Sorry.

I am aware that I haven't posted in a while and I apologize. There, done.

Anyway, I have had quite a lot of things happen since I last posted. I've gone to Washington, D.C. with my class, which honestly felt kind of average. Yes, I did get to visit 3 states to which I've never been, but it wasn't as amazing as I thought it would be. The moment I stepped into my house, I reached for a letter saying that I got rejected second-round to my school of choice, so I am going to a school that I didn't really want to go to in the first place, but it's okay. I'm looking forward to high school in general.

I have decided that I am going to make some changes. I know I said I was going to change the template for the website and everything, but it hasn't happened yet. I am giving myself a deadline of 1 week to get that finished. Another change is that I am going to start eating fewer processed foods. I am also going to set aside a half hour every day to relax. I will be adding more exercise into my life and more sleep, because I know that I need it.

As I said previously, I am now accepting life as a princess in training, which is getting hard at some points. It just seems like, once I'm done with major sports, like basketball, volleyball, and softball (which will probably be in college, if I play in high school), life will be so much simpler. I won't have to worry about getting home late and doing my homework and showering twice a day some days. I'll still get exercise, but I won't be forced into doing things that I don't like to do.

My next post will be about something other than me. I promise it won't be 12 or so days later than this post.

Peace, love, and simplicity. ♥

Changes

I am changing around the template and colors of my blog today. Probably right after I finish writing this. I just feel that it's not fitting with what I've decided to do. Eventually, I am going to purchase a domain name and set up a website for myself that will have a blog on it, but this will do for now. I think if I focus mostly on one specific topic, it will bring a reader, because I don't believe I have any.

Anyway, my relatives are returning to their castle in the North today, so we're sending them off with a hope for a safe trip.

This post is short because I need to update the template and purpose of this blog. I might write another post later. We'll see.

Peace, love, and simplicity. <3

A Discovery

I recently Googled "how to feel like a princess" and came across an amazing website called "Princess Portal". A young Australian woman who dresses in Lolita fashion and makes her world magical writes these articles that really inspire me. I believe she has stopped writing for Princess Portal, but now writes on "The Lost Princess" The Lost Princess. She is amazing and you should check her out.

In other news, some of my family members from up North are in for my cousin's 2nd birthday. His name is Brady and he is the cutest. Instead of calling me Evelyn, he says "Ehhhm". It's adorable. Leave him happy birthday messages in the comments!

I'm still working on "Julie and Julia" for some reason. It never takes me this long to read a book. At most, it's usually about 5 days. I've been filling my time with reading PrincessPortal. Back to that topic, I really want to live like this girl. Her name is Skye and she lives in Perth, Australia. She calls her boyfriend the Prince, her mother the Queen, her father the King, and her house the palace. I love it. She makes every little thing magical. She has a doll named Charlotte, who likes to have tea and play with Skye's friends' dolls. She dresses in Lolita, so, kind of like a doll, and it is beautiful. I want to be like her someday.

That last paragraph made me think of something. That thing is that I have gotten way too lazy. I don't know why, but I know it started after I got sick last year. I've just felt really blah. I wish it would stop, but wishing is going to do nothing. I have to make it happen. So, this summer, I am going to go horseback riding a few times (which I have said), I am going to wear a lot of dresses (which I am absolutely in love with), and I am going to prepare for ye olde high school. I am going to be taking French (I love the language), and am so excited.

In the mean time, I would like to sign up for yoga classes or purchase a some yoga videos, to help me to center myself, improve my balance, improve my flexibility, and acquire more energy. I also plan to write a few songs and possibly record them (only on my little digital recorder, because I don't exactly have access to anything else). Lastly, I am going to start eating much healthier. I know that it will clear my skin, improve my health, and make me feel alive. A few years ago I gave up pop for Lent and it just sort of stuck. But, recently I have noticed that I've been drinking a lot of it (only Sierra Mist/Sprite). I plan to cut pop out of my diet and only drink water.

On a different note, I do want to start writing posts about something other than my life, because who wants to read that every post? If there is anyone reading, let me know what you'd like read. I was thinking some book reviews and/or recipes. I could also do missions! Like, one could be I have to make a sidewalk drawing for my whole block, so something like that, so I can post pictures and write about that. I think that would be pretty cool. I would let you guys (assuming there are people reading it) assign me some missions and such (none perverted, as I am still a minor, for any creepos out there).

Alrighty, I will leave you now. Go celebrate your inner princess. :)

Guest Blogger!

Bonjour. Today I am going to have a guest blogger (as the title may have pointed out)! She is the one, the only, my twin sister, Lizzie! You should know that she is an avid cat lover, she loves to draw and paint, she loves many male celebrities (all too old for her), and she is a great person. Without further ado, here she is!

Shalom. my name is Lizzie, and I am the twin sister of Evelyn. I love cats, have a few GREAT friends, love going out, love turtles, frogs. toads, pandas, green, blue, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson, Ian Somerhalder, Adam Lambert, James Franco, and Jesse McCartney.(to name a few) i love making new friends, meeting cute, sensible boys, meeting any boys, meeting anyone, making new friends, meeting up with old friends, meeting cool people, meeting strange people, meeting funny people, meeting unique people, meeting famous people, meeting poor people, meeting young people, meeting old people, talking to people, looking at people. to put in simply, i just love people. when i get older, i want to have a job where i get to meet lots of people. because i love them! i think anyone you meet can help better you mentally, physically, and spiritually. and whenever i meet someone, i try to get something out of the experience. i love weird lists, strange laws, underdogs, strange phobias, drawing, typing, talking, listening, watching, hearing, and growing. i love being unique. one of my favorite quotes is: "When walking into a garden, pick up a bouquet of different flowers, not all the same ones.". it goes something like that. i love the movie Kung Fu Panda. i want to learn kung fu someday. i want to learn some kind of self defense.
I hope you learned something about me :) :D
peace out, girlscout.

Alrighty, I hope you liked her because she really is amazing. She inspires me to be a better person and I learned a lot about her from having her post on here. Let me know if you want to here from her again, but I think she is going to start a blog of her own soon.

Love you lots, like tater tots.
Peace, love, and simplicity,

Oops.

Alrighty. While I was brushing my teeth, I realized that it was Monday, the day on which I was supposed to post. By that point, it was about 40 minutes after 12, so Tuesday had already begun. That's alright. I apologize to any readers, if there are any.

So, I tried to make whipped cream today for some strawberry shortcake. It did not turn out as well as I would have hoped, but it tasted just fine. After consulting the interwebs, I discovered that I must have beaten it too much. *shrug* It tasted like whipped cream, so it's all good.

Today, took a shower, sat around, helped my dad around the house, put sunscreen on [because we were supposed to go out], put makeup on [which I regret because I felt disgusting, because I usually don't wear makeup that often], watched 'New Moon' for the millionth time, and ordered Chinese food for my family. Fun. Overall, not a contenting as it could have been.

I have been feeling very discontent lately. Like, right now, my shirt feels uncomfortable and I'm tired. Discontenting, no? I just feel like I need to do something. Anything. I need to finish the book I'm reading ('Julie and Julia'), I need to get my laundry done, I need to blah, blah, blah. I just need to move. I think it's vital to my mental health. I seriously want, but (here's where I start to make excuses) my bike is still up in the rafters of my garage, I have to do stuff around the house, the only place I have to go is the movie theatre (not really), which is far away and cost money, and I don't have anyone to go with (not true; I have my twinsie sister).

I hate making excuses for myself. Tomorrow I am going to get all the stuff I need done before 12 noon and get my bike so I can just ride around. Yep, that's the plan.

My dad recently updated my iPod Touch to 3 OS, or whatever it is, so I can copy and paste! I am so excited! I love copy and paste! But, it gets annoying when I'm reading an article and it keeps turning blue, asking me if I want to copy it. Plus, today Google started being weird on my iPod. The auto-fill or -search, or whatever it is, isn't working. :(

Eh. I need to improve my quality of life. I came across a phrase recently that inspired me (but apparently not enough to get moving) that said something like 'Live your dreams, instead of dreaming your life.' The actual phrase was worded more eloquently than my paraphrase, but you get the idea. This really applies to me because I would say that I spend about 70% of my time and energy on daydreaming, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it really gets in the way of things. I need to make the daydreams a reality! Like, I dream of being great at volleyball, but I never actually bought a volleyball so I can practice and make that dream a reality. I dream of having a great boyfriend, but I never go out (like, of my house), so how am I going to meet people?

I just need to go out on the town and be me. I definitely want to go horseback riding this summer, so maybe I'll meet a cute stable boy... ;)

Peace, love, and simplicity.

What I Have Learned From Country Music

With all the country music I've listened to, I was suppose I was bound to learn something.

1. Love like crazy, with every ounce of your heart.

2. Life isn't about where you end up, it's how you get there.

3. It's normal to be crazy.

4. Spend as much time as you can with your parents, because they won't be here forever.

5. Be a best friend.

6. Tell the truth.

7. Don't outsmart your common sense.

8. Pray.

9. If you work as hard as you can, it will pay off.

10. You can't overuse "I love you".

11. Everybody messes up sometimes.

12. When you find true love, don't give it up for anything.

13. You are beautiful.

14. Do what you love.

15. Whatever you're going through right now, it will get better.

16. You can't trust every cute boy you meet.

17. Those who love you can bring out the best in you.

18. Every heartache makes you who you are.

I know I have learned more than that, but those things really stick out to me. If you have anymore things you've learned from country music, feel free to leave a comment!

I saw "The Last Song" again yesterday. The experience with sort of bittersweet. Sweet because I was with 4 of my very best friends and I could catch what I missed the first time around. But, bitter because I knew what was going to happen and it wasn't as much of a thrill. Nonetheless, it was a great movie, as I said in my previous post.

I really want to be like Miley Cyrus's character in "The Last Song". She plays piano amazingly, can apparently write music, has a gorgeous boyfriend, got into an amazing school, is a vegetarian, protects animals (though, I couldn't understand why she was wearing leather shoes and a leather purse), and is her own person. She didn't change for anyone else, except herself.

I have some musical experience. I used to play the flute. I admit that I never wanted to practice, so I wasn't very good, but I didn't quit for 3 or 4 years. I listen to music constantly and get really into the lyrics. That's something I love so much about music, that you can put your heart and soul into every word you sing. Anyway, I would like to become a vegetarian someday and I am very environmentally conscious and do my part. But, one way that I am unlike Miley Cyrus's character is that I do sort of change for people. I have very, very firm beliefs, but sometimes I change the little things to please others. Like, I sometimes judge others, when I always say "Don't judge me." I feel much like a hypocrite and stop as soon as I catch myself.

Wow. That last paragraph is quite scrambled, but I like it that way.

Yesterday, I got a free makeover with my friends. I think I looked really pretty. It was kind of odd because I usually only wear a little mascara and powder, but they did the whole shebang, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, concealer, lip gloss. I did buy a really cool kit that has tons of makeup that I would actually wear. (http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp;jsessionid=272B9349BF291BA098B2AFB269A14336.papp1-app1?productId=xlsImpprod2040009)

Enough of my ramblings! Have a nice Easter, if you celebrate it. If not, have a pleasant weekend and prepare to hear from me on Monday!

Peace, love, and simplicity.

Hello, world.

Hello! This is my first ever public blog!

I am one girl on a mission to find herself in one lifetime. To tell you about myself, I'll just list some things that I like/love:

Taylor Swift

Country music

Cotton

Tim McGraw

Lady Antebellum

"Be Still" by Tim McGraw

Music

Writing

Writing Music

Dresses

Being a girl

Blue

Purple

Green eyes

Blue Eyes

Brown Eyes

Brown hair

Life

Inspiration

Books

Paper

Windows

America

Horses

Journals

Green

White

Love

Boys

Family

Friends

The internet

YouTube

Blogs

Magazines

Simplicity

The country

Farms

Take from that list what you will about me.

Anyway, today I saw "The Last Song" starring Miley Cyrus. Now, usually, I have a minor dislike for Miley Cyrus, but her character really inspired me. The entire movie inspired me. If you saw it, did you notice that all the main characters, besides Jonah, had blue eyes? It was glorious. If you haven't seen the movie, go do so as soon as you can! It had me on the verge of tears and my heart beating quickly for Liam Hemsworth as Will Blakelee. Mmm... He is a hunk! Miley is beautiful and I fell in love with "When I Look at You", which is on the soundtrack. Go see it!

After having seen that movie, I have decided that I really want to inspire people in my lifetime. Through music and writing. I think I really can. Two of my New Year's resolutions for 2010 are to learn how to play guitar and learn how to play piano. Somehow, this has gotten delayed, but I will get around to it because it means so much to me. I have written a song or two and I used to write poetry all the time. That was, like, my thing when I was younger. I still have my blue TechDeck notebook full of acrostics.

Alrighty, prepare for another post either tomorrow or Saturday!

Peace, love, and simplicity.