was hard. The good part though was when I worked weekends nobody would be doing laundry at midnight when I would be doing laundry. I had my stressful days when my residents would not listen or when they would be screaming in the hallway. I did have to crash some parties, but I never wrote them up as long as they didn’t argue with me and they left within the 15 minutes I gave them to leave. My residents, they were great! Super kind, they were video gamers which made the floor full of noise while playing the game, but that was still nice. I lived in the spring sports floor, so some nights it was quite because everyone was gone, or they were tired from their day.

I’ve had a roller coaster of a year with being a CA. My eating, sleeping, and my social habits have changed. Not all for the good though. Yet, I would not change it, some days yes, I would love to run away screaming and hide from my responsibilities. Then I start to think, they have someone they can always come to and talk, because we are always there and available to talk. I thank William Woods for giving me this opportunity for this position and that they have allowed me to continue my journey. If you are every thinking of becoming a Community Advisor, I definitely think you should talk to a current CA and get their opinion on it and apply, it can never hurt to go through the interview!

~Megan

A College Sized Faith: Why so many Students lose their Faith in College

“And we pray that these young people don't lose their faith when they go out into the world and to college.” this line was used during the closing prayer of Senior Sunday (AKA graduate Sunday) the year I graduated from  high school. Growing up in church you hear about the kids who used to go to church but they lost their faith in college. As a senior, you hear the advice to find a church and bible study, so you don't lose your faith, again and again. There are statistics you can look up showing the drastic rate of college students who stop going to church and lose their faith, But I don't believe that's true.

My Criminal Justice Internship

With being a CJ Major, I decided to do an Internship with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department this semester. Most of the things I do, I can not talk about because of confidentiality and some of it is just too hard to explain in writing, so this post may seem like it doesn’t have all the information needed, but I wanted to let you know what was going on at my internship.