Accountablility

I guess there is a first time for everything, considering this is the first time I've ever blogged before, not just with Bonner but in my life. As a new member of the group I just wanted to thank all of you guys for accepting me into the program with open arms and being so kind. It's awesome to have such a great support system in the stressful/best/fun four years of our college experiences. I also hope the grant writing training went awesome, I apologize I couldn't be there unfortunately I had to go home Saturday morning because my uncle passed away on Friday night and didn't get back to school until Wednesday night. On the topic of accountability I think last week's meeting helped me to the extreme and made me realize how much you actually need to balance your time in order to get what needs to be done and not be stressed. As a team, if one falls we all fall so we have to make sure we keep each other in check but not to the point when where constantly being asked to do something or attend a meeting, etc. We are all accountable for our own decisions and it is our own responsibility to do what needs to be done. Through the training we went through at the last meeting we realized how much detail and time one event can take. I feel like going to school, having a job, and attending our sites weekly can be related to planning that one big event that takes weeks and much effort. We go to class everyday, although we may not want to, we go because we are accountable for learning that material and putting it to use whether its through a paper or on an exam. If I plan ahead and map out when I need to do things and actually do them instead of writing them down in my planner, I will feel much better about myself knowing that's one thing less I have to stress or worry about. Through Bonner, working as a close team we will encounter good times and hard times that won't be easy but we will be able to face them because we will know how to balance everything in a timely and orderly fashion.

Hope to see you guys tonight at dinner, if not have an awesome weekend!

Meghan =)