Life of a Teenager

Life lessons are very important things to learn. They help us get through life and understand it better. There isn't a set list of life lessons a person has to learn in their life though, they are different for everyone. Some people may even learn the same lesson, but be at different stages in their life when they learn it. In this blog post, I'm going to be sharing one of the important life lessons I've learned so far. Don't Dwell On the Past and What You Can't Change It's something that seems like it would be very simple and make sense, but for me it was not, and honestly still isn't very easy to not do. I am a huge perfectionist, so I try to get everything that I do to be done perfectly, or at least what perfect looks like in my head. When I don't get things done how I would like them, I have a big issue with continuing to think about it and regret it, even though I know it's already in the past.  I have so many examples of where this has

Happy little things are what make the world go 'round. Everyone has different things that make them happy, and that is okay. Our likes and interests are specific to who we are and are very unique. In this post, I will be naming off and explaining just a few of my happy little things, and things that make me smile. Friends My friends are probably the most important thing in my life. They aren't more important than family, but they are just as important, and that's because my very best friends are my family. They're there for me in the same ways as my blood family is. My friends are really my security blanket. I rely on them for so much, and them on me, but not so much that I'm dependent on them. My friends make me feel safe, loved, wanted, understood, and so incredibly happy. I truly don't know where I would be if it were not for them. Food Oh man, food is just so wonderful, isn't it? Food makes me HAPPY happy. There's nothing better than getting

Some people say that Random Acts of Kindness are silly, or that they don't really "work," but I am one to definitely disagree with that. I don't know a single person who doesn't appreciate a little ray of sunshine in their life. Doing random acts of kindness are guaranteed to brighten up anyone's day. You never truly know what someone else is going through, and your random act may just be the one thing that cheers them up. Here are some examples of things you can do, either by yourself or with friends, as some random acts of kindness: Leave money in a vending machine for someone Bake cookies and bring them to a nursing home Write thank you notes and pass them out to your school teachers and staff Pay for the person behind you in a drive-through Hold the door open for someone Write a letter to your best friend Pick up trash at a park or any other outdoor, public area Write positive notes and put them up on the mirror in a public restroom Compliment a

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why would you go there? What if you only got to go to 26 places and each place had to start with a different letter of the alphabet? For a lot of people, I'm sure the first two questions have easy answers. The last question however, is a little bit trickier to think of answers for. In this post, I'll be answering that 26 places question and hopefully giving you some ideas of where you might want to go if you were ever asked:) Amsterdam: this place just seems like it'd be a really fun place to be and travel to. Barcelona: in all honesty, it's just because Ed Sheeran has a song with this as the title. California: there's so many different places to go here and fun things to do. The fun and exploration would be endless. Dominican Republic: I know a lot of people who have been and they all say that it's beautiful there and that there are so many fun things to do and I'd really like to try them o

Friendship may seem like an easy thing, and that's true in a sense. Friendship should be easy if you follow the "rules." There are certain things that you should and should not do with friends. Today I'll be talking about the do's and don'ts of friendship and how to handle each one. Do's: Do trust your friends- you're friends with this person for a reason, you shouldn't worry about what you say or do around them. Do respect their choices- sometimes our friends do things we don't necessarily agree with. It doesn't make anyone "the bad guy," it just means we need be polite and respect what they do. Do be honest- you should never lie to a friend, even if it's just a white lie, you never know how it could spiral into something bigger later on. Do celebrate their victories- be happy for your friends when they accomplish something! You know you'd want the same response in return. Do have each other's backs- no matte

This is one of my all time favorite quotes. To my knowledge, it isn't originally by anyone in particular. The first time I heard it though, I heard it from my mentor, "big sister", and friend, Abby. I love this quote because it's such a great reminder. It's pretty much become my motto too, because of how much I say it. Allow me to really explain to you why I like it so much. When you really think about it, we as people mostly have control over our mood and how we feel. We have the power to either let little things get to us, or not let them bother us in the least bit. I understand that sometimes we just have those days where we feel like we don't have control over anything at all, but that's why I said for the most part;) My love for this quote first started on a mission trip to Haiti I went on last February. We had to wake up super early in the morning to get the day started after staying up really late still working. Every morning Abby would come aroun