The End.

Holy cow I can’t believe I’m going to be done with this blog when I’m done with this post! It’s crazy, this year has gone by so fast and I have no idea where all the time went, it just flew. I’m going to miss everyone so much, we’re all separating, going to different schools, and growing up. I don’t think I’m entirely ready for high school yet, but I guess I have no choice but to move on. Okay enough of my sad sob story on too more important things that won’t make you bored…joking you’ll probably get really bored here in a moment, I’m that good of an entertaining writer when it comes to blog posts. Anyway,

Dear Future Honors English Students,

You are in for a ride, seriously I don’t understand why people think it’s too hard or that they don’t have time for it, maybe even that it won’t benefit them in the end…boy, they are wrong. It isn’t very hard because along the way you will get help if you need it, Mr. Thompson is willing to help you. You also learn things along the way that will make you a better writer and speaker… oh, and reader because you’ll do a lot of that stuff. In the end it really does look good on your transcript knowing that you completed a challenging or “challenging” course (it is harder, but not to the extreme). People from colleges will be impressed with you.

Okay, so I said you do a lot of reading. Yes, some of it can become a little tedious and you’ll want to stop, but don’t! Keep reading, don’t even stop! Just keep going, because in the end you’ll have appreciated it. Compared to a normal English class you might read about 5 or 6 more books than them, and don’t procrastinate… ever! That’s what makes it harder for, so I would recommend not don’t that.

Every term the list of Honors English students decreases more and more. It stinks seeing all there hard work go to waste, because seriously I don’t know how many times I’ll say it, it’s worth all the hard work even though you may have your doubts, it will all be okay and you’ll get through it. Like I said before, Thompson or whatever you want to call him…eyeball guy, baldy (no offense Mr. T!), etc. he’ll always be there. He might be a little sarcastic, but don’t take anything literally with him…unless you know he’s being seriously. Sometimes I had issues knowing whether he was kidding or not, but then once you get to know him better you realize he’s been joking around the whole year.

Oh! Some advice, read your peer’s blogs! It will give you many ideas if you run out! I did all the time, so it’s not cheating…unless you copy their writing (or anyone else for that matter). Always (if you can) be on time with your posts and on the discussion board because you don’t want to fall behind too far or else it’s really hard to catch up.

Sincerely,

One of The Old Honors English Students

motivation

So, with all the drama going on, this and that to do, and people just being plain annoying I've come to a point where I need help. And where do I turn to? Why Pinterest of course... there's only one thing I look at on pinterest (that's not totally true, but it's what I do most of the time), I look at quotes. I love being motivated or just laugh when I can, it lightens my mood and let's me know that it'll all be alright (for the time being, then something else explodes in my life ha ha). So here are a few of my FAVORITE quotes.

1. "Everybody deserves somebody who makes them look forward to tomorrow." -unknown
2. "You're off to great places. Today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way." -Dr. Seuss
3. Three simple Rules In Life
     1. If you do not go after what you want, you'll never have it.
     2. If you do not ask, the answer will always be no.
     3. If you do not step forward, you will always be in the same place.
4. "Do not judge me because I sin different than you." -Dieter F. Uchtdorf
5. "Why fit in when you were born to stand out." -Dr. Seuss
6. "Every Cinderella has her midnight." -Thomas S. Monson
7. "If you want something in your life you've never had, you'll have to do something you've never done." -unknown
8. "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible!'" -Audrey Hepburn
9. Fact 760: People with big smiles live longer, the bigger you smile, the longer you'll live.
10. "When everything seems like it's falling apart that's when God is putting things together the way He wants it."
I wish I knew who said this! Probably some really holy dude! ha ha Anyway whoever they are, they are my hero! (well pretty close). But seriously! Like this quote I've seen it before, but of course I didn't really thing anything of it because everything was going great it my life I had good grades (don't take me wrong I still do), I wasn't fighting with anyone, and more, but still! Everything was going just fabulously. Then, when everything did go down the toilet I got onto pinterest and low and behold! I found it! (yeah, it is pretty great). 
11. "stressed is desserts spelled backwards." -unknown
Now I wouldn't actually follow the advice of this quote. Dessert is never a good thing because most of the time you end up having way too much, and you don't want to be fat. So I guess if you're stressed treat yourself to some nice pieces (maybe a cup or two) of fruit. A fruit bowl or a few veggies is always the way to go, then you don't have all the extra unneeded calories.

So I hope you liked some of the quotes, and my healthy tip for the day or week or maybe the whole entire time I've had this blog, maybe I should post more about healthy eating. Ha! I can't believe school is almost out! Hurray for me!

I can do it.

Sundays are the days where I do all my homework that's been saved up till the last minute. Where I pretend I'm sick so I don't have to go to church, or where I sit around and be lazy and think about the week that just passed by like all the others before it. This week though has made me learn so much, I've laughed, I've cried, I've yelled, and I've died a little inside, but I've also found a part of me that I've never met before. This whole post might sound like the cheesiest thing you've ever read so I'm going to warn you before you get to far ahead of yourself. There will be religion in this post, there will be sadness in this post, and hopefully good things will come out of this. So if you aren't willing to read this, then don't, but if you are, go on ahead.

So, let’s start at the beginning of the week, shall we? Monday was pretty much like any other Monday, going to school, talking with friends, telling everyone how (let’s call him Bill) much I’m upset with Bill and that on the Friday before he was flirting. He said a few words and I said a few back to defend myself. Long story short, he found out that I liked (we’ll call this guy Tom) Tom, told a few of my secrets, and we’re not friends any more.

Tom was there to help me along the way, and when Bill said those hurtful things to me and let my secrets out to the world, Tom was there to tell him to back off. He told me that all of the things Bill said weren’t true and that I shouldn’t ever take crap like that from anyone ever again (Okay, I was trying to stop like you kid why the heck did you have to do that? Just make me like you even more haha).

My Aunt was diagnosed with cancer on Wednesday. We knew it would happen to someone else in the family, we just didn’t know who it would be. This didn’t tear me apart though, I felt bad because it makes her life harder and her husbands, but I know that she’s going to get through this. She’s strong and always has been, yes I cried for her, this was just another thing that happened in my life and I couldn’t let it tear me apart, just like the Bill thing. I knew everything would be okay.

My Grandpa passed away this week, don’t feel bad for me though, that’s not what I want to accomplish from this. Now, every time I hear bad news it doesn’t finally set in till I’ve gathered up all these emotions. I just explode in front of whoever is there to gather me up in their arms. I felt that maybe God was punishing me for some reason, but I couldn’t figure out why, what did I do? Was this about Bill? It wasn’t my fault (at least not all of it), why was I the one being blamed. I cried a lot, and after I found out I got a call from Tom. He was in the best mood. He has just won his soccer game, putting his comp team in first place (for the moment ha ha). I didn’t tell him at first what had happened because I didn’t want to ruin his big moment, his happy moment. I told him a little while after and he told me so much, he told me how I can be stronger, how I can get through this, and how coming closer to my Heavenly Father will help me. I liked Tom even more now, I think my Grandpa knew that something in my life needed to be changed. I’ve had issues with religion for the longest time and this one person, this guy, has made me change in just 2 days.

I found that my attitude needed to change in order for anything to work out. I needed to bring my family in, not push them out. I needed to take chances, forgive and forget, and know that there will always be someone here to help me along this crazy highway of life. I’ve also realized that Tom is pretty much perfect and whether I want him to be or not, he’s apart of my life, and I guess trying not to like him isn’t a choice at the moment. I miss my Grandpa, but I know that he’s watching over me as I write this down and I believe that he sent Tom to me when I needed him. I’m proud of my Aunt for doing all she can to beat this cancer, and she’s been such a great example for me. And as for Bill, I think I’ll live without him for now(; haha.

Eating Disorders

I watched a movie for my Fit for Life online class and we had to watch a movie about eating disorders and summarize what it was about and what it talked about.

 

Weight has always been and always will be an issue for girls in the world. Society isn’t always helping either, you look left and you look right and you can always see pictures of models who are skinny and famous people who are super thin. Girls look up to these people and want to be just like them so they decide they need to lose weight so they can get down to 110 and people will think of them highly. Weight shouldn’t be an issue for people and it doesn’t have to be, but sometimes our emotions and experiences get caught up with us.

In the movie Nova: Dying to be Thin it talked about ballet dancers who are supposed to be strong, balanced, and skinny to the bone. They have to look a certain way so they can look “perfect”. Dance teachers and couches, and I’ve even seen it myself, comment on weight all of the time saying, “she could lose a few pounds” or “she could be better if she lost a little weight”. It hurts those inside and out and they do whatever they can to lose weight so they won’t be criticized anymore.

Models are always known to be tall, beautiful, and skinny. To be a model you have to look a certain way and look good in almost anything. Not true. Weight doesn’t matter when it comes to modeling because all that matters is that you are you and nobody else and you just care about what you think and not what others think. Everyone always says, “oh you’re so tall and skinny, you should be a model” and when other girls hear this they think that they need to be skinnier so they can get those types of compliments as well.

There are many factors to people having anorexic or bulimia like society, the people around them in their communities, family, friends, distress, and more. Studies have shown that people who are OCD have a good chance of having an eating disorder because they want everything to be perfect and follow a path and if looking good is part of that path they will do their best to get there. Many people have also been abused in their lives and the stress and anxiety takes over and they stop eating or they eat and vomit it back up.

No matter who you are you shouldn’t feel like you need to be perfect for everyone. You can be yourself and be healthy and lose weight if you need to in a healthy way. When people tell you to lose weight just don’t listen to them, you need to listen to those who care and yourself. Having an eating disorder can ruin your life and the treatment and be extensive. If you have a disorder don’t keep it a secret because you may regret it later on because you can become so sick and even pass away. It’s so sad that people think they aren’t good enough and that they don’t look good so they stop eating and starve them selves, it’s not worth it. You are perfect no matter what anyone else says and appearance isn’t a priority.

growing up, up, and away!

I can't wait to be out of school! FOREVER! I mean, um...yeah! I can't wait till summer, but I really want school to be over all together. Even college. No more homework, no more term projects, no more reading stupid books, etc. I'm so tired of it! ha ha ha. I really want to grow up and get out on my own and experience life in my own way. Wait?! No! I don't!

Okay, I want to leave the house without people nagging at me to do chores every minute of everyday. I want that, but I don't at the same time. I'm going to be in high school soon and I want to drive a car and have more freedoms, but I'm scared. I'm scared for high school and I'm scared about money issues and family. I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels this way either. I had a party the other night and my parents were getting mad at me because everyone wasn't gone by a certain time, don't get mad at me for that! If I come home two minutes late I get yelled at. I've never been grounded in my life, but I hate it when they get mad and yell, it's the worst thing ever! I know they were disappointed, it's the worst thing to disappoint your parents. I feel like they need to cut me some slack though. I don't fight with them and I don't yell a lot and I do what I'm supposed to the best I can, they are just super strict. My friends parents are so laid back and they can do more than I can. I know I shouldn't compare my parents to other parents, but they need to realized how lucky they are (if they're reading this I'm probably dead ha ha ha). I don't hang out with friends that often, I do my homework without being told, and when we have a family thing going on I go. I do more with my parents than a teen should! I care about my future so I do the best I can now so I won't have to fix it later, and I don't think they understand that. My mom always complains about how I'm always doing homework, that is not my fault it's my teachers...no offense! Sometimes ya'll just pound us way too much with that junk! Math and biology are the worst! So much homework and it over powers my whole life sometimes. I mean, after this I have to go to my math homework and work on a term project and essay for biology and it just kills me. I can't get to bed at a decent time even if I start homework right as I get home. My parents are still getting mad and it's not my fault. Okay I need to stop this whole poor me, poor me thing.

I just can't believe that I'm growing up and I'm old enough to drive and do so much! It's going by so fast.... well actually, it's pretty slow, but really the years just keep going by faster and faster.

How important is sleep

Have you ever wondered how important sleep is? Do you get enough of it? Chances are, if you are a teenager like me, the answer is, well, no. Ever had an all night-er? How was the rest of your day? Did you feel like crap? or Did you just want to sleep the rest of the day away because you were so exhausted? Yeah, sleep is important, and not just when you are ‘growing’ but when you’re an adult too.

You’ve always heard that you need to get eight hours of sleep, but I guess it turns out as long as you get 6-8 hours you’re good. No more, no less, it’s not the healthiest thing ever to sleep in as well, which is a huge bummer because we all like to sleep more than what is needed. I was reading an article the other day because I was actually trying to prove to my mom that’s it’s okay if I got to bed around 10:30 each night, I wasn’t that successful, but hey at least I know now… I just won’t tell my mom that!

There was this…lady I think… I didn’t actually see who the author of the article was… anyway! She decided to try this Uberman sleep schedule to see if just taking naps could take care of all the sleep you need and you can still have enough energy. In case you were wondering because you don’t want to read the whole thing, it doesn’t work! Don’t try it! She may have some different symptoms than you would, but still don’t try it, it’s totally not worth it. So not only did she try it, she did it for a month! How crazy is that, if I did that for a science project I would want a big prize for that! She was doing it for her job though, but still I don’t think she got paid enough for it ha. So anyway, she felt like crap for the first week and had a little fatigue, the second week was even worse. She started have canker sores and pimples and she didn’t know what day it was, and couldn’t take care of her own hygiene because she was so confused. The third week got better and she though it was starting to work, she was finally having more energy and everything, then the fourth week came along. It all went downhill again and she couldn’t wait till she could finish the whole thing. When she was done she slept for 15 hours strait and her friends told her she looked a ton better than before.

So, sleep? Yeah it’s important try to always get 7 or 8 hours and if you can’t try to the next night. Don’t sleep in often either because you would just known as lazy and a bum, but also you aren’t being healthy, too much sleep can make you sick and gain weight. Also when you don’t get enough sleep you tend to eat more, losing weight though in an unhealthy way… again. So, just sleep, it’s good for you! Goodnight!

For more details: http://www.menshealth.com/spotlight/sleep/8-hours.php

Social Networks

In the year 2012 people are busy on their laptops, tablets, iPhones, and Androids. They’re using them to update their status, telling Facebook how they’re feeling and twitter what they’re doing, and looking at all the latest trends on Pinterest. They never seem to stop, but my question is, what would you do without the technology and social networks?

Facebook has been around for years, becoming so addicting to some people that in school their grades are lowering, at home their families aren’t coming together for dinner, and in the world outside they don’t talk to people face to face but instead by IM. Since 2004 this social network has been up and millions of people have joined, but have their lives improved? Was it worth getting a facebook? Twitter, not as popular as facebook, though it has not been around as long, seems even worse. Most people, sorry to say, don’t care what you did with your dog two seconds ago. We don’t care that you’ve been playing COD for two hours strait, or that you’re a party getting drunk. Pinterest, it’s there for people to make them feel like they aren’t good enough. Looking at pictures of people’s homes that look perfect, with the perfect family, with a nice porch, and handmade spring wreaths hanging on the cutest front door. Giving people weight loss tips because you just don’t look like that model in the pin above wearing a red and white striped bikini.

I’m guilty, I have a facebook, a twitter, and even a pinterest account, but I can’t even remember what life was like without any of these things. I wish I could look back and say, “Hey! I was doing perfectly fine before all of this!” Yes, I have attempted to get rid of my facebook, but I’ve become so addicted to it, that I can barely go a day without getting on facebook, twice, twitter I can live without. Pinterest doesn’t even seem that bad, it has cute ideas for crafts, cute clothes, quotes, hair ideas, recipes that everyone will enjoy and home improvement ideas, but what do you feel like after you’ve pinned all that stuff onto your boards? I probably will never get around to make anything, or do my hair, or buy the clothes that looked amazing on the girl in the picture, and, I hate cooking.

Our society today has made men, women, girls, and boys think they need to look a certain way, do certain things, and live a life that seams flawless. We think we need to impress people so we will be liked, but if you look around, your true friends and your family don’t care. They don’t care that you have stick strait hair when the style is curly, they don’t care that you don’t weigh 120 when you’re just a few pounds away, they just want you to be you. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try your best, but that you shouldn’t try to become someone you’re not. I can honestly say I miss being able not to care what people say about me, and that I didn’t have to get on facebook everyday when I get bored and I want to feel like I’m pretty and that I’m not messing up as a daughter or a friend or a sister, I wish society didn’t take over the lives of people.

So, imagine one day where facebook, twitter, and pinterest are all gone and weren’t ever coming back. What would you do that first day? I picture that everyone would freak out for the first couple of hours, sit around realize that they’re bored, and go outside. Hang out with friends and be with their families, and be worry free. I guess my grandma was right when she said, “That facebook will rot you’re brain and people are going to be taken over by it,” or when a lady that lives by me said, “Pinterest will get old and people will get tired of feeling like they haven’t accomplished a thing in their lives.” I’m going to go delete my pinterest right now.