My Favourite Social Media Platform Featuring My Most Popular Posts
Picking my favourite social media platform is so hard you guys. But okay I'll do it :)
J'aime L'Instagram (not a french major, how'd I do?)
I'm going to share a few of my most popular (most liked) photos on Instagram because they all tell a story about me. A picture says a thousand words!
Image 1: you know those cheesy image quote thingys on Pinterest? I like to make my own! For starters it's always better to do your own art work than use someone else's. Usually when I make these images it's a quote or self affirmation that I need to hear myself and I realize that there's probably someone else that could use the positivity too.
Image 2: Breakfast on my 29th birthday, yes that's how old I am right now! And yes I'll still be a student on my 30th birthday. I got a lot of likes on it because ya know, the internet can be friendly and everyone wanted to wish me a happy birthday. But I was so smitten with myself for making this Breaking Bad friendly Instagram post. It was a few days before the finale. Please tell me you get it?!?!?1 (Not many people "got it" when I posted it)
Image 3: Throwback Thursday comin' at ya! I can't remember exactly how old I was in this picture but please note the dark lipliner and frosty lipstick, hello 90s. When I was younger my life revolved around my softball team. In my 20s it kind of fell away as other things popped up. But at York, playing softball intramurals was one of the first "traditional" student thing I signed up for. It was my introduction to intramurals and student engagement which although a bit hard to navigate the sign up process at times CAN be mature student friendly. Thanks Bethune and Vanier Athletics Associations :)
Image 4: No summer is safe from my apparent compulsion for learning! Last summer I decided not to take classes since I had a full time job at the RED Zone. I decided to take the break to prepare for my personal training exam (I had already done the classes during the February reading week). I passed on the first try and am working on building my personal training business Wildly Fit.
Image 5: The freshman 15 lbs isn't just for direct entry students, mature students can have the same problem. I put on 25 lbs in the first year of leaving my job and coming back to school. Unhealthy habits like eating too much junk food, eating late at night, not getting enough sleep, not managing my stress, and skipping workouts were to blame for my weight gain. Eventually I realized that regardless of my weight, those habits were not doing me any favours physically, emotionally, or for my academic success. It took a year to slowly change habits and this picture depicts a 12 lbs weight loss where I comfortably sit today.
Image 6: I'm pretty sure this picture is my most liked EVER. Obviously. It's a chipmunk in a chipmunk mug. We were at a friends cottage and a few of my pals worked tirelessly with coaxing and peanuts to make this happen.
Allow me to leave you with a few of my favourite YorkU Instagram accounts:
izzy806
discoholicmusic
blakekathryn
yousharknotpass
