30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself

30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself

When you stop chasing the wrong things you give
the right things a chance to catch you.

As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Nothing could be closer to the truth. But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that have been holding you back.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

1. Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth. And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.
2. Stop running from your problems. – Face them head on. No, it won’t be easy. There is no person in the world capable of flawlessly handling every punch thrown at them. We aren’t supposed to be able to instantly solve problems. That’s not how we’re made. In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that’s the whole purpose of living – to face problems, learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time. This is what ultimately molds us into the person we become.
3. Stop lying to yourself. – You can lie to anyone else in the world, but you can’t lie to yourself. Our lives improve only when we take chances, and the first and most difficult chance we can take is to be honest with ourselves. Read The Road Less Traveled.
4. Stop putting your own needs on the back burner. – The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too. Yes, help others; but help yourself too. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.
5. Stop trying to be someone you’re not. – One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that’s trying to make you like everyone else. Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be younger, but they will never be you. Don’t change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.
6. Stop trying to hold onto the past. – You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.
7. Stop being scared to make a mistake. – Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing. Every success has a trail of failures behind it, and every failure is leading towards success. You end up regretting the things you did NOT do far more than the things you did.
8. Stop berating yourself for old mistakes. – We may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how things go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and things that are right for us. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.
9. Stop trying to buy happiness. – Many of the things we desire are expensive. But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free – love, laughter and working on our passions.
10. Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness. – If you’re not happy with who you are on the inside, you won’t be happy in a long-term relationship with anyone else either. You have to create stability in your own life first before you can share it with someone else. Read Stumbling on Happiness.
11. Stop being idle. – Don’t think too much or you’ll create a problem that wasn’t even there in the first place. Evaluate situations and take decisive action. You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Making progress involves risk. Period! You can’t make it to second base with your foot on first.
12. Stop thinking you’re not ready. – Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.
13. Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons. – Relationships must be chosen wisely. It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company. There’s no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it will happen – in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason. Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.
14. Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn’t work. – In life you’ll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you and some will teach you. But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.
15. Stop trying to compete against everyone else. – Don’t worry about what others doing better than you. Concentrate on beating your own records every day. Success is a battle between YOU and YOURSELF only.
16. Stop being jealous of others. – Jealousy is the art of counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own. Ask yourself this: “What’s something I have that everyone wants?”
17. Stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself. – Life’s curveballs are thrown for a reason – to shift your path in a direction that is meant for you. You may not see or understand everything the moment it happens, and it may be tough. But reflect back on those negative curveballs thrown at you in the past. You’ll often see that eventually they led you to a better place, person, state of mind, or situation. So smile! Let everyone know that today you are a lot stronger than you were yesterday, and you will be.
18. Stop holding grudges. – Don’t live your life with hate in your heart. You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate. Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is okay.” It is saying, “I’m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever.” Forgiveness is the answer… let go, find peace, liberate yourself! And remember, forgiveness is not just for other people, it’s for you too. If you must, forgive yourself, move on and try to do better next time.
19. Stop letting others bring you down to their level. – Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.
20. Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others. – Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it anyway. Just do what you know in your heart is right.
21. Stop doing the same things over and over without taking a break. – The time to take a deep breath is when you don’t have time for it. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting. Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.
22. Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments. – Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and discover they were the big things. The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.
23. Stop trying to make things perfect. – The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done. Read Getting Things Done.
24. Stop following the path of least resistance. – Life is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile. Don’t take the easy way out. Do something extraordinary.
25. Stop acting like everything is fine if it isn’t. – It’s okay to fall apart for a little while. You don’t always have to pretend to be strong, and there is no need to constantly prove that everything is going well. You shouldn’t be concerned with what other people are thinking either – cry if you need to – it’s healthy to shed your tears. The sooner you do, the sooner you will be able to smile again.
26. Stop blaming others for your troubles. – The extent to which you can achieve your dreams depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life. When you blame others for what you’re going through, you deny responsibility – you give others power over that part of your life.
27. Stop trying to be everything to everyone. – Doing so is impossible, and trying will only burn you out. But making one person smile CAN change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. So narrow your focus.
28. Stop worrying so much. – Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy. One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this matter in one year’s time? Three years? Five years?” If not, then it’s not worth worrying about.
29. Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen. – Focus on what you do want to happen. Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story. If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.
30. Stop being ungrateful. – No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs. Instead of thinking about what you’re missing, try thinking about what you have that everyone else is missing.

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So....Life goes on :)

Life....
is just crazy! :) haha Summer is coming to a close...and here is what has happened.
First of all Seven Peaks is ending soon..even though it's a very fun job I'm pretty happy for it to be over :) last year was a lot better/more fun :) but I love all the awesome people :) I have met some amazing people there!!! :) By working there I have met some life long friends and the lessons I've learned will last for a lifetime! :) Tyler (missionary) came home about 2 weeks ago and we talked and decided to just be friends so we're good! I think it's better for us :) I'm starting school at UVU next week which is crazy! I feel so old! haha I've been graduated for a year :-P :) I'm pretty excited to start school tho!!! :) No serious relationships with anyone at the moment :) I have been up to Alpine lots because I have 6 friends that live up there! including one of my best friends Rachel! She has been there SO much for me and I can rely on her for everything! :) she's the best ever! :)  I LOVE having those kinds of friends haha :) :) :D

 Left to Right: Chelsey, Me, Kiersten, Rachel! having fun up in Alpine! :)
I still wok at the hospital even though I hate the job...It's just really boring and hurts my back. and it's kind of dramatic and i'm sick of it..the hospital is also just kind of a depressing place to work.. but ya know. I'm thinking I wanna go back into daycare cuz I just LOVE little kids so stinkin much! :) I babysat some of the kids from TLC recently and had so much fun!!! :) love those kids :)

 

I still have hung out with Kiersten and Alyssa a lot! but Kierst is back to school and Alyssa leaves in about a week :( I will miss them lots!!! I think we'll be friends forever..haha :) 

Love those girls SOOOOO much! :) 

if you couldn't tell from the middle picture above I got braces :-P about a week and a half ago :) not excited for the process but I'm excited for the outcome! :) I had to have perfect teeth before they drove me crazy hahaha :) I decided I wanted to be a nurse and then I changed my mind and I think I'm gonna major in photography or graphic design :)
well that's about it for now! 

XOXOXOXO!!!!!! :)

Life :)

Wow I haven't been on here in ages! :) haha but I just wanted to stop by and tell ya'll a little about what's going on in my life now :) I am a work-a-holic!!! :) I work 7 days a week monday-friday I am at Seven peaks and saturday-sunday I'm at the hospital :-P I LOVE being back at the peaks it's such a happy fun job and I love the people! especially my best friends! Alyssa is an Assistant supervisor and Blake Dylan and Cambria I met last year workin there and Chelsey! but she's not working there this year but their friend Rachelle is working there and she's become one of my best friends also!! :) I got a letter from Tyler the other day telling me he didn't wanna date when he got back so I called Rachelle right away and she helped me out so much! I think it's crazy how fast someone can become one of your best friends :) but back to Tyler I'm over it lol I just think everything happens for a reason and you gotta find joy in the little things :) it's not that i'm not hurt about it I just don't wanna let it stop my life. he already stole away 2 years of my life I'm ready to move on and live life with no regrets and nothing holding me back :) I found this app on my ipod that is called 12 ways to get over a breakup and one of the things are to list 50 good things about myself because when something like this happens it's easy to blame yourself to think that you are worthless or not nice to know. so i'm taking steps to remind myself how great I am! :) and after 50 I'm supposed to add one thing every day..we'll see how this goes but i'm going to keep it on here to keep track it's not like anyone really reads this but me :) p.s. this is not me being vain...I had to get help because I don't even know. this was one of the hardest things i've ever had to write and I recommend it to everyone because when you're down in the dumps it builds your self esteem :)
1. I have long/ pretty hair (Kiersten calls it Pocahontas hair :) )
2. I have pretty eyes - been called astonishing :) hahaha
3. I have cute dimples! - everyone wants to steal them but they're all mine!!!! :D
4. I try to be the best friend I can be! but nobody's perfect :)
5. I love and try to help others as much as possible :) It not only makes them feel good but makes me feel like i've done something good and christ-like :)
6. I have the MOST amazing friends and family :)
7. I can be comfortable in my own skin--most days :)
8. I have good skin :) can get super tan in the summer and hardly ever have breakouts :) which I am grateful for!
9. I love to smile!
10. I can be friends with anyone
11. I am a good listener
12. I am trying to be like Jesus :)
13. I'm a good dancer :)
14. I like to think I'm a good singer
15. I love to laugh :)
16.I have a good Intuition with people I care about, I can usually tell when people are unhappy and I try my hardest to make them feel at least a little better :)
17.  I am a hard worker - when I wanna be :)
18. I give good hugs :)
19. I try hard not to judge others
20. I have a good memory and it "brings joy to others because it shows how caring you are" - as said by Kiersten :)
21. I'm a good photographer :)
22. I care about people A LOT (sometimes more than I care about myself)
23. I'm good with kids (thanks to the 3 years at the daycare TLC) :)
24. I'm good with animals because I have a love for them :)
25. I'm not ashamed of who I am if someone asks me something about myself I will answer it truthfully
26. I look good with glasses on ;)
27. I have a sense of humor
28. I can love anyone and anything - i am full of love!!! :)
29. I can be confident with no makeup on :)
30. I have a natural beauty
31. I'm not only sympathetic but empathetic
32. I am VERY VERY protective of the people I love
33. Willing to give
34. Money doesn't matter to me that much
35. I love to have fun! but know when to be serious :)
36. I draw upon others emotions to help them out in tough situations
37.  I get inspiration from outside sources but my motivation is from within :)
38. I push forward -- even when I don't want to
39. I can give good massages :)
40. I give everyone a chance to be my friend- judgments aside
41. I forgive easily -- everyone makes mistakes :)
42. I'm pretty good at most sports
43. I'm both a Morning and Night person :)
44. If I was given a million dollars I would first help out those I love and use the rest to travel the world and help the less fortunate :)
45.  I'm optimistic! :)
46. I'm patient :)
47. I'm not afraid to wear my emotions on my sleeve
48. I don't really have much of a temper (...until it comes to stupid drivers :) )
49. I can be very spiritual and I love to share my testimony with others
50. I am me! and that is good enough!!! :)
Thanks for reading and being in my life and being supportive of me always :) I love you all! <3

Friend Love :)

My best friends are FINALLY back for the summer!!! :) and I am so super excited! :) We made a list of things we wanna do this summer haha :) I love it! although I'm gonna be working a ton! but I really kinda wanna live on my own so I can grow up a bit :) cuz listening to them talk about their college life makes me sad that all i've done for almost a year is work and sit around. I wanna party before real life starts! haha :)

Life Lately :)

So nothing in my life has been super exciting lately :) haha that's why I haven't posted on here lately... :) but I did read this really good book called "The List" by Melanie Jacobson :) I read it in like 3-4 days :) I loved it :) haha other than that i've just been watching Morgan and workin at the hospital :) Just trying to save up money.... :) and that's about all! :) haha here's a quote from the book eat, pray, love----

"In our lives we are constantly hoping around to adjust ourselves around discomfort-physical, emotional, and psychological- in order to evade the reality of grief and nuisance. But if you can plant yourself in stillness long enough, you will, in time, experience the truth that everything (uncomfortable and lovely) does  eventually pass" :)

Eat. Pray. Love. :)

Dear David,

We haven’t had any communication in a while, and it’s given me time I needed to think.

Remember when you said we should live with each other and be unhappy so we could be happy? Consider it a testimony to how much I love you that I spent so long pouring myself into that offer, trying to make it work.

But my friend took me to the most amazing place the other day, it’s called the Augusteum. Octavian Augustus built it to house his remains. When the barbarians came, they trashed it along with everything else. The great Augustus, Rome’s first true great Emperor, how could he have imagined that Rome, the whole world as far as he was concerned, would one day be in ruins?

It’s one of the quietest and loneliest places in Rome. The city has grown up, around it over centuries, feels like a precious womb, like a heartache you won’t let go of…as it hurts too good. We all want things to stay the same, David. Settle for living in misery because we’re afraid of change, of things crumbling to ruins.

Then I looked around this place, at the chaos it’s endured, the way it’s been adapted, burnt, pillaged then found a way to build itself back up again and I was reassured. Maybe my life hasn’t been so chaotic, it’s just the world that is and the only real trap is getting attached to any of it.

Ruin is a gift. Ruin is the road to transformation.

Even in this eternal city, the Augusteum showed me that we must always be prepared for endless waves of transformation.

Both of us deserve better than staying together because we’re afraid we’ll be destroyed if we don’t.

I LOVE this quote from the movie Eat Pray Love! So I had to share it :)

:) Quotes

"You are now at a crossroads. This is your opportunity to make the most important decision you will ever make. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now? Don't think about who you have been. Who are you now? Who have you decided to become? Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully."

“I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret.”

Song :)

Don't really care for the song but I like the lyrics :) He is we-And run :)



Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh

Kinda wish I had the courage
A bit of bravery
So tired of waiting on a man to come and save me
Wishing I had everything
Or something really
I do admit it
But now I’m thinking freely
I’m going to open my mind to all these
New found exciting possibilities

Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
I’m making all my own plans,
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
Throwing all my old ones away,
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh

Gotta grow up, be someone
Draw a map, find a path
Take a breath and run
And run

Filling my head with words to encourage me
Gotta get my act so straight so I can truly believe
That what I’m waiting for is really worth to wait
Stop bringing myself down
I gotta know what makes me great
I’m going to open my mind to all these
New found exciting possibilities

Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
I’m making all my own plans,
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
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Throwing all my old ones away,
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh

Gotta grow up, be someone
Draw a map, find a path
Take a breath and run

I’m trying to get past this
Be better than I once was
tired of waiting on someone else,

I’m trying to get past this
be better than I once Was
tired of waiting on someone else,
I can fix it by myself,

Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
I’m finally taking a step
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
I've learned from all my mistakes
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
I’m making all my own plans
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
Throwing all my old ones away
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh

Gotta grow up, be someone
Draw a map, find a path
Take a breath and run

Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
Run, run, run, run.
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh
Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh oh

I still miss you.....

I just listened to this song and decided I like it :)


Music = <3

Elevator Scare

Today at work I got stuck in an elevator! at the hospital :) I went up and it just stopped and the doors didn't open so like 5 minutes later (probably less than that but it felt like forever) i pushed another button and went to that floor and got in a different elevator :) it was scary i was getting claustrophobic :) haha I've always been afraid of getting stuck in an elevator or it breaking and me falling to my death :) ya I worry about everything :D haha but especially since the other day I watched "Untold stories of the ER" and one of the O.R. doctors got stuck in an elevator but his just broke down completely mine was just retarded :) haha work was crazy again though...I did not sit down once except for at lunch :-P so I am TIRED! :) night ya'll! :)

Beauty of the Earth

Walking into work today (which was crazy) I saw this tree and it had blossoms on it and it made me SO happy! i'm ready for summer! green grass...pretty plants...and of course the SUN! :D

 

Now I will tell you about work...I walked in feeling alright but after doing my first room I was exhausted then when it came time to go to lunch I searched and searched through my purse to find my wallet and it wasn't there so I called my sister Michele (crying) and she was wonderful enough to come get me some lunch! thanks Michele!!! :) <3 <3 <3 so I went to go tell security in case someone stole it and I ran into a security guard that I'd seen before and almost crashed into one time and he is pretty cute :D so I talked to him for a while (but I STILL don't know his name! it's starts with like a k?? i dunno) and then went back to work and after all that I felt much better and I even made a friend! (yay) finally someone who actually talks..geez lol and at the end of the day I found my wallet! (double yay!) so everything turned out great :) except my back is killing me :-P but I have a whole week to rest it after tomorrow! then Alyssa comes home for the weekend! (yay!) :D oh! P.s. I finally got to see Kiersten last weekend and it was awesome! I miss my best friends so super much! I can't wait till summer when we can all play! :D then off to school for me (wish me luck I have no idea what I'm doing!) :) anyways bedtime for me! night all! :) <3

Created For Greater Things

I get e-mails from seagull book and I saw this book on one of the e-mails and I wanted it so I bought it and I love it :) It's Created For Greater Things by Jeffrey R Holland :) But I wanted to put some of my favorite quotes from it on here and share it with the world :) or whoever is reading this... :) but here ya go!!! :)

"One would truly need a great and spacious makeup kit to compete with beauty as portrayed in media all around us. Yet at the end of the day there would still be those "in attitude of mocking and pointing their fingers" as Lehi ( 1 Nephi 8:27) saw because however much one tries in the world of glamour and fashion, it will never be glamorous enough" 

"There is not a single loophole or curveball or open trench to fall into for the man or woman who walks the path that Christ walks. When He says, "COME, FOLLOW ME" (Luke 18:22), He means that He knows where the quicksand is and where the thorns are and the best way to handle the slippery slope near the summit of our personal mountains. He knows it all, and He knows the way. HE IS THE WAY"

"Everything in the gospel teaches us that we can change if we need to, that we can be helped if we truly want it, that we can be made whole, whatever the problems of the past."

"Even if you cannot always see that silver lining on your clouds, God can, for He is the very source of the light you seek. He does love you, and He knows your fears. He hears your prayers. He is your Heavenly Father, and surely He matches with His own the tears his children shed."

" We don't want God to remember our sins, so there is something fundamentally wrong in our relentlessly trying to remember those of others" 

"If you are lonely, please know you can find comfort. if your are discouraged, please know you can find hope, if you are poor in spirit, please know you can be strengthened, if you feel you are broken, please know you can be mended."


"On occasions, global or personal, we may feel we are distances from God, shut out from heaven, lost, alone in dark and dreary places. Often enough that distress can be out of our own making, but eben then the Father of us all is watching and assisting. And always there are those angels who come and go all around us, seen and unseen, known and unknown, mortal and immortal."


"I suppose no one is as handsome or as beautiful as he or she wishes, or as brilliant in school or as witty in speech or as wealthy as we would like, but in a world of varied talents and fortunes that we can't always command, I think that makes even more attractive the qualities we can command--such qualities as thoughtfulness, patience, a kind word, and true delight in the accomplishment of another. These cost us nothing, and they can mean everything to the one who receives them."


"We must be willing to place all that we have-- not just our possessions (they may be the easiest things of all to give up), but also our ambition and pride and stubbornness and vanity--we must place it all on the altar of God, kneel there in silent submission, and willingly walk away."


"No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse" 


"God expects you to have enough faith and determination and enough trust in Him to keep moving, keep living, keep rejoicing. In fact, He expects you not simply to face the future (that sounds pretty grim and stoic); He expects you to embrace and shape the future--to love it and rejoice in it ans delight in your opportunities."


"When Christ comes, the members of His Church must look and act like members of His Church are supposed to look and act if we are to be acceptable to Him. we must be doing His work and we must be living His teachings He must recognize us quickly and easily as truly being his disciples." 


That's all :) the whole book is full of good stuff but those are the ones that made me think :) and I liked them the most!! 
P.S. today was my LAST day at TLC bye bye!!! :) I'll miss the kids but I won't miss anything else about it. :)

:) More Videos :-P

Good Times With Friends!

I just figured out how to get videos from my phone to here :) hahaha so i'm having fun with this :) But this is me and Alyssa (and Kiersten was recording) :)

Ripping Paper :)

I saw the video on youtube where the baby was laughing really hard at the dad ripping the paper and so I tried it with Morgan :) she was laughing even harder before we took the video :) haha she was kinda giggled out :)

My Cute Niece! :)

In this crazy life! :)

I have been going through training this whole week for my new job at the hospital *YAY* :) and I've gotten so much information! but I'm still super excited for this job! i think it will be a little like seven peaks when I did park service so not too hard :) I gave my 2 weeks at TLC on Tuesday so I'll be done there on or around April 5th! I'll miss those kids so super much!!! but, life goes on :) So I'll just be picking up shifts at the hospital and watching Morgan during the week and then hospital on the weekends! :) so no breaks for me :-P but then I can work more at peaks during the summer! I'm thinking about starting work at the hospital at 4 so then I can work at peaks every day 11-3:30 then the hospital 4-8 :D haha so hopefully I get those hours!!! I'm gonna apply for them probably on Friday! wish me luck!!! :)

Life :)

I had an 8 hour orientation today!!! which might sound awful but it really wasn't :) I found it very enlightening and informative :) I really really like intermountain healthcare! :) I'm super excited for my new job! :) and will hopefully quit TLC! :-P I'm so done with that place :-P and there's so many benefits that I want at UVRMC! :) so it'll be good in life :) and hopefully i'll get into a good CNA job there and eventually be an awesome nurse!!! :) wish me luck! and I might be saving your life one day! :) lol but other than that, life is going pretty good! I got accepted to UVU hahaha but who doesn't? I fed Morgan rice cereal tonight for the 1st time (for me) and she kept spitting it at me haha it was kinda funny :)

Good times! :) I love love love this baby girl! :)

30 days of me! :) day 30! :) Finally! :)

Your favorite song


I have WAY WAY WAY too many favorite song because I love music almost all of it! :) and i'm bad at picking favorites and making decisions :) but I <3 this song :)

30 days of me! :) day 29! :)

in this past month, what have you learned

Life has a ton of ups and a ton of downs but it's a great and amazing ride!!! :) and I can be happy :) 

30 days of me! :) day 28! :)

a picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed since then?

 March 13th 2010

 March 12th 2011 :)

Lets see what has changed in a year?? where do I begin? I graduated High School I quit TLC and worked as a lifeguard at Seven Peaks and got super tan and now as you can see have lost all tanness :( but my beautiful friend is freakin dark! :P then after summer I went back to TLC... I got my patriarchal blessing! :) <3 I turned 18! :) I've gone to the temple more in this past year than ever before, I've gone on more dates (not a ton...but ya know :) at least i've gone on a few...) I've gotten more injuries such as fracturing my wrist (although the doc. said it was a contusion (deep bruise) he also said it would heal within 3 days and it took over 2 months so I think i broke it + i still have problems with it) and i hurt my neck which still hurts after like 8 months :( I've become loads more confident in myself! I've danced more, My Best Friends Forever and Eternity moved away to go to college! :( I became the only child left in the house....I became an aunt to a beautiful baby girl Morgan Elisa Thomas! :) I kissed my 3rd guy (but it doesn't really count in my eyes hahaha) and got my heart broken by him...I started (and have almost finished) a CNA class! I got a job as a housekeeper at the hospital! and many many more things :) so as you can see...lots of things have changed in my life in the past year and I am one girl that does not do well with change but the good stuff has made up for the bad! and I'm almost loving life right now! :) I just wanna figure everything out, have Tyler come home finally and move out, get a car, and start my life! :) we're only young once right?? :) Life's not always the party we'd hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance!!! :) thanks for reading ya'll! (/\) <---my attempt at a peace sign :) <3 <3 <3 out!

30 days of me! :) day 27! :)

why are you doing this 30 day challenge

I was bored :) 

here

http://www.beyondtherack.com/member/invite/B4867423 shoes clothes etc :)

30 days of me! :) day 26! :)

 what do you think about your friends

 

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.

Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that, you too, can become something great.
When you are seeking to bring big plans to fruition, it is important with whom you regularly associate.
Hang out with friends who are like-minded and who are also designing purpose-filled lives.
Similarly be that kind of a friend for your friends." -The Great Mark Twain.

To be perfectly honest I love my friends to the moon and back! but we all have problems with our friends right??? There have been times where I am so irritated with them but I could never stop loving them! My friends here saved my happiness and I will never ever ever forget them and how wonderful they are! I had the time of my life with them and they were a lot like me :) and ALWAYS encouraged me to be my best :) and although now they live 3 hrs North and 2 hrs South from me they will ALWAYS ALWAYS be my best friends!!! :)

30 days of me! :) day 25! :)

what I would find in your bag
Sorry it's been forever! :) 

Oh I have what's called a Mary Poppins Bag by some of my friends you can find many things :)
sun glasses, glasses, a brush, hand sanatizer, lotion, jewelry, tootsie rolls, chapstick, lip gloss, wallet, a notebook, pens,  a CPR mask, and the list goes on :)

30 days of me! :) day 24! :)

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I Will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way, to never let it get that far 

Because of you
I'll never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid 

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake, a smile, a laugh
Every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with 

Because of you
I'll never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust
Not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid 

I watched you die
I heard you cry
Every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry
In the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

Because of you
I'll never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side
So I don't get hurt
Because of you
I tried my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid 

Because of you
Because of you

 

30 days of me! :) day 23! :)

something you crave for a lot

Chips, Pickles, Pretzles, Pasta! ect

30 days of me! :) day 22! :)

what makes you different from everyone else

Hmm..well I don't know :) lol I love all sorts of things (as you can tell from the last post) and i've overcome a lot... I don't know...I'm just me!!! :) lol

:) *Love*

I FREAKING LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

30 days of me! :) day 21! :)

a picture of something that makes you happy

Lots of things make me happy! here are a few!!...   

DANCE!!

                                                                PHOTOGRAPHY!!

                                                                     SINGING!!

                                                                     HORSES!!

                                                            RAIN/ SMELL OF RAIN!!

                                                                SWINGING!!

                                                                  SWIMMING!!

                                                                      READING!

                                                                         MUSIC!!

                                                          DID I MENTION DANCE??!!

30 days of me! :) day 20! :)

someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future

Tyler :)  lol

30 days of me! :) day 19! :)

sorry it's been a few days :) 


nicknames you have and why you have them

Wilkins  (my last name)
lil Wilkins (i have 2 older sisters)
Britt (self explanitory)
Brat (my friend since third grade called me this one and it stuck)
Twin ( I look like a lot of people i guess lol)
that's all i can think of :)

30 days of me! :) day 18! :)

plans/dreams/goals you have

Well my plans for the near future are to go to college, get my cna and get a job at the hospital, work at seven peaks, and get a new car,move out. 
my dreams are to travel the world :) I REALLY wanna go to italy and africa and all sorts of other places :) I would also like to hear a song i sang on the radio :) (but i'm not that good at singing haha)
goals that I have are to get married in the temple stay true to me :) that's all that i can think of hahaha :) 

and this is a picture that i took and edited today :) 

30 days of me! :) day 17! :)

someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

This freaking gorgeous girl next to me :) My BFF Alyssa :) Because well I envy her life :) lol she's independent and everyone loves her ;) and it's the only person I could think of :) haha if I could choose a celebrity it would be either 

                 Taylor Swift cuz she can sing and get any boy she wants cuz she's super pretty 

                                                                       OR

 Nina Dobrev because she's super pretty and gets to hang out with these freaking sexy guys all day!! :)

30 days of me! :) day 16! :)

another picture of yourself!

30 days of me! :) day 15! :)

 put your ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play


just FYI I haven't gotten new music in forever :) because my old computer crashed :( which means itunes = gone :(

1. Dreaming with a broken heart - John Mayer
2. Old School- Hedley
3. Contagious- Boys Like Girls
4. Scars-Miley Cyrus
5. Finish What You Started- Every Avenue
6. Rockstar 101-Rihanna
7. Tell Me I'm A Wreck- Every Avenue
8. Addicted- Saving Abel
9. Follow Me Down- 3OH!3 Feat. Neon Hitch
10. Teenage Dream- Katy Perry

30 days of me! :) day 14! :)

a picture of you and your family

30 days of me! :) day 13! :)

a letter to someone who has hurt you recently


hmm I have been thinking about this all day and well it's kind of a tough subject but here it goes this is actually a poem i wrote after we "broke up" even though we weren't officially together we pretty much were haha 


so many things were going wrong until one day you came along you'd smile in your special way and everything bad would go away. i opened up my heart and soul & told you things most people don't know. you were the thought that started each morning, & the conclusion to each day. i'd think of you in all i'd do and everything i'd say. you were the smile on my face, the sparkle in my eye. my mom would always tell me she thought i was on cloud 9 ;) you were the hand laced to mine so tight. so perfectly, so right. & now i'm left pretending everything's alright. you'll always have a place in my heart no matter what you've been a good friend from the start but now we go our seperate ways and in my life when i have lonely days i'll think of you and all we had and even though i might get sad i learned from you. 




ya it kinda sucks because I still have feelings for him...and he was becoming my best friend but life happens....I'll find someone better anyways hahaha :) <3 

30 days of me! :) day 12! :)

how you found out about blogger and why you have one


My sister has one and i've always been meaning to have one even though i doubt anyone really reads it :) but I started it when I read a book taken from a blog :) and decided to just start one :) So if someone wants to know more about me then they can :) 

30 days of me! :) day 11! :)

another picture of you and your friends

30 days of me! :) day 10! :)

songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad


Hmm this is hard because I listen to all kinds of music...when I'm happy/hyped I usually listen to songs like The Time (Dirty Bit) by the black eyes peas! when I'm sad I listen to things like sorry by maria mena I listen to many many things though so i just can't decide :) 

30 Days Of Me! :) Day 9 ! :)

something youre proud of in the past few days

well I was at walmart and an old guy left a dollar (one of those self check out things) and i gave it to him!! :)  i was pretty proud of myself haha jk and i'm starting to learn italian and spanish :) I have the urge to learn and I want to learn all kinds of things and I feel like my life is going to pick up soon! :) i'm gonna go give plasma! to save lives and make money!! yay!! :) and i applied for jobs at the hospital and even typed up a resume!! :) yay :) and I accomplished my short term goal and worked out..I walked arounf the mall for 2 hours!!! bahahaha! and even got a cute outfit! yay! I win :)

30 Days Of Me! :) Day 8! :)

Short Term Goals For This Month

I have none.. lol jk hmm..excersise (which is a short term goal cuz it probably won't happen..I miss dance!) finish reading the book of mormon (i'm in alma 48!) Give my kids at work more constructive things to do (which is something I have to do from now on) Find a different job :) I dunno :) I'm not reading "eat pray love" and I wanna finish it and start a new book but i have to find a good one :) go to institute (which probably won't happen haha...) Cleaning my room that doesn't get cleaned very often :) be less lazy i dunno :) that's all :) haha

30 Days Of Me! :) Day 7! :)

a picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

I absolutely positively LOVE LOVE LOVE dance! It gets my emotions out and helps me clear my mind and it has had a HUGE impact on my life :) <3
 

30 Days Of Me! :) Day 6! :)

favorite super hero and why

Um...I would have to say.. Iron man :) cuz he's sexy :) and has sexy cars :) 

 

30 Days Of Me! :) Day 5! :)

A picture of somewhere youve been to
WASHINGTON D.C.!

30 Days Of Me! :) Day 4! :)

a habit that you wish you didn’t have

Hmmm...I have no idea...nail biting? I guess it's probably bad..but it calms me..I just don't notice that i'm doing it :)

30 Days Of Me! :) Day 3! :)

 a picture of you and your friends