bad days and good days

You know those days where nothing seems to be going right?

You know those weeks when everything seems to be going wrong? 

You know, I know you know.

You can’t let those days or weeks define your life. 

We all have bad days and we all have bad weeks. They happen. They’re meant to happen. 

You want to know why they’re meant to happen? 

It’s because those are the days and weeks that make you appreciate the good days and weeks. 

It sounds absolutely cheesy and so cliche, but think about it… 

Why do we appreciate the warm, late night, fun summer months? Because of the frigid, dreary, cold winter months. 

Why do we appreciate the beautiful, snowy, cozy winter months? Because of the humid, buggy, and boring summer months. 

Next time you have a bad day or week or month or even year, just remember that it’s happening for a reason. It’s there because you’re about to have the best day, week, month, year. I promise. 

Bad things happen, but so do good things, you just have to remember that. 

Thanks for reading! 

photocredit: THE rebecca geist
xox
chloe

low stress conversation

I feel like I am my most creative when I’m busiest with school. There’s something about not having time to be creative that makes me feel my most inspired. Is it just me? 

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But then this makes me wonder why school can’t be creative. In my favorite class (Technology, Arts, and Media) my teacher was talking about how he wanted to make education a conversation. A low stress conversation in fact. When he said this I had my first epiphany… why the heck aren’t all my classes a low stress conversation? 

I feel like I am constantly learning memorable facts and quotes and history through conversations with my friends, so just imagine the power that a low stress conversation with your professor and class members can hold. 

A crazy thought, right?

Education is such a tricky topic to discuss, simply because there is no right or wrong answer. However, I seriously think we should put more power in low stress conversational learning. 

Just think about that. 

xox
Chloe

Sharks know best

I'll be the first to admit it, I'm a Shark Tank addict. I've watched every single episode since day 1 of the show and am always looking forward to seeing the products and learning about entrepreneurship. I've bought a couple of products, but tune in weekly to find great new companies and ideas. One of the very first ideas that caught my attention was Drop Stop. it immediately had me saying, "Why didn't I think of that?!" But I didn't and they did and it's perfect. So let me know tell you all about it.

Drop Stop is a simple concept that is a seat gap filler for your car. You know the gap as where all your spare change and french fries disappear. The Drop Stop does exactly what it says: it stops anything from dropping in the gap. It's a neoprene tube with a cutout for your seat belt and takes less than a minute to install. 

At first when I was installing mine, I didn't think it would fit. But I rotated my seat belt latch up a bit and it fit like a charm. 

Besides catching dropped food and change, I also think this is a good idea to put in my kids' car so they aren't digging for something that dropped while driving. In fact, Oprah and AAA have endorsed Drop Stop to declutter your car and drive safely. Drive safe and check out the Drop Stop.

20/20 vision

When I was in second grade all I wanted was a pair of glasses and set of braces. 

Unfortunately — at least seemingly at the time — I had 20/20 vision and perfectly straight teeth. Life was rough. I was jealous of all the “cool” fourth graders who had the killer combo of glasses and braces. 

But, as my mom always said, “be careful what you wish for.” 

While I never had braces, this year, my vision started failing me. I couldn’t see the board and I was constantly squinting and struggling to figure out what things said. It was terrible. 

But I finally was able to live my second grade dream of accessorizing with a pair of stellar glasses. 
My vision might not be 20/20 but my glasses sure are, am I right? Thanks Warby Parker, you’re the bomb. 

jacket | sweater | glasses | leggings | shoes

a letter to my best friend

Dear my best friend,

First of all, I hope you’re having a wonderful day. You deserve it. 

Actually, you deserve everything your sweet little heart desires. Sometimes I wish I could just shake you by the shoulders until you realized how darn perfect you are. Seriously. I know you don’t see what I see: your smile that warms every room you walk into, your cute giggle that I adore, and your jokes that no one else really gets.

I’m so lucky to call you my best friend, and I honestly don’t know what I’d do without you. You are seriously the most genuine person I’ve met, and here is no one else I’d rather share my deepest darkest secrets with. I know you always listen attentively and your advice is unrivaled. 

We’ve shared some amazing moments so far (filled with both laughter and tears), but I know that the future holds many more of these special moments and adventures.

Love you to pieces. 

xox
chloe

true love

I feel like all I ever blog about anymore is about my classes, but this semester my classes are above and beyond anything I ever could have imagined. I’m learning about concepts that consistently blow my mind, make me think, and make me wonder. 

One of my classes in particular has me leaving every class in this bubble of amazement at the world and everything it entails. The other day, our homework assignment was to watch the movie Her by Spike Jonze. At first I was like, “oh yes, an easy homework assignment and an excuse to escape to my room to watch a movie.” But after our class discussion regarding the film, I understood the importance of watching this movie. 

In class, we zero-ed in on the idea of true love. The idea of falling in love with your operating system seems out of reach and like an extreme idea. However, when we started talking more about it, I realized how close we are to this idea. Think about Siri for example. Do you say “please” to her subconsciously? Do you love the idea that she can give your directions without rolling her eyes? Weird, right? 

My TA commented on my assignment with this statement regarding true love and it gave me “all the feels” as the kids are saying these days. 

“Love is such an intense and individual emotion and I don't know how we can rightly say that what someone else is experiencing is not "real". That said, I believe for love to be fully actualized, to reach its highest aspirations, if you will, then it must be a shared experience.
We can't burn our fires long for no warmth, for no light. At least we shouldn’t.” 

Poetic, right? 

Thanks for reading! 
xox
chloe