Bridget Nistler

This summer has been the busiest one yet. I've been working 60-80 hours a week all while applying to business school and trying to be a normal human. This has been my first time to really think in about three months and the most pressing thought on my mind is that I am enough, and so are you.  I found out a few days ago that I was accepted into my program and I literally have no idea how I did it, but I did. I honestly don't know how I juggled psycho boys, school, work, sleep, church, exercise etc....BUT I did. I don't know if this clean Alaskan air is making me cooky or if I just realized something that is a "duh" for everyone else in their life, but it really smacked me in the face that I am kind of a bada**. I CAN DO HARD THINGS! Wait, really? I think its time that we all step back and realize that we are doing a lot better than we think we are because I'll let you in on a little secret, if someone tells you they have their crap together, they're ly...

Holy moley. Time seriously flys, and I can't believe that Thanksgiving is here and the semester is almost over. I have been thinking a lot about my future lately and amidst all the uncertainty, I keep coming back to the simple fact that I am grateful. I am grateful for the opportunity that I have to go to college, to suceed in the subjects that I like, and to have a family that is very supportive of me. Earlier this week I got caught up in all the things that I DON'T have, and let me tell you, if you ever want to feel like trash, go ahead and do some comparing. It all started with some stress I had over a midterm and then it spiraled into me telling my mom that if I didn't get an A on this test I would never get into business school which would mean I would not have a good career and then I was never going to get married and yada yada whatever. Needless to say, I had the worst attitude ever for about three hours on Tuesday morning. Thankfully, I did very well on my te...