Where that blogga' at?

Where the heck have I been lately? I mean, I know we have been slacking on telling the tales of us siblings and Katlin has made a strong comeback, but I have not been on my A game with this. So, what have I am been up to you ask? I have been taking my slow steps towards graduation.

With graduation around the corner, it has been a stressful time trying to keep a steady balance. It has been a struggle trying to stay focused on finding a job, doing well in my classes but still being a senior in college! So, here are a few examples of the steps towards graduation which has been keeping me away from the blog-o-sphere.

So, pictured here is the Mercyhurst University Senior ambassadors. One of the steps taken towards graduation is the annual Ambassador Spring Tea. At this event, the Seniors are celebrated and recognized while new Ambassadors are inducted into our club to take our place. This sad day marked the end of me wearing the green jacket, giving tours and working events!! It's been a big part of my life since Freshman year and hard to say goodbye!







Next is the 100 days party. This party held at the Cornerstone (a blog to come) marks 100 days until we the day we graduate! Pictured here is Amanda, Shannon, Paula and I!















Choooo-Chooo! Next stop on the Graduation train is my favorite holiday (besides my birthday) St. Patrick's Day. We have been so luck with the weather down here in Erie, Pa and could not have been happier with the weather on March 17! We took advantage of the sunshine by spending the day outside with friends celebrating a great Irish saint ;)







Last week I said my final goodbyes to Mercyhurst Student Government! I have been so blessed to have been given the opportunity to have served as MSG President and part of this organization for the past five years! Pictures here is flowers, a cake and a special card from everyone that deeply touched my heart! This was a huge step towards graduation which may have been the hardest!




You think I forgot this part? The whole "growing up" and "finding a job" part of graduation? Here is a stack of 18 resume packets that I sent out for jobs! Stay tuned, I hope someday I have a blog post that this was a successful technique. For now, all I can do is hope for the best and say a few extra prayers!





So there you have it everyone! This post has been a glimpse of what I have been up to lately and quite frankly, all year. It has been a whirl-wind of adventures and emotions. But most importantly, I have so many reasons to smile everyday!

The blogs will come more frequent I am sure! I hope you enjoyed my first one back, and accepted my apology for slacking!

Stay tuned,
Meghan

Rebranding Myself

So after my class made the journey to the "Women in Politics" seminar last week, I found myself becoming more and more convinced that I wanted to be a woman in politics. Obviously running for any kind of public office would be in the distant future, but it put all kinds of ideas in my head.

Then, my friend Courtney, who has done a lot of work with various politicians and has worked on political campaigns, convinced me to attend a conference with her in DC called "Next Step."
While it didn't take much convincing, because I love DC and I love Courtney, I am really excited about it. The conference is aimed at women just like me who aren't quite sure what the next step in their career will be. (See what they did there?)

So long story long I need new business cards and I can't quite decide what they should look like. While my resume has a pretty distinct design, (check it out at http://www.katlinhess.com) I don't really have a personal logo. I am considering doing an entire re-branding, including sprucing up my resume design, but I want your feedback. Which design looks the most me?

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:


Option 4:


So what do you think? I am open to any and all suggestions/criticisms so please share your honest opinion! Are these too simple? Too obvious? Let me know below or comment on the link on facebook!

We're Baaaaaack!

So we've been talking about getting back to blogging for about 3 months now, but we've both been super busy and we keep putting it off, so I am taking the first step. Hello world!!! Or should I say hello again!

I have a lot of reasons for wanting to start blogging again, first like I've mentioned before it's good writing practice, and since I've been eyeball deep in academic papers and my huge thesis/research based project I haven't been doing any writing for fun. Also, I just read about two girls who started with a blog and eventually wrote their own cookbook, and I am fully prepared for that to be my future. Oh, and I recently saw "The Vow" and one of her first questions when she woke up from her coma and realized she had lost her memory was "Did I keep a journal?" I figured a blog is even better, because it usually has pictures.

So there it is, we're officially back in action, unfortunately with nothing new to report, other than the weather here is absolutely gorgeous and St. Patrick's Day was an awesome success (although I am starting to feel old, I can't keep up with the college kids anymore.)

Have a fabulous Monday and stay tuned for more action here soon!!!

Katlin