Well hello fellow bloggers. It has been quite awhile. I don't even know how long. Much, I know, has happened since my last entry. The biggest thing that has happen is that I moved! Say whaat!? Yes. I moved. I moved from a little midwest town in South Dakota to a fairly large city in North Carolina. The move came with both good and bad things. I was about to list them, but I think I'm too lazy.

When I first got here, (to NC that is), I really did nothing. For a long time. Nothing. Now that it's halfway through the summer it gets absolutely crazy with work, school, and just...hanging out and having a fun summer. Today, for example, I went up to South Mountain and did hiking, and swimming in the creek. Ohhh man it was cold water. I froze but had a blast anyways. I've made lots of new friends and I believe change is healthy for a person. At least for me.

I hope to do some decorating in my room. Maybe fabric for the walls. (a confusing concept, which I also don't feel like explaining) I put up some blank paper to draw on. I also need to get started on that. Loosen up my mind. I need to get creative again.

Well look at this, I've managed to babble.

Til next time. Peace. (:

My Friends.

They are all crazy.

Insomnia

Ugh. I hate insomnia. Maybe I'll just sit here and babble until I crash on the keyboard.
...
Or not.
I could also stare at the ceiling.
Or I could plan my day tomorrow.
Let's see...

Chase my imaginary friend.
Play baseball with myself.
Lick some windows.
Color outside the lines.
Eat some crayons.
Talk with those weird voice thingy's in my head.

Did I miss anything? (:

Write with the Pen in Your Mouth

Sometimes when I'm bored, I'll stick a pen in my mouth an doodle my little heart away. Recently I got a journal called "Wreck This Journal" that my mother bought for me. It rocks. It lets your creativity grow. It even had a page for writing with a pen in your mouth. Here's what I came up with. (: It relaxed me and I giggled quite a bit because I felt so silly. That's the best part, though.

Stick a pen in your mouth. Doodle.

Things I Take For Granted

So, I have something CRAAZZY to tell you about. Well not really, but hey it's a new post, right? (: 


I've been thinking a lot recently, (shocker, huh?) and I realized that many people take a  TON of things for granted, and I decided to make a list of things that I take for granted, and start to try and appreciate them more. You know? 
Plus, it makes for good reflection, eh? 
(I am removing any specific names that I may have written on this list, just so it doesn't cause any weird conflict between my friends. [: Rest assured though, if you are a friend of mine, you are definitely on this list.) 
I may or may not provide an explanation to some of these, if I don't, well then.. maybe I'm just being lazy. 

• shoes
• water
• soap -- who wants to smell??
• pencils
• paper -- considering I absolutely love drawing, not having pencils and paper would drive me insane.
• internet
• bandaids 
• Dad
• Mom 
• my many teachers
• erasers -- who doesn't make a mistake once in awhile?
• stars
• pictures 
• my existence -- I think we all take this for granted.
• books
• the written word (obviously, goes along with books)
• recipes
• music
• clothes
• blankets
• compassion 
• voices
• colors
• transportation 
• air
• animal companion ship (Sophia <3) 
• privacy 
• sleep
• rain 
• candles
• journals
• free will 
• paper airplanes
• stickers -- I'll admit, I've stuck a few of these to my forehead over the years. (: 
• sunlight
• the moon
• flowers (tiger lilies, roses..) 
• the ability to reason
• people who love me
• Google -- "Who doesn't use Google?" "I don't know, let me Google it." 
• communication
• being 17
• bridges
• waterfalls
• smiles
• time
• dirt/mud
• laughter
• spontaneity 
• shelter
• fire
• creative abilities
• appendages
• freedom 
• snowmen 
• education 
• instruments
• bubbles
• bubble gum
• islands
• breezes
• chocolate
• games
• banana pancakes
• dew
• rainbows
• dreams
• traveling
• dancing
• carnival rides
• letters/numbers
• oreos
• sayings that remind me of awesome times =) -- (Have I gone 'round the bend?) 
• pencil sharpeners 
• stick figures
• calendars 
• hats
• elation 
• children 
• butterflies
• seasons
• hot chocolate 
• rubber band balls
• the feeling of belonging 
• being short =) 
• tire swings
• adhesives -- glue, tape, gum, staples..you know... 
• being filthy for the heck of it. -- like rolling around in the mud without a care in the world (: 
• handprints 
• cliché-ness 
• sleeping bags
• Romans 14:8 -- "for both if we live, we live to Jehovah, and if we die, we die to Jehovah. Therefore both if we live and if we die we belong to Jehovah." -- I think this is pretty self explanatory. 
• My "Wreck This Journal" -- yeah. 
• red m&m's -- if you know me, you know I say "I love you a million red m&m's." c: 
• innocence
• chocolate milk 
• peanut butter sandwiches -- no jelly, thank you very much. 
• nicknames/namesakes 
• seat-belts -- I've always wondered why school buses have no seat-belts, that has to be a horrible hazard. 
• socks -- especially knee-highs 
• heating pads -- girls...I think you know what I mean. 
• 3-hole-punches -- I think I use these on a regular basis. 
• the ability to wiggle your toes or make silly faces
• adrenaline rushes -- kinda like those things you hear about, like mothers lifting cars off their babies...say whaaat.

I've filled an entire page in my journal with these things, and I have no doubt that I will continue to add more as time goes on, but this is just what I figured I'd share with you. The beginning. 

When you're down, why not make a list of your own?