backwards

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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

-Soren Kierkegaard

A Thought.

dear brownie box,
why do you discourage me from eating your batter?

sincerely,
a rebellious child.

dear education week,
why must you take every parking spot in provo and cause me to be 30+ late to work?
sincerely,
frustrated student employees everywhere.

dear fairy tales,
why must you be so amazing?

sincerely,
a starry eyed romantic.

dear head scarves,
i love you with all my heart, please let me wear you 24/7.

sincerely,
hair obsessed girl.

dear hormones,
leave me be. please.
sincerely,
stressed out of my mind.

sincerely,

Home Free.

sometimes i take classes over spring and summer.
then one day i take finals and i am HOME FREE.
...
well, at least for two and a half weeks until fall semester starts.
but until then,
PARTY AND PARTY AND YAH.

sincerely,

and by then...it's like seven fifteen

Via.

Once upon a time I got really sick and had to move back home to be babied for a while... like eight months.

 Now I am mostly better, but find myself with no job, and basically no life until I get to move back to school later this month. 

So in the meantime 

 I'll read a book

Or maybe two or three

I'll add a few new paintings

To my gallery

I'll play guitar and knit and cook

And basically

Just wonder, when will my life begin..

and ... watch Disney movies in Spanish to try to pretend those three years taught me something

 I could basically be Rapunzel.. except you know the whole having hair and Zachary Levi thing . dang.

Via.

Instead

Change yourself, they said.

People will like you better.

But I liked myself

So I dyed my hair red.

Promises of jobs and men,

A life of ordinary days.

But I have my own ordinary

So I dyed my hair crimson.

You and I may not have met,

Just glances across the room

But I have my own eyes

So I dyed my hair scarlet.

We can do it!

I change my backgrounds on all my devices constantly. I like change, it makes my eyes happy. Which is why I was surprised when I realized I have had the same background on my laptop for almost a year now. I guess when I think about it, it makes a lot of sense.

 This is my screensaver.

This last year has been a beast. The climax of several major trials in my life, and for whatever reason this poster makes me feel all girl power-y and kick butt awesome. Silly right? I know, but Rosie makes me feel stronger, and everyone can use a dose of that. 

hang in there. we can do it.

Instagram?

why yes. I do live under a rock thanks for asking. it's quite cozy. 

I don't really know what instagram is... and twitter kinda blows my mind. #idontunderstand #whattheheck #thesesymbolsmean.

Basically when people try to explain instagram to me all I get out of it is you take lots of pictures and post them on the internet. 

So here is your very own version of what I think it is. In other words here are a bunch of my favorite really random pics from this last week. enjoy.

Ps. Our blog is at a kinda awkward stage of life. Sorry, The posts will be random and the layout strange for a bit. No worries it will get over itself soon.

I rather enjoy this.

and this..

Create

I like to define myself as a creative person.

but some days I feel like that is a lie.

That is one of the purposes of this blog actually.

 To use that right side of my brain that doesn't get out as much as I would like.

I found this video this week and I think it is beautiful

Creating is part of being human.

No matter what medium we choose

It makes us happy.

Improve-Beautify-Extend-Smile-Cultivate-Develop- Create

Create something beautiful today.

Not just friends, BEST friends

Jane came to church with me on Sunday and she drew my future and it made me laugh. I love it with all my heart and it makes me smile because it is so random. I love it though. It's as cute as a button. 

And sometimes you have days that are just a hole in the mud. I was texting Penelope and this is what she replies with. She comes over with brownies and we talk and she gives me the advice that I need. 

No kidding. I really think that I have the best friends in the whole world. 

"Best Friends are hard to find because the best ones are already mine." 

True Story

This is how I feel every time I walk into a library.
Good thing I love this song. And the library.

Read on, my friends.

Alice

Today is Alice's Birthday!

We love Alice.

Isn't she gorgeous?

Fun Facts about this women.

Penelope met her almost twelve years ago. The first thing she noticed is how much Alice laughs. She has a great laugh.

She is an amazing journal keeper. I used to think it was so weird that she would save even all my silly notes to her and tape them in her journal, but now I am so glad she did.

She has never had a cavity. she was numbed once when they took out her wisdom teeth, and she didn't even swell up. lucky chica.

She is very thoughtful and a friend to everyone.

She mixes up common sayings and idioms and ends up saying things like "I love you to high heaven"

Her happy attitude and laughter are contagious. She makes everyone around her smile!


Jane has known her for five years. They were in the same PE class in high school. She was possibly the best thing that came from that class.

She introduced me to Penelope and it's been the three of us ever since.

She's the one I can count on for anything. She is always there is listen and encourage.

She has a wicked sense of humor and you cannot be around her without laughing your face off.
No wonder we all have six packs ;)

Also, she is the best back scratcher/hair player I know.

We love you to high heaven Alice! Have an absolutely amazing birthday!

Love,
Penelope, and Jane

Jobless...

One thing that really stinks at the moment is being jobless. And also the fact that you have searched up, down, left, right, even diagonally for the past month to find one but the job market decides to not be nice to you. Then there college, housing, and food to pay for. Oh well.... the search is still on! I'm not giving up now, there's still time before I move back to school.

What my days consist of... Job Applications