Oh man..
tomorrow is my last day of school before my "summer break"!!!
it consists of five days off.
big whoop, right? wrong.
five days is HUGE to me!
i'm soooo excited.
i am in desperate need of fresh air away from school. hmm..perhaps..babysitting.. :)
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
missions...missionaries..
Missions are something that are a choice.
It honestly drives me insane when you hear that a missionary is going on a mission because parents are making them.
I believe that missions are something you do if you choose to. I am, by all means, FOR missions...I just think it is so ridiculous when parents push their kids to go on missions.
First of all, if a boy/girl goes on a mission because the parents are pushing them, they clearly are going for the wrong reasons.
Second, if it is not by THEIR choice, they will not learn what they are supposed to or get anything out of it.
If forced, they are going to get on in the mission field and have no clue what they are doing or why they are there. It would be obvious that they should not be there. They would be there for the wrong reasons...not for them. It would be for their mom/dad..whatever.
THEY won't learn anything, nor will the people they are trying to teach because they are not in it spiritually... make sense?
We are taught from primary that boys are supposed to go on missions (keyword being SUPPOSED), girls can if they choose. We are also taught about CHOICE. It is the boys choice if he wants to go on a mission.
Parents should have no say in it. Well, I mean they should...but they should never ever force one to go on a mission.
I hear all the time from people that didn't go on a mission that regret it. Of course that happens but it is a mistake you learn from. Live and learn..right? Anyways, kids need to live and learn, too. Parents need to realize that making big decisions for their kids is never going to help them. They need to learn from their mistakes, just like everyone else.
I know that parents think they are "helping" their child, but they aren't. The more you push things on them or make decisions for them, the more they rebel and want to learn for themselves.
In my school, we have a thing that says "you can't avoid a don't". It is about being more positive and avoiding "don't". When you grow up, all you hear is "don't touch that" or "don't go in the road" or "don't do that". Automatically, your brain says "do". You want to know WHY. You want to know what is going to happen if you really do that. Instead, I think parents should be like "stay out of the road because if a car comes it will smash you". Not those exact words. Just avoid saying "don't" and explain to them WHY they are not supposed to do that. If not, they want to know why so they will figure it out themselves.
Anyway, I got off track..
I just hate when parents push things on their kids. Let them live their own lives.
It honestly drives me insane when you hear that a missionary is going on a mission because parents are making them.
I believe that missions are something you do if you choose to. I am, by all means, FOR missions...I just think it is so ridiculous when parents push their kids to go on missions.
First of all, if a boy/girl goes on a mission because the parents are pushing them, they clearly are going for the wrong reasons.
Second, if it is not by THEIR choice, they will not learn what they are supposed to or get anything out of it.
If forced, they are going to get on in the mission field and have no clue what they are doing or why they are there. It would be obvious that they should not be there. They would be there for the wrong reasons...not for them. It would be for their mom/dad..whatever.
THEY won't learn anything, nor will the people they are trying to teach because they are not in it spiritually... make sense?
We are taught from primary that boys are supposed to go on missions (keyword being SUPPOSED), girls can if they choose. We are also taught about CHOICE. It is the boys choice if he wants to go on a mission.
Parents should have no say in it. Well, I mean they should...but they should never ever force one to go on a mission.
I hear all the time from people that didn't go on a mission that regret it. Of course that happens but it is a mistake you learn from. Live and learn..right? Anyways, kids need to live and learn, too. Parents need to realize that making big decisions for their kids is never going to help them. They need to learn from their mistakes, just like everyone else.
I know that parents think they are "helping" their child, but they aren't. The more you push things on them or make decisions for them, the more they rebel and want to learn for themselves.
In my school, we have a thing that says "you can't avoid a don't". It is about being more positive and avoiding "don't". When you grow up, all you hear is "don't touch that" or "don't go in the road" or "don't do that". Automatically, your brain says "do". You want to know WHY. You want to know what is going to happen if you really do that. Instead, I think parents should be like "stay out of the road because if a car comes it will smash you". Not those exact words. Just avoid saying "don't" and explain to them WHY they are not supposed to do that. If not, they want to know why so they will figure it out themselves.
Anyway, I got off track..
I just hate when parents push things on their kids. Let them live their own lives.
Monday, June 21, 2010
how you know....
that you're a horrible cook.
when you make TOP RAMEN (for crying out loud) and the kids eat it and say...
G- "this doesn't taste like the top ramen we had last time"
H- "yeah..it tastes funny"
N- "yeah it does"
G- "oh well"
I was babysitting and asked the kids what they wanted for lunch and they all decided on beef top ramen. I made it for them and was getting some for the baby when I heard this conversation take place in the living room. I really just had to laugh because it proves my point to everyone. I always say I am a horrible cook but everyone says "no, you just don't LIKE to cook"! Well, here ya go..this is my proof. :)
when you make TOP RAMEN (for crying out loud) and the kids eat it and say...
G- "this doesn't taste like the top ramen we had last time"
H- "yeah..it tastes funny"
N- "yeah it does"
G- "oh well"
I was babysitting and asked the kids what they wanted for lunch and they all decided on beef top ramen. I made it for them and was getting some for the baby when I heard this conversation take place in the living room. I really just had to laugh because it proves my point to everyone. I always say I am a horrible cook but everyone says "no, you just don't LIKE to cook"! Well, here ya go..this is my proof. :)
I love you, father
hahaha! :) We have this ongoing joke about me calling my dad father. It just came out one day. I think I was making fun of the mighty pligs or something... Anyway, it has just stuck so he is "father" to me. :)
Anywho...
I just want to tell my dad how much I love him!!! He is the best dad in the world. He has always been there for me. He is my sarcasm buddy. We are apparently "always sarcastic" according to my mom. We always just joke about everything and my mom gets mad because she doesn't understand sarcasm so we always say "JOKE ALERT!!!" hehehe :)
soo...
Happy father's day! I LOVE YOU!
Anywho...
I just want to tell my dad how much I love him!!! He is the best dad in the world. He has always been there for me. He is my sarcasm buddy. We are apparently "always sarcastic" according to my mom. We always just joke about everything and my mom gets mad because she doesn't understand sarcasm so we always say "JOKE ALERT!!!" hehehe :)
soo...
Happy father's day! I LOVE YOU!
Monday, June 7, 2010
growing up sucks.
I have recently realized that being big sucks. I don't want to grow up anymore. I don't want to deal with the real world anymore. I have been having problems with my school. They totally messed up my loans. Therefore, my bank account being very low. I have realized that when you are big, you have bills such as gas, food, etc.. I have never been so stressed about money in my life. Everyone tells me "welcome to the real world". Well, thanks..but I don't want to be in the REAL WORLD! I want to be in MY world where money is just money and you don't have to have it to survive. I know, I know...realistic, right? :) I hate borrowing money from parents and grandparents. I hate having to rely on people. I feel like I am using them. I'm not..they're just being nice and helping because without them, I would be evicted from my house, walking to school and starving. I really, and I mean REALLY appreciate all they do for me. I, one day, will pay you all back. I promise. Even if that does mean supporting you after you retire. :)
Never ever, will I ever, recommend Paul Mitchell to anyone. Of course people want to go there for "the name". That's what I did. I paid the extra $2,000 just for the name. I regret it. I wish I would have just gone to Evans or Taylor Andrews...something cheaper. I know I would have gotten the same education. I don't even NEED the Paul Mitchell name. It's not like I am going anywhere FAR with my hair career...just Kanab. People in Kanab don't give a dang where I went to school. Don't get me wrong, PM has been fun at times...it's just not where I want to be. I didn't even WANT to go there. I just didn't know what else to do at the time so I pretty much closed my eyes and chose. Not a good idea. I love meeting new people but some days I DREAD having a client because I am SO scared I will screw it up. I have like, zero confidence when it comes to it. UGH! Sheesh, I got side-tracked of where I was going with the not recommending..
When you first go in there, it is like a dream..just getting all of this money. They tell you "apply for FAFSA and get the money at this time and this time." The first one being 300 hours. People budget their money to get them to 300 hours before they get their first living disbursement check. Ninety-five percent of us got it like, a month later. People with families were struggling big time because they were expecting that check.. THEN, you get half-way through school and they totally jack up your loans. I, somehow, owe them ANOTHER $1,000 dollars because the old financial aid lady put numbers in all wrong...or something. I have no clue. She told another lady that her school was pretty much paid for because of grants. She would have to pay about $2,400 total and the grants would cover the rest. A couple weeks ago, the new financial aid advisor pulled her in her office and told her that the only grant she got was worth about $2,000 so she would have to fork out $10,000 that she didn't know about. She said "if i would have known that, I would have never started hair school." Stuff like this just keeps happening. It is so dang frustrating.
Now, this is where my struggling for money comes in because the financial aid advisor is NO HELP whatsoever. She is just a freaking b-word to me and my mom when we even try to talk to her about it. She just says, "well it's not our fault. You will have to come in my office next week and we will figure out how you are going to pay this back." WELL, IT'S NOT MY FREAKING FAULT EITHER! I AM NOT PAYING YOU AN EXTRA $1,000 DOLLARS BECAUSE YOUR EMPLOYEE SCREWED UP!
Ugh, it's so annoying and I am constantly stressing about everything. Hopefully, it will be fixed. Until then, I hate that school.
Never ever, will I ever, recommend Paul Mitchell to anyone. Of course people want to go there for "the name". That's what I did. I paid the extra $2,000 just for the name. I regret it. I wish I would have just gone to Evans or Taylor Andrews...something cheaper. I know I would have gotten the same education. I don't even NEED the Paul Mitchell name. It's not like I am going anywhere FAR with my hair career...just Kanab. People in Kanab don't give a dang where I went to school. Don't get me wrong, PM has been fun at times...it's just not where I want to be. I didn't even WANT to go there. I just didn't know what else to do at the time so I pretty much closed my eyes and chose. Not a good idea. I love meeting new people but some days I DREAD having a client because I am SO scared I will screw it up. I have like, zero confidence when it comes to it. UGH! Sheesh, I got side-tracked of where I was going with the not recommending..
When you first go in there, it is like a dream..just getting all of this money. They tell you "apply for FAFSA and get the money at this time and this time." The first one being 300 hours. People budget their money to get them to 300 hours before they get their first living disbursement check. Ninety-five percent of us got it like, a month later. People with families were struggling big time because they were expecting that check.. THEN, you get half-way through school and they totally jack up your loans. I, somehow, owe them ANOTHER $1,000 dollars because the old financial aid lady put numbers in all wrong...or something. I have no clue. She told another lady that her school was pretty much paid for because of grants. She would have to pay about $2,400 total and the grants would cover the rest. A couple weeks ago, the new financial aid advisor pulled her in her office and told her that the only grant she got was worth about $2,000 so she would have to fork out $10,000 that she didn't know about. She said "if i would have known that, I would have never started hair school." Stuff like this just keeps happening. It is so dang frustrating.
Now, this is where my struggling for money comes in because the financial aid advisor is NO HELP whatsoever. She is just a freaking b-word to me and my mom when we even try to talk to her about it. She just says, "well it's not our fault. You will have to come in my office next week and we will figure out how you are going to pay this back." WELL, IT'S NOT MY FREAKING FAULT EITHER! I AM NOT PAYING YOU AN EXTRA $1,000 DOLLARS BECAUSE YOUR EMPLOYEE SCREWED UP!
Ugh, it's so annoying and I am constantly stressing about everything. Hopefully, it will be fixed. Until then, I hate that school.
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