smiling song this week :)

Love is on its way.

I smiled today.

I hope you did too :) ♥

Why must shopping feel so good? I feel better knowing that I'm getting some good deals and everything looks so cute!

There was a special 20% off discount at Old Navy. You had to scream as loud as possible at the register to get your discount. Everything I got was a really decent price so I was excited to get an extra few bucks off.

There are always those few items that make you feel good about shopping. Those things that take away the pain from seeing something that you really want that is unfortunately out of your price range or trying on something that doesn't quite fit the way you would like it to. Today for me, those items were, these cute mary jane slipper/socks, a vintage purse, and my reusable coffee cup from Old Navy.

What also made it so much better was being with my beautiful mommy and my brother and sister. It's nice to be around someone who knows you so well. I think I was really needing that lately. I spent the past two nights in a hotel with her which was the first time I didn't sleep in my dorm room. It was so weird. My poor room and my stuffed animals were all alone for the night but I think that my room will get over it. I'm not so sure about Adam the giraffe and Connie Sparks the zebra. It feels good to feel so at home but it was slightly ruined by homework. Ehhhh....the semester is coming to a close so I'm starting to get really excited.

Lots of reasons to smile today. My heart is happy. Is yours? I sure hope so, Beautiful!

It hurts everyone.

It hurts the little girl that has to sit between her two angry parents on the long ride home.
It hurts the little girl when her dad takes out his anger on her.
It hurts when the parents and make a huge horrible public display of their "anger" in the middle of the gas station while the little girls cry because of how much it hurts.

It hurts everyone. Love is Louder. Hate and anger hurts too much. When the cycle end?

LUFF YEW.

LUVV YUUU

Ask me anything

you're amazing

Happy Monday!

You shouldn't start a day with the feeling that it's going to be a bad day. I usually just assume that Mondays will be horrible and long because I usually have a really busy day.

Today caught me by surprise however. My morning class was canceled because our TA never showed up. We waiting the required 15 minutes and then an extra 2 minutes to give him the benefit of the doubt and then we ran out of there like it was a crime scene. It felt so good not to spend an hour or so discussing chemistry and doing our weekly quiz. I went back to my room and got all comfy before my Chemistry lecture which felt shorter today then it usually does. My Chem professor also decided to play the song Free Fallin' before class began. I delightfully sang along. I then had more time to relax in my room. The dining hall had yummy chicken salad that I love. It tastes so good, makes my day every time. Now I have more time to relax, blog, and get some work done. This is the best Monday I've had in a while.

I will never again underestimate the power of a brand new day. I guess there can always be beauty everywhere you look. Today it was found in the form of relaxing and breathing room throughout the day. WONDERFUL!

inspirational song this week :)

"When the sky is darkest, you can see the stars."

love is louder

End bullying. There is no excuse to hurt people or to push them to the edge of death with endless taunting, jeers, or rude and demeaning remarks. It's not fair. This cycle that is ending countless, precious lives needs to stop! How many tears must flow, lives lost, blood shed, before the world sees that action needs to be taken? How long before society sees that love is louder than hate. Love is louder than pain. There is never an excuse to hurt people. I'll never understand why anyone thinks it's okay It blows my mind when ever I think about it but I know that's there will be a day when this horrible cycle ends and love can be heard through all the confusion and pain. We have to take baby steps but there is no doubt that if we work together and work on the love, we can it "Don't give up on love, just hold on."

you can heal the world with your mind

Now we're moving from the darkness into the light
This is the defining moment of our lives

♥

'Cause you're beautiful like a flower
More valuable than a diamond
You are powerful like a fire
You can heal the world with your mind

♥

There is nothing in the world that you cannot do
When you believe in you, who are beautiful
Yeah, you, who are brilliant
Yeah, you, who are powerful
Yeah, you, who are resilient

Phenomenal Woman

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Maya Angelou

we are all fighting.

I got into a wonderful conversation with some girls on the floor. People fight so hard to be where they are. That's why there is no room to judge. You don't know what people are going through. You don't know what they're fighting or how hard. You can't always tell how hard someone is fighting just by looking at them. That's why we all need to love and respect each other. Happiness and love are some of the strongest forces on this earth and even though you may not see it all the time, it's always there. Always at work and never failing.

We're fighting but that doesn't mean we're weak. We're stronger with every moment. If you're at the bottom then there's only up from there. "Life's a climb but the view is great."

In addition, I got interviewed for fitsmi.com and their site for moms...check it out please!

I've fallen down the steps...

In my snuggie. My tummy hurts. I haven't gotten any work done today yet..... I'm confused and the world is spinning around me. I feel like I've fallen backwards and now I'm so far off track that I don't know if I can see my happiness path anymore. I'm just in some sort of funk. Hopefully it doesn't last more than a day. I have two major exams this week and I really need to focus so I can do well. I can't stay focused on all of these emotions. I just wish I had someone to talk to. I feel like I can't talk to any of the people I usually count on because I feel like I'm always disappointing people and when they say I'm not, I just feel like they're keeping the truth from me. So I'm just going to avoid that and try to ride this one out on my own. I'll figure it out. I think I'll watch a sappy movie and then maybe I'll repair myself. Time heals all wounds.

walk a mile in her shoes♥

I was lucky enough to experience something truly wonderful today! October is domestic violence awareness month. Here at USF, over a hundred REAL men walked in heels to raise awareness for the victims and survivors of sexual assault and rape. The event is called walk a mile in her shoes. What's better than guys in heels? Guys in heels who care about women and are willing to pledge to respect women. They took a beautiful pledge to respect women, to always have consent, and to overall know that REAL men listen, ask, and always get consent.

There is no excuse for abuse. Voices need to be heard. Every step we take for awareness allows one silenced voice to be heard. Rape hurts everyone. It was amazing to see how many men care to make a difference. It was amazing to see how many people in general care and are willing to make a difference.

It exemplifies something that I'm always saying, when we believe in ourselves, we're making the world a better place just by living in it.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=444367204092&set=a.444367069092.241956.131614279092#!/LetsBeREAL

http://www.walkamileinhershoes.org

this makes me smile :)

"If God had a refrigerator,
Your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet,
Your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring,
And a sunrise every morning.
Whenever you want to talk,
He’ll listen.
He can live anywhere in the Universe,
And he chose your heart.
What about the Christmas gift
He sent you in Bethlehem,
Not to mention that Friday at Calvary?
Face it friend, He’s crazy about you."

to thine own self....♥

random reasons to smile

• yesterday the vending machine gave me two waters when I only paid for one. thank you magical vending machine :)
• I had a very productive hour in which I read for my female experience class and took a quiz. I got 90%. Very happy about that.
  
• It's beginning to feel like fall here. I love it! I feel the holidays approaching.

photo credit

smile

books♥

I love Books!
They are so exciting and wonderful.
I always save recommended book titles.
I just have to find a bunch of free time so I can read them all.
At the moment, I read Chemistry in my free time.
It's not that I hate chemistry, it's just that I don't love it the same way.
I can go to different worlds in my chemistry book.
Reading introduces me to so many different things.
I'm not a child anymore but my imagination is still at work.
I read to make my heart happy.
It never fails.

the song that has been in my head all day long

I'm not the average girl from your video and I ain't built like a supermodel, but I learn to love myself unconditionally, because I am a Queen.

They lyrics really touch me. They remind me that even though I don't look like the girls on the cover of the magazines I see, I'm still beautiful because I was wonderfully and beautifully made. People all over the world go through so much to be "beautiful." The play the waiting room and some of the art work inspired by the play emphasized how painful the quest for beauty can be for some women.

Feet binding and corsets do so much harm to the body but unfortunately, it was a just a step towards beauty and finding the perfect husband. That's one of the major topics of the play. I personally think that you should get married with someone because the love is there and it is real. If he can't love you for you then you shouldn't be there. It makes me sad to see people in unhappy relationships. I just hate to see people unhappy period. It makes my heart ache.

"Love is on its way."

I send you all my love!