I'm really excited about reading it, because a lot of my friends have recommended it to me and said how good it was. Everybody have a great week :)
Hannah
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Books For 2011 #2
The next book on my list for '11 is "Mockingjay" and is part of the Hunger Game series. Here's a description: "Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins's groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year."
I'm really excited about reading it, because a lot of my friends have recommended it to me and said how good it was. Everybody have a great week :)
Hannah
I'm really excited about reading it, because a lot of my friends have recommended it to me and said how good it was. Everybody have a great week :)
Hannah
Saturday, February 12, 2011
I Need Your Help
Hey everyone! I'm so excited because I'm trying to remodel my room. All I have to do is hang the curtains, paint the walls, and put up the artwork. Well, if I'm being honest, all I have to do is find someone to help accomplish these tasks. I've been going back and forth on what I want to do about my bed. One picture? Two? Four? I finally decided how I want to decorate above my headboard....
A wall quote! Awesome, right? No. I can't decide which quote to choose. It's not only something that I'll read multiple times a day, but it will be in the background of my videos. I want a fun, cute, inspirational quote. I've narrowed down the list and need your help to pick the winner. Please read the following quotes and comment with your favorite! (You don't have to have a blogspot to be able to comment. Anyone can!)
Quote #1: "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... it's about learning to dance in the rain"
I like this one because it's not only inspirational and cute, but I'm someone who likes to have everything planned out. When things don't go by the book or my schedule, I freak. I need to learn to "dance in the rain" or just live in the moment. This quote will definitely remind me to do just that.
Quote #2: "Be the change you wish to see in the world."
This is a really common quote, but I think every time I look at it, it will remind me to be a good person and.. to be the change I wish to see in the world! I also think it would look really good in a pretty font over the bed and in the back of my videos.
Quote #3: "Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself."
When I first read this quote it hit me hard. With out getting too into detail, a lot of people have misconstrued thoughts about me. It used to really bother me and I felt the need to defend my every action, every word, every move. I recently learned that I know who I am, and the people I love know who I am. I don't have to constantly prove myself to others. This quote really symbolizes that and I think it could help some other people who are going through the same thing if they catch a glimpse of it in my videos. Everybody is judged by one person or another, but you know who you really are inside.
Quote #4: "Even a small star shines in the darkness"
You don't have to be famous, be the prettiest person in your class, or be the best jock. You don't have to get straight A's, dress the best, or have the most friends. You don't have to be the best at what you do. You just have to have fun doing it! Everyone's important. Everyone needs the same thing. Everyone has feelings. Everyone's a star. I also like this quote cause it's going over a bed.. and you sleep at night with the lights off. "Stars" and "darkness" haha get it? Nevermind....
Quote #5: "A dream is a wish your heart makes"
I love this quote and it's from my moms favorite movie. It's about dreaming, which I think is quite appropriate.
Quote #6: "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today... it's already tomorrow in Australia"
This is obviously the silliest one, but it also reminds us not to live in fear. Something I'm not too good at. I'm a self-proclaimed "scaredy-cat." I think when I look at this quote, it will not only put a smile on my face, but it also symbolizes that everything will be okay.
Quote #7: "We don't remember the days... we remember the moments."
Just like quote #1, it reminds us to live in the moment, in the now. I like #1 better, but I think this may look prettier above a bed and it gets the same message across.
So what do you think?! Comment with your favorite quote number and help me out! The sooner I choose my favorite, the sooner I'll order it, hang it up, and do a ROOM TOUR! Also, feel free to leave your own cute, inspirational quote. Now that you see what I'm looking for, you all may be able to come up with an even better one.
A wall quote! Awesome, right? No. I can't decide which quote to choose. It's not only something that I'll read multiple times a day, but it will be in the background of my videos. I want a fun, cute, inspirational quote. I've narrowed down the list and need your help to pick the winner. Please read the following quotes and comment with your favorite! (You don't have to have a blogspot to be able to comment. Anyone can!)Quote #1: "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... it's about learning to dance in the rain"
I like this one because it's not only inspirational and cute, but I'm someone who likes to have everything planned out. When things don't go by the book or my schedule, I freak. I need to learn to "dance in the rain" or just live in the moment. This quote will definitely remind me to do just that.
Quote #2: "Be the change you wish to see in the world."
This is a really common quote, but I think every time I look at it, it will remind me to be a good person and.. to be the change I wish to see in the world! I also think it would look really good in a pretty font over the bed and in the back of my videos.
Quote #3: "Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself."
When I first read this quote it hit me hard. With out getting too into detail, a lot of people have misconstrued thoughts about me. It used to really bother me and I felt the need to defend my every action, every word, every move. I recently learned that I know who I am, and the people I love know who I am. I don't have to constantly prove myself to others. This quote really symbolizes that and I think it could help some other people who are going through the same thing if they catch a glimpse of it in my videos. Everybody is judged by one person or another, but you know who you really are inside.
Quote #4: "Even a small star shines in the darkness"
You don't have to be famous, be the prettiest person in your class, or be the best jock. You don't have to get straight A's, dress the best, or have the most friends. You don't have to be the best at what you do. You just have to have fun doing it! Everyone's important. Everyone needs the same thing. Everyone has feelings. Everyone's a star. I also like this quote cause it's going over a bed.. and you sleep at night with the lights off. "Stars" and "darkness" haha get it? Nevermind....
Quote #5: "A dream is a wish your heart makes"
I love this quote and it's from my moms favorite movie. It's about dreaming, which I think is quite appropriate.
Quote #6: "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today... it's already tomorrow in Australia"
This is obviously the silliest one, but it also reminds us not to live in fear. Something I'm not too good at. I'm a self-proclaimed "scaredy-cat." I think when I look at this quote, it will not only put a smile on my face, but it also symbolizes that everything will be okay.
Quote #7: "We don't remember the days... we remember the moments."
Just like quote #1, it reminds us to live in the moment, in the now. I like #1 better, but I think this may look prettier above a bed and it gets the same message across.
So what do you think?! Comment with your favorite quote number and help me out! The sooner I choose my favorite, the sooner I'll order it, hang it up, and do a ROOM TOUR! Also, feel free to leave your own cute, inspirational quote. Now that you see what I'm looking for, you all may be able to come up with an even better one.
Throughout the Years - Kindergarden
So of course I don't really remember much about this year, so don't worry this one won't be too long.
So I stayed at the same school as before the year before. I really can't remember much about it, except my mother became pregnant. I remember being so excited about being a big sister. I can't really remember if I was too worried about having a sister or brother...I guess I was too young to care. But I got a sister. So we had to move out of our cute little house. We moved into a big four bedroom house with an acre of land. Me and my sister got to share a bedroom, and we painted our walls a buttery yellow, and got matching yellow quilts with quilted hearts on it. It was really pretty!
I remember I was really obsessed with bunnies. For my first Halloween I dressed up as a bunny rabbit, and went trick or treating with my little friend, Austin. Then on Easter we actually went to an Easter party and there was a giant, pink, bunny rabbit there. It was so awesome!
So one time my family went to the circus, which was held at Conseco Fieldhouse. We were standing there watching the clowns, and suddenly, I turned around and my parents weren't there! It took me forever to find them, out of the thousands of people, and man was I so scared! There was another time, and I think it was actually a year or two later, but I got lost in the Children's Museum. It was actually because I didn't get in the elevator in time before the door closed, and when I got on the elevator by myself to go to the same level they did, they weren't there! So I tried all the levels. And then I just finally decided to ask somebody to help me find them, LOL.
Another time, my some people were installing new carpets in my house. So I don't remember what I did, but I got in trouble for doing something, and my dad made me sit down in a minature, wooden, rocking chair. Well, stupid me, I sprang out of this chair, and landing on my knees on those little sharp nails that go along the walls. OMGHHKP it hurt so much! But sadly my parents didn't take me to the emergency room. So now I have massive scars.
This is also the year that I decided to give myself my own hair cut. My mom went to school for hair, and I decided I could do it too. And I guess that my mom kept my hair, and she put it in a photo album. Kinda weird, but it's kind of funny.
My family had two cocker spaniels. The golden one was named Boomer, and the Black one's name was Brandy. So I loved these dogs very much, and I have several pictures. But Boomer had too much chocolate! When I was 4, he died. Very, very sad. He was so a good dog. But we had Brandy till I was 11 or 12.
Here I have posted some pictures of my life up to this point:
So I stayed at the same school as before the year before. I really can't remember much about it, except my mother became pregnant. I remember being so excited about being a big sister. I can't really remember if I was too worried about having a sister or brother...I guess I was too young to care. But I got a sister. So we had to move out of our cute little house. We moved into a big four bedroom house with an acre of land. Me and my sister got to share a bedroom, and we painted our walls a buttery yellow, and got matching yellow quilts with quilted hearts on it. It was really pretty!
I remember I was really obsessed with bunnies. For my first Halloween I dressed up as a bunny rabbit, and went trick or treating with my little friend, Austin. Then on Easter we actually went to an Easter party and there was a giant, pink, bunny rabbit there. It was so awesome!
So one time my family went to the circus, which was held at Conseco Fieldhouse. We were standing there watching the clowns, and suddenly, I turned around and my parents weren't there! It took me forever to find them, out of the thousands of people, and man was I so scared! There was another time, and I think it was actually a year or two later, but I got lost in the Children's Museum. It was actually because I didn't get in the elevator in time before the door closed, and when I got on the elevator by myself to go to the same level they did, they weren't there! So I tried all the levels. And then I just finally decided to ask somebody to help me find them, LOL.
Another time, my some people were installing new carpets in my house. So I don't remember what I did, but I got in trouble for doing something, and my dad made me sit down in a minature, wooden, rocking chair. Well, stupid me, I sprang out of this chair, and landing on my knees on those little sharp nails that go along the walls. OMGHHKP it hurt so much! But sadly my parents didn't take me to the emergency room. So now I have massive scars.
This is also the year that I decided to give myself my own hair cut. My mom went to school for hair, and I decided I could do it too. And I guess that my mom kept my hair, and she put it in a photo album. Kinda weird, but it's kind of funny.
My family had two cocker spaniels. The golden one was named Boomer, and the Black one's name was Brandy. So I loved these dogs very much, and I have several pictures. But Boomer had too much chocolate! When I was 4, he died. Very, very sad. He was so a good dog. But we had Brandy till I was 11 or 12.
Here I have posted some pictures of my life up to this point:
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Throughout the Years - Birth Through Preschool
So I've seen this tag going around...it's basically when you tell about each year of your life, like, things you remember or know about it, or just like funny stories and such. Anyway, I thought this would be a fun thing to do, because I know some family members and friends that read this blog, and it would be kind of neat to get to know me a little bit.
So I know I'm only in ninth grade...so I obviously can't do all twelve years, but hopefully I can do them as I go, I mean, that's what blogs are for, right?
So of course, I don't remember much about birth, lol. But I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana at Community South hospital on April 16, 1996, seven pounds, five ounces, at 3:17 am. Whoa baby I totally can't believe I remembered all of that! OhMyGosh.. okay, anyways, yes, I was a really pretty baby as you'll be able to see in my lil baby picture. Oh, another thing I forgot to mention...I was a first child. Yes, I don't see why that matters, but I guess it does. So my parents got a cute little cottage house in Beech Grove. It was light blue with a traditional white fence, along with lots of colorful flowers. In my backyard I had a little swing set and a really big garden. As I said, I don't really remember much of this year, but preschool was my first year of actually going to school. So my parents got me into a private school. I remember being sooo excited to go to school. My mom came home with a big bag of a whole bunch of fun school supplies. I wanted a new backpack, but my school had certain bags that we had to use. So, anyways, I felt so proud that I had my own little seat at the school table and the play mat. Oh and also my own crayon box with all my little crayons in it on my own shelf with my name on it, along with my own little cubby hole where I put my hat and stuff. So one time I dropped my crayons all over the floor, and a little boy came over and picked them up for me. Now, I assume that I watched shows and stuff of guys doing stuff for their girlfriends, so I automatically called him my "boyfriend." I didn't treat him like a boyfriend at all, though! Haha. He was just kind of my best friend, but I called him boyfriend. I remember one day in my class when we all painted on big pieces of paper, and the teacher used my painting as an example of "excellent" artwork. Man, I remember coming home and being the happiest 3 year old ever. That was the one thing that I loved about school - art and coloring. One time they gave us these plain little books that we could make our own stories and illustrate the pictures. I drew a picture of myself being a little nurse, taking care the a patient. Apparently my favorite color was yellow (I still have the book) and I loved airplanes. I drew several pictures of my being a little pilot. Then we had our very first school group picture. And, being the tallest, I was standing up in the back, looking down at the girl in front of me during the picture. I was the only person not smiling! And during lunch everyday, there was this girl that sat next to me. I was always sooo jealous because she had a pretty little princess lunch box with vanilla cookies with really thick icing. I mean, she had this stuff every day! I would always feel so bad because I only had a little peanut butter and jelly sandwich and preztzels. I was also so jealous of this girl's clothes, because she always had the cutest jeans and shirts and shoes. And I would put together what I thought was a "cute" outfit, but my mom would say it looks ridiculous. LOL. At this time I also had my first birthday party, which of course I don't entirely remember, but I got tons and tons of toys. I had like twenty-five different baby dolls because I was really obsessed with the idea of being a little mommy. Even to this day I still have several. And I had yellow cake which I dug into with my fingers and stuffed into my mouth. I have soo many pictures of it! My whole face was yellow with cake. Haha and there was like my whole family from both sides, plus all of my parents friends were there, so I had sooo many presents and every second I was being held by somebody. Oh, and also this was the year (3) when I learned to count to ten. I went to school and told everybody that I could, and of course nobody believed me. Haha it was just those little moments where I was so proud that I could do something that no one else could do.
Sooo I can't really think of anything else that happened that year. More to come with Kindergarden!
I'll post my baby picture as soon as I get it scanned! (:
Hannah xoxo
So I know I'm only in ninth grade...so I obviously can't do all twelve years, but hopefully I can do them as I go, I mean, that's what blogs are for, right?
So of course, I don't remember much about birth, lol. But I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana at Community South hospital on April 16, 1996, seven pounds, five ounces, at 3:17 am. Whoa baby I totally can't believe I remembered all of that! OhMyGosh.. okay, anyways, yes, I was a really pretty baby as you'll be able to see in my lil baby picture. Oh, another thing I forgot to mention...I was a first child. Yes, I don't see why that matters, but I guess it does. So my parents got a cute little cottage house in Beech Grove. It was light blue with a traditional white fence, along with lots of colorful flowers. In my backyard I had a little swing set and a really big garden. As I said, I don't really remember much of this year, but preschool was my first year of actually going to school. So my parents got me into a private school. I remember being sooo excited to go to school. My mom came home with a big bag of a whole bunch of fun school supplies. I wanted a new backpack, but my school had certain bags that we had to use. So, anyways, I felt so proud that I had my own little seat at the school table and the play mat. Oh and also my own crayon box with all my little crayons in it on my own shelf with my name on it, along with my own little cubby hole where I put my hat and stuff. So one time I dropped my crayons all over the floor, and a little boy came over and picked them up for me. Now, I assume that I watched shows and stuff of guys doing stuff for their girlfriends, so I automatically called him my "boyfriend." I didn't treat him like a boyfriend at all, though! Haha. He was just kind of my best friend, but I called him boyfriend. I remember one day in my class when we all painted on big pieces of paper, and the teacher used my painting as an example of "excellent" artwork. Man, I remember coming home and being the happiest 3 year old ever. That was the one thing that I loved about school - art and coloring. One time they gave us these plain little books that we could make our own stories and illustrate the pictures. I drew a picture of myself being a little nurse, taking care the a patient. Apparently my favorite color was yellow (I still have the book) and I loved airplanes. I drew several pictures of my being a little pilot. Then we had our very first school group picture. And, being the tallest, I was standing up in the back, looking down at the girl in front of me during the picture. I was the only person not smiling! And during lunch everyday, there was this girl that sat next to me. I was always sooo jealous because she had a pretty little princess lunch box with vanilla cookies with really thick icing. I mean, she had this stuff every day! I would always feel so bad because I only had a little peanut butter and jelly sandwich and preztzels. I was also so jealous of this girl's clothes, because she always had the cutest jeans and shirts and shoes. And I would put together what I thought was a "cute" outfit, but my mom would say it looks ridiculous. LOL. At this time I also had my first birthday party, which of course I don't entirely remember, but I got tons and tons of toys. I had like twenty-five different baby dolls because I was really obsessed with the idea of being a little mommy. Even to this day I still have several. And I had yellow cake which I dug into with my fingers and stuffed into my mouth. I have soo many pictures of it! My whole face was yellow with cake. Haha and there was like my whole family from both sides, plus all of my parents friends were there, so I had sooo many presents and every second I was being held by somebody. Oh, and also this was the year (3) when I learned to count to ten. I went to school and told everybody that I could, and of course nobody believed me. Haha it was just those little moments where I was so proud that I could do something that no one else could do.
Sooo I can't really think of anything else that happened that year. More to come with Kindergarden!
I'll post my baby picture as soon as I get it scanned! (:
Hannah xoxo
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Dark Nail Polish...Yay or Nay?
So, yes, it is the colder seasons. And you know what that means? It means you can pretty much feel comfortable wearing any kind of color of nail polish! The the reason I say this is because most people like to wear lighter, more neutral colors during the warmer seasons, I guess to get pumped for the light and warm weather. But I love, love, love playing around with other colors of nail polish. I love most colors except for bright yellow or black. Honestly, I feel like black is just plain gross. It's a sign of goth and insecurity, plus it also looks sort of messy. And as far as yellow goes, I just don't like that color on my nails...it seems most things that are yellow are pretty gross...lol. I hope I'm not offending anyone by saying this stuff, but most people I know agree with me!
So one of my new favorite nail polish colors is ""Lincoln Park After Dark" by OPI." Heres a picture of it:
So one of my new favorite nail polish colors is ""Lincoln Park After Dark" by OPI." Heres a picture of it:
I understand that some might think this color is considered "emo" or "dirty" or such, but I simply think it's a gorgeous color. So I really want people's opinions. This also seems to be a new trendy thing, but I also like to start my own trends sometimes. That being said, if you are someone who sets their own trends.. more power to you! When I was in eighth grade I would wear different earrings every day. Like a hoop in one ear and a feather earring in the other. Some of my friends started doing it too, but what they didn't know is that the only reason I did it was because my ears were pierced differently and when I wore matching earrings you could tell my ear holes were uneven. Anyways, to get back to the trend point, I really enjoy following the trends... but I also think dark nails really look good in fall and winter. Then I can wear bright colors in spring and summer :)
So I want everybody's opinions of weather or not you like this" Dark" color of nail polish!
-Hannah xoxo
Photo from Blair Fowler
Monday, January 31, 2011
Books For 2011 #1
I feel like I haven't written is such a long time! I've been so busy with school and such...but yeah I don't really have much else to say so I'll jump right into one of my favorite topics -- books!
So I've gathered together some books that look interesting to me, and I'm gonna try to set myself a goal to read all of them this year. Their not necessarily school books, or "hard-reading" books, (I already have enough of those!) but their more like, just fun books that I can use my imagination with.
The first one is called "Found In Translation" by Roger and Kristi Bruner.
Here's the description: "When Kim Hartlinger arrives late on a mission trip to Mexico and discovers that the mission location has changed and now she will be doing construction in a remote village without plumbing and electricity. She can rough it with her designer clothes, or turn around and head home. With no English speaking villagers, Spanish speaking team members, or any translators, Kim worries they will not be able to reach the heart of the villagers in just 14 days. Will Kim be able to touch the villagers' hearts with the Gospel? Or will her time in Mexico be up before she gets the chance?"
I don't know...but I thought it sounded kind of interesting.
http://www.christianbook.com/1-found-in-translation/roger-bruner/9781602609617/pd/609611?event=SP101463|36949|101463#curr
So I decided I would just do a book every couple days, just to let y'all know the stuff I'm reading. -Hannah
Image from Google.
So I've gathered together some books that look interesting to me, and I'm gonna try to set myself a goal to read all of them this year. Their not necessarily school books, or "hard-reading" books, (I already have enough of those!) but their more like, just fun books that I can use my imagination with.
The first one is called "Found In Translation" by Roger and Kristi Bruner.
I don't know...but I thought it sounded kind of interesting.
http://www.christianbook.com/1-found-in-translation/roger-bruner/9781602609617/pd/609611?event=SP101463|36949|101463#curr
So I decided I would just do a book every couple days, just to let y'all know the stuff I'm reading. -Hannah
Image from Google.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Hair, hair, hair, and more hair...
So my hair has always been the really, really dark (almost black) color, and I've been seriously thinking about doing something different with it. I kind of want it to be lighter. Some people tell me I should do highlights. I just have never done anything with it before, and I don't want to do anything that I might regret. Like, what happens when I go get it colored, then my hair starts growing, then I have a head of half blonde and half brown? Oh, well, I guess at that point I would go and get it re-colored. Is that really such a good idea? I really want some insight from some people who have had this kind of experience with hair.
Now, there is also another option. There is this stuff called "Sun-In" (http://www.sun-in.com/) which, of course, your really only supposed to use while bathing in the sun. It turns you hair lighter with the use of heat. But some people have said that it works just as good with a hair dryer. So, I'm wondering if maybe I can naturally do it this way, without regretting much. But the problem I do have with this stuff is, if it's so wonderful, why hasn't everybody heard about it and used it? Most people I talk to have never even heard of it. I guess it's something I could just try. Heres my hair now:
Now, there is also another option. There is this stuff called "Sun-In" (http://www.sun-in.com/) which, of course, your really only supposed to use while bathing in the sun. It turns you hair lighter with the use of heat. But some people have said that it works just as good with a hair dryer. So, I'm wondering if maybe I can naturally do it this way, without regretting much. But the problem I do have with this stuff is, if it's so wonderful, why hasn't everybody heard about it and used it? Most people I talk to have never even heard of it. I guess it's something I could just try. Heres my hair now:
Heres kind of what I would like:
...or if highlights:
Soooo what do you think???
Hannah
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