Hey blogosphere! So I'm currently in the middle of exams, which essentially means my brain is slowly but surely dissolving into an unintelligible mass of nothingness...cute. Just thought I'd make a little update nonetheless. First of all, as per my last blog post, sure enough my future plan has completely changed...again. I still want to go to NYU for grad school, but I want to get into their Masters program for Media, Culture, and Communication at the Steinhardt School. I figure this program, if I get into it (but i still have two more years of undergrad so I won't worry quite yet) would give me a good grounding for whatever path I choose in life, whether that be journalism or the career of a corporate money-guzzler (totally kidding). All I know for sure is that I want to do something good and worthwhile. At the moment (and I stress that this is "at the moment". You know how often I change my mind) I feel driven to work for a non-profit organization. I don't know what exactly I would want to do, but I figure being a part of such a company would be a good start. Who knows. I've also been watch Chuck non-stop (horribly awesome distraction from studying) so I kind of also want to be a spy. Haha who knows where life will take me. Although I always seem to plan out the next few years of my life, I don't think I'll be too disspointed if it doesn't turn out completely the way I want it too. I'm sure the Universe has some sort of purpose for me, right? I just have to wait and figure out what it is...
Saturday, April 16, 2011
life is a highway...
Hey blogosphere! So I'm currently in the middle of exams, which essentially means my brain is slowly but surely dissolving into an unintelligible mass of nothingness...cute. Just thought I'd make a little update nonetheless. First of all, as per my last blog post, sure enough my future plan has completely changed...again. I still want to go to NYU for grad school, but I want to get into their Masters program for Media, Culture, and Communication at the Steinhardt School. I figure this program, if I get into it (but i still have two more years of undergrad so I won't worry quite yet) would give me a good grounding for whatever path I choose in life, whether that be journalism or the career of a corporate money-guzzler (totally kidding). All I know for sure is that I want to do something good and worthwhile. At the moment (and I stress that this is "at the moment". You know how often I change my mind) I feel driven to work for a non-profit organization. I don't know what exactly I would want to do, but I figure being a part of such a company would be a good start. Who knows. I've also been watch Chuck non-stop (horribly awesome distraction from studying) so I kind of also want to be a spy. Haha who knows where life will take me. Although I always seem to plan out the next few years of my life, I don't think I'll be too disspointed if it doesn't turn out completely the way I want it too. I'm sure the Universe has some sort of purpose for me, right? I just have to wait and figure out what it is...
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
What to do, what to do...
I'm in my second year of University and life is finally catching up to me.
Two days ago I had lunch with my roommate from freshman year and we got to talking about what we wanted to do with our lives (cue the alarm bells!). She's in the science program at the school we go to (McMaster University) and was going back and forth between becoming a optometrist (a couple more years of school) or a dermatologist (a lot more years of school). She felt that she was taking the "easy" way out by looking into optometry as it takes less time to complete in graduate school. Her other problem was that she felt that she wasn't truly passionate about anything. There wasn't that one thing that she could see herself doing for the rest of her life.
I feel that I'm in a similar boat, except I have too many passions!
This whole discussion got me thinking, what am I going to do with my life? As an English major, Communications major, and philosophy minor (I know), I could basically do anything. But what? From my first year up until the present I've been going back and forth between intellectual property lawyer, PR person, a job in publishing, knowledge management, and human rights law. For these past few weeks I've been researching grad schools looking at law programs, media programs, everything in between, and not really feeling drawn to anything. Nothing was what I was looking for. But what was I looking for? I had no clue.
Then I came back to journalism. A field that I had written off even before giving it a chance. I don't know why, I just never saw myself as "Myia Kelly, Journalist". I think I was (and still am) scared to have my work under such scrutiny. I believe, however, that it's time for me to grow a pair (excuse my French). I write all the time for school anyways, right?. I think I'm decent at it, and it's the only thing I get asked for help with from peers and friends. I'm thinking maybe I can do this. And this way, I might just be able to combine a few of my passions by perhaps writing about world politics or some form of cultural reporting (program at NYU!).
I'm very excited about working toward my new life goal (for now). Next year I'm going to attempt writing for the school paper and see what happens. Wish me luck!
Two days ago I had lunch with my roommate from freshman year and we got to talking about what we wanted to do with our lives (cue the alarm bells!). She's in the science program at the school we go to (McMaster University) and was going back and forth between becoming a optometrist (a couple more years of school) or a dermatologist (a lot more years of school). She felt that she was taking the "easy" way out by looking into optometry as it takes less time to complete in graduate school. Her other problem was that she felt that she wasn't truly passionate about anything. There wasn't that one thing that she could see herself doing for the rest of her life.
I feel that I'm in a similar boat, except I have too many passions!
This whole discussion got me thinking, what am I going to do with my life? As an English major, Communications major, and philosophy minor (I know), I could basically do anything. But what? From my first year up until the present I've been going back and forth between intellectual property lawyer, PR person, a job in publishing, knowledge management, and human rights law. For these past few weeks I've been researching grad schools looking at law programs, media programs, everything in between, and not really feeling drawn to anything. Nothing was what I was looking for. But what was I looking for? I had no clue.
Then I came back to journalism. A field that I had written off even before giving it a chance. I don't know why, I just never saw myself as "Myia Kelly, Journalist". I think I was (and still am) scared to have my work under such scrutiny. I believe, however, that it's time for me to grow a pair (excuse my French). I write all the time for school anyways, right?. I think I'm decent at it, and it's the only thing I get asked for help with from peers and friends. I'm thinking maybe I can do this. And this way, I might just be able to combine a few of my passions by perhaps writing about world politics or some form of cultural reporting (program at NYU!).
I'm very excited about working toward my new life goal (for now). Next year I'm going to attempt writing for the school paper and see what happens. Wish me luck!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Home is where the heart is.
So I know I haven't posted a blog post in forever (sorry), but I'm back now! I'm new to this whole blogging thing and I've realized that you've really got to get into a routine. So without further ado...
My closet and dresser are in the area at the foot of my bed!
Today's post is about student housing (cue horror music). I'm going into my second year of University and have made the decision to live off campus. First year I did the whole residence thang, which was great because I met most, if not all, of my closest University friends through my residence. But this coming year, myself and 5, yes 5, of my girlfriends have decided to rent a student house together. If that's not scary, I don't know what is! I could go into horror stories about some of the houses we looked at, and even the house we settled on, but my main focus for today is about my actual bedroom.
I'm a sucker for interior decorating. I absolutely adore it!! And I'm especially proud of the transition my bedroom has made over the time I've been in possession of it, and so I thought I'd share. :)
This is the room after the old tenants had moved out. Tres boring. I was in the process of getting ready to paint this sucker!:
And now here is the (partly) finished project. I still have some minor things to touch up, but for the most part this it what it'll look like!
My closet and dresser are in the area at the foot of my bed! Since it's a basement room, I wanted a colour that was light a fun. My inspiration for this room is Audrey Hepburn (who else?, lol) so I decided to paint the room the colour of a Tiffany box (Breakfast at Tiffany's anyone ;), and then added some fun details like the zebra print sheets. I hope you like it!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
What's yours is mine.
It was Sunday when I determined that I had "Absolutely no clothes to wear for the coming week!" Desperate, I decided to raid my mother's closet of forgotten clothes....and, to my delight, I found some amazing pieces! P.S. I am not a fashion expert... by any means. lol.
The shoes and the accessories (except for the belt) were already mine, but everything else belonged to my mother!
This shirt is one of my favourites. Very soft and feminine. This past year I lived in skinny jeans, converse, and graphic tees (that's first year uni for ya), so i'm excited to explore more fashions over the summer. The necklace is from Forever 21 and the pearl bracelet is from H&M.
I love this outfit also! I actually wore it to work on monday. It's a classic and simple outfit that I see out and about quite a bit. A plain high-waisted skirt paired with a more detailed, ruffled or embroidered, blouse or shirt. I added the "encrusted" heart-shaped necklace to soften the look, as it can come across as a bit harsh due to the black and white contrast. The necklace is from Forever 21 and the bag is from H&M.
I was very excited when I saw this dress. It needs taking in, but is it not a perfect Audrey Hepburn-esque dress!? It's structured, falls just above the knees, and it's the colour of a Tiffany's box! Breakfast At Tiffany's anyone? Would it be weird to take the dress in to a paint place to get it colour-matched? Haha. I want to paint my room for next year this colour! Hmmmm...anyways, I paired it with a geometric necklace that I got from H&M.
Last but not least, I pulled this A-line floral dress. This dress also fits a little bit so it'll need taking in. Floral is still in, right? I sure hope so because this is one busy dress. Haha. I love it! I paired it with a simple rose-shaped necklace just to tie together the whole flowery theme.
Vintage stuff is awesome. Free vintage? Even better. :)
xo
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Timeless.
One of my greatest influences.
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others... for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness... and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone..." - Audrey Hepburn
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