Last Blog!!

At the beginning of class we were asked to create a blog. The blog was designed to post our assignments and our opinions. We were given many different assignments that were each different in their own way.

 Our first assignment was self exploration.  This assignment was basically to tell about ourselves. This assignment included who we are, what we like to do, and life after college. I enjoyed this assignment because we got a chance to reflect over our lives, and wanted we wanted to do in the future.  I went into details about my future and basically where I wanted to be in the next few years. Of course my number one goal right now is to finish school, but I also hope one day to own my own business.  I also expressed in this assignment my love for fashion.  I do have a great love for fashion and creativity.  I have always wanted to become a fashion designer and I also loved to draw different things.  In high school I was very involved in my drawing class coming up with different ideas and projects. In the end this assignment allowed me to reflect on my life and the things that I enjoy.

The next assignment we had to blog about was the fashion detox.  This was one of the most challenging assignments.  We had to go one month without buying anything dealing with clothes, shoes, and accessories.  Being that I am a lover of fashion this was a difficult task.  The first and the last week was the hardest to me.   In the first week it seemed like I just had the urge to buy any and everything.  It was hard to tell myself no.  I had a few friends to help and encourage me throughout the detox.  In the last week I almost bought a pair of shoes. I decided not to buy them because I had worked so hard during that month of the detox.  This assignment really taught me a lot.  I learned how much unnecessary stuff that I buy. A lot of times we buy things that we see, we don’t necessarily need them.  During the month of the detox, I tried my best to only buy things that I need, not the things that I want.  The detox also helped me to save a lot of money.  You really don’t spend much when you buy the thing that you need, and not a lot of unnecessary stuff.

The next assignment was the prezi. Prezi is a creative way to do projects and presentations.  It is kind of like PowerPoint.  We had to post our prezi assignment in our blog.  I decided to do my prezi on my dream job and my major.  My major is advertisings so I wanted to give information on that.  In the presentation I told what was advertising and why did I chose that major.  I also list a few jobs that advertising has to offer.  I love my major because you get to be creative and create different add covers and layouts. 

We also had to blog about the book we were assigned to read which was called Enchantment.  This book basically taught how you can become a better employee and or a better boss.   Throughout the book it taught a lot of different techniques.  The spoke about what you should and should not do.  Social media is something that was discussed because it is widely used. The book talked about things that you should not say on social media.  It also talked about ways that you can be enchanting on social media. 

Another huge assignment we had to blog about was the spending analysis.  For about a month we had to keep up with our spending. We had to blog each week about our spending, and how much money we spend on different things. I realized that majority of my money goes to food.  Even when I have food in my apartment I still go out to buy food.  While doing the spending analysis I started to figure out ways that I can better save my money.  I came up with different plans and ideas.  We also had to do an info graphics on our spending.  In the info graphics we had to talk about how much we spend each week and what our money goes too. Because of this assignment I do think that I have become a better spender.  I have learned the importance of saving money.

We also did a blog on Cotton University.  We had to do a critique on the website. Overall I thought that the website was pretty good.  It was very professional and also very organized. I rated the website very high, it was easy to navigate and understand.  Another assignment we had been on poll daddy.  We basically had to post a poll and let people vote on what they like.

Another big assignment we had to do was the AR project.  This assignment we had to make a logo using a layer.  I decided to do my logo on the future boutique I would like.  This assignment was fun to create.  We also had to do an assignment on a slogan we liked.  My slogan was “love it, change it, and leave it.” I really like this slogan because it says a lot about life and certain situations.

Overall I really enjoyed the blogging assignment.  It allowed me to keep up with my thought and ideas. I also like how we learned how to post our different assignments.  Because of the blogging assignment, I have created my very own hair blog.  My blog has reached over 1,200 viewers.  This class has taught me a lot and allowed me to be able to work different technologies. 

I would not change anything about the class or our assignments.  I have learned a lot over the semester. I have learned a lot about myself and also my career.  I think that the blog was a great experience.