Overheard

Sometimes, when you are in a high school, you hear terribly random, awkward things come out of people's mouths. I'm a private tutor, and for 2 of my students, I go to their high school and work with them during their study hall hour. One student and I work together in the counseling office. There is another tutor group that works at the next table. Usually, we just ignore them, they ignore us, it works out pretty well. A few weeks ago, though, H and I started catching snippets of conversation from their general specific direction. We decided to keep track of some of their ridiculous comments. :) Enjoy!

"Every time he touches me, it's like all my problems go away. I feel like I can FLY"

"I only want to be a teacher so I can tell people what to do, and laugh as I punish them"

"I wish I was the dominatrix of the world"

"I finally got her to the point where she'll tickle me."

"If you think about it, every word you say leads back to sex."

"All day yesterday, I was touching someone."

Lesson learned? Keep you ears open in public, and you'll hear some pretty priceless things. :)

Please stop stalking from the shadows.

Most of the time stalking is socially unacceptable, but in the blogging world it is much appreciated. :)

I get 15-20 hits on my blog daily, which I know isn't a lot, but it's way more than I thought I had. I think I would realize the sheer amount of visitors I actually get if people were commenting! :) I love all of you, and I would definitely appreciate some comment love, or at least a quick email, so I know who's seeing this! 

I know I've been a slacker about posting new and hilarious information about my life, but that's because I'm formulating some awesome ideas, and they take some time. Also, I've been really busy thinking about how I'm going to accomplish the things on my to-do list! I'll let you know as soon as I actually DO something about it!

I love all of you! Thanks for visiting!

You can call me Miss Poppins.

Six.

That's how many children I'm now in charge of.
Scary? Of course. Incredible? Absolutely!

I started nannying today.  I'm definitely loving it! It's cuh-razy but so, so fun! I feel like I have gone from
0-60 in 3.5. This morning, I was a lazy college student griping about how her ridiculous roommates feel the need to mess with her laundry and ruin her clothes. Fast forward 10 hours, and I'm coordinating baths, doling out goldfish, reading storybooks, signing off homework, and kissing boo-boos better.

I feel like superwoman.

The house is finally silent, and I'm basking in it. Though I normally have music playing as a background to every moment of my life, I am content to hear the clicking of my keys, and nothing else.  I know it's only 7 short hours before I hit the ground running, but for now I just sit.

I just heard a rustling noise from the general direction of the children's room and I nearly had a heart attack. I. Must. Sleep.

P.S. This is day 2 in a row.... let's see if I can make it 8 more. :)

Resolute.... for now.

I know it's way beyond the socially acceptable time limit for posting your New Year's Resolutions, but I'm pretty good at ignoring those unwritten rules! :) I've never really believed in New Year's Resolutions, because I think they burn people out, and everyone thinks that New Year's Eve/Day gives them some sort of magical superhuman self control. Yeah, right. So I like to take a while, and reflect on my life, and truly decide what will make me happy. Then, I make a bucket list. :) Way more fun than saying "I want to be healthier, exercise more, keep my house cleaner, blah, blah, blah" So here it is!

20 Things to Do in my 20th year

1. Buy a beautiful camera, like this one.

2. Pay off my car.

3. Take and Post pictures with said camera.

4. Bake a homemade cheesecake.

5. Sing the National Anthem at a Utah Jazz game.

6. Go snowboarding (I've lived in Utah for 8 years of my life and never been.)

7. Visit ArizonaLewis at least three times.

8. Act in a play.

9. Do my laundry BEFORE I am perilously close to running out of clean underwear.

10. Write a song.

11. Learn to play the guitar well.

12. Learn to speak fluent Spanish.

13. Go camping.

14. Go fishing and catch a fish.

15. Hike Mount Timpanogos and tour the caves.

16. Go to Disneyland.

17. Visit Washington D.C.

18. Blog every day for 10 days.

19. Go on a road trip.

20. Take a yoga class.

I'll be updating you all each time I complete one of these things. I'm sure some great stories will ensue!

Guess who's back??

So, maybe I'm so busy blog-stalking other people, that I forget to update my own. Also, my complete lack of camera makes my posts full of words, and empty of picture. I guess I'll just have to get more creative, and continue to save some cash! I'm dying for one of these beautiful babies!

Yes, Please!

Photography is one of my loves. Too bad school, all of my jobs, and all that crap people call "real life" suck up all my time and opportunity to be creative! That's why I'm going to do school online for a while, cut back to just 1, maybe 2 jobs, (instead of 3 1/2) and stop letting people tell me how to run my life!

Ah, blogging world... it's good to be back!

Oh, How Life Changes!

So, every time I post, my life has taken a completely different turn, and this time is no exception.

Since my last post, I...

..::Lost my Job::..

..::Moved back to Utah::..

..::Got a job at BYU::..

..::Transferred to UVU::..

..::Lost my job at BYU::..

..::Sold my fall apartment::..

..::Got a new fall apartment::..

..::Auditioned for a show::..

Surprised?! I'm not. My life changes almost every hour it feels like! Sometimes, things get me down, and I get stressed and frustrated and discouraged, because I feel like my life is out of my control and I am sort of a control freak. But other times, I can see the Lord's hand in my life so clearly it's scary. And at those times, I realize that everything will be ok. Even if I have to live on Gatorade and leftover birthday cake for a few days. :) (Which really did happen. This last week, even.)

So, to clarify a few things, now that the shock is beginning to wear off, I moved home almost exactly 2 weeks after I flew out to New York. My host mom, Kate, lost her job as a nurse, so I lost mine. It was very hard for both of us, because we got along very well, and I had already come to adore her children. Every once in a while, I will see something on tv, or hear a song on the radio that reminds me of White Plains, and I'll be a little bit sad. I feel like I went out there for a reason, and I came back for a reason, but I'm still trying to figure out what those reasons are!

When I got back, I got a job at BYU as a conference assistant, just like last summer, which was a huge blessing because it provided me with housing, meals and a source of income. I had a lot of fun there, even though some things were definitely harder than they were last summer. I decided about a month ago that I was going to transfer to UVU, because I am able to get a great deal more scholarship money (a.k.a. more than zero) there, then i can at BYU (a.k.a. zero) Simple decision right? Not life changing, right? WRONG. When I transferred, I lost my job, my house, and my free food. :( I was not the happiest camper, but I guess I can understand the logistics of it. Luckily I had enough money saved to pay my rent for the rest of the summer at my new place, but I really struggled with finding a job. I've been stressed out of my mind these last two weeks, and I think only the show has kept me sane.

Speaking of the show..... I tried out for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and I was cast as a Narrator!! For those of you who don't know, that is the female lead of the show. I was beside myself with PURE JOY! This is my first lead role, and it's definitely been an interesting experience for me. It has pushed me to the very edges of my comfort zone, and then thrown my over the edge. I've had some really amazing experiences and met some truly great people! I would say something about/to all of them, but that is going to require a whole new post.

Well, I'm off to yet another rehearsal! I'll try so hard to be better at posting. :) Love you all!

New York, New York

I live in New York now... SURPRISE!! :D

I am a nanny here in White Plains. It's super fun, and crazy, and hectic, and i'm sure there are days I will hate it, but for now, I will just revel in the beautiful weather and the peace and quiet that happens when the kids are at their cousins! :D I'm sure I will wish for moments like this often in the future!

I love the family already. I'll be taking care of three children, a 10 year old girl, an 8 year old boy, and a 3 year old boy. They are super adorable. I'm sure I'll have many stories and anecdotes in the future.

Today, I went to the White Plains Wal-Mart. Apparently, white people aren't supposed to go there. :) haha I think I was the only one there. But it was two stories high. and had a cart escalator. SWEET. :)

Well... I'm exhausted, so I'm going to go to bed! :D