Penn State

More hours

Ello mate.

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I have some good news: I got a call last week from my local YMCA and they want me to teach  Wednesday night spin classes every other week. Sweet! I took them up on the offer.

I am loving my job so far! It’s extra fun when my mom, sister, or dad come to my classes because I know they’ll give me honest feedback on how I’m doing.

Sometimes I play certain songs during the class because I know it’s their favorite (my mom loves Tom Petty and my sister likes Miley Cyrus).

Of course my job isn’t always 100% perfect (duh), like last night, I was so tired and not in the mood to teach but once I got on the bike and saw everyone I perked up and even felt energized after the class.

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So, I got more hours at work. I wish I had more hours in the day. I feel like my life is a total whirlwind right now!

  • My brother proposed to his girlfriend the day before Easter!
  • I have a few more weeks left of school and it it BUSY!
  • I’ve been trying to make time to do leisurely activities like reading and baking.
  • I only see Jimmy about 1-2x a week (we live 50 minutes apart) and I miss him.

Some pictures:Congrats to my brother and his fiance!

For my kinesology class, the teacher split everyone into groups and we had a scavenger hunt last Friday. We had to take pictures with all of the items. It was fun and totally crazy!

I just finished this book. I loved it! I had no idea that Amanda Beard went through so much in her life and she has really grown to be an awesome person as well as an amazing swimmer. I’d recommend this book to anyone, not just swimmers.

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Okay, I’m off to school and then work.

Have a great day!

Animal city

When I was enjoying spring break I mentioned in a post that I was doing an interview at an animal shelter for an article I was writing. I realized that I forgot to share my experience!

I headed to an animal shelter about 20 minutes from my home and interviewed the manager.

I also walked around and took pictures of all of the dogs and cats.

That’s pretty much all that went down. I was just so excited because it was one of my first big “assignments” from the school paper (i’m a dork). The article is now published on the website and it is going to be in the print edition of the paper at the end of March. Exciting :]

Speaking of animals and pets…. it has been pet city in the Smith house.

Ahhh. Good times.

Do you have pets?
(My family has 2 dogs, a cat, and a kitten. Sometimes I wish we had more pets.. I know-crazy!)