A Political Post

Okay, the title says it all. In order to spare those of you I have as Facebook friends from having to read political posts, I have decided to put them here. So, those of you who are interested, read on. Those of you who are tired of politics and don't want to read anymore, stop right now. Really, stop.

....Why are you still reading this?

So, I assume that all the people who don't want to hear about politics are now gone, lets get started. 

Should you choose to comment on this post, I don't care just be civil and nice about it respecting other opinions other than your own.

This election is especially important to me because it is the first presidential election I get to vote in. That being said, I support Mitt Romney. Plain and simple. No, I do not support him because he and I share the same religion. That seems to be a common theme when I tell people who do not support Mitt that I do. They always ask if it is because we are both LDS. No. That is not the reason. I support him because I agree with his policies. Obama has run this country into the ground. We were better off 4 years ago with President Bush. This economy has been constantly declining and I am a personal victim of it. 2 1/2 years ago I lost my receptionist job. Why? The economy ate my boss alive and he had to sell the lease of the office, therefore leaving me without a job. I have heard people say that Romney is too rich and will ruin the economy even more because of it. Heaven forbid we have a president who knows how to handle money! Gas prices have risen and most college students, like me, cant afford it. There are virtually no jobs for people when they get out of college. Personally, I don't want to graduate with a degree in psychology and have a job that is unrelated to my degree. It makes no sense.

This election needs to be based on the future of our country and not the personal lives of the candidates. That includes Obama. I don't care about his personal life and what he does with his free time and money. That's his responsibility. People shouldn't care about what Romney does either. He said he had binders full of women. So what? He makes 20 million a year. So what? I don't care who you vote for as long as you vote. Make sure you are making an informed decision and know what your candidate stands for and plans to do for our country to move forward. If you agree with Obama, great. If you agree with Romney, great. Just vote.

Why are all the good men fictional?

So, I have this obsession with Criminal Minds and I have found that I have an obsession inside of Criminal Minds so its like 2 obsessions rolled into one. Meet my obsession inside of an obsession

His name is Dr. Spencer Reid. Most everyone I talk to about this show like buff and tough agent Morgan the best. And of course, I like the nerd the best. My love for this character grew even more after I saw this.

If only he were a real person. Too bad all the good men are either taken, gay, or in my case, FICTIONAL!

Question 3

Okay so I know I fell down on the job but I'm gonna get back into the 30 questions thing. So, here we go!

Question 3: Name 3 guilty pleasures you have and how they became guilty pleasures.

Let me begin by saying, I am not ashamed of any of these guilty pleasures. I own them and love them proudly.

1. Boy bands. I was born in the 90's and I remember that as soon as I was old enough to start picking what music I liked I gravitated towards NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys. Years later, I still love them. I just have this thing with the harmonies and the synchronized dancing. Its kind of ridiculous but I can proudly say that I have CD's from both bands in my car and all over my iPod. 

2. Reality TV. I remember when I was in about 6th grade or a little bit younger I saw my parents watching Survivor one night and it interested me so I sat down and watched it with them. I was immediately hooked on the show and kind of got hooked on reality TV all together. I watch tons of reality TV (a little too much actually) I watch Survivor, The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Celebrity Apprentice, Amazing Race, Kardashians, Dancing With The Stars all that junk. Its kind of ridiculous actually.

3. This is definitely my most guilty pleasure of all. Korean dramas and music. I know what you are thinking. Korean whaaa---? Yes, music and dramas. This one came about around the beginning of summer I think. My best friend Katie showed me a Korean show she had watched and I was very reluctant to watch it. I started watching it and took to it like a fish to water. I've watched even more dramas and gotten into their music. The dramas have subtitles so its not like you are sitting there confused about whats going on and lemme tell ya, they write better romances than the Americans do. Just sayin. I absolutely love their music as well. Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean its not good music. The feeling of the music is still there and some of it is just plain fun. 

So those are 3 of my guilty pleasures out for everyone to read. 

Day 2: Fear

Day 2: Describe 5 legitimate fears you have and how they became fears

1. Needles. Specifically needles in doctors offices. I wasn't terribly afraid of them until sometime towards the beginning of high school. I just don't like the idea of a foreign object going into my skin and I don't like how it feels when it is in my skin. When I go to dentist or doctors offices and see the case of them sitting attached to the wall my whole body reacts and goes numb in a very odd way. Its good I don't have tons of medical problems that require surgeries because I would be having constant anxiety attacks.

2. Bees. I think this kind of goes with my fear of needles. I don't like bees because they can sting and when they sting they put their stinger inside of your skin. I guess I just don't like the idea of foreign objects going into my skin period. When I was younger and got stung for the first time it hurt so bad and I didn't even do anything to the stupid bee to provoke it. Every time I have been stung I haven't done anything to the bee. Ever since then, I have been terrified. I see a bee and run the other way regardless of whether or not it is paying any attention to me. One question I have for God in the afterlife for sure. Why are bees necessary?

3.Spiders. I really don't know how this became a fear of mine I just know that I hate them. They just seem so unnatural with their 8 legs, multiple eyes and their ability to run really fast. When there is a spider, I don't care how big it is. I always enlist the help of my someone around me to kill it.

4. Public speaking. Public anything rather. I hate doing things in front of other people with them all staring at me. Speaking in church, sometimes even answering a question in class it just fills me with dread. I think I have been able to trace this back to the 5th grade. In the 5th grade we did a play. Everyone was required to try out and I was actually really excited to be in a play because I had never been in one before. I tried out about 10 other kids and I were put on stage crew. We didn't even get to be chorus people or just random people in the background! All my friends got parts and I didn't. From then on I have never been able to do anything in front of people.

5. Heights. I just hate that feeling of falling and I associate heights with falling. If I get up super high my adrenaline will kick in and my body will start preparing for the fall. It almost makes me sick. I have no idea how this fear came to be I just kind of noticed it one day.

30 Day Blog Challenge!

Hello blogging world! I know, I know, I have been sucking at this blogging thing lately so I have found something to get me back into the swing of things! I have found a 30 day blogging challenge that I really kind of want to do. I don't guarantee I will be able to do one each day as I go through periods of being really busy but I will do them all in order. The first one is list 10 random facts about yourself. So, here we go!

1. I get headaches at the drop of a hat. One minute I'll be fine and the next my head will just start pounding. This isn't something that has happened to me all my life or anything. It started around the time I started college. I blame stress.

2. Yes, I am the next girl to get married on both sides of my family. No, I do not have a boyfriend and will not be getting married anytime soon. Now you can all stop asking :)

3. I memorize movies. I can literally recite entire movies with different voices for the characters. I have accomplished this through the music in movies. I always remember the music and because I memorize music so quickly the dialogue becomes part of the music kind of like the lyrics I guess you could say.

4. I am absolutely obsessed with crime shows. Law & Order: SVU, Criminals Minds, The First 48, Dateline: Real Life Mystery, 48 Hours Hard Evidence, Snapped I could go on and on. I have no idea why I love these shows so much but besides reality TV, which I also love, they are all I ever watch. My mom has no idea how I do it and not have nightmares.

5. I have had at least 2 oral surgeries where I have had to be put out. I hate needles and was really nervous going into both of them. I don't remember anything after either procedure. The first thing I remember from both is waking up on the couch. Apparently both times when I woke up I was mad at the surgeon and the second surgery when I got home I apparently demanded Harry Potter.

6. My favorite kind of weather is when it is raining but yet its still sunny. I just love how its warm but yet the rain cools you off from the warm. Its especially awesome when you close your eyes and put your face toward the sun.

7. I have a cat who acts like a dog, makes sounds like a cow and occasionally a goat, he thinks he is a human and will answer when I talk to him. We have had full conversations before. Some people might think this is the strangest thing ever but I don't care because I think its funny. He is smarter than most of the human population. 

8. I will hardly ever pay full price for an item of clothing or shoes unless I absolutely love it. I have always been this why and I have no idea why. The expensive clothes and shoes I have are usually given to me as gifts or I end up thinking about it and when I do that I know that I need to get it. Because of this thought process I am usually in the same store a couple of times before I actually buy it. It just makes me sick to spend tons of money on something no matter what it is.

9. I have this weird thing for hats. I love them and I buy them but I hardly ever wear them and can't organize them for the life of me. If you have any hat organizing tips, let me know. Mine are just sitting at the bottom of my closet right now haha.

10. If I'm sad about something and decide to watch a movie I don't go for a chick flick like most other women do. I go for an action movie. Why? Because in these movies there is always something blowing up every few scenes and I find that much more therapeutic to watch rather than life going perfectly for two lucky people. Blowing things up makes anything better :)

Soundtrack of my life

Sometimes I like to do this soundtrack to my life thingy. For some reason its fun for me haha. You dont have to like it or read it. I just did it to entertain myself :P

1. Open your music library
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button

Opening Credits: The Girl is Mine -Michael Jackson feat. Paul McCartney

Waking Up: One Thing -Finger Eleven

Average Day: God Gave Me You -Dave Barnes

First Date: All About Tonight -Blake Shelton

Falling in Love: Crawling Back to You -Daughtry

Love Scene: September -Colton Dixon

Fight Scene: 14 -John Mayer 

Breaking Up: My Heart is Broken -Evanescence

Getting Back Together: Treat Me Right -Pat Benatar

Secret Love: Dust in the Wind -Kansas

Life’s Okay: Fell the Silence -The Goo Goo Dolls

Mental Breakdown: While We Wait -Jack Johnson

Driving: Bad to the Bone -George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Learning a Lesson: Welcome to the Machine -Pink Floyd

Deep Thought: True to Me -Metro Station

Flashback: The Beat of my Heart -Foreigner

Partying: Any Way You Want It -Journey

Happy Dance: The Show Goes On -Lupe Fiasco

Regretting: Aftermath -Adam Lambert

Long Night Alone: Get Me Right -Dashboard Confessional

Death Scene: Whats a Boy to do -Mat Kearney

Closing Credits: Boom Boom Pow -Black Eyed Peas

What to do with old jeans

So, I had these jeans that I loved. They were comfortable and super cute. One day, they decided to get holes in places where I couldn't them. After being really depressed about my favorite pants I came up with a brilliant idea so I wouldn't have to just throw the pants away. I turned them into a book! I've been meaning to make a quote book for myself and now I have one!

Obviously, it's not done yet since I need to do some touch up stuff. It was surprisingly very easy! 

Scary Wind

I have realized something. The wind is scary. While driving to school this morning everything was normal until I got to a stoplight. As I sat there it started to get really windy and all the construction barrels on the side of the road started to move around and be blown around. A barrel almost hit my car! The light turned green and I continued driving (being much more skeptical of the wind) and all of a sudden garbage cans started to fall over and be blown down the road! A garbage can almost hit me! Needless to say I walked into school rather thankful that nothing happened to my car or to me while driving to further my education. I hope you are happy psychology teacher. I risked the well being of my vehicle to come to your class.

I'm Allergic to What?!

Apparently I am allergic to grass. Out of all things, grass! Let me explain how this knowledge came to be.

Yesterday I took my cat outside. While I was watching him to make sure he didn't leave the yard I decided it was a good idea to lay down in the grass. After awhile I looked down at my arms and there were little red dots all over the parts that had been touching the grass. After changing clothes and making sure there was no grass anything left on my skin I put on some lotion and continued with my day. This morning, I woke up at 5:30am to a sore throat and I couldn't breathe. Come to find out, sore throats and stuffy noses are things that are common with being allergic to something. So, I am allergic to grass and now feel like I'm gonna fall over and die. Stupid grass. When Winter comes again, karma will come back to you.

The Little Things in Life

Over the past few months or so I have been trying to find happiness in the little things of everyday. Lets be honest here, who doesn't love the little things in life? The little things in life are what seem to give meaning to life. The simplest thing can turn your whole day around. For example, I have been volunteering at the family support and treatment center and there is a little girl there who follows me everywhere. Today she gave me a purple bracelet and told me she brought it with her today because she knew I would be there. This simple act absolutely made my day. Even something as easy as driving in the car and your favorite song coming on the radio can change the way your day is going. You get the picture. In honor of the little things in life, here is a list of a few of the little things I have noticed.

The gentle snowfall in the morning

Silly things little kids say

Getting a good deal on something you have been wanting

Class getting cancelled

Jamba Juice

My favorite song on the radio

Sparking pomegranate lemonade

New lip gloss

Hot chocolate

Cookies

Funny texts

Inside jokes at work

Music that makes you happy

Noticing the little things really does make like more enjoyable