SUNDAY SNAPSHOT: HASHTAG #RESLIFE

'ello!

In my last Sunday Snapshot post, I mentioned that the other resident director and I would be venturing to other halls... and indeed we did!

Home Sweet Homa floor! Love it.

Big Bang Theory, Mario, I Love Lucy, and Aliens.
Really got a chuckle out of the alien floor (literally, a chuckle.)

I LOVE PRINCESS AND THE FROG!
Such an amazing floor.

Two buddy RAs did matching Dr. Seuss and it
turned out so well. One of my favorites for sure.

Angry birds! Van Gogh, dinosaurs, and heroes -
that Simba was an excellent use of window chalk.

Also, our center has been flying solo for a little while on account of our supervisor adding a new little darling to his family. We wanted to send him some love...

Last year we started this "tradition" of picking a theme for our marker board and matching things in that category to staff's personality. The only thing I remember from last year was that I was Rachael Harris (celebrities) & a kiwi (food items.) In addition to the two below, we've done Historical Figures and X-Men so far this year. And if you think this is simple stuff, you'd be surprised at how many battles we have about pinning a person to a categorical item (X-Men was created by one staff member, re-done by two disagreeing staff members, only to be reinstated. It gets real y'all.)

I never knew there were so many Crayola colors in the world.

So. Accurate.

And lastly, in addition to working with my RA staff, I get to meet and work with a wonderful group of freshmen ladies in our leadership program. I send them weekly e-letters about application deadlines, scholarship details, and upcoming events. We have our first dinner next week!

xoxo e

DECLUTTERING: PART ONE

The past couple of weeks I have been feeling stressed and bogged down by things that I can only really refer to as "stuff." I felt perpetually behind in all my tasks, each day weighing heavier on my sanity as I either had to push myself to my personal limits to get my slate clean on any given day or dread each morning waking to a longer to-do list. I finally came to the conclusion that my life is in serious need of decluttering. I've often heard the best way to do this is to declutter in stages. Over the next few months I intend to do this and will blog my progress. What with graduating in less than a year, it is best now to get rid of everything I don't need and I'm sure this will add much needed clarity in my life!

So first, my closets.

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT: FLOOR THEMES 2012

It is September 9th, and I haven't blogged in forever. Between training, opening, and school, things have just been such a whirlwind. A lot of things are changing {update on that to come} and from now on I don't only "hope" to blog more, I will blog more. Will will will.

Until then! Our RAs are back in action (and doing a wonderful job at that!) and I thought I'd dedicate this Sunday Snapshot to some of the hard work they've done on their floors, similar to my spring post. This week my Co-RD and I will be visiting other centers, so I'll post another batch of pictures next Sunday.

OU Memes theme - a nod to The Pride of Oklahoma.

Link! Legends of Zelda themed floor.
W has epic painting skills.

A park themed floor, with this SUPER adorable wreath.
She even served lemonade on her floor on move-in day!

This floor is my home :) Love how the olympic circles
spell 'Couch.'

There is usually a HP floor, but I can't even describe how
amazing this one is. I just. Wow. The right side pic?
Yes, an accurate illustration of our campus map.

Our floor themes are really quite broad. On one hand we
have cupcakes & icecream, and on the other we have..
laser beam cats. 

Art themed floor. Originally David had a leaf, but
someone gave him boxers this week!

Willy Wonka. Love the door decs.

Lots of kids themes this year!

Male floors.

So much painting by this year's staff!

Old cinema themed floor, complete with butcher paper
renditions of classic film posters.

Music themed floor - and I included her passive
because I loved it so much! Creative.

What are some of your favorite themes your staff does? Our RAs are a lot of fun and they never cease to amaze me with all their talent. Excited to see what spring brings!

xoxo e