Living Large

  The bold songs represent the start of each spring month. My spotify: olivia_srednicka https://open.spotify.com/user/14w7tqgl6tw0rfnrtg23tczby?si=1Sguhk7cSY2rKPgEPiIJSw 1. "Fake Denim" by Quinn XCII 2. "If It Ain't Me" by Dualists Lipa 3. "Plastic Hearts" by Miley Cyrus 4. "B Team" by Marianas Trench  5. "No Such Thing" by John Mayer 6. "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day 7. "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas 8. "Waves" by Dean Lewis 9. "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" by Ms. Lauryn Hill 10. "Leave The Door Open" by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic 11. "Hey Goodbye" by Quinn XCII 12. "Look How Far We've Come" by Quinn XCII 13. "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield  14. "Hold On" by Justin Bieber 15. "CHICKEN TENDERS" by Clinton Kane 16. "Jericho" by Andrew Ripp 17. "Angels" by Tom Walker 18. "Good Exam...

As my junior year of college draws to a close, three lessons stood out to me during this unpredictable year. First, I learned that friends will come and go. I’ve dealt with friends leaving me in the past in high school as well as creating a ton of new friends in college. However, this year made me realize friends can leave your life as quickly as they can enter it.    I’ve also always been such an open and vulnerable individual with others. Even when I first meet new individuals, I tend to reveal more about myself than others. I’ve been taught that vulnerability brings people closer, so I am quick to spark up a conversation. However, I want to be mindful of who I spend my time and energy with, so I’d rather get to know others quickly in order to see if I can form a fruitful bond with them.     However, after seeing some people’s truest colors, I learned that being so open can sometimes result in pain as your vulnerability can be used against you. This is the ris...