Apple of My Eye

Because of my recent and expecting expansion of Party For Autism Chapters across North Carolina, I have been considering getting office space. In this office space, I might finally make the change....to Apple. If you really new me, you'd know that I am so against new technology. I'm still rocking "Team Dumb Phone" all the way, until my phone spontaneously combusts! However, to keep my hopeful new office modern, and up-to-date, I may invest in a few Apple products. On my hunt, however, I started to get excited about my new change in lifestyle, especially after I found these cute Macbook stickers! There are over 25 of these that I found; however, below are a few of my favorites! 1. VW Sticker
2. Darth Vader Sticker
3. Wormy Sticker (so clever!)
4. Apple Juice....eh, get it?
5. Pacman
6. Eve in the Garden
7. Apple Evolution (of course, this one is my favorite!)
Which one is your favorite? Find more here!

Because I'm Nerdy

I have rapidly turned into a big science geek, now that I am officially a Biology Major! My course load this semester are the following classes: Zoology; Animal Behavior; Ecology; and Organic Chemistry. I can't even count anymore how many people's jaws have dropped after I tell them what I'm taking; however, I very much so prefer my schedule this semester than any other semester I've had here! I love knowing why things work the way that they do, so these classes are what I've been waiting for my whole school career! Ahhhhhh! I'm so glad that I am comfortable sharing the nerdy side of myself. And now that the cat is out of the bag, I can finally share all of my nerdy finds!
1. Mitosis nom-noms! Eeeeep! I plan on making these as soon as I can!
2. Genetic Humor Oh, the play on words just slay me!
3. A Beautiful love note. Matt (my boyfriend) could use this line on me any day =)
4. Bathroom Biology Humor Who doesn't enjoy a little bathroom biology humor every now and then? What's your nerdiest moment? I just shared at least 4 of mine =)

Life Lately.

My life has been a world-wind of a whimsical mix of fortunate and stressful events. Time is no longer of the essence; however, strangely I enjoy my crazy, event filled life! I'm still living the life of a pre-med student, and now I can officially add CEO and fashion model to my title. My socialite dreams are definitely budding, and for all of the right reasons. For those who don't know, my goal is to become a socialite, not for my personal benefit, but for networking opportunities for the non-profit organization that I started. Anyways, I have a lot to make up for three months gone, so I'll go ahead and get started =) 1. Camp Darrell was a success! Camp Darrell is the camp that I started 3 years ago through Party For Autism, in honor of my cousin. This was our first year having camp at a University, and I can definitely say that this was the best year yet! We had 10 amazing campers, and they were all brave enough to go through the daily ropes challenges.

I also had an amazing staff this year!

2. I hiked up a mountain! For resident advising training, we were sent away to Camp Hanes for a weekend in North Carolina. There, I climbed my first hike, an hour long trip up a (baby) mountain. I was so proud when I got to the top!

3.  I got a modeling gig! So, funny story....I don't even know how this happened! One day before work, I went to the Paul Mitchell school for a model call for my city's Fashion Week just to see what a casting was like, and after getting a few pictures taking, I will now be walking in our Fashion Week! and because of that, I've been doing a whole lot of this... 4. I found love =) Probably the best thing from this summer was finding my new boyfriend, Matt. After my heartbreak with my ex, I didn't think that I would be able to accept his love...but he definitely took me by surprise. (I decided that I didn't really like any of our pictures together...so picture is pending. Ahhhh, the suspense!) Other than that, I've just been enjoying my life with all of the new people I've been meeting this year! For those in school, cheers to an awesome semester!

NACURH Conference at CU Boulder! Part 1

Hi Everyone! After being in a sleep coma for the past 10 hours, I am now up and ready to talk about my amazing trip to Colorado! Now that I was appointed my Resident Student Association's Treasurer, I was afforded the opportunity to go the the NACURH (National Association of College and University Residence Halls). This conference was amazing! I have never seen so many students enthusiastic about the same cause before. It was like school spirit on steroids! The conference took place at the University of Colorado at Boulder and was from June 1-June 4th. The plane ride from North Carolina to Colorado was only 3 hours, however with the time difference, I only lost 1 hour of my day! As we flew over Denver, Colorado, I couldn't help but notice the...nothing! There was nothing but land as we flew over! No trees or shrubs and looooots of sky....way different than North Carolina.  However once we landed and got on our bus to Boulder, we were able to see the beautiful mountain range! It seriously looked like a picture even though I was pretty close to it. I got to know that mountain range very well, especially after our bus of 50+ people broke down on the side of the road...for hours! But as I always say, being stranded on a conference bus in the middle of nowhere Colorado for hours is the best way to meet friends! Thank goodness it was light outside, or it probably could have turned into a horrible horror movie fast!#jeeperscreepers

Your Hand Marks Are Permanent

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know about the Anti-Bullying Campaign Party  For Autism is doing for children with special needs. Here is the excerpt written on our website:

"“Children with special needs are ten times more likely to be bullied than other kids.” This statistic is what made our CEO, Bree Law, start Party For Autism. After witnessing a classmate be pushed around and humiliated on a high school bus without anyone stepping in to stop the violent acts, Law knew that she had to do something, not only for her classmate, but for other people with special needs that are bullied on a daily basis, and have no one to turn to. Then rose the “Your Hand Marks are Permanent” Campaign, that will be starting at UNC Charlotte the week of April 23rd. Posters will be hung around the university’s campus, as well as an awareness wall in the student union that will display the signatures of students who vow to bring awareness to the issue."

This campaign will be going on all year, and hopefully the years to come to bring awareness and hopefully a solution to this problem. As CEO of Party For Autism, I would like to invite all of my fellow bloggers to publicly join our campaign, the best way us bloggers know how: by picture! 

Here are the instructions:

1. Take a picture of yourself with a painted hand mark on your face (the paint can be any color), like so...

2. Send the picture to bree.law@partyforautism.org and say that you give us permission to use your picture of artofbeingcool.blogspot.com and partyforautism.org.

And that's it!

I appreciate in advance anyone who vows to join our campaign. This awareness will hopefully show these children that they are not alone in their every day struggles.

If we get more than 50 bloggers to join our campaign by May 30th, we will send 1 child with special needs to our week long summer camp, Camp Darrell FOR FREE!

Read More about the "Your Hand Marks Are Permanent" Campaign here.

UNCC's Holi!

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to come back and share my pictures from UNCC's first annual Holi Moli! This was such a cool event, and I am so glad that I was apart of the group that put this together! Here are a few of my favorite pictures!

Holi Moli!

I am so excited! My school, thanks to my fellow members on the Campus Activities Board, have finally accepted the tradition of Holi, a Hindu "Festival of Colors" to bring in the Spring! We were suppose to do this event last week; however due to rain, we had to cancel it. But I am so excited for tomorrow! I have loved the idea of Holi ever since I heard the "Soni Soni" song below. Our Holi festival won't be as amazing as the the video below though, well maybe minus the awesome choreography!

Here's a video of when Chapel Hill did Holi Moli a few weeks ago. I'll make sure I post pictures from today!

DIY: Cute Canvas Shoes

I've recently been in such the mood to do DIY, but have so little time. So until my next break, I will have to settle with admiring those with the time and creativity! Check out these cute canvas shoes that have been personalized using only paint and tape! Make sure to check out the full DIY here!

Etsy Shop- DollyRocker Vintage

Hi everyone! I am back with my favorite Etsy Shop of the week! Most of the time, it's hard for me to find clothing on Etsy that's an affordable price that I would actually wear, but I have fallen in love with DollyRocker Vintage! Check out the goodies below! Make sure to go check out the shop!