January 5, 2011
a world in white gets underway
Goals, Wishes, Hopes, Dreams, Desires for 2011
--You can wave goodbye to the Middle Man. Because I am making the most serious attempt of my life at banishing him completely. For years I've pushed myself to the back, put myself on the sidelines, on the back burner, and let people dictate my life in the interest of keeping them happy. I end up taking care of everyone. Which is fine, because that's my personality. Until the line is crossed. This last year was the last time for me. I'm through being in the middle, because you can't win for losing in that position. If I try to help, I get shot down. If I keep quiet, everyone screams "Where were you?" And I can't handle that anymore. I can't solve everyone's problems at the expense of my sanity. I'm still the same person, and I still love to help. If you have a problem, please come to me. But I'm not crossing that line anymore. It's exhausting. I can't be expected to swoop in and save the day, especially when no one communicates with me unless I've done something wrong or haven't done enough. They have people that get paid to solve your problems, and I suggest giving them a call. Because it's not going to be me anymore. I'm through being forced to take sides, because I can't convince people to start acting their age. And in 99% of the disagreements in the entire world, all parties are at fault. There's never one side, one victim. If there's one thing I know FOR SURE in this world, it's this: It's all up to us. You can't blame anyone else for ANYTHING that happens in your life. If you're unhappy, do something to fix it. If something's wrong, you do something. If you need extra help, by all means. But someone else shouldn't do all the work. So I'm done.
Well now that that took up so much room, here's the rest of them. I promise they're shorter :)
--Continue my daily workouts with Paige. Without a doubt the best part of my day.
--Write more. On my blog, in my journal, wherever. It's so therapeutic for me, I just need to make the time.
--Read "The Miracle of Forgiveness" and "Not My Will, But Thine".
--Get a 4.0 GPA
--Acceptance to the American University's Washington Semester Summer Program in Journalism & New Media. Or American Politics (I'm undecided, obviously).
--Enjoy life. Go on nature walks. Take random pictures of anything I think of. Stop and smell the proverbial roses.
--You can wave goodbye to the Middle Man. Because I am making the most serious attempt of my life at banishing him completely. For years I've pushed myself to the back, put myself on the sidelines, on the back burner, and let people dictate my life in the interest of keeping them happy. I end up taking care of everyone. Which is fine, because that's my personality. Until the line is crossed. This last year was the last time for me. I'm through being in the middle, because you can't win for losing in that position. If I try to help, I get shot down. If I keep quiet, everyone screams "Where were you?" And I can't handle that anymore. I can't solve everyone's problems at the expense of my sanity. I'm still the same person, and I still love to help. If you have a problem, please come to me. But I'm not crossing that line anymore. It's exhausting. I can't be expected to swoop in and save the day, especially when no one communicates with me unless I've done something wrong or haven't done enough. They have people that get paid to solve your problems, and I suggest giving them a call. Because it's not going to be me anymore. I'm through being forced to take sides, because I can't convince people to start acting their age. And in 99% of the disagreements in the entire world, all parties are at fault. There's never one side, one victim. If there's one thing I know FOR SURE in this world, it's this: It's all up to us. You can't blame anyone else for ANYTHING that happens in your life. If you're unhappy, do something to fix it. If something's wrong, you do something. If you need extra help, by all means. But someone else shouldn't do all the work. So I'm done.
Well now that that took up so much room, here's the rest of them. I promise they're shorter :)
--Continue my daily workouts with Paige. Without a doubt the best part of my day.
--Write more. On my blog, in my journal, wherever. It's so therapeutic for me, I just need to make the time.
--Read "The Miracle of Forgiveness" and "Not My Will, But Thine".
--Get a 4.0 GPA
--Acceptance to the American University's Washington Semester Summer Program in Journalism & New Media. Or American Politics (I'm undecided, obviously).
--Enjoy life. Go on nature walks. Take random pictures of anything I think of. Stop and smell the proverbial roses.
January 3, 2011
how delightful
Top 10 magical, delightful, and glorious Events of 2010
10. I passed Pre-Calculus with a B. It's a wonder. But it would be more surprising if I hadn't worked so hard.
9. Music! I saw G. Love and Special Sauce, Jack Johnson, Love & Theft, Luke Bryan, and Keith Urban all in concert.
8. Cardinals vs. Packers game. January 3, 2010.
7. Though it almost killed me, I spent the summer working as an HR intern at FVI. It was my first job, and my first full-time job too. Besides the resume experience, I came into my own. I gained more confidence in myself and my abilities.
6. I aced, and I mean aced my PR class and realized fully that Public Relations is the perfect major for me.
5. Dean's List 3 semesters in a row!
4. The first birthday of Mr. Westley Jackson Colegrove, the most fantastic and handsome nephew to ever grace the world.
3. My first apartment! I love being on my own.
2. The birth of Ava Reagan Jones (my favorite girl in the world, second only to her mother), followed closely by Stedson Jess and Treydon Jay Romrell. Miracle babies. They're perfect and gorgeous and healthy.
1. The baptism of my brother. Prayers, gratitude, and plenty of tears.
10. I passed Pre-Calculus with a B. It's a wonder. But it would be more surprising if I hadn't worked so hard.
9. Music! I saw G. Love and Special Sauce, Jack Johnson, Love & Theft, Luke Bryan, and Keith Urban all in concert.
8. Cardinals vs. Packers game. January 3, 2010.
7. Though it almost killed me, I spent the summer working as an HR intern at FVI. It was my first job, and my first full-time job too. Besides the resume experience, I came into my own. I gained more confidence in myself and my abilities.
6. I aced, and I mean aced my PR class and realized fully that Public Relations is the perfect major for me.
5. Dean's List 3 semesters in a row!
4. The first birthday of Mr. Westley Jackson Colegrove, the most fantastic and handsome nephew to ever grace the world.
3. My first apartment! I love being on my own.
2. The birth of Ava Reagan Jones (my favorite girl in the world, second only to her mother), followed closely by Stedson Jess and Treydon Jay Romrell. Miracle babies. They're perfect and gorgeous and healthy.
1. The baptism of my brother. Prayers, gratitude, and plenty of tears.
December 26, 2010
These two songs are guaranteed to make me smile. Guaranteed.
They could not be any more different, but when I hear them on the radio I immediately smile. A big smile, that I can't hide. And I can always use more smiles.
December 22, 2010
6 Reasons To Keep On Living
1. I'm going to Disneyland in three weeks.
2. I want babies!
3. My roommates wouldn't have dinner for next semester.
4. I love Christmas.
5. I still need to do my "Julie & Julia" experiment.
6. I want an Australian Shepherd.
2. I want babies!
3. My roommates wouldn't have dinner for next semester.
4. I love Christmas.
5. I still need to do my "Julie & Julia" experiment.
6. I want an Australian Shepherd.
December 18, 2010
Portfolio
For our final project for photography, we had to create a portfolio of 6 shots all with a central theme. The theme I chose was "Hands", and here are my shots. I got a fantastic grade on them too.
Good Gravy...
It's been way too long since I've posted anything. I don't have any scintillating thoughts, but there's been a lot going on lately.
I went home for about a week for Thanksgiving and got to see my entire family. It was so great to see everyone, especially my cousin Allie and her precious new baby.
Here's the entire family. My mom asked me to bring down my camera, but without a tripod it didn't work so well. Plus it's a crappy angle.
I went home for about a week for Thanksgiving and got to see my entire family. It was so great to see everyone, especially my cousin Allie and her precious new baby.
This is a picture I took of my cousin's gorgeous baby. I pretty much could not stop kissing her.
So I went back to school and worked constantly on final projects and studying for exams. I'll post my photography portfolio pictures in a next post.
A week before finals, my sister got married! No pictures yet...it will be a few more weeks before they're ready. I still can't quite believe she's married! She's been one of my best friends and role models forever. She has done so much for me and I love her so much! I'm so happy that she's happy.
I survived finals, and now I'm home for my favorite month of the year. I have it on good confidence that one of my Christmas gifts from Santa is a trip to Disneyland with my roommates Tori and Paige. So I'm sure pictures of that will be forthcoming.
