Who is Important to You?

Who are the most important people in your life?
Your family!

No matter what you do, where you go, or who you become, they will always love you. They have a large portion of their heart that they devote to you.

If you are a teenager, you know all too well that parents can be mean, unsympathetic, and upsetting, but they are just trying to do what is best for you. They are quite smart, they have already been through what you are going through now.

They give great advice about friends, boys, and school because they know what you are thinking. Trust me, if they pay attention, which they do, they will know how you react to certain situations, even when you do not.

Don't push your family away. They are your biggest fans and supporters. Pushing them away is like pushing away your past. Even if you think they are just holding you back, they really are motivating you to become a better person.

Enjoy!

Arachibutyrophobia... The Fear of Peanut Butter Sticking to the Roof of Your Mouth

If you were told that you could only have one food choice for the rest of your life, what would you choose?

This is a common question that is asked on the first day of school when you were little. You know, the questions that they ask to get to know you and your classmates better.

I think that I would pick a nice peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This has been my favorite food since I was little. I ate it almost everyday!

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I understand that if you are allergic to peanuts, you will never know what a creamy peanut butter and jelly sandwich tastes like. But you can come fairly close with a banana and butter sandwich (which are also quite good). If you choose not to read on, I understand.

I got the idea for this post from my sisters book of 5,000 facts (again) and also one of my other friend's blog What Nobody Needs to Know (But I Still Share). Go ahead, visit her blog, I’ll wait. Now that you’re back, I’ll continue. I sit with her at that table every other day. It really is a great spot to sit. It really has a perfect view of the lunchroom.

If you have ever experienced the taste of a delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you know that you take the risk of having peanut butter stick to the roof of your mouth. That is, if you put too much peanut butter on the sandwich. Personally, I would rather have too much peanut butter on a sandwich than not enough! If you put on too much jelly the bread gets soggy.

If you think about it, it really isn't a horrible risk too take when you just want to enjoy a delicious snack.

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy...

Journals, Journeys, and More

Do you keep a journal or diary? You may want to consider writing in one because they are very helpful in the long run.

You can write down anything that comes to your mind, goals, hopes, dreams, or just random crap that you need to get out of your system.

Everyone has goals. Goals for everything you do. For example, I have goals for athletics, school, friends, and family. I have short term and long term goals. It is nice to have goals that you can accomplish, ones that you know you can achieve. But it is nice to know that one day you could do the impossible. Those long term goals may sound way out there but they could be closer than you think.

Another thing journals are good for is to have a place to pour out your life and your feelings. If you read my other post Shhh... It's a Secret you know how I feel about trusting people. A journal is a great way to get all your feelings out before you do something you regret. No one will ever be able to see your journal unless you want them to.

My Three Journals

I used my journals (I have multiple) to write about my day and my reactions to some of the interesting things that happened. If someone pissed me off or a friend stood up for me, it's in one of my journals.

Each journal has a purpose. The pink one is for life, school, and friends goals. The navy blue one with the delicate arch has my athletic goals. Finally, the silver one is my most personal journal. It contains who I like, my day, the thoughts on my friends, and my homework schedule.

Journals are fun to look back on. When you get older or if you just read back to what you said a week ago, you may surprise yourself. You may have said something in your journal that you were glad you didn't say out loud. You could just look back and laugh at what you wrote. There are many reasons why a journal is a great thing to have.

Have Fun and Good Luck!

Acrophobia... The Fear of Heights (But It's Mostly a Rant on Fears)

Is anyone else a little scared of heights? I will admit that I am a little scared of heights. But who isn't scared of something.



If you are trying to be brave and saying "Oh I'm not scared of ANYTHING", your just lying to yourself. As long as you are human, you will have fears. Something puts those scary thoughts in your head and give you nightmares and goosebumps.

There are many theories as to why you are scared of something. It might be a relative coming back to haunt you. Or just something you ate before bed that made you sick. But my theory is that society does this to use. Most fears are created by society, the scary movies, the ghost stories, the economy (damn you fiscal cliff). How many times in your life have you been scared that a monster will jump out of your closet or the bogey man will pull you from your bed.

But they also have tried to mend those fears by creating movies that portray monsters as good (ex Monsters INC.).

Courtesy of Decoration Warehouse

I personally love this movie and all the jokes that are told. This movie is about a girl who wanders into the monster world and causes havoc. She learns that monsters aren't scary, they are just trying to do their jobs.

But if you think about it, they are trying to convince kids that monster are not bad, they are just doing their job.

I find it ironic that we have all this scary content and fear is frowned upon in society. Another reason fear is cause is peer pressure. If you are scared of a movie and your friend makes you go, you might as well just have signed yourself up for a week of nightmares. Friends have a lot of influence of your life and you should always be able to say no. If they don't understand, they aren't a true friend.

There are also fears created by nature that we can't control. If you live in Kansas, you might be worried about a freak tornado. If you live on the beach, a tsunami could destroy your house. I believe these fears are not bad, they are just a result.

Back the the fear of heights. Whenever I think about why I am scared of heights, I blame it on trusting the structure too much. I know that sounds silly, but if you think about it, we put our lives in the hands of the people that built the structure. In movie, when a building collapses due to structural failure, I am reminded of my fear.

Fears are a result, nothing to be ashamed of.

Triskaidekaphobia... A Fear of the #13

Do you have a fear of the number 13? I have a friend who's favorite number is 13. And I bet you couldn't guess a famous singer with the favorite number 13. If you knew my friend, you would know right away it's...

Taylor Swift.

I don’t know where my friend gets all of her information, but she has lots of facts about Taylor. She practically stalks her.

I thought that this would be a great to start off this year, 2013. So for all of you out there who have triskaidekaphobia, this will be an interesting year for you. Think about all the fun things that might be in store for you...

May the force be with you.

I sometimes have the weirdest inspirations for posts. Mainly, I get my ideas from my sister. She is always interesting in some random fact that makes for a good post. I got the ideas to blog about this fear because of what my sister got for Christmas. She got a huge book full of 5,000 awesome facts, as the title explains:

Courtesy of National Geographic Kids

The book contains facts about castles, spiders, words, etc. There are lots of different phobias in this book. One of the different phobias is about the fear of the number 13. I can understand why some people are afraid of this number. It has gotten a bad reputation. I thought it was a little odd that there was a word for that, but our society just loves to spend time looking for new words to create. But that’s what we do best. Go ‘merica.

So if you have a fear of the number 13, now you know that you have a lovely phobia named Triskaidekaphobia.

Thanks for reading, if there are any of you at all.

Shhh... It's A Secret

What kind of secrets do you trust your BFF with? If you trust them with EVERYTHING about you, you may want to think about what power you are placing in their hands.

Courtesy of Brooklyn Vegan

I know that friendship is built on loyalty and trust (and sometimes with the help of a little pixie dust), but picture perfect friendships are only on TV. No matter how trustworthy a friend may be, you never know what they will do. They may trade your secrets for other secrets or info about someone else.

What I've found that works best is to exchange secrets. Another tip is to NEVER tell anyone your deepest, darkest secrets. The reason that deep, dark secrets are called deep, dark secrets are because they must not be shared because they have some sort of deep connection to u.

Another thing that is helpful to do is to trust different friends with different secrets. Spreading out your secrets (but not many of them) means that no friend knows too much. Also remember to always tell your friends not to tell anyone (this is a way to hold your friends accountable for anything that you tell them, the only issue is that its not legally binding).

Life is full of secrets, don't let them come between you and your friends. Friends are there to help you get through all the tough times in life; you should always feel like you have trust in them.

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