It's the little victories

It's the little victories that matter and are always fun to celebrate.

Life Update: Summer, School, & a Wedding

Hello...is this thing on...

I've decided that vlogs have become my new form of blogging.

I think sometimes it's easier for me to verbally dump out my thoughts than to write them out at times.

I am known to be looooong winded and hold a conversation...even if it's over nothing.

(My interview with my friend Shelly for me to become a Fuse leader was 4 hours long...)

Where there's a person, there is a conversation to be had...even if that person is a computer screen. :)

Any who, I figured since I haven't blogged/vlogged for a while and since SO much has been happening in this little life of mine, that I would update y'all (any one who can handle my long winded-ness) on what has happened, is happening, and is coming in the future.

Check it outtt.

Until next time. 

Adios
<3

Currently: Vlog Edition

My little brother

I never had a younger sibling growing up.

Then my dad met this sweet wonderful woman and they fell in love and got married 5 years ago.

That's when this little man entered into my life, and it alllll changed.

We joke with each other.

We vent to each other.

We sing ridiculous made up songs to each other.

We give each other advice.

We both love God, and serve at our church.

We are just plain goofy with each other. 

I am so thankful for my little brother and our unique relationship.

I wouldn't trade our relationship for anything in the world.

Here is just a little glimpse into our relationship.

Life update via a storage unit

Spent my morning at a storage unit watching movers move my grandma's final things into storage, which finalizes her move to Las Vegas.

::Whoop Whoop::

So I thought I would take the few hours I had sitting around and do a little life update via a storage unit.

Enjoy!

<3

Hello December!

I am still in awe that it is December already, and it's not just the beginning of December...we are already mid-way through December.

Crazzzzzy!

I wanted to take a minute to simply just update what is going on in my life, especially because things have been non-stop go go go for me.

But I did get 5 minutes to sit down and just kind of ramble about things that have been happening, and what better way to do that than to Vlog it.

:)

30 Days of Thanks: Day 23 thru 30

Day 23 thru 30:

Life has been super crazy lately, so I have had to vlog the past (actually more than half) couple of 30 Days of Thanks.

But hey, it's come to a close y'all.

Check out the last tid bits of what I am thankful for below.

<3

   

30 Days of Thanks: 17 thru 22

Days 17 thru 22:

So....I am super super far behind with my 30 Days of Thanks.

With moving it has left me with very little down time other than to recuperate with sleep. 

So I mashed days 17 thru 22 into one.

Ooops :)

30 Days of Thanks: Day 16

Day 16:

The weather today is uhhhh-mazing.

Rain, clouds, hot coffee.

The best kind of Friday.

PS: yeppp I recorded this while on the road...I am that talented and kind of sort of too busy today to sit down and record or type a lengthy blog.

#sorryimnotsorry 

   

30 Days of Thanks: Day 13:14:15 Vlog

Day 13:14:15

I've been out of town the past few days, so I was not able to post for these 3 days.

SO, I compiled it into one and into a vlog to make it easier for me.

Yepppp.

Enjoy<3

30 Days of Thanks: Day 12

Day 12:

I am thankful for my sweet Diva D <3

 

30 Days of Thanks: Day 9:10:11 Vlog

Day 9:10:11

All wrapped into one.

I figured I would catch up on days 9,10, & 11 by vlogging about what I am thankful for.

Enjoy <3

killing time

What do you do when you have time to kill?

I usually hop on Facebook, check my e-mail, check pretty much ALL my social media accounts, and then once I am over all of that I open up a new blog post and stare at the blank screen for how ever long until words come to me.

I don't like to just write about gibberish.

I don't like to vlog about gibberish either.

I want my words and my posts to have substance.

I'm not the best blogger.
I don't post on a consistent basis, but I also don't get as much alone and down time as I probably should.

I constantly feel the need to go, go, go and to constantly be busy doing or working on something.

But sometimes you need to just stop, and have some time for yourself.

Time where you don't have any where to be at any specific time.

Time where you don't have any thing specific to get done.

Time to just simply sit back and reflect on your life.

Time to simply spend with God.

I think time with God is a must or at least should be a must for people.

I know when it comes to me it is a definite must.

Making sure I take time to spend with God is so incredibly important in my life because it keeps my life balanced regardless of how hectic my life gets.

So as long as I get in my alone time with God I feel balanced in the end.

Of course there are times where I just simply feel so overwhelmed with all I have going on and I will have little freak outs or a roller coaster of emotions but when it gets to that place that is when I know that I need to seriously take a minute, take a deep breath and breathe and simply schedule in some "quiet time."

That is what I like to call my God time.

I would be lying if I said that I have been regularly having my quiet time, because in reality I haven't lately.

I've been so wrapped up in work, church, and a social life that I haven't been home unless it is to sleep for maybe 4 or 5 hours.
Usually when I am home I will go up to my room and have my quiet time where I shut my door and shut out all of my distractions so that I can focus on God and I.

Last night was the first time in a few weeks that I have been home before 10pm and where I haven't had anything going on.

Now at first I was bummed out, I left church at around 830pm and just felt this need to try and find something to do but instead I shut my mind up and my restlessness up and decided to go home and truly just relax for the rest of the night.

At first when I got home I went up to my room and just felt super bored and a bit down, and then I started to think about the fact that there are plenty of times when I am at work that I am wishing I could simply just sit in my bed and relax and not have anything to specifically do for a few hours.

So why now am I complaining when I am getting exactly what I have been hoping for?

So are you curious as to what I did last night.
Here let me tell you.
I took a nice shower and I got in bed and simply sat there and relaxed.
I sat back and thought about how much God has been working in my life and about how a year ago I was in such a different place.
I never would have imagined a year ago that I would be where I am today with my faith.
I never would have imagined that I would be so involved with church like I am.
That I would be surrounded by such an awesome group of individuals who all love and want to serve God.

I took time last night to simply thank God for blessing me with all the wonderful opportunities that he has bestowed upon me.
For the people who have become my best friends and who constantly are challenging me and inspiring to grow deeper in my faith. 
For blessing me with the wonderful supportive family that I have.

I also had the time to talk on the phone with a good friend for a while and then I spent some time with my brother.
 Then I called it a night and decided to go to sleep since I had to be up at 5:30am this morning so that I could get my brother to church by 7am.

So now since I have been sitting here at church since 7am waiting to go to the 9am service, I decided it would be the perfect time to sit back, reflect and spend some quiet time blogging.

I'm not gonna lie though...when I first got to church at 7 all I could think was, "What am I going to do with my time for 2 hours until service?" But it has definitely been a much needed 2 hours of just me and my yummy cup of coffee, sitting alone with my lap top in hand letting my words flow from my finger tips.

Couldn't ask for a better start to my Sunday.

<3

growth and strength thru the past 5 years...

Decided to vlog this entry instead of blogging it. It's easier for me to talk about it than it is to write it.

I'm still in awe at how far I've come in the past 5 years since I lost my momma in 2007.

I cannot express enough how incredibly thankful I am for each and every person in my life.

God has truly blessed me with an awesome support system.

<3

vlog: it's just a season

Oh the "kewl" sweet awesome stuff I've been experiencing lately....Just so awesome! (NOT)

I thought it'd be better explained and expressed thru a vlog.
Because hey, that is just how I like to roll these days.
(I think I kinda sorta like vlogging)
:)


Enjoy. <3