The Grand Finale

Shew! It's hard to believe that our blogging adventure is now coming to a close. I realized that I actually kind of like blogging. I doubt that I'll continue to do it for my own pleasure, but it was definitely a fun project. The only thing that I didn't particularly like about blogging was having writer's block. Some days I just had no idea what to write about. It was awesome how we could use our free writes as blogs as well. The one thing that I really enjoyed about blogging was expressing myself. I feel as if I showed my true colors through a lot of my entries. As a result of this project, I feel as if I write much more fluently than before. It was nice to have the satisfaction of knowing that you were just writing to write. No one would be sitting there evaluating each and every one of your grammatical and spelling errors. It was relieving to just type what you felt without holding back. I've always been in favor of expressing myself through writing, but I think this project helped me realize how much I really do like it. I feel as if I should have commented on other people's blogs throughout this time period, but I didn't really get around to it. That's another thing about blogging, it's not very time consuming. I could work on an entry for maybe 10 minutes or so and then be completed. The leisure part of blogging was definitely one of the things that I enjoyed the most. I'm pleased with my progression in this blogging project. I feel like blogging really helped me with my voice and fluency. It was a great idea for a project, and I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did. :)

What if money grew on trees?

If money grew on trees, wouldn’t the world be amazing? Would we even have celebrities? I mean, there would be no such thing as “rich” people. No one would have to worry about bankruptcy or poverty. We would constantly be growing trees right and left. Most people would want to live in a forest for their whole lives. If money grew on trees, does that mean that animals would thrive off of money? Would money have any nutritional value to herbivores/omnivores? If money grew on trees, we would rarely want to hire a landscaper. Everyone’s front yards would be filled with overly grown trees. If money grew on trees, would our paper be made out of money? Maybe the paper we decided to use would be worth various amounts of money. If money grew on trees, we wouldn’t have much of an economy. No one would need to work the old fashioned way for their money, they could just go outside and pluck off a few hundred dollars from a tree limb. This “what if” idea is clever, but getting boring. This phrase is overly used today, and it’s becoming very unoriginal. Everyone is so stressed about money. I think an even better “what if” statement would be..”What if money didn’t exist?” That idea is even harder to wrap your mind around. If money didn’t exist, how would we consume goods? Would everything just be a free for all? If we didn’t have money at all, who would need employment? Thinking about this is beginning to give me a headache. A dollar’s worth is gradually decreasing and decreasing over time. Fifty years ago, a trip to the grocery store might cost you $30. Now-a-days it’s the least bit shocking to spend an average of $100 a week. The concept of money absolutely stumps me.

Favorite Piece of Furniture

My absolute favorite piece of furniture in my place of residency is my bed. My bed is a glorious place. I tend to multitask while sitting on my bed. I do not only sleep there, but I also do homework, listen to music, sit on my laptop, read, and write. I have had the same bed since I moved into the house that I currently live in. My bed is full size, and it’s everything that I need. I wouldn’t mind having a queen size bed though, that sounds even more luxurious. Not many people have slept in my bed besides myself. I’m pretty sure only my best friend has slept in my bed with me. I don’t really like the thought of having other people’s germs swarming around in the place where I sleep. Thinking about other people’s dead skin cells/aromas being in my bed, makes me nauseous. I enjoy having a clean living area, and I tend to keep it that way. Beds can be a disgusting place to reside. Some people, unlike myself, don’t really care about the cleanliness of their sleep area. Some could probably go six weeks without washing their sheets, or even thinking about the matter. It’s gross to think about, but there really are bed bugs that live within your sheets. They may be microscopic, but believe me, they’re there. There was actually a news story that I was watching this morning about the topic. They were discussing how the case of bed bugs has been rising more and more within hotels. How disgusting does that sound to you? Not only do I not like to think about sleeping where a previous stranger has, but thinking about bugs crawling beneath me is even worse. They showed a clip of these bugs, and they were not pretty! There were some bugs that were as big as my thumbnail. That really isn’t that big, but to think about sleeping with a bug like that, um nooo thank you!

Who I Am

One specific quality that I enjoy about myself, is I’m a very laid back person. I once used to take everything to heart, and I would give everyone “a piece of my mind”..and then I started to realize that that isn’t always the best solution. I have learned to let a lot of things go, and to just stay out of drama. Although, I’m sure just about every teenage girl goes through their “drama queen” phase during their middle school years. I definitely went through mine, and I couldn’t be any happier that I am out of it. In my opinion, when a person can’t let the slightest comment or remark go, then there is a problem. If someone takes every little snark or insult to heart, then their life will be very unpleasant. It’s not that I’m completely careless about anything and everything, but I’ve taught myself to care about the things that will impact my future. I’ve learned to brush off the insults and rude comments that some people choose to send my way. I’ve definitely noticed that it has made a difference in my life. Ever since I decided to start become more of a laid back person, it seems as if drama doesn’t follow me anymore. People now know that I don’t take things very seriously at all, and that I’m a very forgiving person. This doesn’t necessarily mean that I let people walk all over me, but if that’s honestly what a person’s cruel intention is, then I’ll let them think that they’re accomplishing their goal. I feel as if the more forgiving, and relaxed you are, the better you will feel about yourself. I mean I think that there are appropriate times when you should stand up for yourself, but not all the time. I love being a laid back person, and I would recommend it to anyone :)

An Event to Remember

An event that comes to mind is when my High School choir took a trip to Breckenridge, CO. I had never been to CO and I was absolutely thrilled to go. It was only the chamber choir who went on this trip, which made it even better. There was about 30 of us, and a few chaperones here and there. My best friend was in chamber choir as well, so that made the trip about ten times better. We were given the opportunity to ski on our first two days that we were there. Kayla and I skied the first day, and then shopped all day the next. The choir took this trip on Spring break, so it was about the middle of March. It was very frigid up there in CO, that’s for sure. The choir did super well on our songs, and my teacher was very pleased about all of it. The bus ride there and back was so exhausting, though. Just think about being on a bus with about 30 High Schoolers for sixteen hours. Ugh! It wasn’t too bad since I had Kayla by my side, but it was still very interesting. After being in Colorado, I started realizing how much I love it. I’ve never really been a big fan of hot weather as it is, but taking a trip there made me realize how much I prefer cold weather. It was extremely chilly on the mountains, though. I remember after skiing for about two hours, I felt like was going to collapse. I honestly can’t remember another time when I was more exhausted. The next day our legs were so, so sore and achy. We were only there for about four days, but it was definitely a trip to remember. :)

View from Afar

The other night I invited over a couple of my friends, Corey and Kara. I didn’t really notice at first, but as time passed I began to take note that they were not too fond of one another. It’s already clear to me that Kara is an independent, straight forward kind of girl. Corey on the other hand, is more of a social, yet disrespectful kind of guy. He’ll say just about anything to get a few laughs. After Kara had been speaking for awhile, Corey made the comment of her having a “man voice”. I thought that was ridiculous. Kara is one of my favorite employees at Qdoba, and never have I thought such a thing. Now, Kara, being the strongwilled girl she is, responded appropriately. She calmy said, “I don’t even know who you are, so don’t say things like that to me. Please don’t talk to me for the rest of the night.” I was actually very proud of her for standing up to him like that! Corey just kind of brushed it off and did his own thing for the rest of the night. About two weeks later, they worked together at Kansas. Honestly, this thought humored me. I didn’t have much time to warn Kara about what was coming her way, but man I sure wish I would have. The two were constantly bickering at one another. Kara would make a comment and Corey would bounce right back with another one. As time passes, Kara just shut her mouth. Corey would say things and she decided to not say a word in return. Kara is a very bright, girl, and I really respect her for making that decision. Corey is the kind of guy have it his way or the highway. Whenever Kara stopped replying, you could tell this was annoying him. Overall, the two don’t speak to this day. Although this is unfortunate, I think it’s for the best.

In Someone Else's Shoes

Well, I the other night I met this girl named Kara at my friend Casey’s house. Before she came over we were all having a good time, just hanging out and having fun. I didn’t particularly like this girl, that’s for sure. She seemed very independent and headstrong to me. I made one little comment and she thought it was the biggest deal in the world. I told her that she had a manly voice and she responded by telling me to never talk to her again that night. I just kind of blew it off though, because it’s not like I want to date her or anything. About two weeks later she and I worked together at Kansas. It was a Sunday night, and let me tell you, it sure was busy. We were just about as busy in the evening as we were that morning. Kara obviously knew what she was doing. I mean, she has worked at Qdoba for about six months. She knew all of the procedures and she made sure that I was doing everything how it was supposed to be done. I didn’t strain the beans one time, and she thought it was such a big deal. At Battlefield, that is definitely not at the top of our list of priorities. There wasn’t even enough beans in there to fill up three burritos! I guess I should have strained them though because when she was taking the bus tub to the back, beans spilled everywhere. If I were to have strained them, none of that would have happened. Oh well though, life goes on. I don’t need her in my life, and I’m definitely not bummed out about the situation. She doesn’t make or break me!