Blast and Bless

I am the world's worst blogger. Ever. In the entire universe. I won't attempt to make empty promises about posting more often (thought I really will try to!) but since my lovely roomie has been asleep for awhile now, I decided I should blog. (I could blog while she's awake, but there is a never-ending flow of conversation in our room, so it doesn't really work.) This semester at good ol' NGU, I'm really enjoying most of my classes, particularly British Lit. 2. I love this class because I love to read and I love my professor, Dr. Boone. She does an excellent job of incorporating different types of learning into our class in order to keep us from getting bored and tuning her out. For example, last week we were all assigned an aspect of the Modern era and told to sculpt a representative from playdough. How fun is that? This past Tuesday, we started talking about the modern era. One very interesting piece we looked at were excerpts from the short-lived magazine called "Blast". These short pieces are not really articles, but attention-grabbing headlines and lists. The author makes two lists on one of the pages, a "blast" list of things he doesn't like and a "bless" list of things he likes and loves. In an effort to embrace the modern period, here's my attempt at blast and bless lists. (Please keep in mind this is kind of a cathartic, brainstorming exercise for me, not intended to offend anyone)

BLAST

Allergies          

 Sunburn                          

Yelling in the Hallway               

Water Fountain Water         

Tests                    

Rude People            

Red Lights            

Cafeteria Food             

Money Issues         

Lack of Sleep           

Gravel Parking Lots         

Cold April Weather     

Diet Soda         

 Room Checks 

The Scale                   

The Gym        

Dry Contacts       

Transition Lenses      

Chipped Nail Polish 

Country Music     

Forgetfulness     

Foreign Languages   

Printer Ink       

Immaturity   

Inconsistency

Singleness

Insults 

Rain

Rejection

Student IDs

Heartbreak

Sleepless Nights

BLESS

Spotify 

Strong Coffee

Chivalry

Kind Words

Smiles

Oreos

Disney Princess Cups

Say Yes to the Dress

Pinterest

Rae

NGU

Mom and Dad

Texting

Lord of the Rings Desk Calendar

Cherry Coke

Earrings

Sparkly Things

Sweet Tea

Mascara

Chapstick

Precept Studies

Renewal Church

Boys who hold doors

Naturally Curly Hair

Hugs

Next time you feel frustrated, it might help to make these lists. It certainly helped me to realize I have just as many (if not more) blessings as I do frustrations. Happy Thursday!