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I wont blame it all on teaching, but...

It took me a long while to make this post. First it took a while for me to realize I needed to write it. Then it took me a while to find the time and mental ability to write this emotional piece and then it took me a while to decide to publish it. So this is several months in the making, but here it is. This is the completely raw and unequivocal, honest and vulnerable story of me and my journey with depression. In high school and college I was always an exceptionally happy person. I loved people, my friends, my parents and, occasionally, my siblings ;) I was extremely active in my high school academics and choir program. I remember always thinking highly of myself, not in a prideful or condescending way, but rather I would say my thoughts and feelings towards myself were mostly, if not always, positive. I considered myself to be beautiful, smart, talented and funny. I was, honestly, a very strong minded and resilient person. I loved my church and the relationship I had formed with G...
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Thoughts from a Mormon feminist...

I know this isn't coming right in the heat of the feminism storm that caught the attention of so many this past summer, but I feel like it's still an important issue to address. First I must say, I am not shy about my views or opinions. When asked about women's right's issues in today's world I confidently stand my ground. Women deserve equal pay, they deserve a voice, they deserve opportunities to grow and live and love. Feminism is designed to create equality. I am not below men, nor am I above them. I have been asked several times to share my opinion on the Ordain Women movement. To me, it's an interesting topic because I've been asking that very question my whole life. Why can't I hold the Priesthood? What is so wrong with my desire to serve the Lord through the Priesthood? I can remember passionately arguing with my mother when I was twelve years old; I just did not understand why women couldn't do the same things that men could in our chur...
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A walk through the past 4 years of my life...

As my undergraduate schooling has ended, I have been quite sentimental about the time I spent at BYUI and the places this school has taken me. So I decided to write up a list of my favorite memories during college. They aren't in any particular order, just which one I thought of first. And I tried to contain it to 10, or even 15… but that just did not happen. Happy reading :) 1. That one time Kameron Kavanaugh caught me and David Contreras gettin some in a practice room. (We were, in fact, NOT getting anything, but I was merely giving him a voice lesson in the technique of breathing.) 2. The special occasion when Heidi Jane Spjute Powell and I had a full on conversation in our own made up language... also in a practice room. 3. When Danielle Windham and I duct taped Bailee Super to a lamp post. No regrets. 4. Spending two weeks in the beautiful country of Ghana, Africa, singing my little heart out with the BYUI collegiate singers. Specifically, the moment I stepped onto te...
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Wally's...

There a lot of things that go on in the big wide world of Walmart. I am proud to say that I am a new Wal-Mart cashier (#whatever #whathasmylifecometo #whyamihashtagging). It's a fun time. I've only been working there for a few months and I have already come to the conclusion that the world hates cashiers. PEOPLE, I am a person. An American person. I like to do all the same things you do. So I've come up with 10 things the world can do to make my life happier. Not easier, just happier. #10 Separate your crap from other people's crap. And don't get mad at me when I scan something that isn't yours. When clearly, there was no way to tell. Because guess what? I can take that shiz off your ticket and you won't even have to pay for it. Imagine that. Wal-Mart is smarter than you think. #9 Put your cart where it belongs. I don't care what your excuse is, it's 20 feet away, just do it. If you have traumatic experiences of seriously breaking your legs ...
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so yes, its been awhile since my last post, and i apologize. school is crazy! anywho, i thought i would advertise this here youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuY7k9G7hrs its a simple tune about my favorite professor up at byuidaho. sung by heidi jane spjute and yours truly :) enjoy!
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confession: im a druggie

JUST kidding. kind of. anyway. i have a dilemma. two of them, actually. they are: i currently cant decide if i want to go to bed or not. since the beginning of my summer, i have been working a graveyard shift and then sleeping during the day. welp, its 10:30am and im blogging while watching What Not to Wear, my totes fave tv show. (you know, beside Modern Family and Criminal Minds) I am not particularly tired, but i will later. but i hate bed time. gah. but the lady on WNTW today is kind of annoying. so im going to say goodnight soon. so dilemma #2 deserves a little bit of an explanation and background on my life. it all started about 3 years ago... during the summer after my senior year of high school. my bff, jamie, introduced me to some of the most wonderful movies i have ever seen. they are of course, the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I fell in love almost immediately and later became the proud owner of the entire trilogy due to a Christmas gift from some awesome roommates. I...
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love lost

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so. its been awhile. heh. a long while, a whole semester while. but now school is out for the summer! and i have time to blog, and think in general. this blog post is about my ex-husband. yes, i have one. we had a great couple of months together... but then we were separated, and we both fell out of love. it was messy. it was heart breaking. but i still love him, even if its not conjugal. and he has a problem. he doesnt have enough money to get back to school. so my roommate and i have started a "Jake College Fund". we have a total of $9.43. its pretty much the greatest. donations are accepted and encouraged if you have the means to lend even a few cents. i need this boy back in my life. i havent seen him for almost 8 months. and it will be an additional 5 months if he doesnt get up here to school. God Bless You. the fund the lovely man himself
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