WHO IS SPILLING THINGS EVERYWHERE!?

Yes, the title says basically explains the day I had. In my chemistry lab we had to work with micro amounts of dissolved compounds and because of that I was going to pick up the little glass applicators when the bottle was stuck to this paper... a paper that was also under all of the solution bottles... and yes I said all of them. This caused the bottles to overturn and spill all over the counter, the paper, me, and my assignment. Quickly uprighting the containers and composing myself I tried again to get the little glass applicators, by picking up the bottle... I think you can see where this is going. Lets just say that I was quickly turning red and becoming flustered when a guy in my class looked at me and said, "Bummer, I would just run!".

Well that is solid advice and I would have taken it except I still had not accomplished what I came to do, put the dabs of reagent on the slide! So this time making sure that I did not try to pick the bottle up I was able to get the glass applicators and then apply the reagent. I was in the clear... time to run back to my station! Just as I was placing the last dab my TA came up behind me and shouted, "WHO IS SPILLING THINGS EVERYWHERE!?".

This did two things, one it scared the living daylights out of me, which caused me to flinch and almost knock them over again, but it also caused my face to turn about 4 shades of red and there was no way I couldn't confess now.

Luckily I have the coolest TA on the planet and he let it slide. He also let it slide when I exposed my slide to the UV light and it quickly became apparent that I had spilled A LOT of the reagents on the top of the slide because the whole thing was black (it should have glowed green). Lets just say, I hope we never have to do that again!

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Oh MAN so much has happened since I last wrote!!!

I the summer concluded with me taking a job selling Scentsy, which if you don't know is about the best product on the market right now in terms of candle type things. Really! If you don't believe me check them out for yourself... I insist! (www.caitlynhammersley.scentsy.us)

I turned 21, I am back at school and it seams like my time is not my own. I have 4 science classes with 4 very science labs. I have papers, tests, homework, reading, and lab reports coming out my ears! Then to balance a social life, ministry, and my own sanity is quite a juggling act! Luckily I have the best friends on the planet and a family that supports me to the end.

One thing that I have found to relax is a little show called Grey's Anatomy... maybe you have heard of it. I know that this is a complete shocker that a pre-med student is a fan of a medical show... but listen okay. =) My roommate and I have found that there is all of the past seasons available on Netflics, available to stream on the computer. This has now consumed all of our free time! There is one line from a show today that made me laugh. They were talking about how doctors are social retards, they endure 4 years of high school, 4 years of college, and 4 years of medical school. So when they finally emerge they have the social life that has not matured since 9th grade, and are all hopped up on medical and science findings. We are just awkward! That reminded me of this blog and how much I miss it. Please stay tuned for more because I am sure this semester is going to have a lot of great stories!

Mistake? Likely...

I have found that one of my all time absolute favorite things to do between classes is to sit down with the daily paper, scan through it and then do the Sudoku at the end. Coupled with a grande caramel white chocolate mocha and this is the best thing on the planet! So what could possibly make this perfect moment come crashing down? Realizing that I have made a mistake. You see in Sudoku you can only have a number placed once in any box, row, or column. Realizing that you have made a mistake is often when you see that there is the same number in any one box, row, or column and at that point it is often too late to recover.

Isn't it funny that this can be, in a way, related to life? Often when you realize that you have done something wrong it is too late to change the outcome. Any student can tell you about multiple times they sat in a crowded exam trying to remember the answer to some question, and then leaving and realizing immediately that they answered incorrectly. At this point there is nothing that can be done. The exam is graded, the grade posted, and the effects are going to remain with you through the semester.

So why should we assume people are to behave differently? The choices we make in any other context are final and permanent, and not rooted in emotion. Human relationships are highly personal, emotional, and connecting. They require each person to share pieces of themselves that are not often visible to everyone else. Second chances do not come around often so be sure to treat these relationships, wether they be friendships or romantic relationships, with intense care and thought.

I heard a quote the other day saying, "Don't regret a past decision, because at some point that was exactly what you wanted."

No experience was for nothing, your past makes you who you are today. Be proud of who you are move on in life and create new memories. So I challenge you, leave your regrets your mistakes, and your failed sudoku behind. God is powerful and if you really have made a mistake then he will give you a second attempt. But until then embrace what is around you now.

Time.

I am the person that loves the New Year. It is the conclusion of the holidays, as well as a year full of ups and downs. The New Year, for me, symbolizes a new beginning, a fresh start. So naturally being the New Years lover that I am I have made some resolutions and one is to be more intentional with my time.

When you look at the average human life, 78 years, you really do not have that much time on this planet. Time is continuous, never pausing, never stopping, and always changing. So why do I find myself living for tomorrow? Tomorrow is never guaranteed and all we have is this moment, this instance. So I ask you this, if you were to die right now would you consider your life complete? What impact did you leave? Are you proud of the movements you are leaving behind?

These are all very profound questions and the only advice I can give toward the answer is this... What are you spending your time on?

To me it doesn't matter how much money I will make, the house I live in, or in fact where that house is. What matters to me is the lives that I have touched. Have I made a difference, have I helped to prepare those that will come after me? People are what matter and that is what I choose to invest my time and love into.

There is one blog that I read regularly and this morning I read something that has changed my perspective on relationships and people here is a few excerpts,

"Love is not a choice in life. Love is not something you can put on your priority list in life; for love is life...Could this be our problem? That we try to make Love #1 on our list when love is meant to be the list? Love is Oxygen. Choose to breathe." -Gordon Avery

I am choosing to lower my walls just a little and let people in, I am choosing to love and be intentional with my time. Will you?

http://gordonavenue.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/love-should-not-be-1-on-your-list/