Book Giveaway Winners

Congratulations to the winners of this weeks book giveaway (You can watch the video to see what book you won):

*Teresa Chevis

*Kim Pacheco

*Gail

*Heather Jurek

*Melissa Mensing

*Winner of the 1st comment giveaway (TBD).

If you want the extra books mentioned, they will go to the first person to comment (does not include people who already won a book). If you do not want the book you won or do not send me your address by Wednesday the book will go to the first person who comments that they want the book. If you want one of the mentioned books, please comment that you would like to be the runner up if the winner does not claim there book. There will be more chances to win in the future.

PS. Sorry for the video quality, I was to excited to wait or edit it :).

Winners email me at: lntaz20@gmail.com.     No junk mail please!!!!!!

10 I've Learned Tips! (Part1)

10 Tips from Live and Learn and Pass It On, check out the book for more awesome tips.

1. I’ve learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you’d better know something. - Age 46

2. I’ve learned that my gas tank is always empty when I’m late for an important meeting. -Age 32

3. I’ve learned that after age 50 you get the furniture disease. That’s when your chest falls into your drawers -Age 53

4. I’ve learned you shouldn’t call a $100 meeting to solve a $10 problem. -Age 52

5. I’ve learned that if I’m in trouble at school, I’m in more trouble at home. -Age 11

6. I’ve learned that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides. -Age 58

7. I’ve learned that nothing really bad happens when you tear those little “do not remove” tags from pillows. -Age 31

8. I’ve learned that motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone. -Age 50

9. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. -Age 66

10. I’ve learned that you can’t tell how far a frog can jump just by looking at him. -Age 79

30 Days of Regina!

Day 1: Favorite Evil Queen Outfit - Check out the picture below.
 
Day 2: Favorite Mayor Mills Outfit - Check out the picture below.












Day 3: Favorite Hairstyle - Love the swoopy hair. Check out the photo!

Day 4: Favorite Fan Art - Check out the awesome fan art below!!! Love it.

Day 5: Favorite Evil Queen Quote - I love so many of her quotes.... Especially when she tells it like it is.






















Day 6: Favorite Meme - Check out the one below!

Day 7: Favorite Smile Picture - Below.

Day 8: Favorite Young Regina Moment - She falls in love, saves a life, loses her love, turns evil (enough said). Seeing her in love and saving snow white are both awesome moments.

Day 9: Favorite Ship - Regina and Robin hood. They are everything that I would want true love to be.


Day 10: Favorite Episode - That is impossible to decide. Anytime where her caring side came out and you got to see the deeper person :).

Day 11: Favorite Mayors Office Scene - Anytime that Regina was being a boss and getting things done. This time with Pinocchio was interesting.



Day 12: Favorite Enchanted Forest Scene - The return to the enchanted forest. They may have no idea what to do, but at least they are working together.





Day 13: Favorite Scene with a Hero - Regina and Snow are able to reconnect and be on the same side.




Day 14: Favorite Facial Expression - How can I choose? I love her face :P.



Day 15: Favorite Lana Quote about Regina - "I think Regina has learned a lot from her mistakes, and she doesn’t want to see Emma make the same mistakes, so she’s going to stand by her side and protect her as much as she possibly can to make sure she doesn’t cross over to the darkness."  Looking toward the future I love this quote and the fact that Regina has transformed in to this genuine and caring person.

Day 16: A song the reminds me of Regina - Wonderland by Natalia Kills.

Day 17: Favorite Sass - She is so sassy and I love it. I had a hard time choosing, but I didn't want to pick the ones everyone else was going to choose.

 

Secrets: To Creating the Life of Your Dreams (Ebook)

From wisdomtimes.com anyone can get a free ebook called Secrets: To Creating the Life of Your Dreams. On here I will be talking about some key points of the book and my opinions. Hopefully if you like what you read on here you will download the free ebook. If you get the free ebook and read it, let me know what you think :).

The three simple questions:
1. 'Create and Live your dream life' - Is there a reason that you have heard this line before? I was always told to follow my dreams and do what makes me happy. As a child I was dyslexic and school was challenging. I had to overcome a lot to get where I am today (like most people).
2. Is it possibly that it's not an accident you are reading this book now? After picking it out and deciding to ask for the free ebook I think it was my choice to read it lol.
3. If this book does have the answers in it for creating your dream life, what is stopping you from giving it a try? Life has it's limitations. I'm on the way to building my dream life, but it won't happen in the blink of an eye.

Lessons/Quotes:
1. Stay in the present moment and focus on whatever you are doing at this time. "The best way to get is to give, just like the best way to achieve power is to empower other. So when you give someone 100%of yourself, they really feel it."
2. "You must live your life as you see fit, and bring the world all of the contributions you know how to bring."
3. "A dream is the seed of possibility planted in the soul of a human being, which calls him to pursue a unique path to the realization of his purpose." ~Sharon Hall
4. "If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster."
5. Some tools to work on asking for help: Meditation and building intuition.
6. Belief traps: When you want to do something, but you can't for some reason (or think you can't). This leaves us stuck in place. Modify your goals to fit you, to avoid this trap.
7. DCBA - Dream, Connect, Believe, Act.

Observations/Thoughts:
1. The interview with God format is very interesting. Not what I expected.
2. Many musicians have mastered the art of being in the moment and giving people their full heart.
3. People will keep seeking you out if you make them special/actually care about them.
4. It is sad that the graveyard holds most peoples dreams. Weird idea in the book, but it makes sense.
5. Picture your life's dream already created? What does it look like?
6. You have to have a goal, in order to reach a goal.
7. Make your goals exciting and inspiring.
8. We like movies that show other succeeding because it gives us hope.

Taxi Brooklyn (and the "isms")

Recently I have been watching a show on Netflix called Taxi Brooklyn. For those of you that have not seen it, it is about a taxi driver who drives an on duty cop around. It is not nearly as lame as it sounds lol. They build a weird and funny friendship along the way. The investigations are interesting and the story line is normally good. One day if you are bored I would suggest watching this show.

While I was watching tonight, this clip caught my eye. Many people in this world are judgmental. This clip shows a man (the suspect in this case) following some pretty typical stereotypes. He claims that he is the one who deserves to have rights, while other people do not. The main character, who has short hair and is a cop, he calls a lesbian. He doesn't want to talk to anyone who isn't white. The only people he likes are white "normal" males.

Watching things like this makes me cringe, but I hope it spreads awareness. Everyone is human and we have no right to act like we are above anyone. Hopefully you weren't offended by the clip. The idea behind it is to spread awareness about stereotypes.

#LiveTweetYourPeriod Campaign

The #LiveTweetYourPeriod is new trend on social media sites like Twitter and Instagram. Basically women on their periods are tweeting about it. The trend came when a girls period art was taken off instagram for being inappropriate. We seem to normalize sexuality, but we are not accepting of women's periods (is the theory). I understand the concept behind it, including why we would want to normalize women talking about periods. Some of the posts about it are pretty funny. I do understand the campaign, however this is not a campaign that I would participate in.

Some women are very private about their periods and some women aren't. I'm not shy about mine, but I wouldn't want to publicly advertise it either. The important people in my like can hear about my time of the month. To expect other people to care about my period though, is just weird. Why would you care about my period unless it effected you. More power to the women on board with this campaign. Try to normalize it, freedom to you and all women. Maybe it will make a change and I hope it does. Personally I have never been judged for being on my period (other than being told I am crabby). I know some people do make judgements about it, especially in other countries. Keep it real and let me know your experiences.

Has anyone ever heard of this #LiveTweetYourPeriod Campaign? If so what do you think about it?

Jurassic World (Movie)

Went to see Jurassic World today!! It was a really good movie. There were a lot of flashbacks to the first movie. I don't want to give away to many spoilers, that way everyone can enjoy watching it. If anyone wants to comment about their thoughts on the movie, I would love to hear your opinions. Just some interesting things to think about.....

1. Dinosaurs were around for a long time before us, I wonder how much they knew about the world that we don't. Do you think they know things that we don't?

2. Human's often tend to act like they can do anything they want. We are the dominant specie on earth right now, but what would happen if we weren't? The struggle for survival and power would be real. Human's don't take commands very well, lol.

3. Did anyone else want to cry when all the innocent dinosaurs in the movie were getting destroyed? I thought it was really sad. It's the chain of life, I get it. Innocent things shouldn't have to die the way they do though. Was it just a movie in this case, yes, but it happens in real life too. 

4, What would have happened if a T-Rex was crossed with human genomes? During the movie, I thought that is what was going to happen. Ultimately, we love creating new things. Why not create something that is like us. Creators love creating things like them, right?

5. If we were able to recreate dinosaurs, how would you feel about it? It is a little creepy to think about the fact that we could recreate an entire species. Animals are not play toys or possessions. Creating any type of species would come with consequences. Personally, I would have no interest in a project like this. If there has anything we learned from these movies, it is not to mess with things we don't understand. 

30 day Once Upon A Time

I will try to update this every day, if I can remembers. Feel free to do it with me :).

Day 1: Favorite Character - Regina (She proves that people who do terrible things can still be good people deep down).

Day 2: Least Favorite Character - Regina's family members (They are devious, annoying, and always seem to hurt Regina).

Day 3: Favorite Hero - Depends what you classify as a hero.... Probably Emma.

Day 4: Favorite Villain - Regina... Duh.

Day 5: Favorite Episode - The Heart of the Truest Believer. Thanks to the help of http://onceuponatime.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Episodes I was able to review many of the old episodes quickly. This is the episode that really stood out to me, where many people people (hero's and villains) were able to work together and save Henry from Pan. Plus, I loved watching hook as a kid, so that made it even better.






Day 6: Favorite Plot Twist - When Regina is willing to becoming the dark one to save the town, but Emma does instead because she cares about Regina. It's just awesome to see that worst enemies can become best friends. (This just happened, so it's stuck in my mind too).

Day 7: Favorite Story - Swan's entire story. They are all great stories, but Swan is what connects everyone together. Without her OUAT wouldn't make sense.

Day 8: Favorite Couple - It was Rumple and Belle, but he decided to keep hurting her. I know he can't help it though. Right now I really love Swan with Hook and Regina with Robin hood.

Day 9: Favorite Brotp - Robin hood and Will Scarlet. Talk about a dreamy bromance.

Day 10: Character Most Likely to Die Next - Anyone accept the main characters. 

Day 11: Favorite Realm - Storybrooke, it's the current world and it's awesome. Without Storybrooke the stories wouldn't be tied together. It is the place where everyone has a chance to be happy and/or change.

Day 12:  Most Romantic Moment - All the times when lovers risk everything to make each other happy. Especially Rumple and Belle falling in love.

Day 13: Favorite Quote - Emma: "It's time for all of us to believe. Not in magic, but in each other."'

Day 14: Favorite Secondary Character: There are so many to choose from, maybe Granny or Lily.

Day 15: Character you would like on OUAT: It would be awesome to have some animal characters. Like, lady and the tramp, Simba, Bambi, etc. I'm not sure if it is possible, but it would be really cool.

Day 16: Favorite Costume: Maleficent, Hook, Emma, and the Evil Queens costumes.

Day 17: Favorite New Character: Maleficent and Lily.

Day 18: Character I Want Back: The fairies, they were funny and caring.

Day 19: Saddest Moment: Belle making Rumple leave.

Day 20: Most Underrated Character: Belle, I think she is amazing. She is kinda a main character, but it pushed into the background a lot.

Day 21: Hottest Male Character: Team Robin Hood and Hook :). Both of them are extremely good looking.

Day 22: Hottest Female Character: Emma and Regina. I love their style and personalities :P.

Day 23: Favorite Season: Season 2 - this is when I really started watching and appreciating the show.

Day 24: Scariest Character: Rumple. He isn't that scary, but you never know what he is capable of.

Day 25: Any actor or actress you want on the show: This is very unlikely, but I would love to have one of the original cast members from Grey's Anatomy.

Day 26: Most evil character: The author. Everyone else was evil because of things that happened to them, but they actually cared. He was just a jerk who wanted things his way.

Day 27: Favorite OUAT Director: Don't have one.

Day 28: Favorite OUAT Writer: Don't have one.

Day 29: Favorite message: That villains aren't always evil, they just are caring people that have had their hearts broken.

Day 30: Favorite parallel: Neverland.

Car be Gummed

One of my bad habits bit me in the butt today. I have a really bad habit of throwing gum out the car window when I am done with it. When I am driving it just seems like the easy thing to do. A few days ago I through my gum out the window like I always do. Came home, parked my car, went in the house, nothing unusually.
Fast forward to this morning... I walk up to my car and see a big blob of gum on my driver side door. Thinking nothing of it I go to flick it off. Unfortunately the gum was melted and just attached me to my door, spreading the gum all over over my hand and stinging from the door. I try to keep most of it with me, but a lot of the string mess fell back onto my car.
 I look over and see the garbage men coming and my friends mom from high school that I hadn't seen in forever. Trying to hide and prevent myself from looking like an idiot, I go to get into the car. The gum is still all over my hand, so it gets on the door handle as well. My new project for tomorrow morning (when it isn't so hot) is to clean the gum off my car.
Moral of the story, despise of your gum properly. I can't say this will keep me from ever throwing gum out of my window again, but I will definitely re-think it next time.

What is your craziest gum story? I'm sure we all have a few of them to share...

Sad Posts

First of all, there are billions of people on facebook, which I'm sure we all know. Some peoples profiles are set to private and some to public. Depending on what your posting and what your profession is, it might be a good idea to set your profile to private. When it is public anyone can access your information (employers, employees, crazy ex's, cops, etc). That is a whole different story though, so let me get back on track.


As a caring person, when I see someone post something about being sad, depressed, suicidal, etc. I take it seriously. People do go through hard times and I understand that. Facebook can be used for reaching out, however I take it seriously. If you are upset enough to post something bad on facebook, then chances are I will message you about it (depending on how serious it is). Personally, I could not live with myself if something happened to you after you tried to reach out. It could be someone last attempt for people to care or to get the help they need. I will never underestimate someone's feelings.


There are people that hurt themselves or others that have reached out over social media. I recognize that some people do it for attention as well (but that is not what I consider when seeing postings). In my viewpoint if more people reached out, asked questions, and were able to ask for help, there would be less suicides. It's not just about suicide though. Anytime someone is going through a hard time, what is wrong with reaching out. Do most people not reach out because they are scared of being rejected or they don't want to get involved?

For those of you that experience this, I challenge you to message the person next time. You can't force them to talk to you if the don't want to, but at least they know someone cares. I don't care if the person is your best friend or worst enemy. Let me know if you have tried this, plan to try this, or have a story on this topic. I look forward to hearing from you. If you are trying it for the first time after reading this post, let me know how it goes as well.


P.S. You can try this on other sites besides facebook. I say facebook because that's what I am on most the time.

Soul Age Quiz

http://higherperspectives.com/soul-born/


I took this quiz about when my soul was born and the results were pretty interesting.

This is the result I got "Your soul was born when you were born! You're brand new! You started this life with a clean slate, making your reliable, kindhearted, generous to a fault and not jaded by the woes of the world. Your soul is pure light, without all the baggage that others come with. You're relaxed, easy going and can light up any room with your smile... Use your innocence well because you're only brand new once!"

What kind of soul do you have? If you took the quiz do you believe the results were correct?

My result seems to be pretty accurate. I'm still pretty innocent, kindhearted, and easy going. I like to give everyone a fair chance. It is important to me to help others and not hurt them.

Pretty Little Liars

A friend of mine got me into the show Pretty Little Liars. It's on netflix right now. The show is about teenagers, but there is so much drama. A person called A is stalking these girls, framing them, etc. They cannot figure out who A is and the story seems to never end. It's like a never ending mystery show. I would recommend checking it out if you like mystery, drama, romance, etc.

Some things I learned from Pretty Little Liars:
~People lie (A lot).
~Nothing is as it seems.
~Even strong people go through hard times.
~Sometimes your worst enemies are better than your best friends.
~Sometimes your worst enemy is your best friend.
~Girls play way to many games.

Honestly, there are a million things you can learn from pretty little liars. Let me know the lessons you have learned from it.

Burpee Workout

I already knew I wasn't in shape, but this showed me how out of shape I actually am. If you are looking into getting back into working out, this is probably not the exercise to try. It is a good test to show you how much you can improve though. I made it through the first two sets of burpee's, but couldn't bring myself to do the third. I was lightheaded, out of breath, and in plain. I know that sounds crazy and stupid, but I haven't worked out in years (other than riding bikes). I'm trying to get back in shape to run a 5k with my friend next month.

Let me know your experience with this workout. I may not be able to do this whole workout in one workout session, but I plan to split it up throughout the day. I will get back in shape. Try it out and comment :). 

Cafepress Shop

I love creating things and coming up with designs, so I decided to give this a try. Some of the items are from pictures I have taken and some of them are from designs I created online.

If you are creative I would suggest trying out this site to sell stuff. I just started yesterday (none of my stuff has sold yet). It's worth trying it. If you want me to check out your shop or ideas feel free to message me.

http://www.cafepress.com/ezstuff

PS: It is really not that easy to set up your stuff on this site. It took me a while to figure it out. You need to create your shop before making your items. If you do it the other way around (Like I did), your items will not be found on the site. You can put the items on your own site as well if you own one.

Dubsmash

My boyfriends sister got me into dubsmash. I downloaded it as an app on my phone and it is really fun to use. I will post some of my video's for you to check out below. If you try it feel free to send me a link to your videos, I always like a good laugh. 

This is just one of my video's. I will probably post more eventually or I will put a link up if I put them on youtube :). Stay awesome. Have fun on dubsmash.

Answering Questions

QUESTIONS FUN (This is a shortened version from a website.)

1. How are you, really? Good, but kinda lonely.
2. What’s your favorite color? Blue
3. What have you learned today? Things about happiness from an online class (plus other random stuff that was on stumbleupon.
4. What’s one of the scariest things you’ve ever done? Giving speeches lol.
5. What accomplishment are you most proud of? Graduating College
6. How did you meet your spouse / girlfriend / boyfriend? He showed up on my doorstep with my best friends boyfriend.
7. Do you think it’s better to get married when you’re young or better to wait a while? To each their own.... Do what you feel comfortable with.
8. Do you like traveling? It Depends.
9. If someone asked you to give them a random piece of advice, what would you say? Live to love and love to live (probably would just tell them whatever came to mind or say IDK)
10. What are some things that make you really happy? Friends, family, my dog, love, grey's anatomy, other random things.
11. What are some things that make you really sad? Being unsure of things, friendships or relationships ending, sad music or movies.
12. What are some things that scare you? Snakes, public speaking, and getting sick.
13. Are you a religious person? Spiritual, but not really religious right now.
14. What’s your favorite part about today so far? Probably going for a bike ride.
15. Do you have a favorite number? Any particular reason why you like that number? 7, just because I like it.
16. If you were a type of animal, what would you be and why? Dog. I'm pretty loyal, caring, and odd lol.
17. Who’s your best / closest friend? That's a hard question, I'm not really sure who I am on good terms with anymore. I guess I will leave it open for interpretation?
18. What do you think people think of you? I'm not really sure. They probably think I am weird.
19. Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Definitely and introvert.
20. What’s the first thing you notice about people? Their hair normally.
21. Do you think people can control their own destiny? To an extent, we all make our own choices which have consequences. Eventually we will probably end up where we are suppose to be though.
22. Do you think all people are equally valuable, or do you think some people in certain situations might be more valuable than others (say, a severely retarded patient vs. a doctor who could potentially save hundreds of lives)? We all have the same value, not everyone is valuable in the same way though. 
23. Do you think people are basically bad or basically good? I'm neutral on this topic.
24. Do you think morals are universal or relative to the beliefs, traditions, and practices of individuals or groups? Relative.
25. Do you think God exists? I believe in a higher power, so yes.
26. Do you think any kind of afterlife exists? I do think there is something after death, yes.
27. Do you think gay people choose to be gay? Do you think straight people choose to be straight? No and no.
28. Is torture ever a good option? If no, why not? If yes, when? I personally would never want to torture anyone. It is not a good option for me....
29. Would you kill an innocent person if you thought it might mean saving a dozen other people? Nope, there will be no blood on my hands.
30. What do you think would be one of the best steps we could take toward ending poverty around the world? Educating people about poverty and show them what it's like to experience poverty (simulation maybe).
31. What are some of the first things you do in the morning? Lay in bed not wanting to get out of bed lol.
32. Do you cry easily? Depends on the situation.
33. How do you feel about public speaking? Dislike it with a passion.
34. Do you like to talk on the phone? Depends who I am talking to.
35. If someone were to make a movie about your life, who would you hope would play you? Katherine Sian Moennig (Shane from the L Word)
36. Would you ever sky dive or bungee jump? Nope
37. What’s the best prank you’ve ever pulled? I've pulled a few pranks, but the funniest one was probably when I accidentally pranked myself twice lol.
38. What do you think is one of the most undervalued professions right now? Social Work....
39. Would you rather be hated or forgotten? Both would suck.

The Science of Happiness

Right now I am taking a free class called the science of happiness. I am not an expert in happiness, but I think that human dynamics are interesting. One common theme among humans, is that most people are striving towards happiness. I am partaking in this class and trying to participate in the discussions.

If anyone else is interested in stuff like this feel free to look into it. edx.org is the provider of the class. The class is taught by professors at Berkeley. If you want a certificate saying you have taken this class, they do have them available at a cost. The class itself is free though.

I hope you check it out and have fun if you decide to take it.

Goodreads Giveaways

For all of you book lovers out there, goodreads it awesome. I use it to review books and enter into book giveaways. There are a million other things you can do on there as well.

I would suggest checking it out when you get a chance. The link is https://www.goodreads.com/. There are new giveaways each day. To get to the giveaways section go to the drop down menu that is on the side. It is always nice to rate the books that you get from the giveaways. The authors will really appreciate it.

Good luck everyone :).

Naming Force

Naming Force (namingforce.com) is a good website for entering contests to earn extra money. All you do is sign up and start coming up with names for companies and/or products. I have been using it for a week now and came up with some pretty awesome names (even though I have not won yet). The companies will give you a description of what they are looking for. The process is really simple and fun. Hopefully I will win a contest soon. To earn a chance to submit more names into the contest you can vote for other peoples company names.

Good luck on winning everyone. Happy voting as well :).

Music Moods

This may not be true for everyone, but music makes my life better. There are lyrics that can describe what I am going through most of the time. There is music for good times, bad times, mad times, sad times, and any time. It is normally a healthy outlet for people that are struggling. I absolutely love music. If it wasn't for music I don't think I would have made it this far in life.

Music does not work for everyone and will not help everyone, but it could. If you are struggling please find a healthy coping meyhod, like music.

Do you have songs or a different coping method that has helped you through hard times? I hope you do :).

Complexities in Caring

This is going to be me venting and just thinking out my problems, so if it bothers you feel free not to read it. I am not a fan of people posting about their personal problems online. To me this is more than just a personal problem. To me this is a problem that most if not all of you reading this post have probable gone through.

Friends are complicated. It doesn't matter what kind of friends you are and you don't even have to be friend I guess. Relationships in general are complicated. Sometimes when we get caught up in our own problems we don't see the bigger picture, but when we step outside of ourselves there is always a bigger picture. As I am up late at night thinking about friendship, I realized that there are probably a million other people in the world struggling in relationships as well. 

Maybe it's a significant other, a parents, a best friend, a worst enemy, a bully, or someone you barely know. You sit there struggling and thinking you are alone.... But you aren't. Non of us are alone in this. There is someone out there in the world struggling with the same problems you are. Plus most relationships go two ways and the person on the other end of the struggling relationship might be feeling the same way.

I am not a person to give advice on this subject. Chances are if you are hurting, scared, depressed, confused, unsure, feelings used, vulnerable, etc. any advice I could give you wouldn't change your situation anyway. I think it is OK to feel all those things. They are just emotions. Can emotions be painful? Yes. Does it sometimes feel like you won't make it through? Yes. Will you cry, scream, freak out, yell at people, be in a bad mood, retaliate? Maybe, that is kind of up to you. 

I guess my point is that it is natural. It is natural to get caught up in relationships. We are human and we get caught up in relationships because we care. Caring can give us some of the greatest joys in life and some of our greatest pains. They are kind of bonded in a weird way. Joy and pain have a crazy complicated relationship. Sometimes things don't work out and you have to let go. Sometimes you have to fight your heart out to hold on (and it may not work). Just know that you are not alone and that the struggle matters. Eventually, it is worth something. It's a lesson, an experience, a part of life.

Even if this post doesn't help anyone else, I know it helped one person. It helped me. Thank you for reading and I hope I don't get labeled as a crazy person lol.

Money on the Side (Animal Lovers)

This is an awesome opportunity to remember or do if you have your own house. I plan on doing this when I get a house hopefully. If you need a dog sitter or want to become a dog sitter check out these websites:
1. https://dogvacay.com/
2. http://www.rover.com/

If you are wanting to find a sitter, just search your area and the results for open sitters will come up.

If you are interested in being a dog sitter you must create a profile. Try to post some good pet-friendly pictures, told about your experience, set a reasonable rate, and say if you want to watch the dogs at your house or their house. Good luck finding a job or side job my fellow dog lovers.

DV and SA

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault are a pressing problem in today's society. I'm not saying these issues didn't exist in the past, but with the use of the media and connections we have today, we are better able to address and spread awareness of these issues. I was an intern at a women's shelter that is fighting to spread the word and help put an end to these issues. Every person deserves a safe and loving relationship. Don't be afraid to get help. There are people out there who can help and will help. You are not alone and you will never be alone.

Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox made a speech at SVSU yesterday and I was able to see it. She is AMAZING!!! I know a lot of people are transphobic, but honestly that is an issue that they need to deal with. Laverne is a powerful African-American trans women. The first time I saw her was on Orange is the new black. She plays a trans women who was sent to prison. Orange is the new black has a largely diverse group of people in the show, which is part of the reason I love it so much. It brings awareness to Lesbians as well, making it more acceptable and talked about.

Anyway during Laverne's speech she talked about some history things, including the poem "Ain't I a Women." Laverne has overcome so many 'isms' and she is still following her dreams. Even if you do not like trans-people, you have no right to treat them like dirt. This is often times the case, which is sickening in this society. America is not free or brave, we hide behind politics and institutional oppression, because we are scared to accept each other. We are all human.... So stop judging others and let them be themselves.



For more information on Laverne visit:
http://www.lavernecox.com/

SVSU visit:
svsu.edu

Orange is the new black can be found on netflix.