A Thursday Three

Hola, Lovelies

1. My school has had yet another snow day today. This makes the count fourteen days off due to the weather. A bit extreme in my opinion. Nonetheless, if it is necessary to cancel because of the weather, you cancel. Better safe than sorry in this situation, right? Looking at the weather, another snow day is possible tomorrow.

2. Although I am completely over the cold weather (where are you warm, sunny May?), I am glad for the day off. Since last night, I have felt ill, and I would have most likely missed school if in session today. I much like everyone missing a day than just myself and having a bunch of makeup work. Also, there was the chance that I would of had to go to school today even though I have felt sick. That would have sucked. I am more than grateful for a relaxing day in bed. Hopefully I will feel better soon and not have the flu that has been going around.

3. Band festival is tomorrow. Due to the snow day, we have missed yet another very much needed practice. This is no good of course; there is nothing good about it. We honestly needed all the practice we could get because of all the days cancelled. If school is cancelled tomorrow, I'm pretty sure festival will be also. Maybe. Probably. We'll see.

Alrighty then. Lovelies, I hope you had a good Thursday. Just so you know, my Feb. favorites are coming out on March 2nd (that's Sunday) on both blogs, so be sure to check those out. Bye.

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Feedback and ....

Hi, Lovelies

Since -is launching the right word?- my fashion beauty blog, I have been thinking more about content and what ya'll are seeing. I don't want to publish a post that is not up to par. Although, at the same time, I want to expand the topics of my posts. A bit of a toss up. Which to have: something new and a bit different or something familiar? Hopefully, a bit of both.

With that said, what do you think of my second blog? The content, good and bad thoughts, all of it! Also, what do you think of the content on this blog? One last thing. Are there any posts you would like to see come to my blog(s)? Leave your thoughts in the comments! <3

Actually I just had another thought: What videos would you like me to film? I'm having a bit of a slow start idea wise and figured, well, why not ask you Lovelies who read this what you want me to do. So, yeah. That's that.

I hope that you like what I have been sharing. If not, let me know. I appreciate the feedback!

I hope you are having a better week than yours truly. Let's be optimistic. Bye, Lovelies. You're great.

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My Blog Writing Process

Hello, Lovelies

Posting on my blog, or any blog for that matter, is quite a bit of work. That is not to mention posting almost everyday. Thinking of ideas without losing creativity is a task all it's own. Sometimes you have to take a break.

My blog writing process really just starts with a good or even poor idea. I rarely do random rambling sessions on my blog because I believe that it is important to post something you would want to read and something you can be proud of. You as in me. My ideas come from multiple places, all different. I may get an idea for a post from a song I just heard playing on my Spotify, or maybe from my sister and boyfriend saying "I love you" to each other. Click here to see that post. I get my ideas from a wide range of moments that occur during my life.

Of course, the idea is just the start. Really writing is the difficult part. But, before I actually start writing (typing) up a post, I have to decide when I want to publish it. Today, tomorrow, next week, next month? It's a matter of fitting it in and having time to type it, edit it, and so on. Plus, if something spectacular, crazy, terrible happens, I want to be able to have an available day for that to be published. Without being a week later than when it happens, that is. It is quite the process.

When it comes down to the actual writing/typing part of the process, there are two ways it can go. Really good, or really bad. Most of the time writing a post comes as natural as anything else. Singing, spinning, anything. Other times, I struggle and just can't get the words out in a way that makes sense. If it is the latter, the post may go to my drafts to die. Otherwise, I push through and pick up the pieces no matter how scattered.

Photographs, events happening in my everyday life, and pre-writing posts are factored into this whole, crazy equation. Sometimes life gets in the way. It happens every now and again. Sometimes daily post are unrealistic standards for my blog. Both blogs actually. The fact that I have two blogs to post on is a little mind boggling when applying this process to every post!

Now you know a bit more about how much time and effort it takes to have a blog. If you are thinking of starting your own blog, I say go for it. Just know that it is a bit time and energy consuming! I give you good luck!

Lovelies, I hope you have/had an awesome Monday. I found that mine was not too terrible. For a Monday.

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Girl Code

Hey, Lovelies

It seems as if there are fewer and fewer girls out in the world who know girl code. Therefore, I am going to brief you on it. The whole idea of this post was thought up after talking with my brother's girlfriend and she blabbing to him about our conversation. Later she said she didn't know what girl code was. This is for you!

1. This applies to the situation above. You don't have to talk to your boyfriend, in this case also my brother, about every word we speak to each other. So basic. There is no simpler 'rule' of girl code. Especially if it is basic informative information. <- Yes, that's redundant, but I don't care!
Dumbed down version: your boyfriend doesn't need to know everything about our conversations. Come on now.

2. Never talk bad about your friends house, family, etc. to them, behind their back, or even if you're just agreeing with what they just said! It's NOT okay. No. This would be the perfect way to LOSE a friend, not make one or keep one.
Dumbed down version: no trash talk.

3. If you are, for whatever reason, interested in your friend's ex, you best make sure that she really is okay with you dating him. She may say she is okay, but really no. And if she says, "It's fine." you know it's not because the scale goes -great, good, okay, not okay, I hate you, fine. Also, if you are the friend of the friend wanting to date your ex, sometimes it's okay to be okay. But, don't say it's okay if it's not. Just saying.
Dumbed down version: make sure it's okay to date the ex, sometimes it's okay to be okay.

Those are three of the basic codes. For more, watch Girl Code on MTV. Maybe I'll do another one of these types of post again. Who ever knows?

It's been real.

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From Kids To Adults: Fashion

Hé, Lovelies

From the itchy sweaters from your grandma to your favorite
slouchy jeans to your wedding attire. It's From Kids to Adults.

Since the day you were born, your mom or dad almost always picked out what clothes you were what day, and so on. By some lucky chance you may have got to pick what you wore to daycare. But, mostly no.

Growing older, you got to pick what you wanted to were to school or out to dinner with your family, but only after your parents approved of it and the article of clothing was purchased by them. You may have even been sent back to your room to find 'more appropriate clothing' when you really just want to wear sweats all day.

Of course, uniforms are also factored into the 'who chooses what I wear' category. Sports, band, even schools put restrictions on what you can and cannot wear. Although these regulations are good some of the time, they are annoying at others.

You don't have to worry about this after 18. Once high school is over, you are free to wear whatever you want whenever you want. Being modest and using a good sense of when to wear something or other is always a plus. If you're 18 or older, you should have this skill mastered by now.

Personally, I have always wanted to go to a private school that required uniforms. Call me crazy. Instead, I go to a public school that always has students who think it's okay to wear revealing tops and pants down at their knees. Um, not okay.

Some people may believe that schools are trying to put students into a cookie cutter outline by enforcing uniforms. This is not true. Uniforms minimize or get rid of all dress code violations in a school. Also, students are free to wear what they want out of school. Students should actually feel as if what they want to wear is a privilege in this circumstance. I don't feel as if my personal style is at all being threatened by the idea of school uniforms.

I know not everyone agrees with me, and that's fine. Everyone has their own opinions.

No matter, everyone's style is different. It changes as we grow.
From Kids to Adults.

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Flower Fascinations

Hello, Lovelies

All of the photos above were taken with my Canon. This flower is the last bud of my birthday flowers from my dad, a sunburst lily. It is kind of crazy how it is opening the way it is. Connected and closed on the top while the petals are all rounded and creating a bulb shape. So pretty!

I hope everyone is having a very lovely day. If not, it's almost the weekend...

Much love, Lovelies.

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The Excitingness!

Lovelies!

*Please note the level of enthusiasm*

Yesterday, my Canon EOS Rebel T3 came in the mail! Here is what I tweeted shortly after opening the boxes like a kid in a candy store.

Just a fun fact, I took that photo ^ with my new camera.

Really, I am SO over the moon about having my own camera and laptop. It's just so AHH!

But, wait! There's more exciting news!

I have started another blog. Now you may be thinking, 'Holly, why would you start another blog? There is no need for that.' Well, let me tell you what. One is just not enough. But really, I have had this idea for months and months but I kept pushing it back. Then I got my own laptop and just got my new camera in the mail and was like, 'What the heck, I'll start the fashion/beauty blog I have wanted for a while.' Also, my second blog is a bit different than this one. So, that's that.
You can click on the tab at the top of this blog to go over to the other or click here. The title of my shiny, new blog is da, da, da, daa! : h0llyw00d THREADS.

Yes, I am just so clever like that.

Now, when you go over to my fashion/beauty blog (because I know you will) don't go forgetting to follow it on Bloglovin'. I'm not kidding.

I have planned lots of posts for both of my blogs and I hope you like them bunches.

On that note, I am also going to try my luck at youtube, AGAIN. This time around I am better prepared equipment wise and really just overall. Maybe you'll see a video on this blog in a bit.

That was LOTS of news! Nonetheless, I really do think that 2014 could be my year. I hope so. Bye, Lovelies.

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Is It Really (Love)?

Hello, Lovelies

It's currently Thursday night a few minutes before 11pm.

My sister and her boyfriend pulled in a little bit ago. For a while, they were just sitting in his truck. When she finally got out she said, "Bye! Love you." This was no doubt in respond to him saying it first (as she was headed inside). I mean, sometimes you can just tell.

The real question I ask here is: Do you really? and Is it really love?

My personal stance on the whole 'I love you' is that it is overused and has lost the meaning it once held. And, honestly, how do you know that you love someone? What defines it? I don't know and I doubt that most people know.

I also think that it takes a whole lot of courage to think 'I love you' about someone let alone say it. It means that you have to let your guard down, be vulnerable. At the same time, you shouldn't say it if you don't mean it or say it because the other person did. You have to tell it straight. No lies.
Otherwise, you're not being fair to the other person with feelings in the relationship. You're not being fair with yourself either.

It's just not okay.

I have thought about it long and hard, and I won't be say those three special words until I am absolutely sure that I feel that way about a person. Hopefully, the guy will feel the same way.
I think relationships take time to mature and that too many people rush into things. I don't believe in love at first sight, but I do believe in an instant connection. There is a difference.

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YOUtube

Ddiwrnod da, Lovelies

Everyone has a story to tell. Some may have more exciting stories, but everyone has one. Some people are more open about who they are and their lives while others are cautious and shy. It depends on the person.

Many people have decided that they want to tell their stories to the world via youtube.com, respectfully earning the name 'youtubers'. These insights normally consist of themed videos or vlogs where you follow them around for the day and see the places they see. Many youtubers have two channels, one for vlogs and one for their themed or collab videos. These videos are uploaded everyday or once a week.

I was thinking about this the other day. Thinking about my story and opinions and how I wouldn't mind sharing them with the world. How I would very much find it fun to make videos and share them via youtube. And, really, why not?

If all those people can do it, why not me?

I have thought about it long and hard and I have several ideas for videos I would like to make. Of course, the fact that my new Canon camera is nearly here (as in my house) the videos would be high quality.

Lovelies, what do you say about this shiny, new idea of me trying out the whole weird, talk-to-a-camera thing? Yay or nay; let me know in the comments. There is lots to think about.

With that, I leave you for today. Don't forget that I have more 'excitingness' coming later this week, so stay tuned! Bye, Lovelies  : )

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They're Song Lines

Hi, Lovelies

1. I'm a bad boy cause I don't even miss her. I'm a bad boy for breaking her heart. -John Mayer

 2. Yeah, I always include her in all of my plans. She's right by me like the pocket on the back of my pants. And, yeah, she knows what I'm thinking before I get the chance to tell her so I gotta thank her in advance. Yeah, yeah. That's my baby, that's that's my baby. Never gonna leave her you couldn't pay me. I think I finally found a girl I want to rule my world. -Cody Simpson

3. Now she's got a boyfriend and I've got a rock band cause nothing every really goes the way it's planned. Yeah, she's in Ohio and I'm on some back road travelling to the city and then who knows, cause that's all she wrote. Wish that I could turn this car around, cause there she goes. I wish that I could press rewind somehow. -Boys Like Girls

 4. You're just a daydream away. I wouldn't know what to say if I had you. And I'll keep you a daydream away, just watch from a safe place so I never have to lose. -All Time Low

5. Should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavements even if it leads nowhere. Oh, would it be a waste even if I knew my place? Should I leave it there, should I give up? Or, should I just keep on chasing pavements? -Adele

 6. You're so pretty when you cry, when you cry. Wasn't ready to hear you say goodbye. Now, you're tearing me apart, tearing me apart... No one in the world could stop me from not moving on even if I wanted to... We're so Paris when we kiss. -One Direction

7. From the moment we met, I must confess I was obsessed. She was such a fine mess and I wouldn't have guessed that I'd let her let me fall for her like this... She's not what I thought that I wanted, but she. Well, she might not be perfect, but she's so perfect for me. -Stephen Jerzak

 8. I don't want to slow, slow, slow, slow down, down... This is the green light, take what you need and break out of this hospital scene... I'm running through a stop sign, got the world on my side. No brake lights, feeling more than alive.
-The Ready Set

9. Sometimes when you talk I don't hear a thing. Don't take it wrong... If I was a fire, you would make me burn... 25 hours everyday, I've got nothing else better to do... -David Archuleta

 10. I'm close and let it slip away. I keep dragging my feet til I finally missed the last train. Oh, she's ready; I'm not ready. I hear people go crazy for steady, but me, I, run every time. -Gavin DeGraw

11. I can't stop thinking about you. Really, really, really want to get to know you. Would you let me in, would you let me take a second just to show you? And I promise I'll be kind even if only for tonight. -Clear Skies

 12. If you don't swim, you'll drown. Don't move, Honey... If I showed up with a plane ticket and a shiny diamond ring with your name on it, would you want to run away, too? Cause all I really want it you. -5 Seconds of Summer

13. Give me that old school love right now. You know when I hold you, you'll never be alone. As long as I'm here, as long as you love. Give that old school love right now. -Lupe Fiasco feat. Ed Sheeran

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Food For Thoughts

What's shaking, Lovelies

I've done some more thinking about my future, more specific and coming up sooner than I may realize or like.

Let me start with the ACT. At my school it is required for all students to take the ACT to graduate. Simple as that, everyone takes it to move on with their lives.
Towards the beginning of March, the 4th this year, the entire school is testing. Juniors are taking the ACT upstairs (which is off limits all morning, and the rest of the week due to more testing) and the freshman and sophomores are required to take the PLAN. This is the official senior skip day.

I am really kind of nervous to take the ACT in two and a half weeks. I don't feel ready, I don't feel prepared, I don't feel like I am going to get the score that I would like. Despite the ACT prep class at my school that I had joined, the teachers stressing the importance and making up lesson plans around this, and my own independent studying, I -I don't know what to say. I just don't know.
I want to do really well on this test. It's so important.

I would love, love, love to get a 29. A 29 is my goal, but I will take nothing less than a 25. Anything under a 25 for my composite score and, I swear, I will retake it. That just won't cut it.
Truthfully, I really need a 27 composite, but right now I am only getting a 25. It scares me; I don't know how to get it up any more.

Part of the reason why I want/need at least a 27 on my ACT is because I could get more money annually from a scholarship from the college I would like to attend. This college is University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. Although I haven't visited (yet!), I really feel as if Evansville is the right place for me. That is the main reason why I am freaking out about my score so much!

I am also really nervous about college life and not having anyone around. It will be really great to meet new people and make new friends, though I have never been on my own for anything. It's a bit nerve wrecking to think about...

This is all not to mention picking a major, taking classes, the money needed, dorm life : /, the vast amount of hours I will be from my family. Whoa! My brain is overloading.

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From Kids To Adults: Exercise

Dia duit, Lovelies

Realizing the transition from younin to teen to adult. 

Running. It seems as if kids do it all the time. Run in the house, run through the aisles in the store, run away from you. Children love to run. Average adults on the other hand, not so much. For adults, exercise is a chore. People make excuses for not doing it; anything in the book really.

Little ones find so much fun in running, jumping, swinging; it is amazing how much energy they happen to have. It's like a never ending supply of energy that they have (until the grow up a bit). It is a mystery to everyone.

Older kids almost have to be forced by their parents to get outside after they discover the magical land of video games, computers, internet, and phones (am I missing any?). Parents may even sign them up for a sports team to get their teens and tweens outside more often. Really, they should be thanked.

This often leads to teens playing on a school or club sports team. Generally, they are pretty good players because they started playing the sport at such a young age. Also, through the years they learned how much they really enjoy the game. Many high school students keep playing throughout college, too, after being recruited.

The sport has become part of you, part of your life, part of your persona. You are the sport. There is no going back from here.

Many adults on the other hand, don't like to exercise or do any kind of physical activity. We are lazy people who like to eat potato chips and watch netflix. It's our thing, but it's not healthy by any means.

Now, I'm not saying that everyone is like this. There are people who like to exercise. I salute you. Though, most of us don't get nearly enough as we should, me included.

Really though, who likes to run?

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*Sadie Hawkens Style*

What's up, Lovelies

As promised, here is a post containing all of the photos from the Sweetheart Swirl dance (that I took, someone else took with my camera, or I stole off of facebook) and my special commentary. Yay!
*apologizes that they are out of order (sighs)*

To get things started, here is Cierra and I

Camera-ception! Is that a thing? Can it be?

Love the angle.

Um, yeah.

A really good picture of Shannon. She's not featured
here much...

Will you love me?

Another angle of the balloons : p

A shot of my face.

Let me just say: I didn't realize the fact that it looks as if I have
no clothes on until after I uploaded it. It's just barely out of shot.

Another of my face.

Anyone else see the irony?

Got you!

Pretty Morgan.

CANDY!

I liked the angle of this one. That's all.

Groupie?

C-Sara, again.

Me: Shannon, we need a picture together.
Shannon: Okay.
Me: *takes pic* Eh, good enough.

I stood on the piano bench. Yes, my living room really looks like this.

I think my face looks fat. : /

Cierra walking to the car. That is my dad
 in the back, not a random creeper BTW.

Me at a odd angle...

My fave, but you already knew that. Cheeky, little you.

There are a lot of my face. Note: Cierra snapping a selfie at the same time.

So serious.

This is a good one.

Cierra!

Double selfies!

Yeah, it's a weird one.

The lighting's not so hot. 

Strike a pose. Okay!

Lilia, who now has a blog. 

I know you don't understand, but it's a thing. A classic.

Told you there were a lot of my face.

The lucky shoes for the occasion.

Sadie Hawkins version of the pose from Homecoming
-click to see

Capturing the full outfit.

Another kind of AWKWARD photograph?

Lilia and I

Another pose.

Some more of me! : )

I'm so ninja like. They never even knew.

The first pic of the night. Bad lighting. : (

Sittin.

I look weird. I look like someone else.

Still sitting on the coach. We like to sit, okay?

I don't even remember this pic. Early onset alzheimer's?

No, don't look at me! Pretend to be going through pictures! Said Morgan.

Love <3

A quick pic after arriving home after the dance.

The last one.... I think it speaks for itself.

Much love,

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