Attempting to Empower

Hi everyone who is still following me even though I've been completely inactive for a while... I'd like to take a moment and thank the ones who have still been reading my blog, even if there hasn't been anything new to read. Your patience and support and appreciated!

I feel myself becoming a broken record, constantly telling everyone about my stressers. There's too many of them in my life now and I'm constantly worrying about the smallest obstacles. Homework, chores, my job, my social life, my love life (or should I say "non-existent" love life); it's all starting to weigh heavily on my shoulders. I'm lucky to have great friends that take some of the weight off for me, and who do their best to cheer me up. Without them, my weekends wouldn't be as enjoyable.

I'm so blessed. I have the most amazing honor of posting original writing on the Speak Now website. My first post aired last week on Friday, and I couldn't be more excited. Before, it hadn't really settled in, but it's now starting to; I'm a part of such an amazing team. I feel like I have some purpose with my writing now. I'm no longer talking to myself. I'm reaching out to people. And that makes me so extremely happy.

Please visit wespeaknow.org and visit the Empower page to read my post about holding your own in the presence of peer pressure. I really tried my hardest to stay honest. I wanted to sound like myself, so people will start to recognize my writing, and I also wanted readers to know that I'm not being fake when I write these posts for Speak Now. I'm writing from personal experiences and most importantly, from the heart. I want readers to know that I'm not perfect, but my imperfections, mistakes and regrets give me strength and a story to tell. I hope readers get inspired and also learn from my posts. Those are my goals.

Thanks for reading. Happy Tuesday!

Reminders!

Just a quick update! (so lazy, no pics, sorry!) Speak Now has launched it's brand new site today! Go to www.wespeaknow.org to check it out!!

Also, I made a Twitter... probably not my best idea. Oh well, YOLO. Follow me @emmylou596 to get updates for my blog and stuff. It's also my personal Twitter so you'll see other fun stuff too...

AND last but not least! I have a new e-mail for my blog only! So, if you'd like to reach me for something blog related, e-mail at starvingartblog@yahoo.com and I'll reply. You can still get me at my personal e-mail navy.brat@yahoo.com but whatever.

Sorry for my lack of posts... I've had probably the craziest two weeks of my life, which included a mental break down in the middle of my Newspaper staff. Not fun. But I'm feeling better and will be posting again. Hope you enjoyed my last post, even though most of you might not know Lizzie. She's not really a wild animal. I've tamed her. She lives in my computer mostly now. Anyway...

Have a great Labor Day weekend everyone! FOLLOW MY TWITTER. kthxbai