Day 2: Something you have eaten today

Day 2: Something you have eaten today.

This deliciousness is yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Its been in my house for a few days and it keeps mocking me. So, of course being the food obsessor that I am, I ate some today hahahaha

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and 15 facts about yourself

I have fallen into the 30 day blog challenge where you answer questions and post pictures and such haha sorry I fell into it. I just couldnt resist. I will continue with my other posts as well too though :D

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and 15 facts about you

1. I love red (obviously)

2. I love music. I like anything from Eminem to Kenney Chesney

3. I used to be a blonde

4. When I drive, I'm a one woman show (dancing, singing etc.)

5. I'm a Star Wars geek

6. I'm even more of a Harry Potter geek

7. I love taking pictures

8. I'm majoring in Psychology

9. I wrote a paper about Harry Potter for my English class and used the word muggle multiple times. I got one of the few A's on that paper

10. I kick butt at Mario Kart Wii

11. I have a strange addiction to Jamba Juice

12. I trip up the stairs and fall on flat surfaces

13. I will one day marry Shawn Spencer

14. I love penguins and pandas

15. I see no point in watching the royal wedding

Almost The End!

Woo! Its almost the end of the semester! Only 2 more days and 2 more finals and I'm DONE! This last weekend was a party haha. Katie had her senior pictures photoshoot thing on Friday so I came with her and we got some pictures done together! I'm really excited to see how they turned out. Katie is quite the gorgeous girl. Then we went and got ice cream and watched Harry Potter 7! (of course)

Saturday my mom decided we needed to do an Easter egg hung eventhough I'm 18 and my brother is almost 14. So we went into the backyard and started looking for stuff. We kept finding eggs with change in them. I now have $12 or so in complete change haha.

Yesterday was Easter! I went to my homeward because my mom wanted me to come to church with the family on Easter haha so that was nice to get away from my singles ward for a week.

Wow this is really boring! Haha sorry this is so lame I just like blogging even if its about complete and total nothingness.

Today I took my math final! I didnt know the answer to a question so I pulled an MLIA and drew a monster eating the problem and wrote that I couldnt answer the question because it was eaten. He wont give me any points for that question but I sure had fun drawing the monster hahahaha. Tomorrow is my kind of English final. I'm really not excited for that at all. That class is not nearly as cool as my English class last semester so I'm excited to be done with the class but I really dont wanna go tomorrow. Wednesay is my history final then I'm done! Speaking of which, I probably should be studying for that instead of doing this haha.

Oh! I found a new song that I love and feel the need to share it.

Its called O Children. Harry Potter fanatics will recognize this from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 when Harry and Hermione are dancing. I wanted to hear the full song and wow. I am kind of obsessed with it. Its perfect for the mood of the movie. Its so haunting and such a deep song. I'm kind of in love with it.

So yeah. That is the lastest on my boring life. After finals I'm gonna have to start looking for a job so wish me luck on that.

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How To Survive The End of the Semester

Its getting towards the end of the semester and there is so much that we have to do. Between final papers, stying for exams, trying to find a summer job, moving back home and trying to figure out what classes to take next semester there is a lot on everyones mind and the stress can get to you. I know I'm not the only one who is swamped right now. This is my current work space.

Computer, headphones, highligher, textbook and papers everywhere. The end of the semester seems to be a struggle for everyone so since I want to procrastinate a summary I have to write, I am going to share some of my tactics on reducing stress and making the end of the semester livable.

1. I listen to music while I write or study. Now, this isnt just any kind of music its relaxing music. I usually will listen to mellow music like The Civil Wars. But, when doing something that requires a lot of focus, I listen to some classical music. Not the lame stuff. The good stuff. Like this!

This is called Air and its by a UK composer type person named Paul Collier. His music is extremely deep and relaxing which is helpful when needing to gain focus on something important.

2. Taking breaks. Taking a break every once in awhile is sooo important. Its what helps me stay sane during this stressful time in school. If you are feeling overwhelmed, take a break and go for a walk, watch a silly youtube video or play an online game that you love. It will refresh your mind and you will be able to come back to your work without feeling to stressed out.

3. SLEEP!! I know that its tempting to pull and all nighter and study or maybe you forgot about a paper that is due and you stay up all night to write it. Plan ahead with papers and study during the day. Sleeping is so essential and is probably one of the most important things to keep yourself sane. If you are running low on sleep, you will not remember what you studied and you will not do as well on final exams.

4. Dont forget, you have friends. I know it is easy to get wrapped up with everything that is going on but taking one night to go hang out with friends or calling a friend when you are taking a break from studying really helps. Friends have this way of helping you release all that stress. Mostly because they make you laugh. Laughter is very important and helps take all the stress away.

5. Stay orgainized. Finals and studying is a chaotic time so things get lost easily. This only causes more problems and more stress. Keep everything in folders and make sure your computer documents are orgainized (in case you have to make a portfolio like me) it really will help you to remain focused and you will not be distracted by the mess you have created.

And finally....

6. Stay motivated. It is so easy to give up and start writing jibberish in papers just to get it done or forget studying all together because your brain cant handle it but its so not worth it. Remember your goal to get a degree and give yourself a reward when you are finished with your work. Whether that reward is a shopping trip, a smoothie, or watching 2 hours of TV. It really helps to have motivation.

Well, that is all for now. I hope these tips help you. (I know they help me tons!)

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Realizations and Awesome Music

Wow, its been awhile and my last post was fairly lame so I'll try to make this one slightly better.

Today I have had a huuuuuge realization. When a specific person walked out of my life I didn't understand. I was extremely confused. After this person walked out all the lies they told me started to unravel and now this person is not on the greatest path and is no longer hiding it from me. I am so thankful that this person walked out when they did before it was too late for me. I know that this did not happen by chance. Heavenly Father had a hand in it and I am so thankful for him intervening because I know that I wouldn't have gotten out on my own and if I had it would have been awhile and I would have been in too deep and not been able to get out spiritually alive.

I was very fortunate to be saved when I was. I have also been given a guardian angel here on earth that helps me through stuff without even trying and her name is Katie Jo Mooney. I love this girl to pieces and I am so glad we are friends. She is my best friend and her friendship is what I prayed for my senior year of high school. We have so much fun together and she and her family both have helped me through stuff and have taken me in as one of their own (seriously, I have begun to call them mom and dad haha.) We relate to each other so well and I know I can tell her anything. 

Thanks girlie! I love you tons!

Weeeell now that I've gone all touchy feely on ya I probably should stop talking now so I'm gonna stop and do the music thingy now.

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Day 8: A song you know all the words too

I know the words to a lot of songs but lately I have been loving this one. Its called Poison and Wine and its by The Civil Wars. I adore this duo and this is one of my favorite songs from them. So take a listen. I promise you wont regret it :)

Mat Kearney

So I have recently discovered amazing music that I must share with you all.

His name is Mat Kearney

And he is amazing

Not sure if this video is HQ or anything or if its the studio version cause I'm in my math class but this one is my favorite off of his City of Black and White album. The song is called The City of Black and White hahaha. Its quite amazing.

I dont know anything about this video either so yeah bear with me. This is Undeniable off of his Nothing Left to Lose album. This album has a different feel than The City of Black and White album. But yeah I love this song.

Mat Kearney is amazing. Listen to him! AHH!!

That is all

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Finding Whats Worth It

Hello! Yes, I am alive. Sorry my last post was so lame. I just felt like informing everyone of my stupidity. I'll post more interesting stuff this week. Promise. Anyways, the weekend was fun. Friday I hung out with my bestie and went out looking for a Harry Potter style robe (ie. black choir robe or black graduation robe) no luck. So, if you know where I can find a Harry Potter style robe pleeeeease let me know :) After our failure we went to Katies Grandparents' house so she could sing for her Grandpa for his birthday. So I got to meet Katies grandparents and other extended family members. I LOVED them! Her grandparents are so sweet and cute and her other extended family members were super nice. They welcomed me like I was one of them (which I might as well be. I call Katies parents mom and dad hahaha.) After that we went to the Riverwoods and walked around. Neither of us have walked around it at night so we decided to check it out. We went to that indoor water park place too and watched some guy sing. If anyone knows who that was (which would be a miracle) TELL ME! He was amazing! Then we watched Psych which was lovely because I am going to marry Shawn Spencer

General Conference was this weekend as well. It seemed like the talks about trials were all meant for me. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that losing a certain boy doesnt hurt because it does but it gets easier everyday. Coming to terms with what happened has been hard and not a day goes by that I dont think about it. But, it was nice to be reminded that trials are for our benefit and that we will come out okay. Heavenly Father will never throw something at us that we cant get through. I really needed to be reminded of that.

I have also come to terms with why everything went the way it did. I put forth all the effort. Even now as I'm trying to keep at least a friendship going its all me. I have decided that I'm not even gonna bother with it anymore. It was never worth it and never will be worth it. In any friendship or relationship if you feel like you are the one putting forth all the effort stop trying and disappear for awhile. If that person doesnt try to find you, doesnt try to talk to you etc. etc. you know that they were never worth it. Friendships and relationships are two way streets and if the other person cant realize that then they arent worth it and you are better off without them.

I say this because thats what I had to do not only with a certain boy but with a friend as well. She has disappered off the face of the planet so I stopped trying to contact her. I havent talked to her since December and I see that its not worth it. If you wanna be my friend you have to try to talk to me and try to stay in touch. If you disappear and leave me to all the work I'm gone because its not worth it to me to keep basically fake people around.

So, in conclusion. You are a wonderful person who deserves the world. Just because one person was too blind to see it doesnt mean you should let it shatter your world. They were never worth it and never cared. You deserve better and regardless of the situation you will find better.

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Music thing!

Day 7: A song you have seen performed live

I know you were all expecting something David Archuleta but I figured that would be too obvious. So, here is Apologize by OneRepublic. I saw them in concert forever ago but I loved it. They were my favorite band at the time and I still love them today. I hope they come back for a show soon.