Ugly words

There are many words in the English language that disgust me... a few of them are:

- Chunky : this reminds me of chunky vomit, or chunky milk...enough said

- Moldy: its just gross

- Scum: As soon as I hear this I think of mold...not something I enjoy

- Fondle: no explanation needed

- congeal:I can't explain why I hate it, I just do.

- poo: again, no explanation needed

- stomach:

- pickle: lets just say that pickles and me don't get along all that well.

-study (its the horrifying combo of student + dying! Whats to like?)

-gossamer: this immediately brings back horrible memories of decorating for prom last year.

Really Bad Ideas

I believe that everyone's intelligence lies in different areas. I believe that mine is definitely not in the area of common sense. I unfortunately have very little. This has resulted in a lot of really REALLY bad ideas. (Note: i have only actually done 1-7 :o) )

1. Tell your mom to suck it, apparently they don't like being told this.

2. Decide to voice your opinion against drug use to the scariest girl in gym class.

3. Drink a huge glass a milk before running a mile in hot weather. Trust me, its terrible.

4. Stay up really late the night before taking the ACT.

5. Dress in all-out Hawaiian apparel as a sixth grader when nobody else participates.

6. Get chunky hi-lights.

7. Dancing around the kitchen and breaking the dishwasher

8. Show up extremely late on the first day of work

9. Go to a haunted house alone

10. Run with scissors

Resolutions

I've been meaning to post my New Year's resolutions. It might be a week late but here they are...

- actually use my agenda book

- try to not stress as much

- read my bible every night

- eat healthier

- drink more water

- appreciate my family/friends more

- try to be more organized

- keep in touch with my out of town friends

- write in a journal

and I'm still adding to the list :o)

Hopefully I can actually accomplish some of the items on my list!

Don't say it

As far back as I can remember, I have always been taught NEVER to say I hated anyone. It didn't matter how awful they treated me, what a mean person they were, or how terrible they acted. I can only remember one instance when I told my mom that I hated her, and believe me that was the last time I ever said that phrase. The taste of soap in my mouth wasn't something I wanted to experience again. I never have grown into the habit of telling someone I hated them. Hate is a very strong word.

But, love also is also a strong word and I use it very single day to some family member or friend. Using love shouldn't be as carefree and thrown around as a lot of people in my generation use it. It drives me bonkers when people who have been dating for a very short period of time say they love each other. Love is developed and special, not a generic catch all phrase. When we start using it for everything it begins to loose its meaning and not be as important.

The Best of Times and the Worst of TImes

2009 was the best of times, and it was the worst of times! All in all I can safely claim the year 2009 to be a success. Nothing horrendous occurred, but I did learn a lot about others and myself through many experiences. I am not one of those people who claim they don't regret anything they did in the past, because I do. I regret being rude, not being sensitive to other people's feelings, not taking advantage of good opportunities, and not having enough fun or letting my "hair down." But, regrets aren't the only thing that fill my memories of the past year. Some of my favorite memories include taking first place in state in Latin Dancing with my other group members, keeping good grades, joining new clubs, making new friends, and surviving sophomore year. I can't wait to see how 2010 plays out...only time will tell.

p.s. I actually titled my blog before we started reading A Tale of Two Cities!

Blogger's Block

After reading through my blog today I came upon a depressing realization. I have steadily been getting more and more boring in my writing. Just thinking of blogging used to excite me and ideas flowed easily. Nowadays it is getting more and more difficult to think of a topic :(. I really enjoy blogging though, and hopefully this blogger's block will lift soon! If not, I apologize for boring readers out of there minds.

Just Listen

Christmas was a time for me to catch up on some reading I have desperately been wanting to do. I actually read about ten books. I've decided that one of the books I read is my new favorite. Sarah Dessen's novel Just Listen was absolutely amazing! It was more than just a great story. I feel as if I actually grew after finishing it. One of my favorite from this book is ," Don't think, don't judge, just listen." One of the biggest things I have struggled with is judging people before I get to know them. I also have the horrible habit of interrupting people when they are talking. I always feel terrible about it afterwards but I can't seem to stop myself! I could completely relate to the characters. Ahhh I just love this book :)