Sumaira McCloud

God, I can't say it enough. I am so over social media and all the false sense of 'keeping in touch' it allows people to feel. I have so many people I know who expect you to keep up with their life or know certain small details of their day, because they have promoted the idea on Facebook. Really? Even if I had Facebook, had I seen these posts, what is left to talk about in PERSON? I used to be this way four months ago, so I know it's easy to be blinded and not realize what's happening to your life and the constant increase of addiction. BUT with that said now that I am aware of the habit and have broken it, I feel everyone else should be awakened, too. Just venting, and hating Facebook, sigh. -ssr

August changed my life. I began my bachelor's program and it deals with 100% social media and internet. The name of my degree is called Converged Communications . Upon telling people this degree everyone has only one universal response, "What the heck is that?!" The response is valid, because my school actually is the first to have this degree offered. Whereas other colleges around our school offer Communication degrees, after choosing this degree one must branch under Broadcasting, Media, Marketing, Public Relations, etc, to become an expert at one specific field. Converged Communications is a new program that is designed to offer a student ALL of the above into ONE degree. It's pretty awesome. There are four large focuses, however the main courses are required for all four. The four focuses include Advertising & Promoting, Production Media, Strategic Corporate Communications, and Political and Cause campaigns. So far I've been enrolled and active

I recently stumbled across an awesome article written by a 22 year old on things she has learned thus far in life. Everything she said I agreed with 100% and felt a sense of relief that someone else out there is going through/has gone through/is going through things that I experience, too. It really motivated me and sparked a light in me to want to write and share my own ideas of what I've learned throughout life, too. If anyone is interested in her blog the link is  Right hereeeeee Anyway, so this is in no particular order of what I feel is more important than other lessons, but here it goes. 1) Talk it out.   Often I feel fed up with things or even people, and I shut down and decide to just keep to myself and continue to grow more and more frustrated. Over the years I've noticed it's a really bad habit that I don't benefit from at all. The more I confront matters and talk things out, I feel so much better after. Whether the result is what I imagined or expec

I've never really understood why a person would remain in a relationship or job environment that is destroying their happiness and mental state. If you are unhappy after trying and trying and doing all you possibly could have for a situation, it is time you move on, leave, change it up. You are allowed to do so. I don't know what book people read where they think they are forced to stay somewhere or contracted by law to be with a certain man/woman! (Even if you ARE married, there is a thing called divorce). I know one side of my readers are going to throw up their arms and mention the obvious, family being torn and friends and people wanting to keep their perfect life and not air their dirty laundry--But see, those are the people who care more about an image versus what is INSIDE The image. These kind of people think they are avoiding being talked about by remaining miserable and doing things they think are expected of them. The other group of people falls in