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#11- I'm an artist

I love drawing and being creative. I would rather create my own drawing than color in the lines. I owe my mother for that mostly. She would never buy us coloring books or those paint by numbers things. It was always blank computer paper and pencils(I'm sure it was also cheaper). It defiantly stimulated my creativity and for that I am very grateful for.

#12- I'm a determined hardworking individual

I really think I willed myself to be tall. I know you're thinking whatever it's all genetics but I really think I did have something to do with my height. I wanted to be a really good volleyball player and with that you have to be tall. I worked hard to be a good player. I also wanted to be an artist so I worked really hard at That too. If I'm offered a challenge or if someone says I can't do something you better believe I'm going to do my best to prove them wrong.

#13- I'm Smart?

For the longest time I didn't really believe this. I was always just average doing enough just to get by in school. I never noticed that I didn't really have to work that hard to get a passing grade. I really love learning and apparently I learned something cause I made it through college and I now have a bachelor's degree. It's pretty sweet.

#14- I love showing Affection

Whether it's a hug or a letter. I really like showing people that I care about them. I like letting them know when they're important to me. My whole family is like that. We love to be loved and we love showing it. I love cuddling it's great.

#15- I'm open to new experiences

I actually like change. I love experiencing new things. It kind of keeps life fresh when your try new things. New experiences help you develop new talents too. It's just so fun. I have a few things I've been wanting to try for sometime and I think it might just be time for a change and some new experiences.

Six Thru Ten

#6 I'm funny

Now I'm not trying to toot my own horn or anything. I just have a good sense of humor. Of course I owe a lot of credit to my funny friends that help nurture my own humor. Thanks Kat I owe one for showing me the ropes of how and when to be funny. If you ask my roommate I have some random faces that I pull at random times and some of them are apparently funny. I like my quirkiness.

#7 I'm tall

I love being tall. I'm 5'10" and I love every inch. I play volleyball so it's a huge advantage. I also still love to wear heels cause they make my legs look amazing. It might be a problem for future suitors, but I'm willing to compromise as long as they love me. Being tall is good for when somethings on the top shelf of a cupboard. It also means that I have really long legs and arms which is a really nice advantage as well.

#8 I'm a creative problem solver

I went to school for Interior Design and I have more fully developed my creativity and my problem solving skills with my now accomplished degree. who knew that designing is problem solving I didn't until one of my Professors pointed it out. I good at it I must say especially when it comes to colors and coordinating furniture. If you have any design questions feel free to ask me. I'll help you out if the price is right.

#9 I'm an Idea generator

And the light came on. such bright ideas. I love having ideas and making them work out especially. this one actually goes right along with the problem solving one before it. I love letting the ideas flow from what I'm going to make for dinner to the title of my new design company. It could work right just confidence. I have all these ideas now I just need to make them truly exist.
I love working with ideas inside and outside the box. Cause sometimes you have to think outside the box to create and inside.

#10 I'm a good secret keeper

Shhhhh....it's a secret.

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#1 I really like Cooking and I'm fortunately pretty good at it.

I'm always looking for new recipes to try and I like tweaking recipes that I already know and making them better. I tend to spoil my roommate right now cause she's the only one around to eat it. She gives me good reviews you can even ask her. We actually cook together most of the time and she's a pretty good cook herself. I hope that whomever picks me for eternity likes food.

#2 I like my hair.

I really like running my fingers through my own sleek locks of hair. I very rarely if ever rat and hairspray the bejeesus out of it(maybe for Halloween). I do occasionally straighten or curl my hair just to change it up a bit. I just like to keep it simple though. I love that in the summer time it takes on a golden glow all by itself. All I have to do is step out into the sun and it creates it's own highlights.

#3 My eyes are awesome.

They change color. sweet huh.... No contacts required. Depending on what I wear determines what my eyes look like. I can have really blue sharp eyes one day and the next vibrant green. I love it. A little touch of make up and my eyes really pop.

#4 I like my hands and feet...

Now here me out... They just have really good proportion. I don't have any alien toes and all of my toenails are still attached. My hands and feet are very strong and yet still feminine (no man hands here folks). I think the strength comes from all the years of athletics and hard labor in my grandpas orchard. I have long fingers and toes that help contribute to the beautiful feminine line. I have really good natural fingernails so I don't have to mess with all those fake acrylic things. Hopefully you have a good idea now of why I like my hands and feet. If not ask me some time and I'll try and explain it to you.

#5 I'm good with color

I love color... I love sharing it and mixing it and enjoying all the color around me. I'm generally pretty good at telling if colors are going to mix well together and I like to put colors together and have people fall in love with the color scheme. I like taking chances with color if it doesn't work oh well... but it usually does ;-)

20 Positive Things About Me?

Okay so here's the deal. Our relief society is doing a road to discipleship program and one of the goals we can choose is to make a list of 20 positive things about yourself. I have this problem of not being able to toot my own horn very well, so of course trying to make my life harder I'm going to attempt it. I don't really know what some positive things are, but I'm going to try to do it. Maybe if I get into the groove of writing it will be easier than I think. I'm really struggling thinking of things though.

It's been a crazy...lazy....summer....

I can't believe we are already at the end of July. Wow...where has the time gone? I wish I could say I've been on some exotic adventure, but alas I have not. I've been here most of the summer. I made a trip to Oregon with my roommate Hannah for her family reunion. I'd been complaining about how I needed a vacation so she talked me into going. I didn't mind it, but it was not really a vacation in my eyes. When I think vacation it's chilling somewhere whether it's on a beach or in the mountains. It's time to unwind and meditate. I haven't had that for so long I'm just aching to get out of Dodge. I hope that it will come sometime soon.
We have done some cool stuff this summer like parades, rodeos, and fireworks multiple weekends. Sometimes I just feel like I need to stop and smell the roses and figure out my next move. I hope that I can figure something out. I need a day off that I don't have any crazy keep me busy plans where I can just decompress. I miss the days of kidhood where summer was really a break and we would laze around for days at a time (minus cherry season of course). What I wouldn't give for a week like that.

Sick...and Tired....

I was awakened Monday morning by a terrible sore throat. It felt like someone was stabbing my throat with a knife...Ouch... What was it? I was afraid it was strep and going to work would just get everyone else sick. I had to go to the doctor for this one. Bummer... and a little nerve racking. Using my own insurance card and going to the doctor by myself is not something I have done. I called and made an appointment after some coaxing by my roommate Hannah. Who I'm sure was just like will you just do it already you big baby. lol... and I was. I'm sorry I'm 27 and I don't get sick that often so going to a doctor doesn't happen that often.
When I got to the doctor's office I was greeted by the secretary and office manager that had a whole butt load of paperwork for me to fill out. I was informed that I hadn't been in since 2004. Which is a good thing right?
Doing paperwork isn't fun even when your not sick let alone when you can't swallow for fear that your throat is going to tear into two. I finally got into the doc's office. the nurse took a swab of my throat the Dr. Batum came in and had breath for him a few hundred times he looked at the back of my throat and in my ears and then was off and back within like 5 min. I thought that was pretty quick considering that most of the time your left sitting for like 25 min. for the doctor to even find his way to you. I'm not even sure what I have really he never gave me the diagnoses. he just said your contagious for the next 24 hours and I'm writing you a prescription here's some nose spray. WHAT?!? I hate nose spray...yuck I have to stick something up my nose... I think I'm going to throw up ( I really almost did).
After leaving the doc's office I exposed a lot of people to whatever I had. All I had was a sore throat though so I decided to be productive. I stopped and got gas on my way home because it was pretty cheap in Bountiful. Then I decided now was as good a time as any to renew my license since it was 2 months late. I mean why not???? Ha ha the whole Drivers license division is going to get sick ha ha suckers. Then I had to pick up my medicine which was full price because my insurance sucks. gotta love deductibles. I got home finally around 5 and just wanted to die but I needed to take some medicine and then I needed to go to the store and get some juice and some decongestant.
Bah... great I have to miss another day of work. I didn't really feel that sick just a sore throat. Although the doctor wanted to know if I had been coughing a lot. No... not a cough or a stuffy nose just a sore throat!!! Now I was taking all of this medicine some of which I felt wasn't necessary(like the nose spray). I don't have a stuffy nose... why do I need nose spray?
I ended up being grateful for not being able to go into work on Tuesday. I didn't feel any better in fact I felt worse. It was all that medicine... it made me worse before I started getting better. I felt like I got hit by a truck. Crap...I missed another day of work but I was mending slowly. I got out of bed on Wednesday and needed to get out of the house. I couldn't spend another day inside. a good sign that I was mending. I took a trip to one of my favorite places. The Bountiful Temple and then I stopped and saw my niece and sister in law. I loved it. I knew for sure that I was going to be back at work today and doing well. I feel much better now and even the gross nose spray that I still have to do for one more day is helping.
Being sick has thrown my schedule way off though. I had some great plans that were dashed by a small sore throat. Hopefully it won't effect anything to long term. I still want my bicycle. Running unfortunately has been put off for another week.

Running Update

Ha ha...I thought I'd give you an update on how my training's been going. It's not going anywhere....lol... I haven't been running more than once a week if that for about 4 weeks now. I need to run I know it would be good for me, but try to talk myself into it is another thing. I like running it clears my mind. It's really finding the time to go running. I have time to go in the morning if I want to get my butt out of bed. I like my bed especially in the morning when I'm wrapped in my warm blankets and laying on my squashy pillow. I don't want to move. I tried this morning to get out of bed. I didn't get too far... I got as far as stretching looking at my alarm thinking if Meg gets up then I'll get up. I reluctantly turned on my light on my bed stand and pulled my blanket off....I waited for about 10 minutes. I didn't hear Meg get up and I started getting a chill so I turned my light back off and pulled my blanket back up around me and slept for another 2 1/2 hours before I had to be to work.
I should have just done it though. Just get my big butt out of bed and go for a run it would have woken me up enough to make it through the day and then I wouldn't feel like i weigh hundreds of pounds more than I do.
Oh... well here's to doing better tomorrow.