The Learning Experience

Good evening my Divas! Today was a gorgeous fall day in Wisconsin. The sun was shinning. The leaves were changing. The brisk autumn air was there to greet you as you left your house. I wish I lived in a world that was always Autumn. Ahh Autumn how I love thee.

So today my wifi at home went out.. hence the fact this is being posted so late. I was a bit disappointed when I got home at 2:30 from classes. However my day became extremely productive. I mean I cleaned my room. I found 10 dollars while cleaning my room. Had a mini photo shoot. I cleaned the sink and toilet in the bathroom. Washed a few dishes. Watched two movies.  A Well rounded day which was great until boredom set in. And it was at that time I began to learn. I can definitely say my life is a bit more cultured tonight.

First thing I learned. You can not in fact learn Greek or Italian in one evening. I tried... it won't happen... especially if you have no wifi to download a program to learn a different language.. ya it was a bit rough..  I know about as much Italian as the pizza hut delivery guy.

Second thing I learned. I am indeed horrendous at Crossword puzzles. I never realized how much Jeopardy knowledge (knowledge of random facts learnt by watching the tv show Jeopardy) is required to do a crossword puzzle. Like what in the world is a finger millet? Someone please explain this to me..Because I clearly do not have the intelligence to the grasp what a finger millet is..
      Side note if your looking for a four letter word for a bull fighting maneuver its Pega. What that maneuver is I have no idea. Ask your bull fighting friends. I just know that it is in fact called Pega. And that is knowledge and knowledge is power.

Third thing I learned. I don't handle boredom well.. Strange things happen... Seriously who let me become an adult..

These are the things I've learned today. Maybe you learned something too. But before I can let you Divas leave I need to inform you of a project my friends and I worked on last year. And I though it appropriate to bring it back. So please spread awareness and stop the abuse.

                                       Stay informed kids,
                                                         Cherry XOXO
                                 
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Hey Beautiful! So You're probably thinking where  have you been? Well I've been here just busy and well uninspired. I couldn't think of any topics I wanted to write about. However I am back with a few ideas and I am ready to go! I should probably fill you in on a few things that have happened.

College... that happened. I'm only in my second week but I already have questions like.. "what?, why are we doing this?, and can I drop out to help feed my shopping addiction?" ( Yes I  have seriously considered dropping out of school so I could have money to shop. Don't judge me ok. We all have our struggles.)  I mean what is college? Just an extension of the tyranny called high school where all of sudden we have to shell out thousands of dollars and a kidney just to attend. .. Please I'm so over it.

Work..yep. So if you are like me, struggling but somehow surviving, you have a job. Thats essentially all I did this summer. Work. Sounds like a party right? You have no idea.  You would think with all the work I would be rolling in dough but no.. because I am a college student. Ahh the glamorous life a college student leads.

Vacation.. yes. So at the end of the summer a few friends of mine and I went on a mini little trip to Chicago. It was a fun time. We walked the city. Road on a boat through the city. Went to a concert. We are pretty much high class sophisticated people. We think so at least.  We also had this really good stuffed cheese pizza! Yummy! You know us Wisconsinites love our cheese! However Chicago you really need to work on your directing of traffic when there is a concert. Also dear Soldier Field employee whose job is to show people to their seats and rudely asked us if we could read and didn't help us at all.. if we were at Lambeau we wouldn't have had to ask for help! Seriously I could not believe how rude. We weren't the only people who couldn't figure out how to get to your seats. And You charged us $50 to park! To park for 4 hours.. at Soldier field... ugh.  However the trip over all was very enjoyable. Chicago is a lovely city.

Well my dear divas for now I must say goodbye. But expect another post in the next few days.  And don't forget to follow, share, and tell your friends to follow! Love you all! Queen Diva out.

                                          Stay Swazzy,
                                                      Cherry XOXO

What if We...

What if instead of making the 5th Facebook status of the day, we ask those around about their day.  
What if instead of hoping for a better situation, we work for a better life.
What if instead of stressing about what other people thought of us, we compliment them instead.
What if instead of rushing everywhere, we take a moment to stare at the stars.
What if instead of striving for happiness, we strive for peace in thankfulness.
What if instead of tearing our friends down to make us feel better, we help hold their wounded hearts.
What if instead of barely noticing, we look passed their appearance to see their broken spirits.
What if instead of taking, we give.

What if we....

Time slips by so quickly. In one instant you are celebrating a joyous occasion, but in the next grieving the loss of life. These are the battles of life. The battles no one knows you face but you. We can't seem to get out of our own world to see everyone else is fighting a war you don't know about. We treat it as inconveniences to help someone who desperately needs it. We see the immodestly dressed girl in church and think "She doesn't belong here." We look at the boy who can't seem to ever get a good grade and say "He'll never amount to anything."

We treat our friends like strangers when we can't even go beyond petty talk to see if they are actually ok. We are stuck in the repetitive cycle of wishing to connect but never letting someone in, in fear of being judged and hurt, because we have done that same crime to someone else. We question ourselves all the time "what if we did this or that"  but we never change anything. Too afraid to show love, Because to show love you must give up yourself. The world teaches self love, but its a lie. There is no self in love. If I put myself first it wouldn't be love, I would be the same I've always been, selfish. Love is sacrificing your comfort zone to help somebody else.

So what if we lived love, instead of giving hate.
                                   

                                          Live Love,
                                                Cherry XOXO