Lexie's Journal — Education

Ahh hello again internet. Today's installment of Lexie Nonsense™️ is brought to you by the notion of making mistakes and the art of failing forward (both of which are things that I do quite often and yet still seem to struggle with,, but HEY that's why we're gonna talk about 'em!). Mistakes Feeling like a ninny-head who is anything less than perfect at a task at hand is a rubbish experience that makes moving forward a slow and painful process. But recently, I've realized that that's exactly what it is... a process. In my twenty-some-odd years on this planet, I've...

Oh joy, oh joy, it's Midterm Season!! For me, this means frantically attending office hours and scouring over lecture notes like a mad woman until I eventually pass out in my bed wearing cat pajamas, all tangled up in my headphones and crinkling my once crisp and organized piles of paper. During this insane time of sleepless nights and overwhelming course loads, it's super easy to quickly get unorganized. I've had my fair share of face-palming moments where I've walked into the wrong classroom at the wrong time or have gone into complete spaz mode whilst looking for my "lost" phone...

A few months ago, I found myself feeling sluggish and getting caught up in worries of the past and was wasting much of my brain space on unimportant stuff. I was in search of a way to add more productivity and meaning to my day-to-day tasks and to feel like I had more control over my state of mind. A little research led to an interesting article, which led to a fun video, which ended up with me learning about this great little app called Headspace. Headspace introduced me to the art of mindfulness & meditation and helped me to create a...

From textbook to checkbook. From dining hall to conference call. From Spring Break to handshake. How this girl: ...stumbled upon one of the greatest experiences a freshman in college could ask for and what she's learned along the way. *Obligatory Disclaimer: All the words/thoughts/puns in this post are of my own brain and do not represent those of the company that I work for. With that said... Onward!  Overview: I work full time at a great local startup company here in Austin, TX. I began as a marketing & communications intern in the Spring of 2016 (my freshman year) and since then,...