Blogtember Challenge: Day 5

Hi everyone! Today is a classic: we're putting our music on shuffle and sharing the first ten songs that pop up. Here we go!

1. Mood Rings - Reliant K
2. Jessie's Girl (Glee Cast Version) - Glee Cast
3. Stronger - Mandisa
4. Snow's Theme - Final Fantasy XIII
5. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
6. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
7. A Night to Remember - High School Musical Cast
8. We Are One - Lion King 2 Cast
9. Everytime We Touch - Cascada
10. Back to December - Taylor Swift

Pretty random, huh? I listen to many different kinds of music and this list encompasses those genres fairly well.

Blogtember Challenge: Day 4

Welcome back everyone! For day 4 of Blogtember, we're talking about our passions.

I have few passions, that I tend to blab to anyone who will ask about them! My biggest passion right now is Disney, especially the Disney College Program. For those who are new, it's an internship where you get the opportunity to work in one of the Disney parks and take classes from the company while living in their housing. It's an amazing experience that Disney themselves cannot do justice in words. It's truly life-changing!

Since the applications for the Spring 2016 semester dropped early last week, I have been talking to everyone who asks about it. (Seriously, if you're considering it right now, GO APPLY. NOW.) Even if you think, "Oh I'm still in school, I can't afford a semester off!" Yes. You can, you really can. School can wait a semester. Disney is not a company you can work for forever. They don't pay a ton, so it's not a career you can do normally.

However, it can be a stepping-stone to other roles in the company. I know DCP alumni who have applied for Professional Internships (PIs) after their programs and gone deeper into specific roles. Disney really does have something for everyone, and the DCP is a great way to get your foot in the door.

I've always loved Disney, but doing the Disney College Program grew my passions for Disney and the company as a whole. It's a huge part of my life, and of course a huge part of my blog.

Blogtember Challenge: Day 3

Hi everyone! Today I'm back with day 3 of the Blogtember Challenge. Today we're sharing a collage or mood board of photos that describe our blog!

I'm a lifestyle blog, but I focus on a few main topics: Disney, mental illness, and my engagement and upcoming wedding.

One of my favorite shows at Disneyland is Fantasmic! - and Steamboat Willie is the best part! I can't count how many times we watched this show during our program.

Frozen is my favorite Disney movie! I am obsessed with Anna (she is totally me in a princess) and I want to own every piece of Disney merch available. No joke. (Nick might kill me though...)

Depression is dark. It makes you feel isolated from the world - almost as if everything is blurry. It's hard to function like this everyday.

This kid is my absolute favorite, and I don't think I could ever stop sharing our engagement photos. Can't wait to marry him next month!

Blogtember Challenge: Day 2

Welcome back to the Blogtember Challenge! The fact that I've made it two days in a row posting on my blog is a miracle, so I'd say that's a success so far!

Today's topic is describing our ideal day. Since I work most weekdays, my ideal day and my actual day are very different! If I could participate in my ideal day, I would wake up after 8 or 9, come downstairs to breakfast ready for me, then poof myself to Disneyland to spend all day playing in the parks!

This may sound crazy, but I'm completely serious. I miss Disneyland everyday! I never thought I could fall in love with a theme park as much as I have. It's not even just the rides and shows; I've fallen in love with the magical atmosphere!

Working there gave me another glimpse into the parks that being a guest never could. So much goes on behind the scenes everyday to make sure each guest does have a magical experience. Many people don't realize how much cast members work just to make one person happy!

I've counting down the days until my Disneyland honeymoon everyday, and anxiously awaiting my acceptance e-mail for the Spring 2015 Disney College Program. I hate being away from the magic, and I wish I could be there all the time!

What would your ideal day be? Do you have any favorite memories of Disneyland?

The 2015 Blogtember Challenge: Day 1

Hi everyone! This month I have decided to participate in the 2015 Blogtember Challenge hosted by Bailey Jean of Brave Love blog! For this challenge she has come up with thirty daily prompts to allow bloggers the chance to consistently blog throughout the month of September.

For Day 1, we get to introduce ourselves however we like! For those who have been around for awhile, this will be some old news, but it's all fun so don't worry!

My name is Ariel, and I'm a 24 year old lifestyle blogger. I focus on my love of Disney, my struggles with mental illness, and snippets of my engagement and upcoming wedding. I'm engaged to Nick, the love of my life that I met while participating in the Fall 2013 Disneyland College Program.

 

We are currently waiting on acceptance letters for a second program in Walt Disney World for Spring 2016! It could come as early as today or as late as November so it's a pretty impatient waiting game for us right now.

I spend most of my free time communicating with the blogging community, wedding planning, or just relaxing with family. I'm a busy girl so I'm always on the go!

I'm excited to hopefully be sharing a post every day with you this month, so stay tuned for lots of content from me!