Holiday Help

Help for the holidays:

• Don't listen to those family members who only go on about how you've "let yourself go" or tell you "how big you are now" or that "you need to eat because you're too thin" etc. It's your body and it's none of their business. All sizes are beautiful and fat is not an insult anyway. Remember that you're beautiful, always. Some people are beautiful and fat. Some people are beautiful and skinny. No big deal. The holidays are no place for body policing.
• Ignore the implications that your career choice/college major is not going to help you in the future. It's your life and because it's your life, it's wonderful. Unless they can see into the future, it's a moo point.
• When people bug you about settling down and dating, remember they have no business in your love life.
• Enjoy all the food you want to enjoy
• Be thankful
• Smile
• Hug
• Fill conversations with love and good things. There is no need for hate during the holidays
• Remember that you are strong and you are special. Don't let hurtful words get you down. You're important. You are enough
• Stay strong
• Stay beautiful
• Know that there are places to vent.

got any more tips? I would love to hear them.

Happy Holidays!

Twas the night before Christmas and Kiyanna was blogging
Everyone was awake and the house was quite noisy
I read books to the young ones
They lost interest quickly
Now I am sleepy
I'm also not a poet

-Kiyanna Shanay

I have something more important to tell you than that "poem."

It's Christmas!

Merry Love Day. ♥

I love this time of year. Sometimes holidays are hard and stressful but at the end of the day, it's all about love and understanding that it's there. When you don't have money or all the other fancy things in the Christmas commercials, you can count on love. It might sound crazy but it's the only thing that is always there. Love is always on your side. Look at the bigger picture.

There are a lot of love stories on right now. My mom and I had to choose between Titanic, Pride & Prejudice, and Vicki Christina Barcelona. We chose Titanic♥. Right now, Jack and Rose are flying and making out into the horizon and it is warming my heart in so many ways. I love this movie! It's so beautiful. Later on I'll probably watch Pride & Prejudice or maybe I'll be lucky enough to catch the Blind Side on TV again. I began watching it last night and started crying before it was 15 minutes in. I love my sappy movies! It feels good to let some tears out!

Merry Love Day, I hope it was wonderful for you.