One Step At A Time

So as a grad student I tend to have a lot on my plate. Especially with the added bonus of being a grad student pursuing a degree in College Student Affairs. For anyone who knows anything about College Student Affairs your life will constantly be busy with different projects, committees, your students, and your other co-workers. Now combine that with being a student, a daughter, a sister, and just having a life of your own.
While wearing all of these different hats many of them at the same time you tend to be juggling a lot of work all the time. I recently found this article that shares or highlights tips on ways to increase productivity in the work that you do by simply doing one thing at a time and just focusing your energy on that...crazy yet so simplistic.
I plan to continue my graduate, professional, and life career trying to implement these steps and make them a reality for myself and I just thought I would share them will all my potential readers.

Here is the amazing yet simple article: The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time

P.S. This information is useful for all not just grad students or College Student Affairs professionals.

Much Love as Always,
Your Writer,
Rena Gore

It's March Already?!

It is March 2012 already... I am more than 75% done with my first year as a graduate student. 

Time is literally flying by. Despite the speed at which time is going my life has been jam packed with my work as a grad student, having an internship, and field experience, as well as trying to maintain a social life. 

I wish I had a bit more to say but as I mention above time is flying and there are so many things I have to do. Next week is spring break and this Friday I have to close my building for the break so hopefully after I will have some more time to write.

Always moving and busy,

Your Writer,

Rena Tilisa Gore 

                                                                                                                    

Post-Thanksgiving Break

Hello there, originally this was going to be a blog about my life in reslife which is extremely glamorous but that is not all that is going on in my life....I am a graduate student and to tell the truth that encompasses or dictates my life as a reslife person at least for the next two years.

Anyway I haven't written since who knows when so I thought I catch you, the reader(s) (if I have any lol), up. I just had my thanksgiving break, yes even grad students get to take a break from school. During thanksgiving break we closed my residence hall as well so today residents will be coming back to the building.
And now that the break is over serious crunch time as far as school work really begins..
I have a great deal of big projects/papers/and finals due over the next four weeks...literally something every week and I barely made a dent in these things so I must get to work!!!

Just wanted to keep you posted but much peace and love till next time!

Always your writer,
Rena

Hi! My name is Rena Gore!!

Hi! My name is Rena Gore!!
And as the blog would suggest I work in residence life!!

For those of you not familiar with res life, as I like to call it, let me explain it to you. Res Life is one of the many departments within the college campus. We, people in res life, work with all the students that choose to live on campus, thus making those students residents. There are many different functions and positions in residence life, depending on what campus, university, and/or college that you work at, ranging from the policy makers, the fundraisers, the programmers, policy enforcers, community builders, and so much more.

My specific role is hall director, meaning that I am responsible for the things that happen in my hall. Part of being a hall director means supervising a staff of student leaders, most commonly called Resident Assistants also known as RAs (I have 6), and an entire building of residents (I have roughly 325 give or take a few room changes).

This is my first year as a hall director but not my first year in res life. I have been in res life for at least three years and I plan to be in it for a lot longer, prayerfully. I will tell you more about my life in res life later but for now I thought it was definitely time for me to get this blog rolling especially since res life is a big part of what I do and who I am.

I hope you enjoy it and leave comments and even if you don't, please still leave comments.
Let me know what you think and feel free to share your stories of res life here as well.

Much love and peace till next time,

This is RenaG and I'm signing out!!