what is happiness?

In my Writing and Rhetoric class this past week we watched the movie Into The Wild, and I have to say, I loved this movie so much. 

At first I wasn’t so into it. It moved kind of slowly, but after I finished watched it I started to think about the themes and the message and the beauty of the cinematography (I’m a nerd and proud), and I realized how great of a film it is. 

If you haven’t seen it yet, I totally recommend watching it. It’s a tear jerker for sure, but it’s just a classic movie. I think the greatest thing I took away from it was the quote “happiness is only real when shared.” 

I started thinking about this quote and how close to home it hit. I, like any normal human, need space. I need time alone. Time to think. Time to reflect. Time to understand. But my happiest moments in life aren’t those that have been spent alone. My happiest memories and moments have been the times that I’ve spent with my friends and family. 

Life is this huge complex world. It’s hard to understand and even harder to process, but with people it becomes easier. It becomes simpler. Happiness is found through laughter and shared experiences and a mutual feeling. All of these attributes are found when you’re with people. When you’re surrounded by people who care and who you care about. 

Sure running away to pure nature sounds liberating, freeing, and even romantic, but it isn’t a lifestyle that can be sustained. Life is great through happiness and happiness is only real when shared.

thanks for reading! 
xox
chloe 

19 credits

I’m back at college after a very very long winter break. Don’t get me wrong, I love a break from school, but I’m one of those people that loves learning and being around inspiring people and topics. School is where I thrive in a way.

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This semester I’m taking 19 credits which is a little ridiculous and I will probably regret it once we actually start getting assignments, but for now I couldn’t be more excited. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I’m taking my core curriculum classes (social problems, writing, and stars and galaxies). They’re cool, don’t get me wrong, but they are pretty bland. 

On the flip side, on Tuesdays and Thursdays I’m taking major based classes (concepts and creativity, branding strategies, and media, information, and technology). I can’t even begin to describe me excitement for these classes. My professors are the most inspiring people ever, in fact, my branding teacher lived in Milan for four years working on releasing Snickers. Um, hello perfection. 

I was just sitting in my classes yesterday realizing how lucky I am to be in college. This is what it’s supposed to feel like. Like I’m surrounded by people with dreams, and goals, and perspectives. Like I’m learning a ton, but also having a lot of fun. Like I’m inspired. Like I’m home.

I can’t wait to see what the future holds, but for now I’m enjoying living in the now and seeing what I can gain from all of my amazing classes, all 19 credits of them.

Thanks for reading!
xox
chloe

extrovert confessions

Winter break is winding down and I can proudly say I’ve done nothing during break. Well, I successfully watched five seasons of The Office if that counts for anything, but besides that, literally nothing. 

It was nice to go to bed at 10pm and wake up at 10am, but I’m the epitome of an extrovert — someone who gets energy from being around other people. I was bored and feeling down, but in retrospect I’m glad I laid around all day, every day, for three weeks. It made me learn to appreciate the moments that I have with my friends even more. 

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Things as small as going on random coffee shop runs, walking through campus, or even just sitting around our dorm rooms talking about our days. I cherish each and every moment that I have when I’m around people. 

When I first started writing this post I had every intention of making it a funny one, but as I started thinking about it more, I realized that I have cheesy feelings about people. I would apologize for the lack of comedy in this post, but, truthfully, I’m not sorry. 

Moral of the story? Enjoy every moment you have with people you love!

best day of my life

This past Tuesday was the best day of my life. 

At the glorious hour of 11o’clock a.m., I was informed that my math final later in the day was cancelled. 

All because of some snow. 

I found out while in a quiet study room, but didn’t hesitate to scream and dance and tear up when my friend shared the news with me. 

It was seriously the best news I could have ever received in that specific moment in time. Everything was perfect. It was a literal blizzard outside, my math final was cancelled, the hot chocolate in the dining hall was on point, and my friends agreed to having a mini photo shoot outside our dorm. 

I swear I’m at my most creative when I’m avoiding studying. 

That being said, one of my friends took a few cute shots of me so I figured I should share them here. Because nothing says “blogger” like a post filled with narcissistic photos of yourself, am I right?

Kidding. 

But not really.

If you're interested in my outfit here are the details: 
coat / sweater / shoes / scarf (similar) 

adventure through the internet

It’s almost finals week, and you know what that means….

It’s procrastination week. 

I’m sorry, it’s just that the internet really is a black hole of information. One link leads to another and I find myself looking at some famous Instagrammer’s best friend’s boyfriend’s cat’s Instagram account. 

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Because I’m not a selfish person, I’ve decided to share these cool links with you. Mostly because I don’t want to be the only person procrastinating, but also because they really are cool links. 

In search of new music? Check out Urban Outfitters best of 2015 playlist. 
Speaking of music, DJ Earworm delivers (yet again) with his 2015 mashup. 
I have a new muse and she goes by the Instagram name of ZoeLaz. Check her out and and fall in love with her too. 
I want everything from this store. It’s literally perfection. 
I’ve been using Tumblr increasingly often and it’s turning into an addiction. A healthy addiction, but still an addition. 
This photo is gold. 
A little reminder. 

And there you have it. A few places to start your adventure through the internet. I’m sure they are starting points of some very unique and inspirational paths. Please let me know how your journey turns out. 

love you long time,
chloe

No Ragrets

The other day I was sitting in a study room with one of my friends trying to get some homework done. There were two problems with this though, one, I was with one of my friends, and two, the work wasn’t due the next day so it wasn’t that important to get done. 

So, of course, like any normal human beings, we started chatting. At first the conversation was pretty basic: How was your day? What song do you want to listen to next? Did you see that one boy from that one class today? 

But then, somewhere, somehow we started talking about how certain things effect other things. It crazy how the smallest idea can build up to something that can effect the rest of your life or at least change the way you do or see certain things. My friend then asked: "If you could change anything from your past what would it be?

I told her that it was a tough question and I didn’t have an answer yet but I would get back to her. I’ve been thinking about it for the past few days, and I finally have my answer. 

In the wise words of Scotty P. from We’re the Millers, “No Ragrets.” 
 

But seriously, I don’t want to change anything I’ve done or anything that’s happend to me (even the not so great things) because who knows what I’ve learned from these events. I truly believe that everything happens for a reason, and without each thing that has happened in my life, I wouldn’t even be close to the person that I am today. 

It sounds cliche and cheesy, but if you really think about it, I am exactly where I am because of these things. Sure, I had to repeat sophomore year of high school but then I probably wouldn't even be in the college that I am now. Sure, I've moved 7 times and attend countless schools, but then I wouldn't have the connections with people across the country that I have now. ure, that boy I went on a date with once never texted after the date and who knows why, but now I know it wasn't meant to be before it went too far. Sure, I didn't get the best score on my SAT, but I still got into a great college. 

Do you believe that everything happens for a reason? 
thanks for reading! 
xox
chloe