Step aside Nestle Tollhouse and Monica Geller, I’ve got a treat for you. I’m very specific about the way these cookies are made, but if you want to know my secrets, read on. Baking is a science and the order and manner in which you incorporate the ingredients are SO IMPORTANT. This recipe is the resultContinue reading “The PERFECT Chocolate Chip Cookie”
Author Archives: Annie
What to do after your dreams come true
“Dreams really do come true!!!” I posted this four years ago filled with joy. Most kids dream of being doctors or firemen, but I dreamed of being a Disney cast member. Four years ago, I found out that I was accepted into the Disney College Program, a semester-long opportunity to work in the place where dreams comeContinue reading “What to do after your dreams come true”
Growing Up with Life Lessons from Mom and Billy Joel
Lucky for me, this education consisted of mostly Billy Joel’s jazz-infused rock ‘n’ roll. As each song played, my mom, Billy Joel superfan(TM) would tie it to a life lesson, often telling me the story behind the song.
You’re not as trapped as you might think.
“I just need to get out of this town.” It’s a cliché movie line typically said by a protagonist about to embark on a grand adventure, but it’s also something I’ve been saying to myself a lot lately. There’s quite a bit of change in my life and it’s unsettling. I’ve been sick and busy.Continue reading “You’re not as trapped as you might think.”
On forgetting
I’m a forgetful person. My mom has kindly told me that it’s because I’m so smart. “You’re so worried about the bigger things that you lose track of all the tinier things.” … Tiny things like my keys or wallet. Tiny things like the occasional homework. To some extent, she’s right. I lose track of thingsContinue reading “On forgetting”
Magic from an Emergency Room Bed
Oh hi there. I need to find some magic. Please send some if you can. Sometimes life hits you hard, square in the face. This time, it hit me in the back. Yesterday, a tiny tiny stone sent me on a journey of intense pain and heavy medication. My day in the ER is a blurContinue reading “Magic from an Emergency Room Bed”
I don’t believe in magic.
I don’t believe in magic. Well, actually I do. Just not the magic powers or abracadabra fluff that most people associate with the word. To me, true magic isn’t a spell or a trance, it’s a real and raw emotion that is often never named. You can find it in the moment you take yourContinue reading “I don’t believe in magic.”
New Beginnings
I want to start by saying that I don’t do everything right. I’m not here to tell you should follow my advice every day, even I don’t do that. I’m not here to promise that this blog will always be one thing. It’s already changed three times as I’ve grown and evolved. and I hopeContinue reading “New Beginnings”
About Me 2.0
Annie Proctor is a senior studying Public Relations at the UNC School of Media and Journalism. She is passionate about providing an individualized strategy to forge and maintain relationships with target publics. She believes that magic is found in everyday interactions and that spreading kindness improves the world. In 2014, she took a gap yearContinue reading “About Me 2.0”
An Apology from a Disney College Program Applicant.
While I had been waiting to do the Disney College Program since I was in the third grade, the real waiting and panic didn’t start until I hung up from my phone interview. On Feb. 7, 2014, I hung up the phone after a 50-minute interview. Before I interviewed, I told myself that I wouldn’tContinue reading “An Apology from a Disney College Program Applicant.”
Annie Proctor 