List of Ten

So, I know this is super long... and you really don't have to read it all. I just did it mainly for myself. Although, if you ever have nothing to do, it's a really great list to fill out. You can get the list here.

• 10 things that make me happy are... 
• Rain
• Coffee
• Chocolate
• Friends
• Fire 
• Music
• Laughter
• Intelligent conversations
• Traveling
• Love
• 10 things that I value about life are... 
• Friends
• Family
• Respect
• Maturity & Inner child
• Experiences
• Learning
• Colors
• Opportunities
• Sound
• Smells (to a certain point)
• 10 things that I would love to have for my birthday are...
• Music
• Organizational skills o-o
• Coloring book & Crayons
• Books
• Notebooks xD
• A visit from friends
• Solution to all my life's problems
• A letter
• Coffee thermos
• Sleep
• 10 things that I believe in are... 
• Love
• God
• Shooting Stars
• Wishes
• Karma
• Hope
• Willpower
• R&R
• Friendship
• Dinosaurs

• 10 things that make me laugh... 
• Good comedies
• Friends
• Smart jokes 
• Dumb jokes... sometiems
• Watching someone be outrageous and silly, and love them for it.
• Dancing in the rain
• Laying on a carpet talking with friends while high on chocolate milk at four in the morning.
• Dancing
• Crazy ideas of the future
• An overzealous compliment.
• 10 things that make me cry are... 
• Upsetting movies, Horror movies, movies that make me jump... *hangs head* yeah...
• Losing someone special
• The unknown
• Confusion
• Heartache
• Very emotional joy
• Saying goodbye
• An animal dying...
• Excessive physical pain
• A friend upset at me.
• 10 ways that I can help someone else are... 
• With my friendship
• With a smile and a helping hand
• With homework?
• Translating
• First aid
• Teaching them the ropes
• Sharing a good word
• Being honest 
• Being empathetic, or sympathetic.
• With a hug
• 10 accomplishments that I have done are... 
• Learned a second language
• Learning first aid
• Play more than one instrument
• Live as a minority in a third world country
• Learned to drive
• Good grades in school
• Have had a steady relationship for over a year
• Almost finished high school
• Raised enough money to travel more than once
• Wrote a song
• 10 places that I would like to visit are... 
• London
• Halifax
• Italy
• Rome
• Venezuela
• Australia
• India
• Argentina
• New Zealand
• France
• 10 things that I would like to carry with me at all times are... 
• Pen/Pencil
• Notebook
• Music
• Camera
• Water
• A little cash
• Extra pair of socks
• Toothbrush
• Photos of special people
• Hair tie
• 10 expectations that I have of myself are... 
• Become a doctor
• Learn a few more languages
• Truly travel the world
• Help people who need it the most
• Stay in touch with close friends and family
• Seize opportunities
• Appreciate 
• Love
• Be happy
• Not lose faith in what I truly believe.
• 10 things that I do well are... 
• Communicating
• Giving advice
• Learning
• Acting and doing what necessary in a stressful situation
• Pretending to be stronger than I am
• Not sleeping o-o
• Driving
• Weighing decisions and opportunities
• Being adventurous, and not afraid to try new things
• Phrasing things to my advantage :P
• 10 things that I can improve on are... 
• Judging too quickly
• Not listening to my gut (I know, these are kinda contradictory)
• Being happy
• Sleeping
• Acting on what I know is right
• Working on friendships
• Trust
• Slowing down in life
• Staying in touch
• Appreciating what is truly important to me
• 10 things that I love about my family are... 
• Their spontaneity
• The craziness
• The laughter
• The midnight cravings
• Family movies/ series'
• The support
• Standing up for eachother
• Protecting one another
• The retaliation
• The appreciation
• 10 beautiful things outside are...
• The sky
• The sunset/sunrise
• The birds
• The warmth
• The people
• The stars
• The moon
• The opportunities
• The languages
• The love.
  
• 10 things that I hope happen within the next year are...
• 10 good books that I have read are... 
• Redeeming Love
• Thr3e
• House of Leaves
• James and the Giant Peach
• Helter Skelter
• Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures
• Better
• Enders Game
• Great Expectations
• 100 years of Soltitude
• 10 favorite music groups/artists are... 
• Our Lady Peace
• Tegan and Sara
• Mumford and Sons
• James Blunt
• Rodrigo and Gabriella
• Mika
• Daniel Cordero/ Joel Barker/ Chris Gast (in no particular order o-o)
• The Killers
• Stars
• The Beatles
• 10 fun things to do are...
• Coloring
• Dancing
• Singing
• Cooking
• Hanging out with friends
• Learning something new
• Enjoying the sunshine
• Staying up late talking to people
• Hug
• Laugh
  
• 10 great daydreams are... 
• Traveling
• No problems in the world
• Spending time with my love
• Accomplishing my dreams
• Everything falling into place when confused
• Becoming rich :P
• Meeting/going to a concert of my favorite music group(s)
• Floating in a hot air balloon
• Skydiving/Scuba diving
• Getting married.

BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

A small glimpse of inspiration

I got the idea for this blog post from here. But these are my own lessons I've learned in my short time of being alive.



1- Be completely true to yourself. Always.

2- Trust your gut. If you have a feeling that something isn't right. Listen to it. If you think someone looks shady, or you don't think they're a good person, then trust that feeling. Better safe than sorry.

3- Love your family, even if it hurts your pride a little... tell them that you love them.

4- Invest time in people that you truly care about. Even if it's a little out of your way. Especially if they're older, you never know when their time is up.

5- Money comes and goes. Don't worry about it. Just be happy with what you have, and be willing to get a job and do what you need to. It'll come to you.

6- Don't spend the rest of your life doing something you hate. Find a job or a career that you love. One that fascinates you and always will. Money will follow, even if it's an underpaid profession.

7- Travel. See the world at least at one point in your life. Experience things, never be afraid to try.

8- Love passionately. What's the point of holding back? Be adventurous, be kind, be generous.

9- Don't be irresponsible about your body, or your health. Take care of it. You only get one chance.

10- Find a creative outlet. Writing, drawing, music, singing, cooking. Find something, and pour your soul into it.


Your turn. Write 10 things you've learned in life. No matter how silly they are... I want to listen.

Sunrise and Love Letters

Alright, well there it is. Sorry for not putting the Directors Spot cafe in it. I completely forgot about it xD.

Enjoy the video... It's not my fav, but it was still fun.

Directors Spot

I don't usually write short blog posts. But here it is:

Blap.


Just kidding. So I'm going to go to a tech rehearsal tomorrow for a play that's being held in a MOVIE THEATER!! How insane is that??? And they needed help behind the scene with music and mics and stuff and for some unknown reason the director called me. o-o

Someone please explain that to me.

Anyways, I'm super excited. I'm making a video about it so I'll post it here too, so y'all can see (y'all... heh... I hang around old texan folk too much).

Tootles!

P.S. On the note of the title, there's actually a café here now called the Directors Spot. It's amazing. I'll put it in the video xD

The Sea is a Good Place to Think of the Future

Wow... I don't think I've ever met that many people from the same place in one sitting. And the place... aah, take a wild guess... *cough*.

YEP! Halifax. Nova Scotia, actually. Seriously though! Two out of three people I talked to were either from Nova Scotia, lived there, went to school there, or have relatives that did at least one of the forementioned things. It's insane. Maybe it's a sign xD

No, but in all seriousness, everyone I talked to just went on about almost the exact same things- How it's such a beautiful city, and the people are lovely... very much like they are here, but it gets really cold and it's very fishy. They would ask me where I'm planning on going to university, and when I mention Dalhousie, they'd get this :0 face, and then go on about how it's one of the best schools in Canada and that's super awesome that I'm trying something new. Then I'd tell them that I want to go into Medical, and that if I did go to Dalhousie I'd be moving in with my boyfriend and would be getting a job... and I swear everyone was like "Oh that sounds like such a fantastic opportunity! But... what would your Mom do without you?"

Yeah that's pretty much my only concern at this point. But my spirits have never been lifted on such a specific subject in such a short time in... well, ever! It was super amazing and it made me happy. Now I just have to convince my Mom, and train Maya and Noah to take over my spot as the "responsible adult" in the family... *snort*

I'm so excited... this might actually work. And I've decided that the way I'm going to make sufficient funds to at least start college, will be by asking two or three couples/people I know down here that are fairly wealthy to sponsor me in my first years, and that once I've got my life on track and have all kinds of money from the medical system that I'd (of course) pay them back.  So, that's my plan. I just need to get the actual facts as in money wise and such. Also... this isn't set in stone. But the more I think about it and the more I talk to people the more I like the idea xD

Heh. I guess things are shaping up... slowly, but surely.

“The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created--created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating.”