About me

As the beginning of this school year has rolled around a lot of teachers have been asking us to fill out questionnaires or write papers about ourselves; I find this extremely hard to do. There isn’t one particular thing that I think everyone needs to know about me so I just throw some pieces of information out and hope that it paints a picture of who I am. Instead of being completely random while talking about myself in this post, I’ve decided to do a “5 Things that people don’t know about me” type of write-up.  

So here we go…

1.       I want to be an athletic trainer for football or wrestling. I can’t quite remember what specifically peaked my interest in athletic training, all I know is when I was younger, whenever my dad and I would watch football I always wanted to know EXACTLY what was wrong with the players when they needed help off the field. Then gradually the pieces fell into place and one day I just knew that athletic training was what I wanted to do. I either want to work with wrestling or football because there are many types of injuries that can happen in either sport, which I think is fascinating. I also love watching both, so that is an added bonus!

2.       I’m obsessed with music, but have no musical talent. I absolutely adore music! I use it to calm me down, pump me up, or even settle my boredom. I love showing people new songs that I’ve discovered or making mixed CD’s of my favorite songs. Unfortunately, my family has very little musical talent at all! I’d like to think I can sing, but when I’m being honest with myself, I realize that I should really just stop. I love almost all genres of music, but my favorite has to be country. I love Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton, Maroon 5, Frank Sinatra, Taylor Swift, among many others.  P.s. to the people that can sing, I am officially jealous!

3.       I am in the process of starting an organization for kids with cancer. I got the idea for this project a few years ago but it’s still in its preliminary stages. I called my organization “Blankets for Blessings” because I make fleece tie blankets, then sell them. In turn, the proceeds go to the pediatric cancer center at U of I children’s hospital. I’m extremely excited to see where this organization ends up!

4.       My sister and I make a “weekly cupcake”. My sister is in college so we don’t get to do a whole lot together. However, when she came home for the summer, we started a tradition of making a weekly cupcake. Every Saturday, we run to HyVee and get ingredients for a new cupcake. Some of our favorites have been raspberry lemonade, Nutella, and peach raspberry flavored. Once we’re done we always take a picture with our creation before chowing down!

5.       I have a Pinterest problem. I am so obsessed with Pinterest, it’s ridiculous. For those who haven’t been on Pinterest, it’s a website where you can “pin” pictures of things you like. They can be things like crafts, food, clothes, or people. I adore “pinning” recipes, outfits, and crafts, and although my Pinning has become a bit of a problem, it has made me more creative and stylish!

Although the above five statements don’t quite cover all of who I am, I think that they provide some insight into the parts of me that people typically know or see. One last tidbit I thought I should throw in is that I love a good, heartfelt quote. So from this point forward I plan to throw one into every blog post. Since this post is all about me, I share one of my favorite quotes from when I was little, enjoy!

“Always remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” –Winnie the Pooh

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