List 21

A little explanation for the things on The 21 List

While I'm 21 I will...

1. Become the person I want to be

“You become what you want to be by continuously being what you want to become.” I absolutely love that quote. That’s kind of what this whole list is about – a to be list. These are the things that I want to become.

2. Become an early riser

There is a reason this is still on the list. I just hate to get out of bed. Waking up – not a problem! You can come in and talk to me. Just don’t expect me to get out of bed.

3. Dress up every day

It’s a proven fact that you do better on tests if you dress up to go take them. So why not apply that to everyday life? I feel better about myself when I dress up and get ready. So no more rolling out of bed, throwing my hair in a ponytail and running out the door.

4. Finish reading Jesus the Christ

I started this book a few weeks ago. Oh man! It is one of the hardest books I have ever read. It’s a really good book. It’s just that it’s so hard to read that the thought of it makes me run in the other direction.

5. Exercise more

Well, there’s a reason this is on the list again this year too…

6. Volunteer more

I want to start volunteering with children or the elderly.

7. Finish my bachelors degree.

I only have 3 more semesters left. So I’ll actually finish right after my 22^nd birthday but the majority of it will be during year 21.

8. Eat less fast food!

I eat so much fast food! It’s sick! And not healthy. And it’s breaking my bank. So it’s got to stop.

The 20 List

Being 20 was fun. But now I'm on to bigger and better things. Here is a look at how I did on "The 20 List"

1. Learn to live without a plan.

2. Take life as it comes.

I feel like I’ve done very well with these two. I don’t think they are things that you can accomplish and check off the list, I think they are things that you have to continually strive to do. But I feel like this year I’ve been able to step back and say ‘It’s okay if my life doesn’t go according to plan. It’s okay if the plan changes. As long as I am having a good time along the way.’

3. Finish reading the Doctrine and Covenants.

This one didn’t go so well. I got about half way through and then I just found it to be so boring. But I did continue to read my scriptures! But like living without a plan it is a work in progress!

4. Learn a new craft.

I learned to sew. I’ve always known how to sew a little bit. But this time I really learned. I even made my own pair of jeans! (Yes I can actually wear them). I really enjoy doing it too.

5. Eat healthy.

HA!

6. Exercise more - yoga!

HA!

7. Be spontaneous.

This is one that I want to keep working on.

8. Talk to strangers.

9. Be independent.

I think I have done very well with this one (I think I always have). Sometimes I do a little too well and I have to remind myself that it’s okay to let people in.

10. Volunteer more.

I need to work on this one more too!

11. Become an early riser.

HA!

Sometimes in life we feel stuck, as though our lives are not going anywhere. That's how I feel right now. I feel like I'm ready for a change - a big one! I'm just not sure what that change is!

I think during times like these it's helpful to look back on the past at all of the amazing things that you've accomplished. So that's what this post is, a reminder to myself that I am progressing in life and that I'm not leading a stagnant life with no direction.

Since I've graduated high school...

I moved away from my parents house.

I graduated from BYU-Idaho with me A.S. degree in general studies with an emphasis in early childhood education.

I moved down to Hawaii and studied international studies at BYU-Hawaii.

I moved back to Idaho and am now 3/4 done with my bachelors degree in child development.

I've made so many amazing friends along the way. And I'm so grateful for the experiences that I've had.

Praying for Snow

Today just seems to be a posting day!

I've had a few really cool experiences this semester that I need to write down before I forget them. I am taking a sewing class from an amazing lady. She has some of the neatest stories and experiences that have really helped to strengthen my testimony.

One is involving the earthquake in Japan and the nuclear reactors. After everything those poor people had been through they had to face horrible weather conditions. My teacher has a brother who works with nuclear reactors here in the U.S. He told her that the snow and rain that Japan was getting was the only thing preventing the nuclear reactors from going into a complete meltdown (or whatever it's called when people would have started dying from it). He told her to pray for snow. Sometimes the things we think are the worst possible things that could happen are the things that are keeping us alive. I am so glad that we have a Heavenly Father who knows what He is doing.

Home!

I'm going home this weekend!

Oh how I wish that I was going home for good.

But...just the weekend for Spencer's high school graduation.

I can't believe that one of my baby brothers is graduating high school! He'll be coming to college out here in the fall! That's just scary!

Only a month and a half until I get to move back home though! 6 weeks. 46 days. So exciting!

The Unexpected

Some things in life are unexpected and that is what makes them hard.

But I am so glad that I have a Heavenly Father who knows what he is doing.

I am glad that he knows what is best for me in the long run.

I am glad that he is willing to let me go through hard things to ensure that I will be the happiest I can be in the end.

Changes

I have a feeling there are about to be some big changes in my life! :)