There comes a point in one's life where one realizes they have a problem. This point happened a couple days ago for me.

I woke up late and was rushing to get out of the house to make it to my internship on time. Sadly, I didn't have enough time to consume my regular morning coffee. I got on the bus and was just thinking the whole time about how badly I yearned for just one little cup of caffeine. I got there early with a mere 10 minutes to spare. The first place I went? Tim Hortons.

"Can I have a medium double double please", I said, rubbing the tiredness out of my eyes.

"That'll be $1.70." 

I reached my debt card towards the cashier and she shook her head, "I'm sorry, we don't take debt here."

My world stopped. No. Debt? What does that even mean? I was furious! There was no way I could continue this day without at least one cup of coffee.

"Is there anywhere else I can go?" I pleaded, on the brink of tears.

"There's a Starbucks around the corner."

I felt a glimmer of hope. Yes, it'll cost me $1.00 more for coffee I don't really like, but it's coffee nonetheless and I just need my fix. I thanked her and quickly walked toward the direction she pointed to. 

Everything fell into place when that warm coffee finally hit my lips, that familiar taste making my taste buds scream in joy. This day is going to be okay. I finally had a coffee.

Once that coffee was done and I felt like myself again, that's when I realized I had a problem. I shouldn't need a substance to make me feel like me. Thinking back even farther than a couple days ago, I've been drinking 1-2 cups of coffee everyday since high school. 

Being a university student, coffee is considered a food group for us, but maybe we should start thinking about why we need it. I think it's fine to indulge in a cup once in awhile, but once its a dependancy problem, we really need to take a step back and evaluate the reason why we continue to drink it and the long term effects it could have on our health. 

Personally, I believe my body is starting to rely on that caffeine to give it the energy it needs, but in turn, my body is not learning how to energize itself. So, instead of reaching for a cup of coffee, I'm starting to reach for a fruit smoothie or a cup of tea. 

I'm only on my second day of being caffeine free and I'm craving some coffee at this moment, but I already feel better physically. Yeah, I'm a little more tired than usually, but I don't feel constantly bloated like coffee makes me feel. I've read that it takes 2-9 days for you to get over the caffeine withdrawal symptoms, so once I get to day 9, expect an update!

-Anna xox

It's been awhile since I actually talked about my university experience. To be honest, I've just been so focused on my radio show, finding a job once I move back home, and what I need to do to get where I need to be after I graduate. Yeah, my head isn't exactly in the present right now, but I have been up to some pretty interesting things!

1. I was an intern for the biggest news station in the Windsor area. I got to go to multiple events around Windsor and interact with the public. I even got to interview some of the event organizers, which I found extremely exciting! I still go to events when I can, but I'm not as active as I was during last semester. This showed me how much I like having a job that involves a lot of moving around and interacting with the public.

2. You may have noticed from my previous posts that I now have my own radio show at Cjam, the radio station at my school. It goes to the Windsor and Detroit area, so it's pretty exciting knowing people miles away can hear my voice on the radio. I've gotten great feed back so if you haven't heard it yet, click a post and let me know what you think!

3. For reading week, I got to go to Jamaica (as you can tell from the image on this post). Can I say ah-mazing?! I didn't even know a sky could look so clear and that the air could be so clean. If I ever become a millionaire, I know were I'm buying a beach house.

4. I've decided to move back home for the coming year. Having my own house and living with room mates was fun, but i've learned I really value my personal, quiet time when I'm at home and living with 5 other people, thats hard to come across. I hope to move back home, finally get another job, and since I'm closer to Toronto, get more immersed into media and communications.

5. I've become a bit of a gym rat. I'm in the gym at least 5 days a week. I got the opportunity to audition for an international cheerleading team so, it's about time I get into some kind of shape. I - I work ouuttt.

Well, that's basically what I've been up to for the last couple of months. I hope you are all having a fabulous semester! Leave comments and let me know how YOUR semester has been. I'm interested :)

Just another day in Wonderland.

P.S. I heard this song everyday in Jamaica. I hope you guys become just as obsessed with it as I was.

The year is still at it's beginning stages. I believe it's the perfect time to make a bucket list of all the things I hope to accomplish this year. As I accomplish them, I will come back to cross them off and post a picture!

1. Crowd surf
2. Watch the sunset
3. Watch the sunrise
4. Learn how to bartend
5. Get a job I don't hate (bartender anyone?)
6. Meet someone famous
7. Go to the gym for 100 days
8. DJ for a night
9. Have my own radio show
10. Go on a picnic
11. Go to a drive-in movie theatre
12. Take a road trip to somewhere new
13. Volunteer at NXNE
14. Volunteer at Tiff
15. Get my first A in university
16. Take 1000 pictures of beautiful things
17. Pick strawberries (haven't did that since I was 6)
18. Eat something I've never eaten before
19. Learn to play the guitar
20. Do yoga outside

Hello All!

Just wanted to welcome everyone back for another year of My So-Called Uni Life! A few things have changed this year like:
-No longer majoring in English (realized Radio and Television was my thing)
-Just Majoring in Communications, Media, and Film with a minor in Business (holla!)
-Loving Drake's new album. Nothing beats Take Care I must say, but I'm still dedicating this post to NWTS
-Recently got an internship with AM800 (owned by Bell Media) as a Promoter!
-In the works of getting my own radio show at CJAM

Yeah, september has been hectic for me so far! Sadly, my blog didn't get the love that I wanted it to this summer

BUT

I'm still going to post as often as I can about my internship, radio show, and just... ya know... My So-Called Uni Life.

-Andi

NWTS

Now my favourite song off of the album:

P.S. Don't forget to hit up my twitter and let me know what you think of NWTS ;o
@whatswithandi

Just another day in Wonderland.