You're gonna miss me when I'm gone

"When I'm gone, When I'm gone, You're gonna miss me when I'm gone..."

A lot of times you hear people say that you never know what you got until it's gone. But you never really think about this until it happens to you. There are certain things in my life that I've just grown accustomed to having and don't even think twice about them. Two specific times today I realized that something was missing. They were small things that won't change my life drastically, but it just showed me how I take certain things for granted and don't even really notice them when they are there; I only noticed them when they are gone.

This got me to thinking. What other things are in my life that I've just taken for granted?

The first big thing is my family. I could not imagine what things would be like without them. And I don't want to find out. They are such a huge part in my life. They are my support system. They are my everything. My grandparents, my parents, my brothers, my aunts and uncles, and my cousins. All of them have effected my life in one way or another and have shaped me into who I am today. I cannot even begin to have the words enough to thank them.

My next big thing are my roommates. They put up with me and my awkwardness and weirdness. I imagine I'm not the easiest person to live with. With this being our last year together, I'm definitely not going to take any of these last memories together for granted. It's going to be hard to say good bye when graduation comes around, but until then, I've gotta make the most of it.

Something else that I take for granted is my education. This is something that I've never really thought about being there. It's always just been something that I had to do. I'm currently in my 6th year of college and will graduate in May with two Bachelor's degrees. Throughout these years, I've been supporting myself for the majority of it. I've been working to pay the monthly bills while at ESU. With Phase 2 coming up this Spring, I've been advised to not have a job as it will be too much to handle on top of student teaching. Because of this, I realized that I could potentially end up one semester short of graduating because I won't have an income to support myself. Luckily I have figured out a way to pay for my spring semester, but until then, it really made me realize that my education is not just something that is handed to me. I've always taken it for granted, but when it came really close to being taken away from me, and gone, that's when it hit me that I can no longer do this. Being able to attend college is such an honor and a privilege. I need to change my attitude towards it.

There are many other things that I take for granted: my friends, my apartment, technology, my job, food, my health, my lifting, and much much more. I don't want to ever have to know what it's like if one of these is gone. My life really is pretty great and I need to appreciate those things that I have. Both big and small. Hopefully others will begin to have this attitude as well.

Until next time,
The Chronicles of Kirsten Continues

Blonde

I may not be blonde...

But

I can squat
I am a nerd and proud of it
I enjoy sports: shooting hoops and playing catch
I have a great sense of humor
I am a Jayhawk for life
I can bake and make some legit PB&Js
I prefer jeans and a hoodie over getting all dolled up
I am a hopeless romantic
I enjoy cheesy pick-up lines
I can use punctuation and grammar correctly
I am a Hornet

I am me
A beautiful, brunette, me


Until next time,
The Chronicles of Kirsten Continues