A Fresh Face and a Perfect Name

Notice anything different?! I am happy to say that I have shed my blog’s old skin and have given it a fresh new face! Take a look at the old layout:

 And now: 

And we also have some new additions:

1.  Search bar

2.  I hope to add some more tabs in the coming weeks to include stuff like an "about me" section, and maybe a tab for projects/organization. We will just have to see, and don't forget that I am totally up for any suggestions! 

Now to a different subject: I have had a couple of questions about the title for my blog the past couple weeks, so I have decided to elaborate on how I decided upon it:

I think that especially in this generation, with technological advancements that consume our entire beings and with more and more being demanded of us on a daily bases, it is really easy to lose oneself. We let the world shape the kind of person we are from the outside in, and instead of looking back and being proud of who we were, and are today, we see that the influences in our lives have completely taken over, and we are simply left with a bi-product of our environments. That is not what I want to look back and see! I know that I am a goodhearted person with so much drive and enthusiasm, and I refuse to let anything change this person I have become. So instead of incorporating the outside world into my life, I want to instead incorporate myself into everything I do. I want someone to be able to look at a project and see my personality, enthusiasm, and drive show through. This is why I created this blog. This is a way for me to stay true to myself, and for others to be able to share in my life. I want to help others through the knowledge I have acquired in hopes that they will incorporate themselves into all that they do. 

Thank you for sharing in my story!

-M