Happy Reading and Sage Advice

Christmas Tradition

Currently, it is 10:30pm on Christmas Day 2014. My family and I per tradition are competing to see who can be the most lazy. Currently, I'd have to say it would be a tie between myself, and my mother, who has been napping on the couch on-and-off since 3:00 pm. Christmas, for us, was celebrated early this morning, (midnight, if you want to be exact) and since than we've been enjoying our presents, and quality napping time. 

That being said, one of my presents was Amy Poehler's book "Yes Please" and although I'm currently preoccupied with a whole other list of books (see my previous post, in case your wondering what list I'm talking about), but I couldn't help myself and had to read a few pages.

Amy's Advice

With Christmas coming to an end, and the New Year around the corner, it's natural to start thinking about next year, after all 2015 is a big year for me. Graduation, adulthood, complete panic at "officially entering the real world" It's strange, knowing that four years has gone by so quickly, but it's exciting at the same time.
I have successfully avoiding answering any prying personal details to my extend family, managing to mumble the general, "Oh I'm a Journalist Major...Oh I go to school in Aurora...I'm graduating in May.." all while having the great internal battle that one more cookie I eat won't spoil my Christmas dinner.

While reading the first few I'm reminded how much of an idol Amy Poehler is. Granted, I finished Parks and Recreations fairly quickly so I may be a little biased on my "Amy Poehler Appreciation" but that is besides the point here.

My point being, is that within the first chapter of the book, Poehler shares the hard truth- writing is hard. Life is hard, and messy and complicated, and becoming an adult is really scary. At 22, and an almost-college-graduate, I'm already sick of being asked "what are you going to do when I graduate?"

Within my first couple of pages of reading "Yes Please" I was given the best answer I could ever hope for via the great Amy Poehler. "...we should stop asking people in their twenties what they "want to do" and start asking them what they don't want to do. Instead of asking students to "declare their major" we should ask students to "list what they will do anything to avoid." It just makes a lot more sense..."

And it does make a lot more sense, and makes me so much more excited to start reading.

Happy Holidays!
xoxo