These last few weeks of summer have been busy. I've been getting ready for my first year of college; organizing, packing, spending last moments with friends, and deciding who I want to {be}. I've been working on my {be} goal for over a year now and I am a totally different person. I am confident in who I am, my decisions, my appearance, and my dreams. It has been pretty easy to be positive when I am in a comfortable place in my life...living at home and being around family and friends that care about me so much.

This is where it may get tough...

Since I am going to college, I am going to be by myself. I won't have my family around me all of the time...I need to make the decisions each morning to be a happy and confident person. I need to be my own cheeleader.

So, you've been away from that wonderful place we like to call camp for a week now. How does it feel?

Oh my, I can’t believe we’ve been back from camp for a week! Usually I am very frustrated during this week following camp… so much growth, planning, and reflection take place during that one week at Albion, and then I become frustrated when I come home, try to adjust to the “real world”, and feel the days slipping by, without anything to show for them. However, this year I’m trying to focus on the everyday component of our BE Better Everyday curriculum. Since returning from camp, I really have challenged myself and have been working on my BE goal everyday.