Day# 11: Check!

Here I am again.

Lovely.

Today was my first REAL day of school.

That last sentence probably either made you shutter in disgust

oooor it quite possibly could have made you jump for joy with excitement for me.

I,

my dear bloggers

was jumping for joy with excitement.

Not quite kid on Christmas, but you get the point.

It was quite a darling day, and two sweet fellow schooler's even came up to me and told me they read my blog.

I was thrilled.

It's fun to know that my somewhat exciting life

is actually somewhat exciting to other people.

So I just wanted to take a minute and say thank you.

thank you for reading.

And for liking me. :)

Now, back to task!

Task# 11: Take time to study alone in the library.

That I did.

And you know what?

I think I am going to do it more often.

And a result of me doing it more often will be a beautiful set of STRAIGHT A's!

Now, I don't know how many of you know this...

perhaps you can see evidence of some, or all of my blog posts.

but I am going to let you in on a secret.

I, Sydney

am ADD.

HA, yep, that'ss right... you heard me, the cats out of the bag, la la la, what ever.

But while my little ADD brain and I sat in the library and worked together I got so much homework done! The only distraction I had was a full bladder, and an instant idea for the list I am about to share with you.

5 Studying Tips for EVERYONE 
(definitely good for people with ADD)

1. Find somewhere quiet and secluded. (For me it was a study room in my school's library)

2. Clear and prepare your area  (Declutter)

3.Get rid of all distractions (Phone, computer, other assignments, etc.)

4. Review topics the day you are given them (Don't procrastinate instilling them in your memory.)

5. Just DO it! You can sit there and stare at your paper all you want. You can fiddle with your pen, tap your fingers, think about that good looking boy/girl in your last class, day dream about your next blog post, or what ever your distraction may be...

BUT

You could ALSO...

Close your eyes, clear your mind, focus all your attention in to the task at hand, and then just GO to work. ACT, DO, BEGIN, ACCOMPLISH! I did this today, and I definitely see success in my future!

Happy day you guys,

Go and DO something new...

like... RIGHT NOW!

Love, ME

Day #10: I'm consistantly a day behind in the RECORDING of my tasks

Hello, hello!

Here I am, yet again a day late in recording my task for yesterday.

Now yesterday wasn't exactly a TASK but it was (of course) something I had never done before. Something I had ALWAYS wanted to do.

Yesterday, I had an interview to be an EFY counselor for this SUMMER!

ahhh...

I was nervous, but so excited.

In about 4-6 weeks I could quite possibly know what my plans are for almost the whole summer.

And since I love living a life ruled by plans, to do lists, etc.

I am VERY hopeful to know whether or not I got a job.

I did the best I could.

&

I feel as though it is in the Lords hands now.

Task #10: Apply and Interview to be an EFY Counselor!

Boom! 

And There you go.

Much love,

the LM&LL lady

Day #9: MISSIONARY SUNDAY

Sunday is always a good day.

This was a DAY full of the topic of missions.

I drove down from Salt Lake to go to Best Friend, Cameron's Homecoming Talk in church.

He did SO well, I was a proud best friend.

That, I am excited to say though, is not the only exciting thing that happened as I sat there smiling from ear to ear for him.

As I sat there, I felt a small "flame" be ignited in my heart...

It was a burning desire to serve a mission.

This has never happened to me.

I feel so excited.

So unsure,

So bright eyed and bushy tailed.

I think I am going to serve a mission.

In December of this year I will be able to start my papers.

Sometime next year I will probably be serving the Lord.

Sharing the gospel, teaching this message of happiness, peace, and JOY wherever I am called to serve. I could not be more excited!!

Well, this leads me to Task #9: Write a Missionary!

Meet Elder Gluch! (It's pronounced like GLUE, cool huh?)

He's serving in Taiwan.

Quite the handsome young devil I must say. 

(Wait... not a devil.. but you know what I mean!)

The thing that makes me the happiest about him is that he is out there

working hard,

riding a bike around,

speaking a very difficult language,

SERVING the LORD.

Doing his work!

That will be ME! 

NEXT YEAR!

...that is... unless the Lord has different plans for me. 

Which he might...

BUT

We'll see. 

Love,

MEEE

Hey you!

JUST DO IT!
whatever "it" is... DO it!
Ready, Set, ACTION!

Day #8: Hola Bonitas!

In seventh grade, I took spanish... It was hard for my little ADD brain.

I honestly didn't put the work in it to do well... 

Plus I only took one year of it.

That was it.

It wasn't until that lovely day during my junior year when I went to the Dominican Republic that I wished I had taken more years of spanish.

So guess what I decided to do for task number 8?

Well, have you ever seen "Other Side of Heaven"?

The part where he is learning the language so he reads one verse from the tongan book of mormon or what ever language it is. And then one verse in English.

Long story short, he ends up learning the language!

SOOOO

Task #8: Get a Book of Mormon in Spanish and read a verse from each every night

So yesterday, Char and I FINALLY did it. We went to good old Deseret Book and got ourselves a spanish Book of Mormon.

I started last night and I am excited to get rollin!

Love,

Sydney 

Day#7: Done, and DONE!

It was New Student Orientation at the LDS Business college, and because of my responsibilities on Student Council. I got to be there RIGHT at 7 am.

Lovely, right? 

yep.

ANYWAYS... the reason why I am telling you this is because the night before, my phone died.

and I didn't know where my charger was.

SOOOO I was worrying all evening that I wasn't going to be able to wake up at six am to get ready.

So I prayed

and I prayed

and prayed a little bit more.

And guess what happened the next morning?

A miracle.

In the early morning I was suddenly awaken, and it was still dark outside.

Unaware of what time it was, I quietly crept down the stairs to avoid waking the sleeping girls that were sprawled out on the living room floor.

I rubbed my eyes and focused on the time the clock showed

6:08am.

I quietly made my way back up the stairs again and fell to my knees in prayer of thanks for the little miracle Heavenly Father had blessed me with.

On my way to the school I thought to myself how I could do something different today for my task.

And then it came to me.

I needed to go out of my comfort zone in some way today.

so...

Task # 7: Talk to people you don't know. Go to them, don't make them come to you.

So this is what I did. And although I didn't get any photos to share with you today..I was excited to report that I fought through the awkwardness I felt, and walked up to several new students at lunch.

I think oftentimes I find myself shying away from opportunities to get to know and be friendly with people because I am insecure with myself. Sometimes I get so self conscience of being awkward that I miss out on chances to be friendly, kind, and all together Christ-like.

I am missing opportunities to grow. 

It is because of this very fact that I chose this task today.

GO and DO.

Follow the impressions to talk to people.

Just DO it!

My life gets better and better every day, because I am choosing to ACT!

I am so grateful.

With Love,

Sydney

Day #6: LOVE LOVE LOVE my LIIIIIIIFE

My Dear friends, 

I am happy to report that I am still "Just Doin' It!"

Yep, I sure am.

With a few very minor set backs (aka Technical Difficulties), I am finally on a roll again.

And tonight as Charlotte (Only the coolest chick anyone could ever ask for) and I sat and worked on task #6, we watched one of the most romantical movies of all time........ We leaned against each other, sighed and then over and over again agreed that:

"We are SOO in love with LOVE..."

And as impatient as our young minds may get at times, we are so grateful that we are single.

We are so grateful that we have a life full of love to look forward to with our future darlings.

As for now, we've decided that we love our exciting lives. We have decided that we are going to keep loving, keep improving, and keep being the classy (more or less ;)) ladies that our Heavenly Father intended us to be. 

Ahhh... Life is so good.

"My cup runneth O'er"

  actually is a phrase that comes to mind when thinking of my life - that so consistently is filled to the brim with blessings from on high. 

This year is already beautiful.

Magnificent,

Exciting,

Fulfilled,

And if I might be so bold, I'd say this is my best one so far.

I've got great friends, some dear friends in Orem, 

and some dear friends here in Salt Lake.

I have a hilarious, and awesome family who I love so much.

I have the Gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints that brings so much peace, everlasting joy, and meaning to my life.

I have these things and so much more. 

I have music, whether in my head, streaming through my green headphones, or crooning from the speakers of my computer... 

It's all so beautiful. I am a lucky girl. 

Sometimes, I even sing duets with Dean Martin, Frankie, Sammy or Nat in my car late at night. 

(I think I might be in love)

My life is bright and brilliant.

Now, back on TOPIC: No, not love... but TASK #6: Have a CRAFT night

CHECK!

Done,

and

DONE!

These are paper plates... that are going to be hung on someones door. Someone we LOVE of course.

We're hoping it'll make their day...

Who ever they are.

Cute huh?...

We thought so!

with love & a tired yawn,

-Syd...oh, & Char too-

MUAH!

DAY# 5!! : A little late on the post.. sorry

So yesterday I went to document my post about task #5 and guess what?...

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. ugh.

So here I am today, posting my task from yesterday...

which will be the same as every Wednesday for the rest of the year.

ACT of KINDNESS (Service)

YAAAAYY.

Yesterday we made cookies for a dear friend.

The only problem was that he is Lactose intolerant...

hahah... great.

It's the thought that counts, right?

 this is Char... and SALLY my awesome roomate!! (She's from CHINA!!! I love her!)

Wow, I wear that headband and that sweater.... QUITE frequently.. :)

Love, Syd