Forgiveness

     Sometimes you come across people who are ungrateful.  And sometimes they don't think anything of it. . . What do you do about it?  You should forgive them.  But sometimes it difficult. Sometimes you just want to rip into them and tell them they are being an ungrateful, good for nothing brat.  I have realized over the past couple weeks that it's better to forgive and forget, than stew over everything and make life harder for yourself.  So what if they deserved being called out, it still doesn't make it right. 
      My sister just had "foot surgery" and so she needs extra help to get around and stuff.  So I've been having to help her do the little things.  I might be the only one, but, I get really tired really quick with helping people who are bossy (or who seem bossy).  It wasn't necessarily her being the boss that bugged me, it was that fact that she literally could do nothing for her self except go to the bathroom, barely... I guess it makes me sad to see people not being able to do things for themselves.  Or something, I don't know!  
     All in all,  forgiveness is the best policy... I hope you remember that. 
xoxo Haley

Eat to Live

    My whole life I have struggled with self confidence and self respect.  In societies eyes, I'm "overweight", or "plus size". For some people that could be bad.  For me it's not necessarily bad, just annoying.  My Mom always says "Is there anything you can do to fix it this second?"  Yes I can, but I'm just too lazy, which is bad. I need to change that.  I would love to be that kind of person who runs when they are bored.  Instead... I eat when I'm bored.  I live to eat, not eat to live.  Recently I've been having stomach problems, not wanting to eat, and sleeping all the time.  It's helping with the eating, but I still feel crappy.  I don't know how to explain it.  It's like I'm emotionally drained, or something.  I don't even know.  It's so frustrating.  My Mom tries and talks to me like she knows exactly what I'm going through.  And maybe she does, but it certainly doesn't feel like it.  Don't you just hate it when your parents try to convince you that they understand everything, but in their head their probably going, "Nope, don't understand any of this!"
  I hope your parents understand you!
xoxo Haley

Sweater Weather

     Well, I'm back!  I haven't been able to write anything for a while, but I can now!  So, here goes... 
       It's finally getting colder (at least where I live) and it is WONDERFUL! Not having to sweat proof my makeup, or get all sweaty all the time.  I love the cold, well not too cold but just right.  I LOVE bundling up in a cute sweater and boots.  It's not quite at that point yet, it was a little warmer today.  But I know it's coming.  I hope you all have wonderful sweater weather!
xoxo Haley

Camp at Last!

     Well, you guessed it, it's girls camp next week.  Finally, after so much preparation, and hard work it is here at last.   For the past 5 years I have been going to girls camp every summer.  It has been the best time of year.  Where people grow closer, and learn about the gospel.  Yes, it's hard and outside with the bugs.  But it's worth it.   I know some girls that went the first day convinced they were going to hate it, and left loving it.  Girls camp isn't just....Camping, it's something more.  The hard work. The service.  The bonding.  I don't know how to explain it.  Let's just say, you had to be there.  ;) 

I love girls camp, it has helped me so much with my testimony.  I know it can help yours.

xoxo Haley

Summer Vibes

    When I think of Summer I think of; spending time at the beach, with friends, go shopping, listening to your long wanted summer playlist, getting that perfect tan.... Everyone's summer is defined differently.  I thought this summer would be fun, and full of those things that made my summer vibes.   It hasn't been, at least so far.  It's been planning girls camp, and sitting at my computer...doing nothing.  Complete boredom.  It's frustrating to see my summer being wasted away on my computer, which is what I'm doing right now... Because there's nothing else to do.  

   I wish, I wish with all my heart to be in a foreign country on the beach, tanning away, sipping lemonade.  

Find your summer vibes, don't waste it. 

xoxo Haley

Life with a Sister

     Everyone who has a sister, or even a sibling understands that being kind to that sibling is hard sometimes.   For me being nice to my sister is extremely challenging.   She has this thing where she talks about herself all the time and expects me to remember all of it.  But when I say one thing, she doesn't even care.  It's so self centered.  She doesn't understand that other people like talking about their problems too.  I bet if I let her, she could talk for hours about herself.  Sad right?  

   She can go from happy and bouncy to yelling in the span of 10 seconds.  We all have to center our lives around hers.  She expects our mother to drive her everywhere she wants to go whenever. . . . . . It makes me sad to think where she will be after she moves out.  Making everyone miserable, just to please her.   I hope to God someone will snap her out of whatever funk she's in.  She hasn't always been like this.  
xoxo Haley

Finally June

   Happy June 1st everyone!  Even though the actual first day of summer isn't till the 20th, it feels like summer already.  The sun is shining, the bees are buzzing, and the flowers are blooming!  

    This summer I've been wanting to go visit my cousin Gabi. It's taken a lot of work convincing my parents to let me fly half way across the country to visit people.  I've had to be a complete princess, which is fine but it's still hard.  I've talked to them several times about this but it's never gotten to the point where they just had to say yes or no.  It's at that point now.  I'm really anxious about what they are going to say.  I've put so much into going on this trip, I don't want to make all my work in vain.  I'm really excited to fly on an airplane! I've never been on one before...  I know I know, it's kinda sad.  

   Girls Camp is getting really close, it's only about 3 weeks away.  I'm happy, but it's kinda stressful trying to get all the stuff done before the 20th.  We've done so much to prepare, but still have so much do to.  UGH! 
  
   I hope everyone's summer is wonderful!
xoxo Haley
   

True self

     How does one know that you truly are a selfish person?   For me, it was an awful realization.  On my sister's birthday, which for most is all about them, I wanted it to be about me... Not like, get me this, take me here.  More like instead of being super nice to her, I was meaner.  When Mom took her to get lunch, I wanted to go too.  I'm not sure if that's being selfish, or if it's not wanting to be left out?  But it was really hard seeing her get all the attention and not me.  Now that is being selfish.  But not all of it was.  I've wanted to change. I don't want to be that person who is a selfish brat.  Sometimes It's hard to even know how to change.  

      I've had this problem since I was a young child where I can't explain myself very well using speech.  I explain better writing it.  Which can be very frustrating.  I can't go through life writing everything just so I get my point across...  So I made this blog.  Where I can say what I want... Without stuttering, or saying something stupid.  It's a lot harder than I thought writing a blog.  Hence the reason why I haven't posted anything in so long...  Sorry about that.  I will try to do better.  But no promises ;) 
xoxo Haley

Onwards and Upwards

     Change is a good thing.  But sometimes it can be hard.  With the help of the people that support us we can accomplish anything.  

    I'm about to graduate high school, and I have so many opportunities for different colleges to go to.  So many people are telling me I can do anything.   Sometimes I get scared to go out in the "big bad" world all alone with no one to help me.  But then I realize I will always have someone.  If it's my friends or my family, they will always be there to pick me up if I fall.  For a while I didn't want to even look into colleges because I didn't want life to change.  But this change was for the good.  I just needed to accept that.  So my goal is to graduate high school and go to college away from home.  And that is something I know I can do.  If you set your mind to something and you have the right motivation, you can do anything!
xoxo Haley

Self Love

     Today on Facebook someone tagged me in a "Self love challenge".   It was to post any pictures of yourself at any point in your life to show that you are beautiful no matter what. 

   Growing up everyone told me I was pretty, for a while I believed them.  It was all great until someone told me they were lying to me and I was ugly.  It really shook my confidence.  After that I didn't like talking about the fact that I was overweight.  I was ashamed of myself.  And still to this day am I overweight, but something has changed.  The person who tagged me in the challenge is my best friend.  I love her because she makes me a better person.  She showed me that you can be curvy and still be gorgeous!   She still tells me almost everyday that I am beautiful.  That is probably one of the only reasons why I love myself now.  

   Love yourself, don't hate.  I challenge all of you to post pictures of your beautiful selves of any social media and share the love.  I love you all.
xoxo Haley

Prom?

    Prom.  The night of every girls life where they get to dress up in a gown and get their hair and makeup done, and dance the night away.  It's all glam and glitter and no one is the wiser.  In all the best movies and Tv shows all you see is the prom it self, and sometimes the girl buying the dress.  But you never see the stress of saving the money to get the salon appointment, or the jewelry, more importantly the dress it self.  All people ever see in movies suggests that either the dress doesn't cost that much, or the money appears out of thin air.  I KNOW that isn't true.. 
      Prepping for prom is hard work.  Getting the makeup that DOESN'T make you break out with severe acne, finding  the correct shoes that won't make your feet feel like they are covered with blisters, the clutch.  UGH! It's all too much.  But it's seems to be worth it once you pull up in your limo and dance the night away with the man of your dreams... Prom... Leading up to it may be horrible, but the night of is perfection.  
xoxo Haley

When Life gives you Lemons...

    We all know the saying "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Right?   Life hasn't been the best for me lately.  I've been struggling with a lot of things.  I've noticed that it gets better when I have the help of Heavenly Father.  You know how we are supposed to do all those things like, pray daily and read scriptures, for some reason I just can't make a habit of dong those things.  It's really hard for me.  We all have challenges, and we all can concur them with the help of God.  There seems to be a pattern doesn't there?  If we have problems and we need help, ask God and he will help you.  Most people think that they can shout to the high heavens that they accept God and that makes them "saved".  The truth is it takes a lot more than that to "save" you.  

     It talks about in the Book of Mormon, Moroni 10:4 it reads: And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.     

I know these things are true.  
xoxo Haley

Family is just...

   My house was full of relatives.  Cousins, Aunts and Uncles.  For some that is cause for celebration! For me it meant getting teased till I passed out, picking food that didn't have anything that anyone was allergic to, and making the dogs try to behave which NEVER worked.  I loved my family, but they drove me CRAZY!  All the crazy led me to believe that I was NOT a family person.  On the other hand, family was great!  Maybe just this part of my family was annoying.  I have no clue.  Well, better get back to my crazy weekend... Wish me luck...
xoxo Haley

LIfe sucks...Period

             You know that feeling you get when you first wake up in the morning when everything is perfect for those few seconds?  Mine were sort of hard to enjoy when the painful realization of reality struck.  I had started my period for the second time that month.  (Now, if you don't want to hear me rant about how my period sucks, please feel free too exit this post.)  I think all women will appreciate how I describe the feeling of dread waking up just knowing you are going to start.  The craving of anything and everything chocolate!  And don't ever mention the cramps! UGH!  Cramps are AWFUL!!!! My mom didn't ever get cramps till after she had children.  And most horrible of all the hormones... All the up and down and up and down.   Happy one second, screaming another.  For me I always know when I'm about to start, because I get really hormonal the week BEFORE! Which is awful for my family!  
     My period has been messed up from the beginning for some unknown reason, it's irregular, and super crampy.  It's horrible.  Share your period stories.  Ask for advice.  As most of you can probably tell, I'm very comfortably sharing these types of things, it's not something we should be hiding.  If we hid it, men wouldn't see the pain we are going through every month to have their children.  Make a bold move, and share.  
xoxo Haley

My life....

     Do you know that feeling you get when you have something super fun planned than someone just ruins it?  My family was planning a vacation and it was looking pretty awesome, but then my sister had to go and open her big mouth and complain about something.  Now the whole vacation is changed because of her... It's irritating that every time we try and do something she doesn't like she throws a fit and makes us either miserable the whole time, or change it to something she likes.  Sorry for that rant... I just needed to get it out.  Can anyone give me advice? I would really love some right about now...
xoxo Haley

Broken love

    This time wasn't like last time... I saw him and my heart didn't stumble.  I saw him and I didn't loose my breath.  We simply talked and were as friends were.  It was simple...I had fallen out of love with him.  if you had asked me if that was possible 3 months ago I would have said heck no.  But now... I wasn't sure how I felt.  I was still protective of him, but not in love with him.  It made me sad that since I told him how I felt we had barely talked.  But it was unavoidable.  The awkward embrace we shared after months of not talking was excruciating.  Yes, we laughed at some stupid pun he made to defuse the tension was equally painful.  Than we simply parted ways.  And just as quick as that we were strangers again...

  I'm not very old, and yet I've experienced several heartbreaks that will effect how I judge people and how I love in the future.  Don 't waste love on people you know will break your heart.  It will only hurt you.  
xoxo Haley

Taking a break

   Sometimes when you get caught up in life and you don't feel like yourself, you should just take a step back and take a break.  This last week was kind of insane.  Hence the not posting anything... Sorry...  My goal for the rest of the year is to post EVERYDAY...Unless I can't, like if I'm gone without my laptop, or other reasons.  I hope to entertain all my viewers. Until next time!
xoxo Haley

Early to Rise...

   "Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise..."
  If you really think about it, it makes sense.  If you go to bed early you will be well rested for the next day, if you get up early you will have the whole day ahead of you to get things done.  If you are well rested and have a whole day to get things done you are more likely to get more productive things done.  Wow that was a mouth full! Haha!  I hope this post helped you in some way.  I know going to bed early and getting up early is sometimes hard.  But it truly can help you succeed at life.  Until next time.  
xoxo Haley 

Change

  Every once and a while we all just want to dress up all fancy.  Get our hair done, and wear the nice clothes.  Sometimes even change our hair to something different.  Change is...refreshing.  It makes us change our perspective on things.  Even something as small as getting a new shirt can make you realize that you don't like that style anymore and you want to change.  Change is good.  It's as simple as that.  I don't want to drawl out this post, so I'm leaving you with this.  Change is what we are here on this earth for, don't be unhappy because you don't want to change.  Change is hard sometimes if you are worried about what others think of you.  BUt you don't have to.  So just CHANGE!
xoxo Haley

Quote of the Day

"Music is about bringing light to others"  -Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix

Girls camp!!!

   Every summer the LDS church has "Young Women Camp" or "Girls Camp" it is a camp where girls of ages 12-18 gather together and participate in some pretty amazing stuff!  We usually camp for a week in the beginning of June.  We go hiking, swimming, canoeing, we sit around the fire.  There are 6 "years" 1st year is age 12, 2nd: 13 and etc....Once it gets to 5th year it's called YCL, "Youth Camp Leader".  You have two years of that, and than sadly you are done... 
  The whole week is filled with different fun but spiritually uplifting activities.  At the end of it all is a testimony meeting where we get to share what we learned during camp.  It's always so amazing to hear the different peoples experiences.  But they all seem to have a similar ending.  I have it too, every year since my first. I learn so much at girls camp.  Not necessarily how to survive in the wilderness, but how to disconnect from devices and connect with nature, to find the things God gave us.  To see the little things that are so amazing.  I love the Lord.  I am so happy that I have this Gospel.  I would not be the person I am today if I wasn't a part of this church.  Until next time...
xoxo Haley  

Addiction

  When you are addicted to something your mind is focused on that particular object.  For example, if you are addicted to watching Netflix, your mind won't allow anything else to get in the way of that object.  So you will feel like you don't have time for anything else.  Like family, or work, school, social activities.  Your life will become centered around that thing and you will become obsessed.  Being obsessed with something isn't healthy.  It is bad for your body and mind.  It can effect everyone around you including yourself in such a way that you will feel different.  When you are in a group you will feel different, left out.  

  Breaking that addiction is hard work, and can take a long time.  But it is possible.  Sometimes you might feel like it's not worth it.  Like the pain of fixing it is less than the pain of the addiction.  Don't ever think that.  It might feel that way.  In the end it will be worth it.  The feeling of the weight lifting off your chest will make everything better.  
I hope as you go through life you remember this.  And if you face addiction you find the courage to overcome it.  I believe in you.  
xoxo Haley

Laughter

  "To laugh is to show that you are happy or that you think something is funny by smiling and making a sound from your throat."  I got that from Merriam Webster's dictionary.  But that is only the simple definition.  Another definition is "to be of a kind that inspires joy"  Laughing is something we do when we are happy, or when something amuses us.  
   We all have unique laughs. Some are loud, others are quiet.  Mine is in between.  But my nose does this strange thing.  My nostrils wiggle!!  It makes other people laugh.  When I was a kid, I used to think they were laughing at me, but I realized that I was just unique, and like everyone else my laugh was weird and I loved it.  
Still today I am proud of my laugh.  And you should be too. 
xoxo Haley
    

Inspiration

  How does one get inspiration for something?  Sometimes it happens when you are going about your daily life.  Others you have to seek it out.  I had a goal when I started this blog to post something every day.  It turns out, it's harder than it looks.  For some people you can just sit down and write and ideas come spilling out.  For me it's not as easy.   
   So, this is what I'm s going to do.  I want all of YOU to comment a challenge you or a friend have been recently going through and I will do my best to try and help you.
Good luck
xoxo Haley

 

Time to Charge!

  Have you ever felt drained? Not just physically, but emotionally? Take a break sometimes to recharge your battery.  Life can get hard, it takes a toll on us.  We have a take a step back and just take a deep breath. Here are 6 ways to help recharge your emotional battery.  
 1. Take a hot bath: Add some Epsom salt, 10 drops of lavender essential oil and half a cup of baking soda.  You will feel relaxed in no time!

 2. Light some candles: Lightly scented candles can be very relaxing.  

 3.  Yoga:  Calm your mind, and find that sense of peace within.  

 4.  Herbal Tea:  Drinking different types of of tea can cleanse the body of toxins.  And also calm the mind.  

 5. Get a massage:  A massage relieves tension throughout the body.  And most people say it is very pleasurable. 

 6. Walk:  Go for a walk for run.  Get away from the crazy for a while.  It really does help.  

I hope these help you the way they have helped me. Until next time.
xoxo Haley 

  

Drops of awesome

  I'm going to try something different.  I usually don't post about religious stuff, but I'm going to today.  

   Yesterday I read a story about a mother that thought she wasn't good enough.  so every time she served, or did something good for someone else she called it "A drop of AWESOME!"    At the end of the story it tells of her doing an object lesson with her Sunday school class with "drops of awesome" she said by the end of the lesson the bowl would be over flowed with drops.  With 5 minutes to spare the bowl was still empty.  The student looked worried.  She lifted up a pitcher full of water labeled ATONEMENT and poured water into the glass bowl until it was spilling out all over the table and the towel the bowl was resting on. The class went silent.
  When we are in a relationship with Christ, striving as God’s sons and daughters to do His will, He pours more into our buckets than we can ever hope to imagine. He can fill us to overflowing with peace, with joy, with perfection, with Awesome. And then what do we do if our bucket is overflowing like that? Where does the Awesome go then?
 I have a testimony of the atonement.  Jesus Christ died for us.  He suffered for our sins, and was resurrected.  I love the lord.  I am a proud member of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. If you have a religion, don't be ashamed of it.  Love who you are. 
xoxo Haley 

Dream World

Night is the time to say goodbye to the past,
It is the time to wish for sleep, all night that lasts.
It is the time to forget all your worries and troubles,
It is the time to allow your dreams to bubble.
So lay your head on your pillow tonight,
And don't you forget to hug your blanket really tight.
I wish you a very very good night!
wishafriend.com

xoxo Haley

A Sad Story

  You know that time of year everyone loves?  When you get presents, and you turn a year older?  Well, I hate it.  Ever since I moved to where I live now, every year no one comes to my birthday parties.  NO ONE!  It's always some lame excuse.  Sometimes I feel like I'm not important enough.  It's kinda sad.  Everyone always tells me that I'm "special" not like, weird.  But smart, and stuff like that.  But I don't feel that it.  I just feel like I'm a fly on the wall and no one sees me.  Sometimes I dream that someone someday will sweep me off my feet, and just love me for me.  But now in my life, I feel useless.  
  
  Do you remember those movies where the girl thinks she's ugly and worthless.  But a guy secretly has a crush on her, so eventually they fall in love and live happily ever after?  I want that to be me... And I know it's not going to be exactly like that, but at least somewhat like it.  It's annoying how sometimes I think I'm too far into this fantasy world where there is such thing as happily ever after.  So I don't see how many times I fall because of that.  

  It's kinda funny how I started this post about how depressing my birthdays are, and now I'm ranting about how lame my love life is.  Kind of sad... Well, I hope you got something out of this. If so, I love you, and thank you for trying!
xoxo Haley 

Some Tips for College prep

Life after high school for some people is just work or family.  For me it will be college.  When I graduate high school I want to go to college.  I want to become a forensic scientist, but that doesn't matter right now.  What matters is the process in choosing the right college to fit that picture perfect image of what you want to do with your life.  If you want to become a fashion designer, go to a design school.  If you want to become a dancer go to a performing arts school.  There are so many options out there for you to choose from.  Here are 5 tips for choosing the right college for you!

  
  1. SAT: Take the SATs and go from there to narrow your options down.  

  2. Career goals:  DO you know what you want to be after you graduate? If not, take a few weeks and figure it out. 

  3.  Financial aid: Apply for grants and scholarships as soon as possible.  

  4.   Don't stress out about getting into college. Three out of four freshman get into their No. 1 choice.

  5.   Think about all this for more than 1 minute.  It a lot to take in.  It's your life, don't let anyone tell you what you want.  

I hope you find the perfect college for you.  Good luck!
xoxo Haley

On the Road Again!

   Have you ever just spontaneously wanted to just go on a road trip somewhere?  But sometimes it's not as simple as getting in your car and driving.  You have to have gas money and snacks and music..etc.  I've been thinking a lot lately about taking a road trip with some friends. I think that is the best kind of road trip.  Blasting music, eating junk food, and being with people you love!  I have a friend who moved to Korea, and she is the type of person I would love to go on a road trip with!  Doing something like being in a car for so many hours with certain people is hard sometimes.  We have to be careful with what we say.  There is also those people who you just adore and can live with forever! But here are some tips and tricks to help with a road trip!

 1.  Have GOOD navigation: It's fun getting lost sometimes, but not too much!

 2.  Music:  Have more music than you need.

 3.  First-aid:  When you are on the road you should always have a first-aid kit somewhere with you.  Don't want to get hurt in the middle of nowhere and have no band-aids!

 4. Stay comfy:  I know wearing cute clothes is "in" but once you are 4 hours in you'll want those comfy sweats.  

 5.  Snacks: Don't want to spend a whole bunch of money stopping for food, pack some snacks!  Then you don't have to waste time stopping. 

 6.  Pack essentials only:  It can be hard sometimes to leave your hair products/etc at home, but you don't need all that to have a good time.  

 7.  Have fun:  Don't be a worry wart.  JUST HAVE FUN!!

Road trips are ways people bond.  When people have the right relationship, it can last forever.  I hope these tips help you.
xoxo Haley

It gets better

 When I was about 9 years old I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety.  Having depression sucks.  Also having anxiety sucks.  But having them together, is living hell.  When you have depression life gets really hard.  You don't want to do things. Or you are just to tired to try.  Or even to scared to go on.  When you are anxious there is a part of you that is constantly wondering if someone is watching you, or is judging you.  

   With depression and anxiety both,  you just have to remember that it gets better.  It takes a long time to learn how to control the feelings.  But you will find the right way for you to make yourself happy.  You will come to a day where life just really sucks.  And you are thinking to yourself, "Who will miss me?"  I know I have thought that.  Which is really sad.  But I have found a way that reminds me of the people that truly love me.  Most people without either of these..."flaws"  Don't understand that it's not something we can just turn off.  It's not a switch, I wish I was, I would always be off.  I don't think anyone would choose to feel like that.  If you are ever feeling down, or depressed just remember...It gets better. 
xoxo Haley

Out with the Old...

   To me the phrase, "Out with the old and in with the new" means to cleanse yourself from all the bad things you have previously experienced, and to begin anew with good things.  Service is a great way to start fresh.  Help out around the house.  Mow your neighbors lawn for them. Find something that helps someone else.  Do something hard.  I might be hard in the beginning.  But in the end, it'll be worth it.  I challenge you all to go out and serve someone.  And not for me, but for you. 
xoxo Haley

#freeKe$ha

I don't know very much about this subject.  But all I do know, Kesha didn't do anything wrong.  She is being treated unfairly.  Kesha deserves a break.  I support Kesha!  I hope someone realizes that Kesha is just trying to get away from the person who hurt her. Share this EVERYWHERE! #FreeKesha
xoxo Haley

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

"A word you say when you don't have anything to say." You know... I started thinking about this post wanting to write about how I've used all the topics I could think of.  And how there was nothing to write about.  But that is so not true.  There are so many things to write about.  Like "Mary Poppins"  the movie.  It was filmed and produced by Walt Disney in 1964.  The summary is quite simple.   

"When Jane and Michael, the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins. Embarking on a series of fantastical adventures with Mary and her Cockney performer friend, Bert, the siblings try to pass on some of their nanny's sunny attitude to their preoccupied parents." 

But there is more to this movie than just the summary.  It was part of my childhood.  This movie has been a part of so many people lives.  

Time magazine said in 2009: "The sets are luxuriant, the songs lilting, the scenario witty but impeccably sentimental, and the supporting cast only a pinfeather short of perfection." 

Mary Poppins truly is perfection.  If you haven't seen it.  Watch it.  
xoxo Haley

Future

        "Only YOU can control your future" -Dr. Seuss.  Don't let someone else control your future.  If you work hard in the now, you can get a good future. Having a good future isn't just about knowing people or having a job, and having lots of money.  It's about being happy with who you have become on your own.  Being happy is a big part of living on your own and being a part of something bigger. I hope you all find that thing that makes you happy. 
xoxo Haley

Social Media

This is going to be quick but I wanted to give everyone my Twitter.  Its @heybug  Go follow me! I post about music, food, travel, and random stuff! 
xoxo Haley

Cooking!

    When I was little, I loved cooking.  When I played outside my mom would have the window to the kitchen open.  I always heard or smelled my mom making something.  I would run in and help her.  I love cooking, I have since I could remember.  I don't ever remember being bad at it.  When I was about 11 I took the food handlers permit test, and passed! It was easy. But sadly you had to be 16 you get the actual permit card.  So it wasn't official.  I've gone through culinary school twice before the age of 16.  One my Mom taught me, and one was online.  I learned so much.  I made a peacock out of a watermelon!  I wish I had pictures, but sadly I don't know where they are.  One of my new goals for 2016 is too take my food handlers permit test and actually get the card! Haha! My mom is always telling me I should go to culinary school. But I have other ambitions. 
    If you aren't good at cooking, it doesn't matter.  Practice makes perfect.  And if you are great at cooking, I hope you make others happy as much as I do.  
  xoxo Haley

Organization!

     Organization is important.  Without it life is chaotic. Organization helps us to keep our selves neat and stable. So here are some tips for better organization.  
 
 1. Space:  Having enough space for better organization is important.  Also having a CLEAN space.  
  
 2. Containers: Have plenty of bins, buckets, and boxes handy to store things in so you don't just have things laying around.  

 3.  Labels:  You won't know what is in the containers if you don't label them.  

 4.  Daily planner:  Having a planner to sort out your daily schedule makes it easier to stay organized.  You can use an already made planner, or you can DIY it like I did!  

 5.  Journal:  Organizing your thoughts is a good way to stay "sane" and is a good way to right down things for your grand-kids to read in however many years down the road.  

I hope you found these tips useful.  Until tomorrow!
xoxo Haley

Earth without ART is eh

   Art is one of those things where there are so many different types.  It's pretty amazing.  Art comes in so many different forms.  It could be music, paintings or photography... The list is endless. That's why art is so precious is because it gives life meaning.  It gives people a chance to express themselves in a different perspective.  One of my favorites is Van Gogh, Starry Night.

    It's so beautiful.  If you have a favorite type of art, share it with the world.  Don't be afraid of what people will think.  98% of the time, they won't care.  Be YOU.
xoxo Haley

Creativity

  Being creative for some people doesn't come naturally.  But for some people it comes as easily as eating food or using a pencil. I have this "thing" where sometimes I'm the most creative person on earth and I have these amazin ideas falling out of me.  And other times, I'm sitting there like.....HELLO where is my creativity?! It gets frustrating sometimes.  I've had to learn that sometimes we all just don't have the greatest ideas.  We just need to take a break and wait till the next day.  Creativity is a gift, if you have it use it.  If you don't, find it.  It's not hard. 
xoxo Haley

Sisterhood

Sisters are precious.  They can be frustrating and annoying.  But they are always going to be there.  Today I was sitting on my computer on facebook and I thought you myself. "Why not go ask your sister if she wants to play Halo 3 with you." I am horrible at Halo, but I knew she would love playing with me.  So we played for a while. We laughed together and had fun.  These years while we are together under the same roof are important because we build relationships.  The relationships that we build with our siblings last a life time, if you let them. 
xoxo Haley

The early bird...

There are so many benefits to getting up early.  Like the obvious one: You have more hours in the day to get things done.  But some people don't realize the other reasons.  Here are 3 reasons to get up early.  
  1. It heightens brains function: People that have identified themselves as "morning people" have higher GPAs and take test more efficiently. 

  2.  Organization: Helps to organize your day better and get more things done correctly.  

  3. Hours: Maybe the most important thing is hours in the day.  If you get up early, you'll have more hours to get things done.  

I know 3 isn't very many reasons to get up early, but getting up early isn't just about the technical reasons.  It's also about the little things. Like walking outside in the early morning and seeing the beautiful sunrise with dancing colors. 

 I've always loved seeing those things.  The mist coming off the fields.  The bird songs.  It's all so amazing.  Those are the real reason to get up early.  I hope you all find your reason. 
xoxo Haley