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Yesterday I had my committee letter interview for medical school. A committee letter is something CU does to prepare you for applying to medical school. They interview you, give you feedback, tell you where your weak spots are, and then write a letter to send out to all the medical schools you're applying to about your preparedness. I went in feeling like this is my year to apply, I'm awesome, go Danielle, etc, etc. I walked out a hot crying mess. Yep, I know. Sad. They told me my clinical experience is weak and my personal statement should be scrapped because it's too brutally honest. That's not that bad, but my eyes welled up and out came the streaming tears. After I called everyone in my phone who I needed to cry to, I took a deep breath and laughed about it... and maybe drank some wine. I also talked to my Dad who essentially told me that I'm still awesome (that's his job), and just because I have one thing that is average (maybe a little below - my clinic...

That title sounds awful. I think it's funny, because that's the kind of sense of humor I have. Explanation: I was in Australia and NZ with my grandparents and aunt, and my diet was a far cry from paleo. At first I tried to stick to it, and then I became resentful towards it, and then I decided to enjoy my vacation. I don't regret this decision one bit. I didn't blow up, or have GI problems, and my skin actually got better. Hmmm....  These are some of my early attempts at eating paleo. They call these bugs. Gross. That's all I have to say, and I LOVE seafood.  :( I did not eat this. Perhaps one of my favorite parts of cruises. Towel art! And this of course was my favorite. On the skin note, my Aunt Cathy treated me to Jurlique facewash, and it's absolutely amazing the difference it has made. It is all natural, and somehow it's the only thing that my skin hasn't reacted to. I wanted to give my Aunt a hug every time I looked i...

You know what sucks? Breaking up sucks. It's a well known fact. It makes me want to swear off men and become neutral (not gay, not lesbian, not straight). Yes, neutral. So then why do I do it over and over again anyways? Why do we all do it over and over and over again, even though when it ends it sucks the life out of you? Oh right, because of the high that comes from falling for someone. The comfort you find in being held. The joy you feel from having a best friend who wants to be with you, and only you. That's why we do it. And we hope that someday one relationship will last forever. I am reminding myself of this right now, because it would be easy to be neutral. But how joyous would it be? To miss the highs in order to avoid the lows. It would be a very boring and neutral life. No one wants that, so we keep hoping and trying, and one day maybe it will work out. Maybe it wont, but at least we got to experience what it feels like to feel for another. And feeling, whether it ...

Before I get started, Christie made these Paleo Blueberry Chai Muffins . Oh.eM.Gee… Ohhhh.eM.Gee. BTW, she started a little piece of magic herself,  In my spare time I crossfit . Check it out :).  I went to DISNEYLAND this past weekend!!! My goal is to make you feel like you were there with me. Ready? Of course you are! Day 1: Air port food sucks. Good thing I carried balls with me. Paleo Fig fudge balls that is. Day 2: I made a big decision today. No more dairy...:(. Guess what? My skin is now completely clear for the first time since jr high. Dang. It. What really intrigued me was this article about food addiction, food allergy, and overweight . Reluctantly, I started paying attention to how I felt after I ate dairy. It sort of did feel like an addiction... so I went balls to the walls (as we said on my hs dance team) and cut it out on my trip to Disneyland.  You should seriously read this article! Even if you start out thinking it ...