Not like my her

I had often contemplated if I was given a circumstance that wasn't right for me to be in would I have the courage to say no. Yes, yes I would. I can say that now. :D

Ladybug candy

I was tired of being inside for so long that I decided to step outside for a little bit. I checked the mail and just hung outside just to be outside. As I was standing I looked at one house across from my house and it triggered a fond memory of mine. This lady who once smoked before she passed away would tell me stories. Afterwards she gave me chocolate. The outside of the wrapper was in the form of a ladybug. I know it's cheesy but sometimes some of the simplest memories are the best ones.

Within Innocence Chapter 1

I was between the ages of 3 and 6 when this happened. One day I went to a friend's house and she wanted to play in the water. I didn't bring my swimsuit so she let me borrow one of her bikinis. I remember sitting on the sidewalk wearing her bikini when my mom drove up. She saw me and instantly began screaming at me. I felt so bad that I vowed I would never wear a bikini again. I must say that I have kept to that ever since then.

S.M.I.L.E.

Sometimes rough tides wash up on our shores. But they weren't designed to control but to learn to let what comes and love it. Sometimes we forget that what we have on our own shores is bliss. It's not about desiring for more than we have, it's about being grateful for the things that we do have. Life is wonderful, that should never be forgotten! While we may not have everything we want we have enough. Look for the bright side to every situation and you would be amazed at how rich life truly is! I chose to call this post S.M.I.L.E. for a Heavenly purpose. The scriptures instruct us to S.M.I.L.E. or to be Spiritually Minded Is Life Eternal, S.M.I.L.E. One of the best ways that we can smile is simply by being grateful for what we have. Remember to S.M.I.L.E.

Stress Begone: Real Ideas That Kill Stress!

Life brought you down? It happens to the best of us at some point or another. These tips are designed to reduce stress and build confidence again.

1) Remove yourself from facebook. It is so easy to waste time on that website. Taking yourself off of it you'll find that there is so much time to accomplish the day's tasks.

2) Clean/organize something in your house. Little do we realize that seeing messes actually creates internal tension. Cleaning becomes loads of fun with Disney songs.

3) Take a walk by yourself. Just walk somewhere slowly and observe nature. Think about all the things the Savior has blessed you with.

4) Stop being so self-absorbed! Being caught into yourself is self-deception #1. It may feel like it's grand at the time but give it a little bit and you'll realize just how miserable and lonely it really is. So serve, serve, serve. Listen to someone, hold the door for a stranger, bake cookies, help someone with their homework, stop by and visit someone at random, randomly give a note to someone/anyone; whatever you do just give yourself away through service. Become service oriented and it blesses lives (including yours).

5) SMILE! The scriptures even state to do so. "Spiritually Minded Is Life Eternal."

6) Exercise. Sitting around and doing nothing makes one miserable. We are like cars built with so much potential. When we sit and have the car running we are wasting our potential for no gain. It's a silly concept really!

7) Express your gratitude for the things you already have.

Hope these tips help! Enjoy getting rid of your stress, I know I did :D

There is a difference...

"Spiritually
Minded
Is
Life
Eternal"



"False
Evidence
Appearing
Real"




There is a difference between light and dark. Light is that which draws us closer to truth essentially bringing about a S.M.I.L.E. Dark is that which brings us closer to a lie essentially bringing about F.E.A.R.

Swinging doors

They say when one door closes another one opens. Still wondering how in the world I can go from crying over a guy to having two dates in one day practically over night. Last semester I fell for someone who I thought was absolutely perfect...he's not. We went on a few dates. How did that end? With a sorry but we should just be friends. AH! I could have absolutely died! I was crushed! Someone may as well have pushed me off the side of a mountain! So what did genius Keri do then? She decided that she wasn't going to take this anymore and started going for someone who just wasn't worth even a penny. Thankfully I have friends who looked after me during that time and somehow pulled me away from that. Remember that guy who I thought was just perfect? Let's just call him ab. So ab somehow found his way back in my life again. He invited me to go and hang out one night this semester. Hope shot through every inch of my body. Instantly I was thrilled and said yes. His sister was getting together a huge group to play volleyball. We were going to meet up at some lounge and all travel down and play some volleyball. I was the first there so I waited for everyone else. One of my friends actually came (I had no idea that she knew them). Next his sister and brother came. Not realizing that they were related I said something stupid. Ouch! No points for Keri! I did my best to not let that ruin things for after all I was about to see ab again. The night went on and then it hit me...I was the only person dressed up in sweats. A trigger went off in my head; why was I the only person dressed up to work out? I looked so stupid! Not only that but I had already made a fool out of myself by saying something ridiculous in front of his family. More or less I did my best to make the evening enjoyable but the second it was over I left. I ran home. After I got home I checked my phone and he had tried to call/text me that plans had changed. I was relieved that he had tried to tell me plans had changed but the fact that that still happened was awful! For a month I thought that he had changed his mind, I thought that he started thinking that he might want to date me. I fell for that trap yet again. He didn't. I can't help but feel like my emotions were tossed in the air like a child playing with a bouncy ball. How did I find this out? I had a friend somewhere upstairs from where he lives who asked ab if he had taken interest in any girls right now. He didn't. I can't believe I was that stupid! Thankfully my roommate was patient and talked with me for an hour and a half. She gave me hope again that I had lost.
The very next day she started talking with her brother. Somehow I wound up with two dates in one day: one to make sure my roommate and some guy get together while the other I am being set up on a blind date. Not only that but it also almost seems like guys now are falling left and right, head over heels just to get a date with me...ME! Wow, I never would have seen that coming!