I have a problem..

I overbook myself. I’m starting to think I am too driven for my own good…I just want to do everything under the sun, but I don’t remember that there are time and energy constraints. haha. My first week back at school is going to be a complete nightmare, including mark. training (more to come in this post about that), Operations Manager training, and Mason Ambassadors Freshman move-in, but I know a lot of it will end up paying off in the end! I am actually really excited to get school started back up again.

I’ve found a new hobby, and it is the greatest thing ever. I’ve started selling mark. makeup. It is a brand by Avon that is targeted towards high school and college aged girls. I’ve purchased a lot of products and started to build my business. In the past week, I’ve sold about $70 worth of makeup-from TWO customers. I really enjoy it, and I get a great discount on makeup.

Soon after signing up to be a representative, I learned that mark. is doing a campus program, building relationships with universities around the country in order to market the brand. Turns out , they are coming to Mason in the fall! In the program there are five campus managers – who each have fifteen representatives under them. I am really excited because as of yesterday, I was selected as one of the campus managers!! Now I am starting to build my team. It should be really great marketing experience for the future..I’m going to be able to land some pretty fierce jobs!

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ENG302B

Business Composition..goody. I am finally on my last paper, which has to do with the biases of two popular political commentators: Bill O’Reilly and Keith Olbermann..While this is extremely fascinating to a lot of people around the country..I can not get myself motivated to write this paper. I really wish I cared about politics right now, but at this point of my life, I am not interested. Is it weird that I am ALREADY exhausted from the democratic primaries and debates? Who even knows if I can make it to November. This makes me extremely upset. I’ve always wanted to vote..but politics to me means gas prices and unemployment rising, while more and more money is being cut from public schools, etc. I really just want to write my paper about what I’m doing this summer and how my parents picked the name Alison for me. UGH. Summer classes are stinky.

Meanwhile, I am working at Kingsmill..the ‘best place to live, work, and play!’ I’ve had several really interesting banquets to work, so that is keeping me entertained. Of course, there is always drama going on there-it really should be made into a reality show, but KM would never do that because it’d make people never want to go there. haha. I actually love working there though. It’s perfect for me for a summer job. Sometimes I wish I could work there all year…

Ah, just had to get some random thoughts out. Maybe I’ll actually get started on this paper..

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Long Distance

While I was at work the other day, a friend asked me why my friend Amanda and I even bother with long distance relationships. We really had no explanation and jumped into sarcastic voices saying things like, “Well if you REALLY love someone, it’s worth it.” but really, why do we do it?! I know I love my boyfriend more than anything in the world, but am I “wasting” my twenties on a boy that I only see MAYBE three weeks total over the course of a year? I spend countless amounts of dollars on gas to see him, hotels once I get there, etc. It takes an insane amount of trust, commitment, and compromise to be able to make long distance relationships work-and with a VMI cadet, it takes an insane amount of money.

After this discussion, I also started thinking about whether or not adjusting to life after a long distance relationship is hard. When Josh and I both graduate, will we find all new things to fight about? Will we fall out of love because we are too accessible? Will my habits annoy him? Hopefully not, but who knows what the future will bring.

Overall, we make choices everyday to make our relationship work..These decisions will continue to be made whether we are near or far away from each other. I guess it’s just weird to be questioned about your relationship in an environment where relationships usually aren’t discussed. Just some thoughts for now!

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