Today I met with my HSF mentor face to face. We hadn't spoken for a while, so we really just caught up on how I was doing since around Christmas time. We got a bit into the fact that I haven't really felt at 100% with my mental and emotional health for a few months now, and has lately gotten a bit worse. Apart from taking other initiatives to properly get out of this cycle, my mentor had a few simple suggestions that could help me out a bit. She suggested maybe I keep a record each day or night about what I was grateful for. I decided that it was a great idea and the medium I would use for these posts and thoughts would be this blog.

 Today, I am grateful for my college mentor, Cat. She is so positive and so inspiring. Although, I am not the best mentee when it comes to my communication skills, I always know that she is there to help. She makes me want to be a better me, cheesy but true. I know that if I hadn't met with her today, I wouldn't have as much direction as I have now. She encourages me to be confident in my skills and talents, and honestly makes me feel like I can do anything I'd want to do. Even in this post I have erased most of the vocabulary that would make me come off as insecure or wishywashy. I have to begin to say what I mean and make it happen. Or, as it's most commonly known, fake it till you make it!