Overload

Psychically, I'm not that overloaded.
Not even mentally or spiritually.
BUT emotionally.... I'm lacking a tad.
It's hard to drag yourself out of bed at 5:30am to get ready for work.
It's hard to feel soo lost in a world of craziness.

But some great things that help me stay semi-normal:

Hanging out with my "bestie"

Laughing and spending time with Mykaka

Being with my family... oh and Webby

Joking around with my roommates.
Hilarious.

I hope everyone is having a GREAT Monday!

Being A Grown-Up

Some days are harder than others.

Some days are good.

My Favorite Things About Being an Adult:

1) Can do whatever

2) You feel a tad more mature

3) Dont have to ask permission

4) Everything is up to you

5) Eat whatever, whenever

Dislikes of Being an Adult:

1) Bills.

2) Work.

3) You don't have summer off

4) You spend a lot of time alone.

So what do you think? Ready to be an adult and have the weight of the world on your shoulders?

Goal Keeping

"A goal properly set is halfway reached."

My two big new years resolutions (among many more)

included these things:

1) Keeping my nails nice and long. 

Also known as.. no biting.

2) Less distracting and negative media

Also known as.. no PG-13 movies.

And guess what. 

For exactly 60 days, I have been keeping these goals!!!

Congrats for me!!! Whoot!

Precious and Sweet

It takes a long time to grow an old friend.

This topic is really personal to me because I have always relied on my friends for support and confidence. But my senior year of high school, I had no close friends. I realized the benefits of having a close friend and partner in crime. Another thing I realized is that time changes you. 

People move on.

Things change.

Love can fade.

Best friends can become sweet memories of the past.

Appreciate the moments!! You never know when they will be swept away from you.

Hold a true friend with both hands. 

And hang on tight.

"But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine."

Soul-mates

Do you believe in soulmates?

"Once, a long, long time ago, all people had four legs and two heads. And then the gods threw down thunderbolts and split everyone into two. Each half then had two legs and one head. But the separation left both sides with a desperate yearning to be reunited. Because they each shared the same soul. And ever since then, all people spend their lives searching for the other half of their soul."

Short question with so many different answers!

Some replies from my friends and co-workers and complete strangers:

"YES!"

"Absolutely!"

"no."

"Of corse not!"

"Always! Ha, did you find yours?"

"why do you always ask random questions?" (my favorite reply)

When asked to go more in depth with their answers, I had some interesting thoughts. 

"We make out soul mates. No one person is perfect for us. We become perfect for each other over time. There are lots of people we are compatible with and over time we come to be soul mates through our interactions and changing to be better."

"I believe that there is someone out there that will love you and you'll love them forever, a perfect match... but I also believe that our experiences change us so that person isn't a set person. There isn't only one man/woman for one person."

"You know what, sometimes I feel like Heavenly Father has ways of helping us find the person in our lives that can help us, and it just works out! So, in a way, YES, I do believe in soul-mates."

"No, I do not believe in soul-mates because I don't think they even exist. Marriages are about way more than just initial spark and common interests."

"I believe everyone has multiple soul-mates. If things don't work out with the first one, you still have another chance. But people are snow flakes, not puzzle pieces. We don't fit "precisely" with anyone. And that's how it should be, otherwise we wouldn't need other people."

"No I don't. I think people have multiple other people they are compatible with and its up to you to find them!"

What do you think? Do you believe there is a "special someone" out there waiting for you?!

Know Your Potential

I am an analyzer.
I am a decoder.
I am a healer.
I am a friend.
I am a helper.
I am a hard worker.
I am an enthusiast.
I am a personality.
I am a dreamer.
I am a forgiver.
I am a companion.
I am a sister.
I am a joy.
I am a pursuer.
I am a confidant.
I am a cousin.
I am a believer.
I am a daughter of God..
...and I am the person I'm supposed to be.


"I would charge you to say again and again to yourselves...'I am a daughter of God,' and by so doing begin today to live closer to those ideals which will make your life happier and more fruitful because of an awakened realization of who you are." -Harold B. Lee

Loooonng.

About a month back, I got a blessing from my Father.
Which helped a lot.
One thing he mentioned was to: "Live day to day, not in the future."
And let me tell you all something...
That is much easier said than done.

I wake up everyone morning at 5:30am.
(5:40 with the snooze.)
I get ready, run to catch the bus, walk 1/4 a mile to work
then WORK,
What a weird word and concept.
WORK.
It kind of leaves a nasty taste in your mouth, doesn't it?

Everyone I work with has a story.
No one is LDS.
Except me.
Imagine that, right in Provo, UT
They think they're funny, I think they're pervs..
But one thing I like are their hearts.
Not in a creepy doctor way, but in a spiritual eye way

All of us have been born with Christs love.
Some of us show that,
while others have hidden, thrown away or misplaced theirs.
I don't know what I'm supposed to be learning.
I don't know why everyone at work calls me...
JIFFYPOP.
That's right, the popcorn.

(I guess they think they're funny)
But I guess this random blog post is to relieve some thoughts
some thoughts of annoyance
of loneliness
of pathetic-ness (is that even a word?)
Some days are harder than others,
but try to shine your light.
The light of Christ....

Life Is Short

29,445 More days until I am 100 years old.
Most likely, I will be dead before then.
That's it.
That's all the time I have.

Treat every moment as if it's your last.
Tell those you love how you feel.
Stand up for yourself.
Hug your family.
Forgive and forget.

You never know when it's your time to go.
I have less than 29,445 days to become who I am.
Today,
I'm going to start living.

Sunday Sounds

I love waking up and feeling the Sunday feeling.
Hearing the sunday silence.
Smelling.. well hopefully something yummy.
Origin: "The day of the Sun."
The son of God.

From lds.org...
"The Sabbath is the Lord's day, set apart each week for rest and worship. In Old Testament times, God's covenant people observed the Sabbath on the seventh day of the week because God rested on the seventh day when He had created the earth. After the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, which occurred on the first day of the week, the Lord's disciples began observing the Sabbath on the first day of the week, Sunday"

Some of my favorite Sunday activities:

-Talk to my family/friends on phone or Skype

-Write letters to loved ones

-Bake 

-Read/listen to conference talks

-Take a nap

-Read a book

-Go for a walk

-Relax......

My Bucket is Full

Inspired by a dear friend.

I've always loved the idea of having a bucket list.

Something that is attainable and believable. 

On August 2, 2010... KayKay and I made our BL's.

And this is/was mine:

-Go to all the LDS temples in the world

-Get kissed in the rain

-Marry my soulmate for eternity

-Meet the Pope

-Swim with dolphins

-See a duckbill platypus

-Get a puppy as a present (with a big red bow)

-Adopt children.

-Ride a giraffe

-Raise a chicken egg

-Catch a fish with my bare hands

-Donate my blood (DID it! Nov 2010)

-Have a child be named after me

-Ride on a train

-See the white house in Washington D.C.

-Touch a corpse

Isn't it interesting the things that are important to us at certain times in our lives?! I love thinking about it.

What kind of things are on your bucket list?!