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?