FOUR DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS

last night i did a 360 in my car

on accident.

imagine

kris and brenna. sealed yesterday. super stunning couple. super freezing day.

a couple days ago i had some very strong feelings (surprise!!)

and i got on this ol' blog and wrote something really great, if i must say

AND then

the rainbow wheel went to town. just spinning away. preventing anything good from happening.

the computer froze. and the post was lost.

i've been so disgruntled about it, that i haven't blogged again. and i can't remember the details of the post, so i'll let it go. lost with time. =)

curse you rainbow wheel!!

im seriously, deeply passionate about a handful of things in life.

like bookstores.

I sat in one the other day in my favorite section

and read books on:

guerilla art

living a creative life

the career of a designer

creating a vintage home

graphic design

national geographic images

and i thought about a couple of things.

i literally spend at least two hours a day following photographers work, reading about them/their work, learning and seeing

i know that by doing this not only am i in love, but i am improving

BUT sometimes if i let my focus wander, if i let my perspective be influenced—I get discouraged. i feel like i can never get there.

there is something that i have heard, and now have a real testimony of. and i will make a sorry attempt to describe it..

do not let other judgements (or your own) immobilize you.

allowing fear (of any kind) in immediately shuts off creativity.

there is no set way to accomplish anything.

life does not have to go in any certain order, at any certain pace, or in any particular way. building a life is meant to be free and creative.

there is no wrong way to do it. if someone thinks your work sucks, if someone doesn't like the decisions you have made, if you are living outside of the norm—who cares. where is the rule book? who is setting these standards? who is to say you can't reach your goals on a different route? take the harder path, step outside your comfort zone, try something you don't know how to do, push yourself

these are the things that will help you improve and grow and continually reinvent yourself

my greatest fear is to be confined by these such fears

to stop creating

to be bored

to stop dreaming

to work a job a monkey could do

i will live the life i dream of and imagine. i will become exactly who i want to be if my mind allows. and it may not be the way others like. and im ok with that.

call me stubborn but i refuse to live any differently. i will always stand by the things i love, my values, and the beliefs i have. i don't need to follow a trend, or go to brooks institute, or wear fancy things.

i don't know how i got to be so stubborn about my ways. thank you mom if it was encouraged by you. was i always like this?

this post is about nothing in particular.

"charity is a gift from God...your love for all people will increase, especially those among whom you labor...you will avoid judging others, criticizing them, or saying negative things about them." -preach my gospel

one time. on a sunny californian day, we hit a couple golf balls.

dad shows my sister what's up.

im excited cuz i actually hit the ball.
oh he's dreamy.

today, (yesterday technically) was an awful day.

even when i rested my head for a nap, i had awful dreams.

But it will be ok

cuz when i wake up tomorrow morning it will all be over

last night josh took me on a date.

yep. it was WONDERFUL

he opened doors and everything. what a princess i am.

he took me to see A Christmas Carol at the Hale Centre Theatre

the building itself is super cool, and the play was really really well done

neat. it was so sweet of him to surprise me like that eh?

maybe i would like to see another one of their productions later this year..

today i ate 10 werthers hard candies.

they're addictive.

i did not eat dinner today. whoops.

i think it may be snowing outside but really—i have no idea.

snow is really sneaky. i like that about snow.

you just wake up and scream, I HAD NO IDEA IT SNOWED!!

well, maybe not everyone does that.. but i most certainly love the mysterious quietness of a fresh blanket of white

i hope this happens in the morning.

so much anticipation, i guess i should be going to bed.

i've been thinking about a couple of things:

shooting film instead of digital

antique shopping

making a new portfolio book

buying things

making pillows

getting my hair dyed

missionary work

snowboarding

making fudge and peppermint bark

how i might fail chem

putting air in my tires

wallpaper

well. goodnight. i'm going to go make a list of things to do tomorrow.

11 DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS