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| Bridgestone Arena, where the awards will be held! |
November 9, 2011
I Wish I Was Here...
November 7, 2011
50 Ways To Cope With Stress
Saw this on Tumblr awhile back, but saw it again the other day and it really hit me. Some are just silly, and others are pretty insightful. Mainly they're just good little reminders, especially with the holiday season coming up and the last couple months of school taking place, which will be stressful, so I need to just take a deep breath. It's all gonna be okay. Whatever you're going through, I hope this inspires you in some way or another, whether it's appreciating the small things in life or coming up with better study habits. Sometimes we just need to take it slow!
- Prepare for the morning the night before
- Don't rely on your memory...write things down
- Repair things that don't work properly
- Make duplicate keys
- Say no more often
- Set priorities in you life
- Avoid negative people
- Always make copies of important papers
- Ask for help with jobs you dislike
- Break large tasks into bite sized portions
- Looks at problems as challenges
- Smile more
- Be prepared for rain
- Schedule a play time into everyday
- Avoid tight fitting clothes
- Take a bubble bath
- Believe in YOU
- Visualize yourself winning
- Develop a sense of humor
- Stop thinking TOMORROW will be a better day
- Have goals for yourself
- Say hello to a stranger
- Look up at the stars
- Practice breathing slowly
- Do brand new things
- Stop a bad habit
- Take stock of your achievements
- Do it today
- Strive for excellence, not perfection
- Look at a work of art
- Maintain your weight
- Plant a tree
- Stand up and stretch
- Always have a plan B
- Learn a new doodle
- Learn to meet your own needs
- Become a better listener
- Know your limitations and let others know them too
- Throw a paper airplane
- Exercise everyday
- Get to work early
- Clean out one closet
- Take a different route to work
- Leave work early (with permission)
- Remember you always have options
- Quit trying to "fix" other people
- Get enough sleep
- Praise other people
- Get up 15 minutes earlier
- Relax, take each day at a time...you have the rest of your life to LIVE
November 6, 2011
Sunday Night Fun
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| We break out the technology at whatever get togethers we have ;) lol. |
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| HAHA |
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| Yum! |
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| The gang! |
November 5-6 Weekend
This weekend has been pretty fabulous! Yesterday, it was a pretty chill morning; took my time getting ready and around. When my dad got home, we tried out this new restaurant, Buffalo Wild Wings! It's a really fun atmosphere, more for watching sports, but still cool. We ran to Sam's Club for some necessities, which turned into an interesting trip...I was trying to find One Tree Hill (which I had just bought season 2 earlier in the week, so I knew they had them), and to my dismay it was nowhere to be found. We searched in all of the boxes beneath the rack, and still NOTHING.
Later on, we grabbed some milkshakes from Sonic, and headed out to Best Buy to check for One Tree Hill, and still nothing. On the other hand, we checked into the MAC computers, and ran into some family friends, and ended up talking to them for quite awhile. We came home, then had dinner at Chipotle, and went driving around town, listening to the radio. That's always the best way to spend a Saturday night in my opinion. :)
When we got home, I watched a couple episodes of One Tree Hill, and headed to bed around 1 or so. So much for going to bed earlier haha.
I woke up a couple times during the night, which is strange because I never do. I had a strange dream, the time change was already throwing me off because I felt like I'd been sleeping a lot longer, and then our smoke alarm went off. When I did sleep, I slept pretty sound LOL. I woke up around 6:15, went to Starbucks, and we ended up being really ahead of schedule, so I went to the car wash with my dad. At 7:30, it was off to church for sound check. We didn't practice on Thursday, like we usually do because of the Christmas choir now, so it's always a little challenging at first hearing parts...but you warm up to it. I have so much respect for EVERYONE behind and in front of the scenes, as far as what it takes to put a service on. It takes a lot of volunteers, and a lot of work to get everything up to par like it is on Sundays, and they do an incredible job of making it all happen. I honestly don't know how they do it all.
Church went really good! I always have a blast singing up there with the worship team, and hanging out with everyone. After the first service, I hung out backstage with the band, and we talked about a bunch of random stuff (One Tree Hill, Pretty Little Liars, musicians, etc.) Always a fun time, and has given me a chance to really get to know people. During the second service, I sat in the audience with my parents. It was about loving others, and what TRUE, unconditional love is. It's a lot different than how our world sees it, and always a great reminder to get us back where we need to be.
After church, we had lunch at PF Changs with some family friends, got some yogurt from Yogurtland and looked around Target for a bit. They sure do know how to make me laugh! Now, the rest of my afternoon is dedicated to working on my speech and math homework :/ BLAH!
Hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend, and have a blessed week :D
Later on, we grabbed some milkshakes from Sonic, and headed out to Best Buy to check for One Tree Hill, and still nothing. On the other hand, we checked into the MAC computers, and ran into some family friends, and ended up talking to them for quite awhile. We came home, then had dinner at Chipotle, and went driving around town, listening to the radio. That's always the best way to spend a Saturday night in my opinion. :)
When we got home, I watched a couple episodes of One Tree Hill, and headed to bed around 1 or so. So much for going to bed earlier haha.
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| Sophia Bush's tweet about filming the last episode of OTH |
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| Cool decorations at Sam's Club |
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| Bethany Joy's tweet about OTH |
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| Chocolate shake! |
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| Trying to pick out some fall outfits. It's a lot harder than I thought haha. |
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| My new gloves |
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| Practicing my speech |
Church went really good! I always have a blast singing up there with the worship team, and hanging out with everyone. After the first service, I hung out backstage with the band, and we talked about a bunch of random stuff (One Tree Hill, Pretty Little Liars, musicians, etc.) Always a fun time, and has given me a chance to really get to know people. During the second service, I sat in the audience with my parents. It was about loving others, and what TRUE, unconditional love is. It's a lot different than how our world sees it, and always a great reminder to get us back where we need to be.
After church, we had lunch at PF Changs with some family friends, got some yogurt from Yogurtland and looked around Target for a bit. They sure do know how to make me laugh! Now, the rest of my afternoon is dedicated to working on my speech and math homework :/ BLAH!
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| Beautiful sunshine this morning |
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| On the way to church |
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| I got bored and started editing pictures ;) |
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| soundcheck |
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| Another edit |
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| White Chocolate mocha |
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| Retro Camera edit-Mittens |
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| My fortune from PF Changs |
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| Dad's fortune-he gave me his cookie |
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| Retro Camera edit-Smokey |
Not Good Enough
Don't you hate it when you feel like being yourself is not good enough for some people? Like they're always mad about something you said or did? Or you're trying really hard to not offend them, while being yourself, but it all goes wrong.There was a time when I had to make decisions, I would think about how it would affect other people's lives, what my friends would say, what my family would think. With big decisions, it's great to take those into consideration and get advice...but I'm talking about the little things that should only matter to me. I was always worried that they would be upset or they wouldn't talk to me anymore. But, as I've gotten older...I've just stopped caring. I hear friends and family out, but ultimately it's my life, and it's my decision to make. I'm not gonna sit there worrying about whether it was what they would've done or if it was the choice they would've made, because it's not up to them. So, to anyone else who feels this way...you are good enough, and it's okay to speak your mind. I went too long without voicing my opinion, and being who I really wanted to be. Don't make the same mistake I did.
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