Monday, September 19, 2011

Choosing to be Happy isn't always that simple

The past few days I've really really really wanted to blog. But, I haven't really been choosing to be happy. I can't write on my blog about choosing happiness if that's not actually what i'm doing! That makes NO sense!!  Well, I started this blog post last week. At that time I was still obviously trying to choose happiness. It was very difficult. CHANGE that's why I couldn't choose it. CHANGE IS stinking HARD! So, basically last week was really difficult for me. I had someone in my life I was (thought I was) close to. I thought things were completely different than they were for months. I feel like a complete idiot. But, it is completely my fault. There is nothing I can blame on this person. I was the problem, everything I did was wrong. I'm sure I'm too much. Also I'm sure being around a person like me I'm sure is very difficult. I can't seem to choose a personality. I can't decide who I am anymore. Things about me bug even me myself. I try to be someone who I think I am and it just never works out. That's kind of what I've been determining this past week. WHO AM I? I've come up with multiple answers. 
1. I am a child of God. We all have a Heavenly Father who created us and I am his child as well as are you.
2. I am a woman, a woman with divine internal qualities (that I haven't really tapped into yet, sorry... I told you I was working on it) 
3. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Meaning I am a mormon, yes... soon I will do my mormon.org profile) 
4. I am a daughter, my parents are the greatest and have done so much for me as I grew up in their home. They taught me so many important things and  they have been there for me my whole life. Recently in these past few months of my life they have done so many things for me it's really just insane. I love them so much. 
5. I am a sister. I have 2 brothers and a sister. They are all older than me and protect me so well. I'm lucky to be the youngest and have all of their life experiences to learn from as well as my own. They are the greatest siblings in the entire world and I wouldn't know what to do if I wasn't honored enough to call them my siblings. 
6. I am an aunt. Since I was 8 years old over these years I've been adding to my tallies of nephews and nieces. Today I was made an aunt one more time :] I have a new nephew Logan Wilson Pryor. He looks amazing. Even though I'm not there to see him right now I know he is loved and all is well. I love all my nephews (4) and neices (3). They bring me so much joy. 
7. I am a CNA. That's my current occupation I suppose. People think I'm absolutely insane, but that's because they don't understand. (Not that I understand, but still) Being a CNA gives me a sense of satisfaction. Helping those who can't help themselves fills me with an indescribable joy. I love the people I take care of. I am blessed to be a part of their lives. 
8. I am a pianist. Well, I actually wouldn't say I'm a "pianist", but I do play the piano. I love it. It's one of the biggest stress relievers. I love how free I feel when I play. I feel like I am the person I am supposed to be at that point, if only I could feel that way all the time.
9. I am a runner. I love running, it's almost as satisfying as playing the piano. But, it's really not quite that satisfying. I love running in races and that feeling of satisfaction after finishing a race after all the hard work.

The rest is I guess what I really need to figure out. Lots of prayer, fasting, pondering, and trips to the temple are to come. Sometimes life can be super hard to figure out. Trying to decide how to react to certain situations, it's so easy just to not say anything specifically to say, complain to others about how "awful" life is, and just let everything good slip out of your life. I started that way, but as hard as it is to be happy it is SO worth it! I've already reaped the affects of that attitude. It's so wonderful just being happy!  I do love life though. I've still had a grand time with catching up with friends I've slightly neglected (I'm sorry, I'm terrible) and meeting lots of new people. I really don't think I've met more people in a single week. I am finally choosing to be happy again and I'm so glad I can finally blog about how happy I am again. :] CHOOSE HAPPINESS. There's really no other logical way to go through life!



Friday, September 9, 2011

Things I love about Rexburg

WE HAVE A TACO BUS!!!!!!!!!!! :D 

YOU CAN RENT TANDEM BIKES FROM BYU-IDAHO!



If you do your hair it doesn't flat out or frizz out by the end of the day because it's so dry! :D 




THERE ARE GREAT PLACES TO TAKE ROOMMATE PICTURES!!! 



THERE ARE ICE CAVES :D 


YOU CAN LEGALLY RIDE IN THE BACK OF TRUCKS!


YOU CAN CLIMB A VOLCANO! ("R" MOUNTAIN)


THERE'S A CAROUSAL IN PORTER PARK! OPEN DURING THE SUMMER!


PEOPLE HAVE POTATO PARTIES! AND LIKE ME YOU CAN GO TO A POTATO PARTY THEN GO TO THE HART AND DO ZUMBA! (yes, that's what I did the day this picture was taken!)


THE PEOPLE AROUND HERE ARE KIND OF AMAZING! :]


AWESOME ROOMMATES! WE COULD SLEEP IN THE LIVING ROOM AND STAY THERE ALL DAY WATCHING 8 MOVIES!


THE SAND DUNES! ENOUGH SAID!



THE CREW. GOOD COMPANY :D 




 I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY!!! I'M DEFINITELY LOVING REXBURG RIGHT NOW!!! :D

Achieving Goals


Making Goals with each other helps with achieving your goals. 
I decided to start running again during the 7 week break in Nebraska and I really want to lose some of this extra weight I've gained since leaving Nebraska. So, I asked my niece if she would enjoy running a kids mile on the same day as I ran a 5k. Of course she thought it was a great idea! So, she and I would run together a bit, but I did a lot of training on my own as well. We were a great support team! We had a blast training together!


The day of the race we both did it! Brianna (my niece) ran the whole way without walking and I achieved my 3 goals: don't walk, beat people, and get under 36 min. It was a great day especially with how our morning was going and the beginning of both of our races that was a bit rough.



I just love this one, I really achieved my goal. On record I got 31:51, but that's not a huge difference. All I cared about was the under 36 min part! I even felt like I had a little bit more in me! It was marvelous!! ;D Achieving your goals is the most amazing thing ever! I loved everything about it!! :] I hope my goals keep coming out like this one, next step with running goals. Be able to run the temple to temple relay! That's going to be September 24th! I'm pretty stoked!



IT'S SO EASY TO BE HAPPY WHEN YOU'RE EXERCISING WELL AND ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS! I CHOOSE HAPPINESS!