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Name: Ingrid
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State: Illinois
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

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Breathe

No matter what happens,
You can't spend your time worrying about
EVERY little thing.
When you figure out what is important to you,
Work for it, and never let ANYONE tell you
That you don't deserve what you want.
There is no one in the world
Who knows you well enough to say you
don't deserve what you desire.
If you have a kind and generous heart, a genuine spirit and a compassionate soul,
Everything will work itself out.
Even if you make a million mistakes,
All ANYONE can ask of you
Is that you take one lesson from each experience.
It doesn't always have to be profound or life changing to an extreme,
But think about it for FIVE minutes
And let it go.
Think about things more thoroughly
But don't let yourself ever stop feeling.
Once you stop feeling,
You shut yourself off from things and people.
Living without passion is not really living,
It's drifting like a transient,
You're never here, nor there
And once you stop feeling completely,
You're not anywhere,
You're dead,
Even if you still have a pulse.
Keep your arms and heart wide open,
This world is already filled with too much hate.
And when everything feels like it's
Going under...
Just remember to
                           Breathe...

~Kourtney McKee

This is a poem by an amazing girl in my Ed as an Agent for Change Class, she has gone through so much and shared her life experiences with us in the forms of poetry and this one really stood out to me because it is something I can really learn from.  I hope you can too.


Thursday, February 01, 2007

Mom

At the moment I am so incredibly proud of my mother and also incredibly scared of what I might find out?

So I am part of a group called Active Minds we are trying to get the word out on the prevelence of different disorders out on the college campus.  (I am sooo excited because this sem I think we will get off the ground with it!)

So we are going to be involved in this night where there is a pannel of people who have gotten over eating disoreders speak and sortof have a memorial for those who were not able to recover.  Well we were looking for more people who are well enough into recovery to come talk at it.  So I asked my mom.  As many of you know she was anorexic in college and right after.  My sister and I know that she was and that my father gave her an ultimatim to get her to seek help but other than that we have no clue.  So she agreed to come and talk with these random people.  I am proud of her to be able to do this but I am sortof scared to hear about it...but I know it will be good.


Monday, January 22, 2007

autobio

So I have to write a 30pg autobiography for one of my midterms.  I was thinking that I would start by giving a little info on my family then going onto the story.  I want feedback  Is it okay to start a autobiography in this format?  Should I just jump in and go with the story right away?  If you are reading this and are not in it I am sorry.  No doubt you will be in the autobiography but just not on my family page.  Make sure names are spelled right.  If you think I should add something or take something out let me know.  First impressions are the most important and this will be the first impression of my paper so it is important part right.  I dunno if I will post more of my paper here or not...it will prob get very personal. I need some input!


My Family

Gregory R. Anderson:  Oldest of four children he was the first to attend college, and was the last to leave it.  He has multiple degrees including one PhD.  We have actually timed it and it takes him about a half an hour to tell someone all of the colleges that he has attended or taught at.  Even though he has many degrees he considers himself a psychologist specializing in children with ADHD and Autism.  My dad was the one at home doing the projects with us and being the girl scout leader and the 4-H extension officer.  Once we were older he threw himself into his work and has become a stranger to his own family.

Suzanne K. Anderson: Originally Suzanne K. Nelson is the oldest of three and also the first to attend college in her family.  She is currently a special education administer but previously has taught mainly BD children anywhere from preschool to high school and has also taught as a college professor.  She was and still is the one that has been there for us.  Also involved in girl scouts and 4-H but made sure to stay involved as we grew older.  Deeply religious and very family centered are two ways that I would describe her.

Kara K. Steffen: My older sister who recently was married.  My exact opposite.  Although she is the one I wanted to be.  Because of her I joined the choir, speech team, and the theater some of my biggest passions.  She is six years my senior and is an early childhood teacher for the Naperville school district.

Ken F. Steffen:  Just became part of the Anderson family last March.  He is part of a large wonderful family that farms out in Iowa.  He has recently graduated with his Doctor of Osteopathics from Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois.  He is quite but hilarious and is very athletic.

Sarah A. Rodey:  My first friend that I felt close enough to call my sister.  We did everything together.  We somehow had the same classes, would sleep over at each others houses every weekend, and would even go on vacations together. 

Justin M. Attaway:  Or Dave as I like to call him.  Justin and I went through church together.  He was my first Jr. High boyfriend, and now my roomate.  It has been so nice to have such a close friend that was not in my larger group of friends.  He has always been able to give me a non-biased position on events in my life.

Benjamin H. Romashko:  My boyfriend and best friend.  He has helped me through some of the most trying and the most wonderful times in the last five and a half years.  We are so similar and yet different enough to keep things interesting.  He is able to comfort me or make me laugh uncontrollably depending on what the occasion calls for.  I love not only him but also his family.

Brandon C. Rowold:  My brother, okay so we are not biologically siblings but emotionally he is the brother that I never had.  He has been there for me always and I hope that I have been there for him when he has needed me.  We are not only close to each other but also to each other’s families.  I know that his parents will support me in what I do and I hope that he knows that my family cares for him deeply and will always be there for him.


Sunday, January 21, 2007

Home

"Sometimes without conscious realization, our thoughts, our faith, our interests are entered into the past. We talk about other times, other places, other persons, and lose our living hold on the present.  Sometimes we think if we could just go back in time we would be happy.  But anyone who attempts to reenter the past is sure to be disappointed.  Anyone who has ever revisited the place of his birth after years of absence is shocked by the differences between the way the place actually is, and the way he has remeberd it.  He may walk along old familiar streets and roads, but he is a stranger in a strange land.  He has thought of this place as home, but he finds he is no longer here even in spirit.  He has gone on to a new and different life, and in thinking longingly of the past, he has been giving thought and interest to something that no longer really exists.  This being true of the physical self, how much more true it is of the spiritual self..."

This is from a book that I just finished for school.  This passage from the book "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother"  I feel that it is so true.  Minooka is so different in almost every way than when I remeber it.  Back home I have different friends than I did when I was in high school.  I do miss those friends but I have become so much closer to so many people that yes I knew in high school but did not know as well.  Living in the past is something that just will not help you and that is one thing that I try and remind myself as much as possible.  Go forward and fight on.  Things may not be as peachy as you may hope at this time in your life but there is always tomorrow and the next day and the next.  Your family will be there for you whether they be biological, emotional, or spiritual...they will be there for you.  To love and support you in their own little ways.


Sunday, December 17, 2006

alone....

Well it is the week after finals and yes kids I am still in DeKalb.  Everyone is gone.  I am here till Wed. for work and unfort. I am right back here on Jan 3rd for work.  I am trying to convince Justin he wants to take the job at Fatty's so that he will be here at least a week early...I know I am selfish.

Justin's birthday was a lot of fun.  I think he had a lot of fun too.  This morning we deff did a roomate run to McDonalds.  After a night like last night you just need some grease.

I got to hang out with Nita and Brandon on Friday.  It was great to see them.  Nita seems to be doing really well.  She is able to eat again so that is good to see.  Brandon seemed really tired and so did she.  Hopefully those two are able to find some time for themselves and not just work all the time.

My mom is out visiting my dad right now.  The trip seems to be going well.  No talk about divorce yet.  My dad may be getting a job offer soon...possibly.  It would be in Florida.  I keep telling him if he gets that job it would be good because then I would be able to go visit him and then go visit Brandon's parents in the same time.

Bah



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