Hello everyone! I’m back to sitting
on my couch again (where I do all of my writing) instead of laying in bed all
day doing nothing. I decided I would do my (very late) introduction about
myself and my blog to get things off to an official start-woo hoo! First things
first, my name is Shelby Slaughter and I am currently attending Arizona State
University studying Journalism & Mass Communications with a minor in
Sociology. When I am not at school or at work you can find me by the food,
whether I’m at a party, wedding, or at my house in my very own kitchen that
sure is your best bet!
I think I really found myself with
a little help from an organization that I like to call AASC (Arizona
Association of Student Councils) if you follow me on any social media sites,
you’ve seen that abbreviation before so this is just to bring everyone up to
speed. AASC came into my life my sophomore year of high school when I joined
student council at my high school in Apache Junction, Arizona. Throughout
sophomore year I did the typical STUCO kid thing; I planned the dances, I
laughed way too much on the live
announcements, I planned blood drives, and I put my everything into it. It
wasn’t until that summer that I went to my very first AASC camp, that’s where
it all changed for me.
While I won’t give away the secrets
of my home away from home, I will say this: This camp brought so many new
insights to my life, that I didn’t even think were possible. Ever since
stepping foot on the dirt-paved walkway it’s been a learning experience. I’ve
learned acceptance and I don’t just mean accepting others without judging them,
I mean accepting others to the fullest of my ability without any hesitation.
I’ve learned what it truly takes to be an amazing leader and how you can teach
people with your actions to be great leaders as well. And lastly, I’ve learned
how to trust the process and sometimes that’s a really really hard thing to do,
but I’ve learned to accept that and live my life knowing that it’s all apart of
the plan.
Another huge part of my life is a
magical moment that happened almost two years ago. I was in that weird
transition stage from high school graduate to freshmen in college and I had no
idea what I was doing in life, you’ve been there too right? I had just started
my new job at Chase Bank when someone dropped dead in front of me. Yeah, I said
it correctly; the man had a heart attack and died right then and there. Now, I
don’t know about you but I do a lot of dumb things without thinking such as
talking when I shouldn’t and impulse buys. But this was the one thing in my
life I did without thinking that I will never forget: I started CPR. I did this
until the paramedics arrived and took him away. Now, almost two years later
that man is still alive and living with his family. Why this man had chosen to
come to a random branch to pull out money at an ATM, I will have no idea. But I
do know that there was someone watching out for him that day, and someone
watching out for me. I learned from that one simple experience that day that
life will happen whether you’re ready or not. Sometimes it takes a little push
or even your life to be put on the line to make you realize that it’s time to
start living and time to stop watching. Now, let’s fast forward to some other
things:
· I enjoy reading Nicholas Sparks novels, even though I
can predict the ending in every single one of his books.
· I’m utterly obsessed with anything “The Hunger Games,”
and “Divergent.”
· I hate
camping and nature walks and anywhere else that a bug is likely to crawl on me.
· I just recently got not one-but two speeding tickets.
It’s not really something I’m proud of but they were one day apart and I think
that stands for something.
· With that being said, I drive a Prius. So naturally
all of my friends are jealous because she (yes, my car is a girl) goes really
fast.
· I like taking risks. Not in the real world like
jumping out of a plane or off a bridge or something. I’m talking about the
career world; I like putting myself out there to meet new people.
· I was in a sorority once, but I dropped out because I
like meeting new people on my own.
· One time I went to a military ball and broke a $400.00
vase.
Now, I’m a junior in college and I
am starting to see that light at the end of the tunnel to something they call
the “real world.” I’m really scared and anxious to see what the world has in
store for me. But don’t worry, I’ll keep you all in the loop with this new fun
blog of mine!
XOXO,
Whoops,
I forgot I’m not that cool yet.
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