"What's a motto with you?"

The illustrious Tim Gunn of television’s Project Runway has a certain catch phrase that serves a sort of motto for the designers on the show as well as everyone at my school: Make it work.

Don’t have enough sequins to cover a model's boobs?
Make it work.
Need to write a 20 page paper in 24 hours?
Make it work.
Your meal plan only covers 14 meals per week yet you find yourself hungry a third time each day?
Make it work.
Ran out of all your toiletries? At the same time?
Make it work.

This phrase, really, can be applied to all realms of life but tends to work particularly well when applied to situations of high stress. When you have no idea what to do, this motto tells you exactly what to do in three simple words. For certain situations, however, I’ve created a new phrase: Make it happen.

Want some ice-cream?
Make it happen.
Need a sweater-like-item for the cold?
Make it happen.
Think you might look good with bangs?
Make it happen.
Wishing for a reason to dance?
Make it happen.

It seems like I so often forget that I have the power to make things happen. My hope is that with this new little catch phrase I can regain the sense of control I've lost in my life. I'd like to get some of that control back. I intend to Make It Happen.