My Week in Pics ~10/13 - 10/19~

YES! I am BACK! And I've remembered to snap some pics!

(Don't mind the blurry one, I only had a few secs, and I had the camera on the wrong setting...)

Here's what I've been up to this week, after getting (mostly) over my cold/flu/whatever illness!

 

My Thankful Journal is officially FULL! I now have a new one, that's a little bigger, but is still small and blue

 

 

 

Here it is (this is really close, didn't want to put it on the floor. Yes, I'm that lazy :)

 

 

 

It always makes my day when a youtuber with millions of subcribers replies to me. And Kandee's awesome! Proud to be a fan!

 

 

 

On the same day, an answer I left on Yahoo! Answers was favorited! It told me to brag, so I am :)

 

 

 

While running some errands I decided to buy a Pumpkin Spice Frap. First of all, it has coffee, and I don't drink coffee. I turn into a four year old who can't stop talking or moving (it's scarily hilarious). And then it gives me a two day migrain. Boo.

Second, it was just plain nasty. Waste of 4 dollars :(

 

 

 

But the four dollars I spent on these wasn't wasted! Both compliment my skin tone very nicely, and blend very well. And they have lasting power, not coming off completely when I scrubbed and ran my hand under the water. Yay!

 

 

 

To get the nasty taste of bad coffee out of my mouth, I ate these. The whole thing. Only a dollar, and they're so good! Not as strong as Nutella, but the filling complimented the cookie quite well!

Yeah, I watch too much Food Network and Cooking Channel...

 

 

 

Wednesday was my Bro's birthday, and we celebrated tonight! My mom made her amazing steaks, and this was the leftovers, which will probably be gone by the time I wake up tomorrow...

 

 

 

Happy Birthday David!

(Don't mind the blurriness, the camera was on the wrong setting...)

 

 

 

Not a bad cake (though I make them better, but I've been sick, soooo) and the ice cream was delicious. Yeah, my diet went out the window today.

 

 

That was my week! Oh, and Happy Birthday again to my cousin Jennifer! She's a new mommy with twins!

 

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My Week(s) in Pics

Hey guys!

Sorry for not doing this blog sooner, I had a couple things to do, and one more item to take a shot of. I never did get a pic of Menlo, my mom's now closed school, which I'm a little sad about, but whatev's. It just never happened.

But here's my past two weeks in pics!

 

Have you seen LA Knight's latest vid, her book review of Daniel Water's Generation Dead?

Check it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSeoXkfznB4

 

 

On our way to my mom's school, me and my brother stopped at Taco Bell and picked up some Mountain Dew Baja Blast Freezes. Boy, that was yummy!

 

 

This was my mom's door, decorated entirely by her kids! They won an award! Don't you think they deserved it? It's awesome!!!

 

 

I got this little bag for ten bucks at Forever 21! I love it! It's got studded ears! Now it holds all my makeup thingies in my purse!

 

 

Memorial Weekend, the Dillard's Clearance Warehouse was having a sale, everything 50% off! These $35 shoes were $6

 

 

These gorgeous $80 platform heels were only $14

 

 

And these $80 printed pants were only $14! My cousins all went at different times, and we all got amazing deals! I'm gonna head back some time this summer with Megan and LA in tow to get some deals!!!

 

 

I've been writing in this little guy every night since January 2nd! Want to know more about how it's helped me through bad times? Check my blog post here: http://lorienlobrien.blogspot.com/2013/05/looking-on-bright-side-and-all-that-crap.html

 

 

 

 

 

As I said, my mom's school has closed (You can see my mommy in this picture right above, relaxing). And yesterday, the last things to come home made it here. So now the house is STUFFED with her classroom materials. The computer room in particular is very full. Me and LA used to move my laptop in there so we could work together...but until my mom gets to the new school, we're just gonna have to work separately... :(

 

 

Along with my mom's stuff came these guys.

I'm obsessed...

 

 

Last pic, this is my outfit of the day! I'm wearing my new pants, with this cute shirt and a black tank.

 

That was my past two weeks. Told you it was busy!

 

What about you? Did you have a great Memorial Day? Or graduate from High School or College? Let me know!

 

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Looking on the Bright Side and All that Crap

Okay, so I've been seeing on Youtube, Pinterest, Twitter, and even here on Facebook "how to make yourself happy" posts and whatnot. As someone who battles depression on almost a daily basis, I wanted to put in my two cents, since a lot of these posts look like great advice, but when you're suicidal and having to talk yourself into not doing something permanent to yourself, it's just empty words.

But, there is something small that I was advised to do years ago, that I've been doing this year since January 2nd (pretty impressive, if I do say so myself). That was this little guy:

 

 

Yes, it's a thankful journal. I don't know if I said this, but I *really* don't like journals. Sure, it records my life...but more than anything, it records my depression. I've written things down that were important, and left my journal suicidal before. Or homicidal. And I was happy and upbeat before starting anything. So unless I really, REALLY feel like writing, I don't. It just stirs up very bad emotions, and that's all it is. I don't record important events, because I'm more focused on leaving them.

 

So yeah, journals are a bad thing to me, not a good one.

 

Bu this little guy, as you can see, is 2.5 in by 4 in~. And all I do is write down five great things I'm thankful for that day. I think it records my day better than anything else, because every major event that touched me is in here, down to every blog post.

 

And boy, does it make even the crappiest days not seem so bad. Like yesterday and today. I seriously hurt my upper back and I'm in major pain. Can't look down for anything, all I can do is sit quietly in misery. But I *still* found five things to write down in here.

 

I got the idea from my Young Women's President years ago, when I was like, 17 and crazy. Never did it, not until this year. Basically, you take a small notebook you have and put on the inside cover what this thing is. Mine says:

Gratitude Journal

Each night right before you

go to bed write down at least 3

things that you are grateful for.

 

I crossed out 3 and wrote 5 next to it. Not because 3 wasn't enough, but because I knew that I would have to reach for 5. And I have. Many, MANY times. But in the end, I go to bed thinking about happy things.

 

Not that I dream happy things. Normally I have nightmares...anyway, back on topic.

 

This thing is super useful. And if I can find 5 things to write about when I've had super hard days and mental breakdowns an hour beforehand, sometimes been suicidal most of the day, then you can too. I don't know what's going on in your life, but if you need a lift, you should do this. Yes, it's a chore at first, yes, it's boring, yes, I am writing in this and thinking really hard when I should be sleeping. But it's worth it.

 

So I challenge ya'll to do this. You don't have to be open about it, you don't have to tell anyone about it. I'm not certain any of my friends or family even know about this thing. I mean, it's next to my bed, but I doubt they've looked inside. (Not sure they could read it, I mean, I wrote when I went to bed at 4 AM and had to get up at 8 AM before, so it's pretty messy).

But I think it's a brilliant way to see the bright side of things when you feel or are being told there isn't one. I mean, what's the bright side of having a strained upper back and not being able to tie my shoes without crying? Nothing, but being able to laugh with my mom about how she may have to tie my shoes like I'm in kindergarten is something to be thankful for, right?

 

Wishing you the best of luck

 

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PS - my week(s) in pics will be up on Friday, along with my monthly favorites!