Making Summer Count; Day Thirty Eight

Ok, I'm in higher spirits than I was before. That means more frequent posting!

Today I packed for a six day, five night trip to Florida. :) I'm leaving Wednesday, and today I got crazy excited. For the first time. Haha. I packed probably four outfits too many and 7 pairs of underwear too many. Well, actually, you can't have too many pairs of underwear. :) Either way, my suitcase is full, and I'm not even finished packing! Well, that's what happens when you're a girl like me.

I finished reading Dear John a couple of weeks ago. It was good... I liked it, except for the fact that I was majorly depressed when I finished it. It was sweet, granted, but still saddening. The part that really hit me was Johns' fathers' death. Only seven people attended the funeral, including John. "It broke my heart-absolutely broke it into a million pieces-that in all the world, only these people had seen the worthiness of my dad." That so depressing.

Savannah also had a lot of inspiring, and honest outlooks about life. For example, when she was talking about passions. She says," The saddest people I've ever met in life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all. Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary, because there's nothing to make it last."

She also had a very effective passage about struggles during hard times. She says, "When you're struggling with something, look at all the people around you and realize that every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what you're going through." That's so deep, and ever since I read that paragraph, I've been doing that. It helps.

Have a good night, everyone. I still need to get ready for Florida! :) Isn't that a wonder?

Making Summer Count; Day Eleven

For the past three days, I've been listening to this group on Youtube nonstop! They're called the Midnight Beast, and you should really check them out! I really like their videos, "Lez Be Friends", "Tik Tok Ke$ha Parody", XXXMAS BUDDIES... (How to get a xmas....) (Parody)", and "Friends for Never." They're very addicting.

Today was really good. I definitely made it count... Firstly, since I've changed my sleeping pattern to waking up around 10, I haven't been eating an actual breakfast. I feel it's too late for breakfast. So instead I've been eating pizza. BUT TODAY! I made me waffles and eggs. :] Purely delicious.

Secondly, I actually got summer math homework done. It really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. We have over 600 problems to do, I think. I haven't really counted, but that's what I've been told. We have to do all the evens of the first two chapters... oh, the joy. My cool friends have decided to have study sessions at Starbucks. We'll work on math. It's a really good idea. Working on math with others so that if you have any questions, someone will be there to answer. We've all agreed that we should have at least some problems done before our first meeting, so that we can get as many questions answered as we can. I'm on the first section of the chapter and I already have questions. :P

Thirdly, I finally got around to watching Dear John. Late, I know. :P But now that I've watched the movie, I can read the book. I wanted to watch the movie before I read the book so that the movie wouldn't suck to me. I knew the book was going to be good regardless. It's a Nicholas Sparks book. I wasn't too sure about the movie, though. I personally think The Notebook will forever be his best, but I lot of people liked the Last Song and Dear John. I've never read a book by him, but I plan to. I have The Notebook and Dear John. I would have been read The Notebook, but I haven't seen it all the way through yet. I KNOW. I'm so late, it's ridiculous. :P Isn't that a wonder?

Have fun you guys, and enjoy life.

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Making Summer Count; Day Eight

Today was a kickass day. :D I definitely feel a lot better. Better than I have in a few weeks. I'm upbeat. Get ready to learn why!

Mostly, I think I just needed something to do with my life- something that I wanted to do. Something that'd make me feel awesome. :) and I found it. Today, I took a few hours away from the computer, and my mom & I did something different than what we usually do. We set up a little photo shoot, and she took tons of pictures of me. :) That really bumped up my confidence and my mood. It really helped. I feel like a completely new person! So the next time you're kind of in a funk, try this antidote! Put on your favorite t-shirt or those cool new sunglasses you just bought, and take a few pictures of yourself. It's worth a shot!

Isn't that a wonder?

Have fun you guys, and enjoy life.

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Making Summer Count; Day One

My Loves! I am super sorry for not sparing at least a "Hello! I'm still alive!" I've been neglecting you fair followers for too long a time now. I apologize truly. This is the first day of summer break, and the way I see it, I have to make each and every day of summer count. I don't want any day to be deemed a total waste, and I have a list of things I want to get done! I want to become a vegetarian, learn to play the ukulele, and develop a ritual for journaling, vlogging, and blogging. I haven't been updating like I planned, but this summer, that's destined to change. Overall, I want to have a really great time all summer.

Day One: Today, I learned how to play the game of chess. My little brother taught me how to. My brother does all these chess tournaments, so he's really good at it. I've never actually tried to play chess. I never wanted to try it, but Wednesday, my math teacher offered me her old chess set, and I took it. I had no clue how to play, but ever since Wednesday, I've been curious. I planned on just getting a friend to teach me or learning online, but my brother and I are with our dad, and he had a chess set with him. I found it cool, and my dad suggested my brother teach me. I don't have the game completely down, but I get the gist. I wished I would have taken an interest in it before.

I also plan on becoming a vegetarian this summer. I haven't eaten any meat today. :) Well, today I went to Burger King and got a vegetarian burger, but I didn't get any real meat. Success as far as the day goes? I think so. I really want to become a vegetarian. It's good for the economy. Plus, not eating all the red meat I usually eat would be healthy.

Thirdly, I want to let my loved ones know that I love them. I don't tell people enough, and I certainly don't show it. But life's short, and I need to let the ones I'm close to know that I love them. I also need to show the people who do such much for me that I'm truly grateful. Isn't that a wonder?

It's near 11 PM (make a wish at 11:11!) and I want to get lots of sleep over the break. Goodnight.