Beginning with Becca: December 2012

Thursday, December 20, 2012

26 Acts of Kindness

So ever since Friday my heart has been a little heavier than usual

I went to bed the night before so excited that I wouldn't have to set an alarm to wake up

I told myself that no matter how many times my phone buzzed, I was not going to wake up for it

So that morning my phone buzzed a few times like it always does in the morning but I ignored it

*Side note: I get all the breaking news updates sent to my phone from USA Today

So at one point when my phone buzzed I decided to look at it

It wasn't a text message, or a Facebook post, or a tweet

It was the USA Today update telling me that there had been a school shooting in Conn.

I'm not from Conn. nor do I know anyone from there

But as soon as I saw that on my screen I couldn't go back to sleep

I just layed in bed with a heavy heart and a feeling it wasn't good

As the day went on and more details started to come out I got more sick to my stomach

As a future teacher it made me wonder what I would have done

How I would have reacted

Now I don't have children, but I have two nephews and a niece and I have a lot of little cousins

So to think that this could have been one of them scares me

And I hurt for those families and those friends who lost their children and their friends and their wives or mothers or aunts or sisters

I have not stopped praying since that morning

As the week has gone on I have wondered to myself "how can I help"

What can I do

Then I found this Facebook page and I knew that was it

I am going to do 26 Acts of Kindness in memory of those sweet children and those brave faculty members from Sandy Hook Elementary School

I know this doesn't directly help the families that are suffering but I am hoping by doing this that I will help to show people that there is still good in this world

I hope this will brighten someones day and maybe make them smile a little more

And I hope it will make them stop and think about those innocent lives that were lost that day and maybe send a prayer up to the Big Man asking for a hand of blessing over those directly affected by this horrible tragedy

This is the little list I am using and attaching to every act I do You can either save it from here or download it from here

I have decided to make this a link-up because I would love to see what you all do!
I think it would be a great way for us bloggers to show people that there really are good hearted people out in this world still.
I will be posting my 26 Acts of Kindness post on December 27

So if you would like to link-up please do so on that day!

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Adult Work Weeks

I would like to know what genius came up with the idea of a 40 hour work week

Maybe someone who actually enjoyed getting up before the sun is even awake

Or maybe someone who thought they would rather spend their life at work instead of home

Whoever this person was ... I despise you

I am currently in the middle of my first ever adult work week

That's right people, I have never worked a full 40 hours in my life

Now I do go to school full time and I work 20 hours but this is totally different

This whole waking up before 7 am thing and being at work until the sun sets is stupid

I hate it

I am so tired and the week is only half way over

I'm not even thinking straight

(This will be me on Friday)

Hell I wasn't even thinking straight on Monday...

That's when I knew this was going to be a long week

Now don't get me wrong, it's not like my job is that hard

I mean I sit at a desk staring at a computer monitor for the whole day

But listen to me when I tell you that the Internet gets boring after about a half hour

So what am I supposed to do for 40 hours hmm?

In two days I will be on Christmas break and I cannot wait

10 glorious days off

But then it's back to work

And then it's back to class

And it's a never ending cycle

But seriously, who thought 40 hours a week was a good idea

I would like to speak to them

I know, I know, all I am doing is complaining

But I'm sure at least one other person on this planet agrees with me

(My job)

I never want to work full time in my life

Do you think I can start applying for rich house wife now?

Or should I wait?

Where do I apply for that anyways?

Do you think they have an application on the Internet?

I'm thinking that might be too much work too.

I may just be a stay at home single woman living with a million cats

Who knows where this life will lead me...

I know where it will lead my

Straight to the movie theater to see this!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Silence and Support

Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Making of Our Wonderful Gingerbread House

Now, I use the word "wonderful" lightly

This may not be the best gingerbread house ever

But that's alright

According to Dylan this was the first time he's actually made one

He thought we were going to like make our own gingerbread and everything

He obviously doesn't know me very well

I buy the kit
Well I had my mom buy it

And she almost bought one for me that was preassembled

Yeah, I'm a princess

Anyways, we had fun making it and decorating it

And we didn't really take it seriously

But we had fun and that's all that matters

Trying to decorate the tree

Decorating the front of the house... wait for it...

Trying to get a picture of him with the house .. anddd my sister photobombed it

Attempting to take a decent picture

It took us like 15 tries

And the final result

Let me tell you ... he did most of the decorating

Alright, maybe I decorated that little gingerbread man over there

But I was in a hurry to play Super Mario

Did you make a gingerbread house yet?
Are you going to?
You better!

Happy decorating!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

How to Snapchat ... The Right Way

Okay so have any of you heard of this new thing called Snapchat?

Well I have

And let me tell you, when I first did I thought "man sooo stupid"

And my boyfriend said "you do not need another form of social media"

But did I listen to either of us and just not download it?

Of course not, because then I wouldn't be my actual self

So I got it

And I love it

Really all you do is send embarrassing photos of yourself to someone

Because let's face it, who doesn't love to do that

Especially when you know that the other person only has a certain amount of seconds to see it

Then it is gone forevaaa

Well, I mean I don't know if it's really gone ...someone controlling Snapchat probably has it hooked up to where they can always see all of our pictures .. but whatever

Anyways ... steps to properly Snapchatting

Step 1. Send funny/embarrassing picture of oneself

This would be the "I burnt my tongue a week ago and it still hurts" picture I send to my sisters everyday

Step 2. Receive funny/embarrassing picture back

Since I don't think I could get my sisters to actually send me embarrassing pictures let's just pretend it's them ... you get the point

Step 3. Send one back

This would be my kissy face or duck face or whatever face you want to call it

Step 4. Again, receive one in return

Step 5. Again send one back to the person

And that folks, is how you Snapchat

And this is what I do every day

From the moment I wake up until the moment I go to bed

Like me and my sisters actually send good morning and good night pictures

And let me tell you ... we look hot

I even get "potty break" or "shower time" pictures from my sisters

Yeah, we're that close

Be jealous

Anyways Happy Wednesday!

Two days from the weekend!

Wait, was the world supposed to end today?

I thought that was the 21st?

Anyways, congrats on making it to today!

The world did not end!

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