Shoe Shopping is Therapy

So for Valentine's Day, I had recieved a bag of dark chocolate Doves. I love those things and I ALWAYS read the sayings.

And on one particular one, it said the writer was Satcie from Henderson, KY. So, I continued on to read it and it said.

Shoe shopping is therapy.

And I totally believe in that, but not in an obsessed way, just a fun kind of way. So now the wrapper is on the fridge at home and I read it everyday. The saying has proven to be true. The other day, I was feeling really down, so I kind of just wondered around town till it was time I was supposed to be somewhere, and I found myself at the mall with bbags in my hand full of shoes and dresses. Instantly I felt better. Now dont take me for a perky girl obsessed with shopping, but for someone who uses it to make herself feel better

IB Testing

Sooo...we had IB testing today and we have it again tomorrow. I decided to take a new approach to it this test. I knew I had to study, so when we took the practice tests, I studied my little heart out. And I did really well. Then over the past few days I have been looking over those questions and what I did wrong.

These tests are over everything we have learned in the past few years. Now, I know when I try to study really hard before a test I get really stressed out. So this morning I told myself, "I know this, nothing I cram into my head in the next few hours will really matter, I can't learn anything by cramming." So I just tried to relax all morning.

Then at lunch, I told myself "I can't learn anything new in 30 mins when I have been studing two years." So I just tried to relax and eay lunch.

Whn I got to the test, I was really relaxed and it turns out I knew pretty much everyhing (except for ike 1 or 2 big problems that I couldnt figure out the main part) but it wasnt that bad. Now I know I cant do this for every test bc I have been studing this for a while. But now I know for future IB tests how to go about keeping my stress level down.

Been Thinking...

I have been thinking lately...what to do?
What to do with my prom dress? As I was hanging it up after prom, I was thinking about where it could possibly fit in my closet. Then, I thought about everyone else, what do they do with theirs. Because I plan on getting a new one next year, and I don't think Ill need to wear this one again...so what to do?

Do I sell it? But it's way to cute to just wear and sell...
But I dont see myself wearing it anywaer...
What do other people do...I believ Ill just keep it for no, with all my dance costumes in the back of my closet...but Ill have to do something with eventually...maybe Ill just let mom decide.

Corsage

So this year for prom, instead of going out and buying one, my mom decided we are going to make it. It wasn't too bad, it was actually kind of fun, and it turned out amazing.

There are feathers and beads and fake flowers. And the most amazing part, I got the drosage and the buteneer and and a necklace for half the price of just a corsage. And this one will keep forever, it wont die after a week. So I am so excited about wearing it. It has an elastic band to around the wrist, but also teal and gold ribbons are attached to tie around my wrist.

I actually think it's better than anything I could have gone out and bought at a florist.

YARD SALE!!!!!

Every year we have a yard sale, but this year it is coming a little late.

I love having one because I feel like it's a good way to make money and get rid of junk...

Well in the past I always sold a lot but also kept a lot at home because I figured "one day" I'll use it. So I got to thinking this year and I thought about how college is just right around the corner.

So I went through things and took out everything I don't use, don't like, or won't use between now and college, or won't need in college.

And that quickly added up and this is this first year I am actually excited about working at the yard sale!

Bar B Q Fest.

I CANT WAIT!!!

I love the Bar B Q Fest. I always work the Thurday and Friday after school and then Saturday I hit the streets. I go out with my family and we sample every type of food we can.

And favorites are:

Banana Boats (minus the peanut butter)

Lemonade Shake Ups

Old Hickory Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Moonlight Burgoo


I get this all over an extended dinner. For lunch, I am usually working the parking lot again, so I send my dad for funnel cakes and lemonade shake ups...I just cant wait for all the good food and warm weather to come!!!!

Left Alone

So, at dance, seniors get seniority on everything, even when it comes to the lead parts. They even get to have a solo thier senior year and they pick the song and create the dance. Well, they have always had like 4 or 5 seniors each year...well, there are only two juniors this year, which means only two seniors next year. So I thought that would be ok, that even makes things better, because we can have more room in the program and longer dances. This seemed perfect to me. I would be a senior and there wouldn't be too many others, and there wouldn't be just me...

I was wrong.

Last week, the other senior rolled her ankle over and is now on crutches for 6 weeks. she plans on coming back to dance, but that is a big game of chance. Everyone I know who has messed up an ankle NEVER returns. So this leaves me all alone, and I don't know wether to be grateful or scared. Grateful for the attentio? Or scared because of all the pressure?

Going Good...

I started my job last night, and it was pretty fun. I have to say I really enjoyed it. My boss texts me my schedule each week, and just the fact he texts is pretty amazing. And all I do is work concessions at Fisher Park. And that is a pretty easy job if you ask me.

Also, my boss told me I could eat whatever I want and whenever I want. Like last night I ate a frozen kit kat, some popcorn and drank a couple cokes (fountain cokes, not bottles) and this was a pretty small amount. All the other workers ate like 3 pizza slices a piece and ate tones of nacho chees with beef jerky and popcorn.

So, all in all, I think I am going to like this job...

JOB!!!

The job hunting is over...I finally got a job. The guy has been trying to call me all week to tell me but he calls during school and doesnt pick up when I call back, but that's finally over!

We got a hold of each other yesterdat and tomorrow I am going in to sign the papers and be put on payroll!!!! I cant wait.

I will be working at Ficsher Park, so I will be out in the sun...a dream job. I will be working conccessions and sweeping which is no where near hard, and now I am so excited to start working.

Making Time For...

If I could take out time to do something, or better yet, make time for something, it would be relaxing.
Not sleeping, but maybe some daydreaming. Watching Tv, laying in the sun, not laying out, but just feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin,maybe while I read a book or sketch.

That's all I really want, to relax. When I say that, many people think of sleeping or laying on the couch to watch TV. but I don't mean that kind of realxing. Just a day (maybe even a whole week) of just doing very little, and what I do accomplish, do it with a open (and somewhat sluggish mind), It would be amazing to have a hot tub and lounge in it, drink strawberry smoothies and eat choc covered strawberry brownies all day. Then maybe have a bon fire with chili one night....and, yes, that is mixing hot and cold...

As I say, it's never too hot for chili or too cold for ice cream!!!!

My First Time Driving...

My very first time was terrifing. My mom took me to an empty church paring lot to get used to the turn signals and everything...that wasn't so bad, until she told me to turn out of the parking lot and into a small subdivision. That was crazy. I was pretty much ok until a car came up behind me, and then I started to freak out a bit, but I went inti panic mode when a garbage truck got behind me.

But I think having my mom take me to the parking lot really helped.

Then my mom drove home, wbut since we live sooooo far out in the country, she stopped at the end of the road. She got out and told told me to do the same and we switched places. I got to drive the rest of the way home. The speed limit on our road is 35, but everyone goes 50, even the police officers who live in the area do, and they don't seem to mind. Well, today I go 50, but usually 45 just to look at the landscape. But that very first day I drove, I went MAYBE 10mph. Cars and trucks were lined up behind me honking and many went around me. And that made me panic even more. Because the two things I can't stand are people proving me wrong, and people mad at me. But I slowly prgressed (over time) and got more comfortable with the road.

High School Musicale K-12

For Owensboro Dance Theater, we are perfoming High School Musicale tomorrow and Sat.

And right now I am so excited about it, but also drained with all the practices we have had lately.

And because of everyone being so tires, today beofre practice, I have to stop at the Creme Coffe House and pick up 11 smoothies. Now, as to how I am going to carry those, I honestly don't know.

But then tomorrow, we have a cast party. And everyone has to dress up as Sharpay, and I have the perfect outfit for it. But I think I may get a headache after a while of looking at 40 girls in skirts and sequins.

But, as I said, I am so excited for the performance, I am in three scenes, and I have to tumble in one of them.

WICKED

My friend called me Saturday night around 10 pm. I had just gotton out of Winter Jam and made it back to the truck when I look at my phone and see 6 missed calls, the all of a sudden, I get a text message...CALL ME!!!!!! NOW!!!

I thought something had happened so I called and when she picked up, all I heard was "Do you want to go see Wicked with me?" So I said yes, then I can hear this big commotion in the background along the lines of this:

Izzy: She wants to go, push yes.

Her Mom: I missed the time limit for row D

Izzy: Push it AGAIN...hurry.

Her Mom:I GOT ROW K...

Izzy:Is row K ok, Hannnah?

Me: Uh...Uh... sure...what just happened???

Izzy: Tell you later..bye.

The next morning I was still in a daze about that conversation.

But turns out she printed all the info off for me and brought it to practice on Sun and now I'm going to see Wicked for free and I get to go back stage to meet all the cast.

I can not wait till May.

SUMMER

It is getting really warm outside, but this school is being very dumb. They arent turning off the heat for another three weeks. SO now I have to wear stuff for a cool outside but a hot inside. How aweful is that.

Now I need to go shopping...hint hint MOM...

I have plenty of winter and spring clothes. but I need more summer tops and a variation of bottoms...hint hint AGAIN...


But other than that, I am loving the new weather...the nice little rains here and there are amazing too, but once the first thunderstorm come, I'm not going to like it as much.

Winter Jam

Winter Jam is this weekend in Lexington and I am so excited. There are going to be about 15 Christian bands...big name ones... it is amazing.

My friend was going to go with me but she had to cancell at the last minute. So naw my mom's friend is going, but it's still going to be a bucket load of fun.

We are leaving around lunch and getting back at midnight, all I have to say is THANK GOODNESS I'M NOT DRIVING... and I send many thanks to the founder of Starbucks.

Fashion Statement

Everyone has their own personal fashion statement.

For some it is always wearing skinny jeans or tshirts or a certain peice or type of clothiong. Everyone's is different, making each of us unique.

But latley, there has been a trend in what what people wear. And it goes along the lines of this:
skinny jeans
slouchy shirts, but not loose
sperrys or flats
jeweled or flashy headband
clips with bow or jewels
skinny strapped cross-bosy purses
straight hair
cardigans

That is the main jist of what people are wearing, and if you look in my closet, that's what you mainly see...unless you go to the back and find millions of tshirts and costumes for dance recitals past...

Too Tall !!!!

Lately it seems that all my clothes have been too short. Either they are getting dried too many times, or I have just grown too much...

I'm thinking a little bit of both, but many think to differ.

Many of my jeans have turned into high waters and lots of my long sleev shirts are now 3/4 length sleever. I have really had to change my style. Like roll up these high waters to make kapris or wear boots to cover up my ankle. The I pull up my sleeves to make it look like I am just a little hot and need to cool off. You have to do that a lot.

I have learned that in order to keep from having to buy lots of new expensive clothes, I have to learn to improvise.

Being Bored!

What is bored? Without using yawning, stares, or sighed?

Having nothing to do...especially if you have ADHD!!!

Wanting to do something, but having nothing.

HOMEWORK

Many say reading, but I think it's interesting...

Looking off into space (not staring).

Daydreaming! Which sometimes can end up in thinking up something to do in order to keep from being bored.

Bored is everything not fun, unless you know how put a twist on common things.

What Makes Me Laugh

Everyone has someone or something that makes them laugh, well mine isn't either one of those, it's a "time." White Day lunch. We always have the funniest conversations and get so off topic. We usually laugh until we reach the classroom again. I can't say any of the stories we talk about because most are too personal or embarassing.

Most days we laugh so hard everyone around us looks at us weird or stares at us because we are so loud.

But many of the people that have that lunch with us will know what the picture is about.

aka EXCUSES

What are the best reasons for doing nothing?

I felt sick so I slept all day to try and recooperate.
My head hurt so I didnt want to get up in case it got worse

What are the best reasons for not doing something?

I felt sick
I was tired
I had to do chores
My friend needed my help
My mom asked me to help her
I have had these plans since last year and I couldn't miss it
I fell asleep
I got too captured in the show was watching
I add a really big assignment to do...(that only took 10 min in the end)


I come up with so many excuses to things...though, usually not until after I have needed them...

Long Question With A REALLY Short Answer

Try to follow this question.

What did Little Mary Ann say on that cold, rainy day, a few weeks ago, about working for her while you went to vacation in Florida with your family for Spring Break?


Not gonna happen...

How To Say NO

How to say no without using no?
That is kind of difficult...

Not in my life.
I believe not.
Sure...(with sarcasim)
Nope.
Not gonna happen.

But the weird thing is, I can think of so many right now. But when I need to tell someone NO in a poliet way, I can't ever think of a way to say it.

W is For WINTER

Wells no longer work, because of all the water is frozen. Water is frozen everywhere, especially in the lakes. Watermelons are out of season, poor Walter the Watermelon. Wonder who will catch the joke in the previos sentence. Work is all we can do to keep warm or to make money to pay to keep warm. Workers are bundled up as they head off to work. Warmers, or heater, are costing too much and a new one is breaking down each day. Wally-World, aka, Walmart, is the "happening place," you go there for everything at a low, low rate. Wish I could have gone somewhere else rather than try to watse time there yesterday. Would have gone to church then, but it didn't start for another hour. Who is going to actually read this pitiful story, when it doesn'y make any since.

Whether you do or not, have a nice day, anyways!!!

My Plee For Snow

I don't want a lot of snow because I don't want to have to go to school in JUne. But I do one one day of snow in order to miss school. I really need to get my blue days and white days back on track. I am supposed to help tour the 8th graders around during second block in about a week. And if it is a blue day I know my teacher won't mind and will let me go. On the other hand, if it's a white day, there is NO POSSIBLE WAY that teacher would let me out. She would give us a surprise test just to keep us in there. She hates it when students miss or have to leave in the middle of class. So this is my plee for just one more day of snow and only one more day...

Dog's Advice About Life

If I was every to ask a dog for advice about life, well first of all, it means I must be pretty desperate. Well, anyways, I do believe that it wouldn't help me much and it would some pretty weird advice.
Most likely it would be something along the lines of:

Always remember where you bury your bone.

Never do something like steal your master's keys, because anytime after that he loses them, you will be the first place he looks.

Do your business outside, and if you're home alone, do it somewhere where you won't have to smell it for the next few hours.

While sleeping under a blanket, keep a leg or your tail out to ensure you don't get sat on.

Don't lick a human's mouth, they HATE it.

The list of advice could go on forever, but these would be the top picks if you were to ask MY dog, I don't know any other dogs you could ask.

Dog's Advice About Life

If I was every to ask a dog for advice about life, well first of all, it means I must be pretty desperate. Well, anyways, I do believe that it wouldn't help me much and it would some pretty weird advice.
Most likely it would be something along the lines of:

Always remember where you bury your bone.

Never do something like steal your master's keys, because anytime after that he loses them, you will be the first place he looks.

Do your business outside, and if you're home alone, do it somewhere where you won't have to smell it for the next few hours.

While sleeping under a blanket, keep a leg or your tail out to ensure you don't get sat on.

Don't lick a human's mouth, they HATE it.

The list of advice could go on forever, but these would be the top picks if you were to ask MY dog, I don't know any other dogs you could ask.

Trademarks

As I look at my friends, I notice each one has a trademark. Some always say a certain phrase, do something in particular, or dress a certain way. Everyone has them. I won't name any because I know who all will be reading this. But, it is interesting to look at someone and see what theri trademark is. Some are really weird and some are so common you almost don't notice them. I know people see a lot of them in me. I know of one person in particular with about 5 or so trademarks, but I only notice them because I am around them all day and every day.


It's interesting to see what different things people do.

Ugly Words

Those words you hate to say. They twist your tongue and tease your brain. They make you tingle and squirm when you say them.

We all have them and everyone's is different. And some people have the opposite, words they love to say that are pointless.

A few I can think of are:
froth
mucus
damp
gucamole
guatamala
rural

and the list could go on forever.

And when you try to say them, you just can't

Skiing

I went skiing the other day, and I was pertrified, I had never been before. To make it worse, as soon as we got there, there were two snowmoblies with stretchers on the back and one had a person wrapped up in a neck brace and leg splint. That really freaked me out.

I started out by spending 30 minutes at the bunny slope and lesson area, which wasn't too bad. But then my friends wanted me to go on the first level of slopes, green circle. To slow down you have to wedge your feet like you are in the splits and I went down the whole way like that, but soon enough I got pretty good. And there were about 3 differetn slopes in that level, and I went down every one of them. Then came the hard part, the ski lift, there is no belt or bar, and I hate heights, so my hands were glued to the armrest and my poles.

After lunch, my friends decided to go to the next level, blue sqaure, so I went through the whole process looking like a chicken trying to fly the whole way down. After a few times I got to be pretty good. The leader of the group said he has no one go down that slope as a beginner before. So I doing pretty well.

Then after and extremly overpriced lunch, we went back down all the slopes. And just as I was about to head in to change, Dakota Coomes wanted to go down the hardest slope, black diamond. I was pretty much screaming in his face no. But he wouldn't give me a choice, we were going down. So I told myself I just had to make it down ONCE. SO I decided to down looking like a chicken trying to fly, and it worked. I didn't even fall.

I do have to admit, I feel good about going down the black diamond slope.

Stress to the Extreme

One of my friends today had to go to an allergy specialist because different parts of her body would swell up and they had no ide. They decided to make everything she uses from soap to detergent to makeup all one type. But they told her it was probably just stress. And she had to learn how to use and epi pen and what it's for. In the end they told her when she stresses she may break out into hives.

She came to school and teachers where giving her a hard time about not getting the homework finished and she didnt want to have to relay personal information like this over to them. So she continued on with her day. Our groups of friends were talking about this and I have come to the conclusion, and I told her this, "So pretty much if you get stressed out, all you have to do is stab yourself in the leg?" And that pretty much all there was to it

I am glad I am not "allergic to stress" but still, that is pretty aweful;. I usually want to hit things and throw things when I get stressed but that is taking it to the extreme. ha ha ha

I HATE HATE HATE!!

When I was younger I wasn't ever aloud to say this word. Not even to say I hated some idea. But I remember one day that I was "yelled at" for saying. I wasn't really yelled at, but I got in trouble. This is the only time I rememebr being called out on using the word.

I was really young, like 4 or so, and me and my parents had gotten into a small arguement. Just one of those things you do then move on like nothing had happened. But something in my small brain told me not to stop thinking about it. I dont remember what it was about, but it was probably nothing. I sat and was just thinking about it over and over again, until my imagination had manipulated it into somthing horribe. By that time I was done for. I was going to write them a strongly worded letter. That was my type of pay back then since I knew I didnt want to get into more troube. But, of couse, I couldnt read or write well yet, being only 4. So I had most of it done, when I took it to the top of the family room steps and propped the paper againt the doorway. Then I got my pen ready and yelled; "How do spell hate?" My response was, "H-A- you don't need to use that word, what is it for?" "Nothing" "Let me see." "NO"
By that point I had lost all patience and did the best I could and threw it, it didnt make it that far, but at least it had been sent to my parents. I ran, and I mearan to my room, slammed the door, locked it. I sat in my chair and waited. Waited for the respoonse I would recieves. Guess what, nothing really happened.

Possibilities

The possibilities for the next 12 months are endless. So many things can happen and will happen. I will turn 17, I will go to prom. I will, also, 1 start senior year and apply to colleges. I know this year will be better than last, but no as good as the next.

But as I said in a previous blog, time seems to speed up as you get older, and I am sure this year will fly by faster then last. So I make sure each minute is well spent and not to lose track of this precious time. That is the most I can do to make this year the best.

2009 (and Away it Went!)

2009 went way too fast...it should have lasted a whole lot longer! I turned 16 in 2009, started junior year, got all A's. It was an amazing year, but still was too fast.

I have heard people say as you get older, time goes by quicker, but I never knew it would be like this.

I think 2010 will probably go even faster and I hope it is better than 2009, but 2009 was pretty good. It will be hard to beat.

Not many big things have happened in the past year, except for those I said at the top, but it seems that everything that has happened has been good. The good to bad ratio is lot better this year than it has in the past.