I wrote a post about a year ago about the things I had learned in the past 20 years of my life. I've decided to compile a few more from the past year to add to the list.
1. I love TCBY
2. Grandparents are amazing, appreciate them while you still have them.
3. Having positive, caring, and ambitious people in my life is very important to me.
4. Jealousy gets you nowhere, but it's a hard thing to turn off.
5. Sometimes failing terribly makes for the greatest success.
6. I despise "landscaping" in the summer, but new friends are always good :)
7. Never preach before you've practiced.
8. Know when to cut people loose, and know when to let people in.
9. Procrastination sucks. I've known this one for a long time, and I'm still not very good at remembering it.
10. I LOVE dryer sheets.
11. The word "sustainable" can get old.
12. Relationships are scary, but can be great.
13. Always hold on to your morals and boundaries in relationships.
14. There IS such a thing as too much pasta.
15. You don't have to be nice to people that stalk you.
16. Jobs come and go. Your boss probably won't cry if you leave.
17. Doing silly things makes for amazing memories.
18. Fake nails are never a good idea.
19. A year without traveling makes for a grumpy Lindsay.
20. Great people aren't to be taken for granted.
4.09.2010
6.13.2009
Lesson Learned
In the last 19 years, well I guess 20, I've learned a lot. Some things have come from my own experiences and some have come from those of people around me.
I've decided to make a list of things I've learned..discovered or taught, some significant and some pretty minor...but all have made a difference in my life in one way or another.
Here goes nothin
1. Don't talk to strangers, unless those strangers are good looking.
2. Friends are made and lost; the ones that are lost are lost for a reason, friends that are kept are kept for a reason.
3. Ex-boyfriends should remain ex-boyfriends.
4. The kind of Love in The Notebook, Twilight, and Taylor Swift songs does exist. Sometimes we just have to sift through a lot of garbage to find it.
5. The most rewarding experiences are usually the hardest, most stressful, and cause you to cry the most.
6. "Best friend" doesn't always mean the same thing when you're 19 as it does when you're 5, but it should.
7. Travelling the world is incredible.
8. Never send a second text to a guy that didn't reply to the first.
9. Do NOT cry at the bar. Go home.
10. Community and family are a couple of the most important things in the world.
11. I love love. I love when people are happy; even if they're happier than me and even if I don't have as much love in my life as they do.
12. Cardio is just as important as conditioning.
13. You find out who people truly are when they are faced with a crappy situation.
14. "Chicks before dicks" might be juvenile, but oh well, I like it.
15. If someone wants to punch you in the face at the bar leave the bar, don't go to the bouncers, they're useless.
16. I should never buy any kind of electronics without buying the most extended warranty possible, this includes: Cell phones, laptops, laptop screens, laptop chargers, cameras, cell phone chargers, televisions, DVD players.
17. I have the worst luck with electronics.
18. Time can be counted in Batmans and it makes road trips much shorter. For example, a trip to parry sound is 8 episodes of Batman, not 4 hours.
19. Drag Queens will always freak me out.
20. Always lock the door on the house, car, and bike. No matter where you are, douche bag thieves are there too.
21. School is important. Not going to class is not a smart call.
22. Funny movies with great one-liners can make the worst of days better.
23. Don't buy clothes based on the size you want to be, buy clothes based on the size that looks good.
24. Shopping in the states is smart, shopping in Canada is not.
25. Snow is more fun when you're playing in it.
26. Researching things and learning things 'just because' is so much better than because you have to.
27. Even when my friends are half way across the country or planting trees 10 hours away I know they're still some of the best I could have.
28. Going to prom with a girl is much better than with a boy, especially when the girl is Marcia Metcalfe.
29. A clean home is a happy home.
30. "Always love, hate will get you every time".
That's it. Peace and love,
Linds
8.13.2008
Two amazing girls
This week I have met two amazing little girls. Their names are Max (formerly known as Marissa) and Sydney. Both of these girls have special needs, and both are very special. I have been so blessed to be able to get to know both of them in their own ways and I wanted to share their joy with you. I'll share little tidbits about each of them separately. I'll start with Max.
First of all Max, whose name is actually Marissa but refuses to answer to that name, is fantastic. I think she's about 7 years old and brings a smile to my face even when she is screaming like a maniac. She has downs syndrome and is probably one of the funniest and most lovely girls I've ever met. Yesterday I got the opportunity to hang out with her during our evening game at camp and it was some of the most fun I've had all summer. First of all we sat on a log and I soon came to the realization that she most definitely was not going to play the game with the group. So we sat on that log for about 20 minutes and made funny noises with our mouths every time we threw a football up and down. Every once in awhile she'd fine it REALLY funny to throw the ball way too high over my head and watch it come down and either hit me or roll away. Either way it was funny for her because it either ended with me getting hit with a football, or me having to retrieve the football. After that she realised that she was lonely and wanted to play the game. This lasted for 5 minutes, after which time she remembered she hates loud noises. So we ran out into the middle of the empty field and sat there and made grass bracelets. I taught her how to make knots out of grass and she taught me how much fun it could be getting grass shoved down my pants. After we grew tired of the grass fight I buried her in grass... quite seriously, you couldn't see any part of her if you were standing at a distance. It was great. Then we realised we were allergic to grass, which was equally great. That was most of my adventure with Max. It may not seem like much, but you probably need to meet her to understand the joy she brings. Today she was SCREAMING at her counselor Claire so I gave her some coloured paper, paper clips, and markers and she almost immediately stopped crying. She made me a sad house made of paper. She told me it was supposed to be happy but she taped the smile on upside down. What a great little lady.
Next is Sydney. She is such a smart, caring, lovable puff ball of joy. (I don't think I could have put anymore positive adjectives into one sentence). I got to spend the night with her tonight before she fell asleep. She is so funny and so smart. She is in a wheelchair, but aside from her physical disabilities she is better off than most kids her age. She's also around 7, but she talks like she's 40. She always gives me little tidbits of advice and tips of ways I can help her. Tonight she said "Lindsay, can I suggest that you sit me up BEFORE you give me my water bottle?".. Smart choice Sydney. I got to spend time in her cabin and read Alice in Wonderland and then I tucked her in to bed and rubbed her back before she kindly said "Lindsay, I wouldn't mind if you left now. Come back again though." Wouldn't you love to get to spend time with little girls like that?
So now that I have been filled with joy I am going to go spend some time with some friends and go to bed completely happy. I hope my happiness can bring a smile to your face.
Peace and Love,
Lindsay
First of all Max, whose name is actually Marissa but refuses to answer to that name, is fantastic. I think she's about 7 years old and brings a smile to my face even when she is screaming like a maniac. She has downs syndrome and is probably one of the funniest and most lovely girls I've ever met. Yesterday I got the opportunity to hang out with her during our evening game at camp and it was some of the most fun I've had all summer. First of all we sat on a log and I soon came to the realization that she most definitely was not going to play the game with the group. So we sat on that log for about 20 minutes and made funny noises with our mouths every time we threw a football up and down. Every once in awhile she'd fine it REALLY funny to throw the ball way too high over my head and watch it come down and either hit me or roll away. Either way it was funny for her because it either ended with me getting hit with a football, or me having to retrieve the football. After that she realised that she was lonely and wanted to play the game. This lasted for 5 minutes, after which time she remembered she hates loud noises. So we ran out into the middle of the empty field and sat there and made grass bracelets. I taught her how to make knots out of grass and she taught me how much fun it could be getting grass shoved down my pants. After we grew tired of the grass fight I buried her in grass... quite seriously, you couldn't see any part of her if you were standing at a distance. It was great. Then we realised we were allergic to grass, which was equally great. That was most of my adventure with Max. It may not seem like much, but you probably need to meet her to understand the joy she brings. Today she was SCREAMING at her counselor Claire so I gave her some coloured paper, paper clips, and markers and she almost immediately stopped crying. She made me a sad house made of paper. She told me it was supposed to be happy but she taped the smile on upside down. What a great little lady.
Next is Sydney. She is such a smart, caring, lovable puff ball of joy. (I don't think I could have put anymore positive adjectives into one sentence). I got to spend the night with her tonight before she fell asleep. She is so funny and so smart. She is in a wheelchair, but aside from her physical disabilities she is better off than most kids her age. She's also around 7, but she talks like she's 40. She always gives me little tidbits of advice and tips of ways I can help her. Tonight she said "Lindsay, can I suggest that you sit me up BEFORE you give me my water bottle?".. Smart choice Sydney. I got to spend time in her cabin and read Alice in Wonderland and then I tucked her in to bed and rubbed her back before she kindly said "Lindsay, I wouldn't mind if you left now. Come back again though." Wouldn't you love to get to spend time with little girls like that?
So now that I have been filled with joy I am going to go spend some time with some friends and go to bed completely happy. I hope my happiness can bring a smile to your face.
Peace and Love,
Lindsay
8.09.2008
numero uno
once upon a time I used to have a different blog, but then blogspot deleted it.. and here I am. back to the very beginning.
So currently, I'm at silver lake camp just outside of Kincardine. I have strep throat and an enormous headache. I'm wearing two pairs of track pants, a t-shirt and flip flops..i'm freezing and am still somehow fairly content. There's only two more weeks of camp left, only one of which will be normal. The last week of camp is youth camp.. and that's the furthest from normal camp. I have a lot of work to do to wrap up the summer and I don't quite know where to start. I paid all the bills today.. that's a start I guess. I also have to start entering a lot of money junk into the computer.. that doesn't sound like much fun to me at all, but I suppose I'll do it anyways.
I feel like as a first blog there should be more substance than this, but like I said I have strep throat. I'm gonna go have a nap. (plus side of working at a summer camp, it's in the schedule to have a rest hour). We'll chat again later, but for now...
peace and love,
linds
So currently, I'm at silver lake camp just outside of Kincardine. I have strep throat and an enormous headache. I'm wearing two pairs of track pants, a t-shirt and flip flops..i'm freezing and am still somehow fairly content. There's only two more weeks of camp left, only one of which will be normal. The last week of camp is youth camp.. and that's the furthest from normal camp. I have a lot of work to do to wrap up the summer and I don't quite know where to start. I paid all the bills today.. that's a start I guess. I also have to start entering a lot of money junk into the computer.. that doesn't sound like much fun to me at all, but I suppose I'll do it anyways.
I feel like as a first blog there should be more substance than this, but like I said I have strep throat. I'm gonna go have a nap. (plus side of working at a summer camp, it's in the schedule to have a rest hour). We'll chat again later, but for now...
peace and love,
linds
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