Sunday, June 8, 2014
New Blog!!
Ok, so I found a new blogging website called Weebly.com. I like it way better than Blogger (sorry Google), it has more options and is easier to customize. So starting right now I am switching over to my new blog. I will write in it just like this one. :) So this is farewell on this blog and hello on another. Ill see ya soon. ;) http://vagablonde7.weebly.com
Friday, June 6, 2014
Russian River RV park review
Russian River Thousand Trails RV park resort and camp ground. This Rv park is in Cloverdale, right off Redwook Highway and interscts the Russian river. Cloverdale is in a beautiful aria that is widely known for its agriculture, specifically for its wine. The aria is really mountain/hill-y, the drive here was amazing, watching the vineyard covered hills as they sloped and rose into the sunset...
The Rv park itself is also a great park, one of my favorites! The park is in a ditch in between some mountain/hills and is encased in deep lush forest. The sites are big and are spaced far apart from each other, which gives plenty of space for our crazy lives! ;) The bathrooms are clean and taken care of (as much as they can, you can see that this park has a limited allowance and so there bathrooms are old, but they take care of them better than most TT's I've been too). The staff are all friendly and love kids (unlike some TT's we've been to). And they don't have strict rules such as 'You can't advertise you business here' or ' keep you'r children inside the RV if you are not watching them'. The family lodge has fast, reliable internet (most of the time), that is only a short walk away from anywhere in the park (even though its a big park). This park is a great place for 'weekenders' so if you'r full-time the weekends can get a little crazy, especially in the arias with more tent sites. But if you chose a good spot the week days are nice and calm and quiet and sometimes you can hear the river flowing.
Speaking of the river, it is awesome! It's perfectly cool, but not too cold. It is really fun to play in and it doesn't get too fast or too deep. We found some tad poles and baby fish in the shallow parts and Lorna, Cedar and I like to play with them and find cool shells and rocks.
The temperature is perfect here! Most days the high is like 80 degrees, which is way better than the last place we were at. I think that part of the reason is all the shade. The trees are huge and thick here, probably because we are so close to the Redwoods. I love all the shade here, it makes it seem cool and relaxed. And the sun never really rises early and wakes me up too early in the morning. :)
The one and only downside is the snakes and poison oak. We cannot go off of any trails and we have to be careful to stay away from the side of the road. But the oak is easy to avoid if you are careful and we haven't seen any snakes yet.
Over all this is an AWESOME park and I definitely recommend for full-timers and weekenders to come!
★★★★☆!
The Rv park itself is also a great park, one of my favorites! The park is in a ditch in between some mountain/hills and is encased in deep lush forest. The sites are big and are spaced far apart from each other, which gives plenty of space for our crazy lives! ;) The bathrooms are clean and taken care of (as much as they can, you can see that this park has a limited allowance and so there bathrooms are old, but they take care of them better than most TT's I've been too). The staff are all friendly and love kids (unlike some TT's we've been to). And they don't have strict rules such as 'You can't advertise you business here' or ' keep you'r children inside the RV if you are not watching them'. The family lodge has fast, reliable internet (most of the time), that is only a short walk away from anywhere in the park (even though its a big park). This park is a great place for 'weekenders' so if you'r full-time the weekends can get a little crazy, especially in the arias with more tent sites. But if you chose a good spot the week days are nice and calm and quiet and sometimes you can hear the river flowing.
Speaking of the river, it is awesome! It's perfectly cool, but not too cold. It is really fun to play in and it doesn't get too fast or too deep. We found some tad poles and baby fish in the shallow parts and Lorna, Cedar and I like to play with them and find cool shells and rocks.
The temperature is perfect here! Most days the high is like 80 degrees, which is way better than the last place we were at. I think that part of the reason is all the shade. The trees are huge and thick here, probably because we are so close to the Redwoods. I love all the shade here, it makes it seem cool and relaxed. And the sun never really rises early and wakes me up too early in the morning. :)
The one and only downside is the snakes and poison oak. We cannot go off of any trails and we have to be careful to stay away from the side of the road. But the oak is easy to avoid if you are careful and we haven't seen any snakes yet.
Over all this is an AWESOME park and I definitely recommend for full-timers and weekenders to come!
★★★★☆!
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
A Natural History of Dragons Book Report
A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie BrennanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is an awesome book! I absolutely fell in love with lady Trent and I will want to be reading more of her books! This book was definitely about Girl Power and about equality of the sexes. Girls can do ANYTHING men can do! I loved how determined she was to do what she loved regardless of who she is! I loved the way (view spoiler) This book was a little under my reading level but it seemed to grab me more that other under-my-level books do. It had drama and suspense and towards the end I never knew what was behind the corner for this book. Building good suspense that leads up to an equally exciting ending to keep the readers hooked is hard to do at this level of reading. So, although this book is easy to read it is a great read for any age. :)
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Umm... Hello!
I AM SORRY (for the thousandth time). I am really bad at this blogging stuff, I need to set myself a reminder on my phone or something.
OK, so this is what has happened since my last post:
-Road Trip! Woot Woot!
I am (finally) starting to upload my pictures from the roadtrip on DeviantArt (if you wanna see them click HERE). It was so fun! We went for five days; from April 29th to May 4th. We went to the following parks: Dinosaur NationalMonument, Canyonlands NPark, Colorado NM, Arches NP, The Four Corners, and two more that I cannot remember the names of... O_o. My favorite places were Dinosaur NM, Four Corners and Arches NP! But I really loved Staying in Vernal and Moab, Vernal was a cute small town that didn't have much but one of my frined's grandma lives there and she talkes about it all the time so I was excited to here we were going there. I really loved Vernal because of this restaurant we went to, I don't remember what it was called but it was amazing! They gave you so much food and it was delicious! And Moab... Oh, Moab... It is a beautiful area! I could live there! I have no words for the beautiful mountains and scenery around there! I can tell why people like to visit there! And Dad and I went to this really fun speech for Photographers there! :)
-Then we (Ephraim and I) stayed at Grandma's over night and then went and flew back to Cal with mom! :)
-So when we got to Cal we went back to an RV park that we were staying at before we went to Utah. Its called Lake Minden, we have been staying there for the past month (from May 14th to April 2nd). Then, on Monday (yesterday) we moved to a new RV park. We've never been here before, its called Russian River RV camp site and guess what, its right on a river that is called... Russian River! The river is nice and calm and so fun to play in! I will do a RV park review this next week along with a book review on a book I read and keep putting off to do a report on too. :)
OK, so this is what has happened since my last post:
-Road Trip! Woot Woot!
I am (finally) starting to upload my pictures from the roadtrip on DeviantArt (if you wanna see them click HERE). It was so fun! We went for five days; from April 29th to May 4th. We went to the following parks: Dinosaur NationalMonument, Canyonlands NPark, Colorado NM, Arches NP, The Four Corners, and two more that I cannot remember the names of... O_o. My favorite places were Dinosaur NM, Four Corners and Arches NP! But I really loved Staying in Vernal and Moab, Vernal was a cute small town that didn't have much but one of my frined's grandma lives there and she talkes about it all the time so I was excited to here we were going there. I really loved Vernal because of this restaurant we went to, I don't remember what it was called but it was amazing! They gave you so much food and it was delicious! And Moab... Oh, Moab... It is a beautiful area! I could live there! I have no words for the beautiful mountains and scenery around there! I can tell why people like to visit there! And Dad and I went to this really fun speech for Photographers there! :)
-Then we (Ephraim and I) stayed at Grandma's over night and then went and flew back to Cal with mom! :)
-So when we got to Cal we went back to an RV park that we were staying at before we went to Utah. Its called Lake Minden, we have been staying there for the past month (from May 14th to April 2nd). Then, on Monday (yesterday) we moved to a new RV park. We've never been here before, its called Russian River RV camp site and guess what, its right on a river that is called... Russian River! The river is nice and calm and so fun to play in! I will do a RV park review this next week along with a book review on a book I read and keep putting off to do a report on too. :)
Monday, April 21, 2014
Happy Easter!
Happy (late) Easter! I had so fun, hope you did too!
I also saw Emma last Saturday! So awesome seeing her!
soo... ya just an update... bye! :)
I also saw Emma last Saturday! So awesome seeing her!
soo... ya just an update... bye! :)
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Book Thief Book Review
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book is beautiful! I just got this book because it was on sale on NOOK and I heard that it was a good read, I had no idea what is was about. Then like 3 months later I kinda ran out of books to read so I started this one. It started out weird, the whole book is from the point of view of Death, himself. At the beginning Death explains how he never really liked to watch humans, instead he liked to focus on all the beautiful colors in the world we live in. So he spent his days picking up souls and carrying them away and also focusing on the amazing colors of the world. Until one day he was picking up a little boys soul from a train and as he did so he glanced at the sister that was sitting next to him. He suddenly became fascinated by this little girl and her story and he then goes on to explain her journey as a junge Madchen (young girl) in Nazti Germany and how she discovers the wonderful beauty of the written word. The girl (Liesel) has many adventures with her foster parents and all of her friends on Himmel Starasse (Heaven st.) which is not so heavenly. (view spoiler) The whole book is kinda a depressing story but the author does a wonderful job of making it the point of view of a little girl, so even though there are definitely tears in every copy of this book those tears are not out of sadness even though they kinda are at the same time. And if you are interested in learning German this really helps you expand your vocabulary a little bit (especially German swear words, LOL.) So... Ya... A wonderful read! Thanks to the amazing author of this book! (Favorite line in the book 'And outside the world whistled and the rain stained', an absolutely beautiful line!)
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Monday, March 31, 2014
Whats Been Up Lately..
Hi! Sorry I haven't posted for a while, I'v been busy. Doing what? you may ask. Well...
Feb. 27- March 6th -- Stay in cool cabin
March 6th-- Drive to Utah
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March 10th-- Go to dads
And At dads we have..
Home Ec. classes with Oma!
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| Pi day! |
Finished the Book Thief! Such a beautiful book! (everyone dies at the end so be prepared for a sob-story) I will post a book review soon.
Started Fahrenheit 451
Go to the Pie Pizzeria
We have also went to the bead and gem fair, I got some more beads and have been really busy making new earrings to put on Etsy (soon).
I have also gone driving on the Highland High driving coarse a few times, it is so nice!
Ummm... lets see.. I have also been busy practicing writing, guitar and photography! :)
Sooo... ya :D
Monday, March 3, 2014
The Cabin
Woho! This week (from the 27th to the 6th) we are staying in a rental cabin at one of the RV parks (Ponderosa). Es ist sehr cool (it is so cool)! The internet wasn't working last week but now wee can get it right in the cabin, so now I have to make up for all the school I lost last week. ;)
Also, once we are done in the cabin (march 6) we are going to head to Utah. We will drive there and then fly back to Cal. When we get back to Cal we are going to Garys! Then we are heading up the coast up to the Red Woods and then to Redmond (WA) to visit some friends! Gonna be an awesome year! :D
Also, once we are done in the cabin (march 6) we are going to head to Utah. We will drive there and then fly back to Cal. When we get back to Cal we are going to Garys! Then we are heading up the coast up to the Red Woods and then to Redmond (WA) to visit some friends! Gonna be an awesome year! :D
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Move Back to Ponderosa
We moved back to Ponderosa. On our way we stopped by Carls Jr and we found a whole loveline of ladybugs. There were hundreds of just hiding in these tiny bushes, They were adorable! I got a ton of pics that I am going to put on DevArt.
Also, the other day we went to my first drive-in movie! We saw Nutt job, Frozen, and Catching Fire! It was awesome! I loved Catching Fire, I can't believe I'm saying this but... it was BETTER than the book! The new producer (they got a new one cus the first movie didn't sell as much as they wanted) is the best producer in the world! Most ppl just take out the bad and make it into a completely different story, ruining the movie. But this producer kept everything and added in a few thing that he thought the book should have had while also making up for the horribleness. Every movie based off a book should be done like this! Frozen was cool too, it was a different story that the internet made it seem but it was still cute and I had wanted to see it for a while. The Nut Job was just nutty (forgive the pun). So there is my review for movies! :D good night! :*
Also, the other day we went to my first drive-in movie! We saw Nutt job, Frozen, and Catching Fire! It was awesome! I loved Catching Fire, I can't believe I'm saying this but... it was BETTER than the book! The new producer (they got a new one cus the first movie didn't sell as much as they wanted) is the best producer in the world! Most ppl just take out the bad and make it into a completely different story, ruining the movie. But this producer kept everything and added in a few thing that he thought the book should have had while also making up for the horribleness. Every movie based off a book should be done like this! Frozen was cool too, it was a different story that the internet made it seem but it was still cute and I had wanted to see it for a while. The Nut Job was just nutty (forgive the pun). So there is my review for movies! :D good night! :*
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Change in Driving Plans
Ok, I have researched a ton more on requirements for getting a drivers licence. I have an online course that is 16 dollars that I will take once I get my permit (when I go to Utah). That checks off the requirement of having to take a 18 hr driver ed course. But now I have to figure out the 6 hours of driving and 6 hrs of observation with a certified driving instructor. Courses like that cost 200 dollars! So here is my plan- go to Utah, get permit (I've been studying!), and then take the online course while I'm there. I will save up 225$(the course I want is 225)(I already have 75) while I'm in Utah and while I'm in CA,OR,WA. Then when we go back to Utah in November-ish I will take the 6+6 hr (behind the wheel) drivers training course. If I can't make 225 in that amount of time I will have to borrow from someone, I promise I will pay all of it back... eventually. On top of all this I also have to drive for a total of 40 hours (10 after dark) in empty parking lots and stuff. I have probably done 30 minutes so far but I want to get at least 10 hours done in Utah (+Sean McLaws) and the rest in CA, OR, WA (+Dixie Ewing). Sooo... ya! Those are my driving plans! Wow, through this whole thing I will have spent $285! Spendy! ;D
Friday, February 7, 2014
My Incredible Awesomeness
At the beginning of the year I made a resolution to exercise daily (or every other day). I am very tiny, actually I am underweight and I have very little muscle. That's why I am working out, not to lose weight, but to gain weight, in muscle( and become healthier as a person). At first I kept my promise to myself to run every day. Then I started really getting into it, I never realized how awesome it was till I started doing it. I now run daily (or at least I try to) along with some other various exercises. I look forward to running every day- its the best time when I can just push myself as hard as I can and find my true strength.
My Goals
Running:
At first my new years resolution was to just run or get exercise. Now I have read up on (on blogs like NerdFitness) cross country running and I have come up with some new goals for running. I want to be able to run a 5k (about 3 miles)! I don't care about being in a 5k, I just want to be prepared for when the zombies come after me *wink*. I started with just walking. walking. That's all you need to do, just make a habit of getting outside daily. I then started to speed walk for several minutes at a time and then I would rest and repeat(even this was hard for me because I was such a couch potato). Now, after several weeks of speed walking I have gone onto switching off between speed walking and light jogging. Jogging is so fun and I love the burn it gives my legs. I always walk/jog for about 20 mins (1 mile).
Yoga:
I haven't started doing this yet because of the rainy weather we have been having but I hope to start soon. Yoga. Yoga is great for the mind, body and soul(quoted). Yoga is lots of fun for all ages. You can twist yourself up into crazy knots or take an hour to just make long slow movements and poses. Yoga can also build strength, flexibility, and peace of mind.
Tie Chi:
Tie Chi is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its deference training and its health benefits(wiki). I am in it for both. I have found several lessons online and I am still trying to decide which ones I want to do. So, yes, I haven't stared this ether yet, but I will.
Other Stuff I'm Doin':
Pull ups- My goal is to be able to do 5 pull ups in a row by the end of the year
Push ups- after I am able to do at least one pull up I want to work on push ups and sit ups
Jump Rope- This is good to do before a workout for a warm up- my goal, 20 in a row
Jumping Jacks- Also a good warm up before running- goal, 15 each warm up
I am also doing these before I run:
Lunges
Squats
(I have not done anything accept for the pulls ups yet[cus of the rain])
So... ya! bye! :D
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Lake Minden
Ok, so I like found this awesome song - its by the DIXIE chicks! lol
Here is the RV park review for Lake Minden:
Lake Minden is a great park. It has two ok playgrounds that are kinda old but fun to photograph ;). All of the people that work there are kinda rude and don't like kids, which is not what you want at a FAMILY RV resort. But I do like the janader guy, he is the only one that actually waves at me. I love the lake that the park surrounds, it is about a mile around and has a great reflection, very fun to take pics of. The lake is see-able from anywhere around the park and you can always see the plethora of different kinds of ducks, grease, cranes, and swans. The park (when I say park I mean RV park) is surrounded my farms and flat lands, I am still not used to not having mountains surrounding me, you'd think that I would be used to it after two years, but I'm not. The nearest major city is Sacramento, I think. It is a little bit of a drive away which means that we only go to the store every week or so. Depending on my mood this is a good thing or a bad thing, its nice to have peace and quiet but sometimes I like the more crowded arias. So... ya there is my review. Bye! :*
Here is the RV park review for Lake Minden:
Lake Minden is a great park. It has two ok playgrounds that are kinda old but fun to photograph ;). All of the people that work there are kinda rude and don't like kids, which is not what you want at a FAMILY RV resort. But I do like the janader guy, he is the only one that actually waves at me. I love the lake that the park surrounds, it is about a mile around and has a great reflection, very fun to take pics of. The lake is see-able from anywhere around the park and you can always see the plethora of different kinds of ducks, grease, cranes, and swans. The park (when I say park I mean RV park) is surrounded my farms and flat lands, I am still not used to not having mountains surrounding me, you'd think that I would be used to it after two years, but I'm not. The nearest major city is Sacramento, I think. It is a little bit of a drive away which means that we only go to the store every week or so. Depending on my mood this is a good thing or a bad thing, its nice to have peace and quiet but sometimes I like the more crowded arias. So... ya there is my review. Bye! :*
Monday, February 3, 2014
Shucked Book Review
Shucked by Megg JensenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a good book! There was something missing though, a lot of books have this thing missing like Unwind. I can't figure out what it is, but it makes a books seem less professional. This book is great, it has a great plot, amazing characters and all that, but it is missing that special thing that made all those great books great. I should probably figure it out before I go and write a book of my own. Anyway, I loved this book, I can really relate to Tabitha, she understands me. Another favorite character of mine was her grandpa (and her grandma, but not as much) he was almost completely silent throughout the whole book accept to say some witty thing at just the right time. Over all a great book, just missing that special something that all the great writers had, I guess I should stop being picky and not judge books against The Hunger Games and Ender's Game and books like that. Four and a half starts!
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Coming up next(tomorrow): RV park review for Lake of the Springs!
xoxo
Thursday, January 30, 2014
My Birthday, Move RV Parks
Ok, so, yesterday was my birthday!!!! I am now 15! That means I can learn to drive! So, I was looking at Utah's requirements to get a licence and all I have to do is get a Learners Permit (which only costs 15 dollars and a small, easily passable test), after I get my permit I am going to do an online driving school that mom found that is only 15 dollars with a coupon she has! I know it is a California course, but all the online courses for Utah are 400 dollars, and this one is 15. After I finish (and pass) the course and do a certain amount of driving (like 40 hrs, and 10 of those hrs at night I think) and once I turn 16 I can get my drivers licence which is 30 dollars and I have to pass a test and stuff! That is all! I am so exited!!!
Oh, ya, and yesterday we drove to Lake Minden. Lake Minden is a RV park that we have been o many times, Ill post a RV park review and pictures on instagram within a few days. Basically we are going back and forth between two or three (RV) parks until it is time to to back to visit fam in Utah, then when we get back we are heading up the coast toward Garys (my uncle) and then eventually Oregon and Washington! I can't wait to go to Washington, I love the rain! *inhales deeply* Mmmm... the smell of petrichor. :)
Anyway, so ya... :D
Oh, ya, and yesterday we drove to Lake Minden. Lake Minden is a RV park that we have been o many times, Ill post a RV park review and pictures on instagram within a few days. Basically we are going back and forth between two or three (RV) parks until it is time to to back to visit fam in Utah, then when we get back we are heading up the coast toward Garys (my uncle) and then eventually Oregon and Washington! I can't wait to go to Washington, I love the rain! *inhales deeply* Mmmm... the smell of petrichor. :)
Anyway, so ya... :D
Friday, January 17, 2014
Unwind
This is My reaview for my latest read.
Unwind by Neal ShustermanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book is really good! This book kinda reminds me of the kind of book that I will write one day. they write it in first person, which is not my favorite. At first the plot is very weak and you almost don't want to keep reading. But then stuff starts to happen and you end up not being able to put it down. The author did some good character development, I really got drawn to some of the characters. This book was really short, or at least it seemed like it. I will not be reading the second book, I think a second book would ruin the happy ending of this one, plus you kinda know pretty much what is going to happen in the second book, anyway. Over all a good book and a quick read (trust me, I read this in a few days, and I am a slow reader). Four stars.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Ponderosa
I am now going to review all the RV parks that I go to. I have done this before on paper if I like the park I'm at. But I am now going to review every RV park that we go to.
The park I am at right now is called Ponderosa. It is a nice little park with semi-friendly park rangers and is well kept. This park is part of Thousand Trails which we are members of. The park has free internet that you can occasionally access in certain sites, like the one we are at. Only half the sites have sewer, which is a bummer because the park is very small, the smallest RV park that I have ever been to, actually. Ponderosa, unlike most other RV parks, has no children activities (other than a playground), no activities at all really. This place is really hill-y and is a great place to jog 'cus of its hills, it gives you such a great work out. Although Ponerosa is beautiful and is said to have beavers, river otters, bald eagles, hawks, and snakes during the summer, winter is not the time to come and see them. Pondersosa is out in the middle of nowhere, which is good and bad. I love it when we are out in the middle of nowhere, it is so calm and peaceful and there are a ton of photo opportunities (I will put links to the two places you can see all my pictures at the bottom of this post). But being out in the middle of nowhere also means that we are out in the middle of nowhere. There is less to do because the parks expect that if you aren't near anything than there are less families, so most of the time there is less to do at the parks. A big downer about Ponderosa is that it doesn't have washers and dryers. That means we can only stay a little while until our cloths run out. There is barely any phone service here, mom with her AT&T doesn't get any service at all and I only get service occasionally when the stars are aligned perfectly. Over all this parks is pretty good, even with all its downs, I would rate it a 6 out of 10.
P.S. here are links to where you can see all the pictures I've taken at this park and others here: http://hstar99.deviantart.com/ and here: http://hstar99.deviantart.com/
Friday, January 10, 2014
My New Years Resolutions for 2014
These are a few of my goals and resolutions for 2014!
1.Read 30 books this year (that means 2.5 books a month)
2. Instagram weekly
3. Write, Write, Write about anything, anytime!
4. Make chores a habit
5. Read the bible- every Sunday at least
6. Make a goal to work towards then save 10% of all my income until I reach that goal! Then repeat
7. Donate 10% of all income weekly
8. Start a garden, tend a plant, or get a pet! Learn all there is to learn about the thing I am taking care of and try to keep it alive for as long as possible!
9. Cook more often ( my new hobby!)
10. Mater at least 60% of all the math on Khan (for those of you who don't know what khan is google khan academy, its awesome! I recommend it for all kids and adults!
11. Weekly read the dictionary, the first 11 words I see are also that weeks Vocabulary words
12. Start (and hopefully finish) the first draft of a book
13. Do Yoga/Mediation once a week. relax..
14. Get enough sleep- set a time to turn off all electronics and put away all books and go to sleep. Also set a wake up alarm.
15. Memorize the first 70 digits of Pi
16. Be able to play at least 5 songs perfectly on the guitar
17. Become at least partially fluent in German
18. Only two sweets, candies, treats, or junk food snacks a day
19. Read aloud- I'm a fast reader in my head now to get to be a fast reader aloud too
20. Spend one hour or more making something with my hands a day
21. Jog, Bike, or do something active for 20-30 minutes a day
22. Reflect- go to Pintrest, instagram, Facebook, ect. once a waeek to look back on and write down the good ideas, thoughts, and memories
So, ya, this is my new years list of to-dos for this year, this list will always be growing but this is what I have so far! :)
1.Read 30 books this year (that means 2.5 books a month)
2. Instagram weekly
3. Write, Write, Write about anything, anytime!
4. Make chores a habit
5. Read the bible- every Sunday at least
6. Make a goal to work towards then save 10% of all my income until I reach that goal! Then repeat
7. Donate 10% of all income weekly
8. Start a garden, tend a plant, or get a pet! Learn all there is to learn about the thing I am taking care of and try to keep it alive for as long as possible!
9. Cook more often ( my new hobby!)
10. Mater at least 60% of all the math on Khan (for those of you who don't know what khan is google khan academy, its awesome! I recommend it for all kids and adults!
11. Weekly read the dictionary, the first 11 words I see are also that weeks Vocabulary words
12. Start (and hopefully finish) the first draft of a book
13. Do Yoga/Mediation once a week. relax..
14. Get enough sleep- set a time to turn off all electronics and put away all books and go to sleep. Also set a wake up alarm.
15. Memorize the first 70 digits of Pi
16. Be able to play at least 5 songs perfectly on the guitar
17. Become at least partially fluent in German
18. Only two sweets, candies, treats, or junk food snacks a day
19. Read aloud- I'm a fast reader in my head now to get to be a fast reader aloud too
20. Spend one hour or more making something with my hands a day
21. Jog, Bike, or do something active for 20-30 minutes a day
22. Reflect- go to Pintrest, instagram, Facebook, ect. once a waeek to look back on and write down the good ideas, thoughts, and memories
So, ya, this is my new years list of to-dos for this year, this list will always be growing but this is what I have so far! :)
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
My Future Plans
Hi! Ok, umm before I post what I did for school today I would like to explain my plans for the future.
My goals and what the heck I want to do with my life: Well, a little while ago I read a blog about a guy who went on his own to travel the world for 15 years (so far). At the time I thought it was cool and a completely unrealistic goal for my life, but maybe I could travel for like 5 months somewhere. Plus I wanted to go to collage and stuff. But the more I learned about his life and lives of others like him, I became more and more exited about the idea, his life was kinda like my current life. Traveling, Exploring, Learning, Experiencing. When I realized that I really wanted to do this I tried to plan for months of how I could go to collage, save up enough money to travel, and pay off student loans while traveling. Then I stared thinking 'what if I didn't go to collage?'. The question seemed reasonable, not all successful people go to collage plus I would have a TON money that I will spend the rest of my life paying off. But if I didn't go to collage, what would I do for work? Write! The thought came to me immediately. It has always been my dream in life to write a book, a book that everyone would know the name of, a book that was so popular that I would walk down the street with people calling and chanting my name. I had always though of it as a good idea as a side job.
So now my plans have changed from going to collage and owning a company of some kind (probably architecture or interior design, which will still be a hobby) to living and at grandmas (yes dad, I'm kicking you in 3 years so be prepared ;), having two jobs and extreme couponing so that I can save 20,000 in three to four years. After I save that much I will go backpacking around Eastern US and Europe. 20,000 will sustain me for two or three years and by then I hope that I will have a few books, blogs, and whatever else to afford traveling the world (maybe China, Japan, Russia, South America, Africa, ect..) for another three or four years after the 20,000 runs out. While I'm traveling I would like to also try to save up as much as I can so that when I do settle down I can buy a small spot of land and build a house or tiny home (depending on weather or not I get married and have kids by then). Another thing I would love to do when I settle down is make a private school. I would (and almost currently do) have the curriculum be based it off of my homeschooling techniques I do right now (you only learn what you are interested in and what you think is worth learning). And maybe before I do that I will go to collage and learn education.
I have worked out the math and money several times for all of this stuff, and this travel thing can work. Plus I have the advantage, most of these people that travel (backpack) the world and have blogs say that they wish that they could have realized that they wanted to do this sooner so that they wouldn't have to pay off old collage stuff that they are no longer going to use. I plan to go to collage later in life so that I can travel without having to pay off old stuff. :)
Even though I'm might hold off on collage, I am currently working on being able to take the GED and SAT next school year or the summer after that. I will then consider myself a high school graduate!(but I will always be learning) This is mostly to prove to myself that I am learning stuff and this is something to work towards. I haven't looked into the GED stuff yet, but I only want to take a few of the SAT subject tests like English/literature, Math, world history, German (possibly another language too). :)
So... ya these are my plans. These are ALL 'If's. Things could happen in my life that draw me away from these current plans. And that's fine, the best part of life is not knowing the future, right? ;)
P.S. here are some of my favorite travel blogs: http://twenty-somethingtravel.com/, http://www.nomadicmatt.com/ and Pintrest and Google have thousands more sites that I haven't even found yet (if you find a good one send it to me!).
P.P.S. this counts as English/ writing for yesterday and today, ok?
Up next: My school schedule, my new years resolutions!
My goals and what the heck I want to do with my life: Well, a little while ago I read a blog about a guy who went on his own to travel the world for 15 years (so far). At the time I thought it was cool and a completely unrealistic goal for my life, but maybe I could travel for like 5 months somewhere. Plus I wanted to go to collage and stuff. But the more I learned about his life and lives of others like him, I became more and more exited about the idea, his life was kinda like my current life. Traveling, Exploring, Learning, Experiencing. When I realized that I really wanted to do this I tried to plan for months of how I could go to collage, save up enough money to travel, and pay off student loans while traveling. Then I stared thinking 'what if I didn't go to collage?'. The question seemed reasonable, not all successful people go to collage plus I would have a TON money that I will spend the rest of my life paying off. But if I didn't go to collage, what would I do for work? Write! The thought came to me immediately. It has always been my dream in life to write a book, a book that everyone would know the name of, a book that was so popular that I would walk down the street with people calling and chanting my name. I had always though of it as a good idea as a side job.
So now my plans have changed from going to collage and owning a company of some kind (probably architecture or interior design, which will still be a hobby) to living and at grandmas (yes dad, I'm kicking you in 3 years so be prepared ;), having two jobs and extreme couponing so that I can save 20,000 in three to four years. After I save that much I will go backpacking around Eastern US and Europe. 20,000 will sustain me for two or three years and by then I hope that I will have a few books, blogs, and whatever else to afford traveling the world (maybe China, Japan, Russia, South America, Africa, ect..) for another three or four years after the 20,000 runs out. While I'm traveling I would like to also try to save up as much as I can so that when I do settle down I can buy a small spot of land and build a house or tiny home (depending on weather or not I get married and have kids by then). Another thing I would love to do when I settle down is make a private school. I would (and almost currently do) have the curriculum be based it off of my homeschooling techniques I do right now (you only learn what you are interested in and what you think is worth learning). And maybe before I do that I will go to collage and learn education.
I have worked out the math and money several times for all of this stuff, and this travel thing can work. Plus I have the advantage, most of these people that travel (backpack) the world and have blogs say that they wish that they could have realized that they wanted to do this sooner so that they wouldn't have to pay off old collage stuff that they are no longer going to use. I plan to go to collage later in life so that I can travel without having to pay off old stuff. :)
Even though I'm might hold off on collage, I am currently working on being able to take the GED and SAT next school year or the summer after that. I will then consider myself a high school graduate!(but I will always be learning) This is mostly to prove to myself that I am learning stuff and this is something to work towards. I haven't looked into the GED stuff yet, but I only want to take a few of the SAT subject tests like English/literature, Math, world history, German (possibly another language too). :)
So... ya these are my plans. These are ALL 'If's. Things could happen in my life that draw me away from these current plans. And that's fine, the best part of life is not knowing the future, right? ;)
P.S. here are some of my favorite travel blogs: http://twenty-somethingtravel.com/, http://www.nomadicmatt.com/ and Pintrest and Google have thousands more sites that I haven't even found yet (if you find a good one send it to me!).
P.P.S. this counts as English/ writing for yesterday and today, ok?
Up next: My school schedule, my new years resolutions!
Yesterdays School
Sorry I didn't post yesterdays school yet. You see I wrote this huge article on my future plans, just so we could be on the same track. It took me 5 hours. Then my computer died. So now I have to write the whole article again. I can probably get it done by tonight 'cus I kinda already know what I wanna write, ya know? So during this I didn't do much school. Here is what I did:
Guitar-20 mins just to practice some chords and strengthen my fingertips ;)
Jog- ok usually I jog, but yesterday I was pushing Cedar in the stroller and I didn't want to wake her, so it was more of a fast-ish stroll.
Bake- um I made Chocolate Moose Pudding! It was already in a package though so it was pretty easy, but I have to fill in something for school.
I dunno if I mentioned this already but I am trying to learn to think in the metric system, so I DID do that today! BTW if you know any good sites to learn it, I'd be glad if you gave it to me. :)
Ok one of my favorite things to do online (other than Pintrest) is looking at resources for my future. (You'll see what I mean when I post tonight) I waste hours on that (hay, its more productive that Pintrest) and I was just trying to finish up what I was looking at Monday night.
Read-1 hour
So ya, that's about all I did yesterday. And today we are moving to a different RV park so I wont get much school done today. (will I ever get a whole day of school done?!! lol)
luvs and hugs <3
Guitar-20 mins just to practice some chords and strengthen my fingertips ;)
Jog- ok usually I jog, but yesterday I was pushing Cedar in the stroller and I didn't want to wake her, so it was more of a fast-ish stroll.
Bake- um I made Chocolate Moose Pudding! It was already in a package though so it was pretty easy, but I have to fill in something for school.
I dunno if I mentioned this already but I am trying to learn to think in the metric system, so I DID do that today! BTW if you know any good sites to learn it, I'd be glad if you gave it to me. :)
Ok one of my favorite things to do online (other than Pintrest) is looking at resources for my future. (You'll see what I mean when I post tonight) I waste hours on that (hay, its more productive that Pintrest) and I was just trying to finish up what I was looking at Monday night.
Read-1 hour
So ya, that's about all I did yesterday. And today we are moving to a different RV park so I wont get much school done today. (will I ever get a whole day of school done?!! lol)
luvs and hugs <3
Monday, January 6, 2014
1/6/14 school
Ok! Today is Monday, the first day of school in 3 weeks!
Here is what I did in Math:
Khan has updated their site, they now tell me what parts of math I'm struggling in. Like the stuff that I never got in third grade of fourth or fifth grade. Then they help me fill in those gaps so that I can go on to learn other stuff and actually get what they are talking about.. It just shows how flawed the school systems really are, cus apparently I am missing a ton of stuff in third, fourth and fifth grade. So today I'm relearning in the fourth grade again. I have reviewed about fractions, aria of triangles, and ordering fractions (like how big or small they are compared to each other).
I also met a fellow author and freelance writer/publisher. She writes Historical Romance. My mom, her and I talked about writing for hours and she gave me some great advice! So I guess that counts as some kind of subject.
For P.E. today I speed walked all around the lake (probably about 1 1/2 miles long). One of my new years resolutions is to walk, jog and eventually run for about 15-30 mins a day. I have done good so far, and I have really pushed myself to my physical limits, almost passing out after running non stop for several minutes the other day. O_o I have (speed) walked almost every day so far this year and it feels amazing. Who knew after 15 minutes of walking you could feel so energized and refreshed and I had no idea how physical exercise can actually enhance your mood. :D I will definitely make this resolution a habit!
German and Guitar: For the past while German and Guitar got really hard for me and I just kinda gave up on both of them, then two weeks ago (for the first time in months) I picked up the guitar I strummed the strings and watched some of Marty's vids and immediately everything came back to me and I started rocking out! (ok, that might be an exaggeration) But really, even though my fingers huts like heck, I have found playing the guitar to be so much more natural and easy than I remember. I play the guitar everyday (accept for today because we were busy) and it has become another one of my bigger new years resolutions. Yesterday I was strumming away on my guitar and I thought of how easy it is after I took a break, maybe German would be the same. The reason I quit German for a while was because I felt like something was missing, like there was one special thing that I had to know and then I could learn it easily. I had this feeling a lot when I was a kid (and I still do sometimes), I would think that there was one or two pieces of information that I could get into my brain and then I would understand what it is to be a adult to be grown up, and take care of myself. I have learned that this is not the case, the thing is that none of us are really adult (unless you think of being adult as passing a certain age) I have heard of 16 year olds that are wiser beyond their years and I have seen 80 year olds that still don't get what it means to live. I have realized that you don't acquire a certain amount of information to be considered an adult (or a pro a German), you just start to learn and then you never stop. Then, after, I wonders how I want to start over on German and what classes and stuff I want to take. Then I had a thought: School systems and many other things you can get online have a very flawed teaching system in terms of teach a new language. They think that if you learn how to read and write then you can build up to talking and speaking fluently. But how do babes and toddlers learn? They listen, then they repeat. So now I have modified a teaching thing online so that I just listen to it while I am looking on Pintrest or whatever. I listen then I repeat. That simple. I hope that this plan works. So.... ya that's my plan for German and Guitar, Listen, Repeat, Practice. Every day! ^-^
Reading: I just finished Children of the Mind yesterday and now I am reading a new book called Unwind, a book Emma has been begging me to read! ;) I will probably read about 45 mins tonight before I go to bed, if I read more of less I'll comment.
Sorry, I only did a half day today, it was a busy day. But look how much I got done! ⬆⬆⬆
P.S. try this: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/569564684095974750/ LOL!
Here is what I did in Math:
Khan has updated their site, they now tell me what parts of math I'm struggling in. Like the stuff that I never got in third grade of fourth or fifth grade. Then they help me fill in those gaps so that I can go on to learn other stuff and actually get what they are talking about.. It just shows how flawed the school systems really are, cus apparently I am missing a ton of stuff in third, fourth and fifth grade. So today I'm relearning in the fourth grade again. I have reviewed about fractions, aria of triangles, and ordering fractions (like how big or small they are compared to each other).
I also met a fellow author and freelance writer/publisher. She writes Historical Romance. My mom, her and I talked about writing for hours and she gave me some great advice! So I guess that counts as some kind of subject.
For P.E. today I speed walked all around the lake (probably about 1 1/2 miles long). One of my new years resolutions is to walk, jog and eventually run for about 15-30 mins a day. I have done good so far, and I have really pushed myself to my physical limits, almost passing out after running non stop for several minutes the other day. O_o I have (speed) walked almost every day so far this year and it feels amazing. Who knew after 15 minutes of walking you could feel so energized and refreshed and I had no idea how physical exercise can actually enhance your mood. :D I will definitely make this resolution a habit!
German and Guitar: For the past while German and Guitar got really hard for me and I just kinda gave up on both of them, then two weeks ago (for the first time in months) I picked up the guitar I strummed the strings and watched some of Marty's vids and immediately everything came back to me and I started rocking out! (ok, that might be an exaggeration) But really, even though my fingers huts like heck, I have found playing the guitar to be so much more natural and easy than I remember. I play the guitar everyday (accept for today because we were busy) and it has become another one of my bigger new years resolutions. Yesterday I was strumming away on my guitar and I thought of how easy it is after I took a break, maybe German would be the same. The reason I quit German for a while was because I felt like something was missing, like there was one special thing that I had to know and then I could learn it easily. I had this feeling a lot when I was a kid (and I still do sometimes), I would think that there was one or two pieces of information that I could get into my brain and then I would understand what it is to be a adult to be grown up, and take care of myself. I have learned that this is not the case, the thing is that none of us are really adult (unless you think of being adult as passing a certain age) I have heard of 16 year olds that are wiser beyond their years and I have seen 80 year olds that still don't get what it means to live. I have realized that you don't acquire a certain amount of information to be considered an adult (or a pro a German), you just start to learn and then you never stop. Then, after, I wonders how I want to start over on German and what classes and stuff I want to take. Then I had a thought: School systems and many other things you can get online have a very flawed teaching system in terms of teach a new language. They think that if you learn how to read and write then you can build up to talking and speaking fluently. But how do babes and toddlers learn? They listen, then they repeat. So now I have modified a teaching thing online so that I just listen to it while I am looking on Pintrest or whatever. I listen then I repeat. That simple. I hope that this plan works. So.... ya that's my plan for German and Guitar, Listen, Repeat, Practice. Every day! ^-^
Reading: I just finished Children of the Mind yesterday and now I am reading a new book called Unwind, a book Emma has been begging me to read! ;) I will probably read about 45 mins tonight before I go to bed, if I read more of less I'll comment.
Sorry, I only did a half day today, it was a busy day. But look how much I got done! ⬆⬆⬆
P.S. try this: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/569564684095974750/ LOL!
Saturday, January 4, 2014
First Post (BTW school starts on Monday)
Hi! This is my first post on here, I am so exited! I have created this blog for my family to see what I am up to in school. I will pots what I have learned about every day (school day at least). I will also be posting what I have been up to other than school. So... ya :)
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