Yes, I know that new years (why do we put the "s" on this? i dont understand.. is that even right?) resolutions are completely cliche and are maybe kept by 45% of the people that make them (yes I made that number up), but ya kinda have to make some sort of resolution to improve yourself some way. My resolutions for 2010 were:
1. write in my journal at least once a week. i need to better document whats going on im my life.
2. limit myself to one cheeseburger or less, a week... i have to kick this craving.. no i think its an addiction.
3. do my homework the day it is assigned, with exception on mondays, because of work... basically get my homework done soon so im not pulling an all nighter trying to finish it.
4. ok heres the one thats gonna kill me. eat healthy. three square meals a day. no more skipping breakfast. this means im going to have to wake up earlier... oh joy.
well... heres the update on how well i did 1- I started out writing everyday, but my life was only interesting when i had freinds or a boyfriend and did things worth writing in my journal. I had a hard time making friends in high school but i actually finished my senior year with some of the best friends a girl could ask for. and did have a whole lot more to write as the year when on... but I still missed weeks sometimes....
2- I totally kicked this addiction!!!!! for so long i had a terrible addiction to cheeseburgers and I succeeded in not eating them as often! It was a wonderful feeling! i felt so much healthier! after i stopped.
3-.... eh im a totaly procrastinator.... this one was a total fail!!!
4- i tried really hard to get up early to eat breakfast, but everytime I got sick... bad!! ugh ill have to try to get used to breakfast again because skipping meals is just not healthy.
So over all I basically failed... 25% success... (real number). Im going to try again with the resolutions and just see how they go.
NEW YEARS RESOLUTION 2011!
Well because I failed those other ones, I'm going to try them again..
1. Write in my journal at least once a week. it is very important to me to keep track of my life, so i can learn from past experienes
2. Eat three meals a day.... I have a tendancy to skip meals a lot, and its not healthy, I want to be as healthy as I can be
3. Do my homework in a timely manner... NO MORE PROCRASTINATION!! I see this being a lot more difficult because I'm transfering schools this semester and will be moving out of my parents house.... but I'm going to do my best. i want to do well in school
4. Become more active... yeah im pretty sure everyone and theyre dog makes this a resolution.. to excersise more, lose weight.. blah blah blah, but its actually a god resolution, health is important.
5. Not miss any of my classes... calculus 2, 7:30 monday tuesday wednesday friday... this is going to kill me but i have to go or ill fail....
6. Pass all of my classes this semester. Get help in my classes before its too late... again... I really want to do well in school.
OK folks! there they are!!! Im going to do my best! I sure hope I can do it!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The Reason for the Season
Well, here we are, just days from Christmas, right smack dab in the holiday season. I don't know about any of you, but it has come up so quick, and it really doesn't feel like Christmas yet. This is the first Chrismas in 11 years that I probably won't wake up to a white Christmas, and I'm a little depressed about it. But Christmas isn't about presents, or trees, or all the snow that we should expect. The meaning of Christmas lies within it's name, and it seems that through all the stress of all the buying and decorating and cooking we lose sight of what Christmas is all about-Christ. Jesus the Christ is the reason for the season. Christmas is a time to celebrate his birth and reflect on the gifts he has given us throughout the years. Charity is the pure love of Christ, I invite all of those who read this message, to remember that as you go throught your days this holiday season. Many of us are very fortunate to have what we have been given, but others do not have those same luxuries. Sometimes the greatest gift to someone is kindness. I urge all of you to show an extra kind spirit to those around you, offer a helping hand when you can, even just a smile to someone having a not-so-great day can boost their spirit. It is at this time that we should remember Christ and his charitable spirit, and try to be like him.
Luke 2:1-14
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!
Luke 2:1-14
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Brothers
Today is my brothers 21st birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY COLBY!!!!
My brother is serving an LDS mission in San Antonio, Texas right now, and has been out for about 15 months. He will be home in July, and im suprisingly excited.
All growing up, we hated each other, except for the occasional times when we got a long, but there were very few times when we got along... When I was three or four he did something that obviously made me really mad, I have no idea what it was, but i remember being really mad. I waited for him to go to school and I took my moms sewing scissors and cut all of the cords to our super nintendo.... he wasnt happy. I was a devious child and he didnt like me. But he was mean, and deserved it, I think. But despite the fact that i hated him, I always wanted to be with him, doing whatever he was doing. And I loved bragging about him to my friends. But we hated each other. It wasnt untill he had left on his mission that I realized that I loved the guy. I miss having my big bro around to do things with. And I miss him bringing his cute friends over to the house haha. I try to write him every week, but I'm not very good at it, but I get so excited when his letters come in the mail! I feel like an only child because hes not here, its really weird. I used to say I wish I was an only child, but now I wouldn't trade my brother for anything!!
I've also found from my friends who have brothers who are just a couple years older or younger, that the same is true for them, well for my girl friends anyway. My guy friends say they have been best friends with their older brothers since they were born. And girls with sisters say the same thing.. but since I only have my one brother, I guess I'll never know.
Brothers are awesome though. they have a protective quality over their younger siblings that us, as the younger sibling, don't always see. Their protectiveness is shown in a different way. For my brother, he would just tell me what i was doing was stupid, or the people I hang out with were stupid. That was his way of telling me to be careful, or not hang out with certain people. I just didn't realize it until now. I just thought he was being a jerk, telling me everything in my life was stupid. great bro right?
Brothers are awesome! telll yours you love them today! Go have an adventure with them!
My brother is serving an LDS mission in San Antonio, Texas right now, and has been out for about 15 months. He will be home in July, and im suprisingly excited.
All growing up, we hated each other, except for the occasional times when we got a long, but there were very few times when we got along... When I was three or four he did something that obviously made me really mad, I have no idea what it was, but i remember being really mad. I waited for him to go to school and I took my moms sewing scissors and cut all of the cords to our super nintendo.... he wasnt happy. I was a devious child and he didnt like me. But he was mean, and deserved it, I think. But despite the fact that i hated him, I always wanted to be with him, doing whatever he was doing. And I loved bragging about him to my friends. But we hated each other. It wasnt untill he had left on his mission that I realized that I loved the guy. I miss having my big bro around to do things with. And I miss him bringing his cute friends over to the house haha. I try to write him every week, but I'm not very good at it, but I get so excited when his letters come in the mail! I feel like an only child because hes not here, its really weird. I used to say I wish I was an only child, but now I wouldn't trade my brother for anything!!
I've also found from my friends who have brothers who are just a couple years older or younger, that the same is true for them, well for my girl friends anyway. My guy friends say they have been best friends with their older brothers since they were born. And girls with sisters say the same thing.. but since I only have my one brother, I guess I'll never know.
Brothers are awesome though. they have a protective quality over their younger siblings that us, as the younger sibling, don't always see. Their protectiveness is shown in a different way. For my brother, he would just tell me what i was doing was stupid, or the people I hang out with were stupid. That was his way of telling me to be careful, or not hang out with certain people. I just didn't realize it until now. I just thought he was being a jerk, telling me everything in my life was stupid. great bro right?
Brothers are awesome! telll yours you love them today! Go have an adventure with them!
Red Flags
I sometimes worry that I'm going to post something that offends someone, because I have days when really crappy things happen, and I really want to post it. I probably should, but I'd feel bad if the way someone found out I was mad at them was over my blog, but honestly, if he doesnt know I'm upset by now, then he probably won't care enough to read this, I'm pretty sure no one reads these anyway.... So here i go
After dating a couple different guys, and hanging out with some guys who I thought were awesome, I realized that I end up with a lot of jerks. And yet it takes me a while to really give up on them, I'm a firm believer that everyone has some good in them, I've also found that thats mostly true. But I've also found that "some good" isn's always enough. I now look back at some of these weird relationships (or whatever they were) and realize that there were red flags everywhere, that should have told me that this guy was a jerk, or waste of time, or liar, or whatever they were.. most of the time they fit into multiple categories.
I've decided to post a couple of the red flags that I've seen most often in guys I've dated, there are flags everywhere, and there are a lot of them, some more subtle than others. But these are just a few of the more obvious ones that I've noticed.
1. They ignore you when they are with their friends. If you are dating someone, I think its normal to expect at least some aknowledgement of your presence. I also think it's normal to expect them to talk to you when they are with their friends. If a guy is too absorbed in his guy friends to talk to the girl he is supposedly dating then that could be a red flag.
2. They don't tell their friends that you're dating. Unless there's a reason that you've talked about as to why he won't tell his friends about you, he's hiding something. Or is embarrassed. I don't think it matters. He's not worth the time.
3. He doesn't stick up for you if his friends say something mean or bad directly to you, and it's clear its upsetting to you. Guys who won't stand up to their friends for you, are putting their relationship with their friends before your relationship. Now sometimes its ok. because its understadable that guys are just jerks sometimes, but if they dont say anything at all to them about it, it could be a red flag.
4. They don't vocalize certain things. I've dated guys who would only tell me they liked me through text, or would only say cute things to me through a text. Now it could be because they are shy, but thats not what I've discovered. I also dated a guy for quite a long time, that i really liked, who did not tell me he liked me in person or in message form at all... He told his friends he liked me, but not once did he say it to me. Things obviously ended. I'm not sure what exactly it is... its not good though.
5. The guy is just mean! obviously.. I'd hope this doesnt need explaining.
So there ya go, there are lots more which will be posted in the future.
Now that I've listed bad things, remember that there are good things too, like any guy that will pause his game of call of duty, or halo to respond to a text message! thats a good sign... things are different for everyone, so go out and find what those good signs are!!! its an adventure! not always the best. but an adventure all the same.
After dating a couple different guys, and hanging out with some guys who I thought were awesome, I realized that I end up with a lot of jerks. And yet it takes me a while to really give up on them, I'm a firm believer that everyone has some good in them, I've also found that thats mostly true. But I've also found that "some good" isn's always enough. I now look back at some of these weird relationships (or whatever they were) and realize that there were red flags everywhere, that should have told me that this guy was a jerk, or waste of time, or liar, or whatever they were.. most of the time they fit into multiple categories.
I've decided to post a couple of the red flags that I've seen most often in guys I've dated, there are flags everywhere, and there are a lot of them, some more subtle than others. But these are just a few of the more obvious ones that I've noticed.
1. They ignore you when they are with their friends. If you are dating someone, I think its normal to expect at least some aknowledgement of your presence. I also think it's normal to expect them to talk to you when they are with their friends. If a guy is too absorbed in his guy friends to talk to the girl he is supposedly dating then that could be a red flag.
2. They don't tell their friends that you're dating. Unless there's a reason that you've talked about as to why he won't tell his friends about you, he's hiding something. Or is embarrassed. I don't think it matters. He's not worth the time.
3. He doesn't stick up for you if his friends say something mean or bad directly to you, and it's clear its upsetting to you. Guys who won't stand up to their friends for you, are putting their relationship with their friends before your relationship. Now sometimes its ok. because its understadable that guys are just jerks sometimes, but if they dont say anything at all to them about it, it could be a red flag.
4. They don't vocalize certain things. I've dated guys who would only tell me they liked me through text, or would only say cute things to me through a text. Now it could be because they are shy, but thats not what I've discovered. I also dated a guy for quite a long time, that i really liked, who did not tell me he liked me in person or in message form at all... He told his friends he liked me, but not once did he say it to me. Things obviously ended. I'm not sure what exactly it is... its not good though.
5. The guy is just mean! obviously.. I'd hope this doesnt need explaining.
So there ya go, there are lots more which will be posted in the future.
Now that I've listed bad things, remember that there are good things too, like any guy that will pause his game of call of duty, or halo to respond to a text message! thats a good sign... things are different for everyone, so go out and find what those good signs are!!! its an adventure! not always the best. but an adventure all the same.
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