Attitude of Gratitude #'s 2-5

I'm already the worst blogger ever.

Attitude of Gratitude #2 & 3: I'm not sure if combining these two is cheating, but oh well. For these two days, I was thankful for Stake Conference. I attended my first Adult Session (not sure why they call it that here...we're all adults last time I checked) ever this time since I had no scheduling conflicts, and my President and Bishop were right when they said the Saturday session is the most spiritual out of the whole conference. I felt the spirit so strongly and every single personal question I had written down plus other questions in my heart were answered. The same goes for the Sunday session. My questions were answered and I felt the spirit so strongly. I'm thankful that I was able to go into the conference prepared and that I was able to experience having my questions answered.

Attitude of Gratitude #4: I was thankful for my FHE brothers from last semester, Collin and Curtis. As crazy and obnoxious they are, they're also really kind and sweet (when they're separate). I hope I can remain friends with them for a long time.

Attitude of Gratitude #5: Today, I am grateful for Mountain Dew. I've consumed probably more than I should in the last 48 hours, but it has been a blessing since I have been able to stay up late working on homework and waking up early to continue working on it. Since I legitimately checked out of life last Wednesday through Saturday and did absolutely nothing, I am super behind in homework, which is what I'm attempting to get caught up on now. Yay. So Mountain Dew is a good thing indeed.

Hopefully I can keep up with this better...

Fall 2013 goals update

Its midterms, and that means an update of how my goals are going.

*Make new friends--I have done this indeed :) not so much people I hang out with, but people I enjoy being around. Said people, surprisingly, are all in my Scroll class.

*Workout 3x a week--nope.

*Eat healthier--nope.

*Work 25+ hours a week--roughly. Its anywhere between 20 and 25, sometimes going over 25. Yay money.

*Save money--nope. I now have to resort to using the remainder of my checks after my regular bills have been paid and put it towards rent. No saving money for me for a while. Also my spending habits are horrendous. I tried making a budget, but it hasn't worked out quite yet.

*Find a job in Utah--I got hired at the Domino's down there, but I need to find a second one. Hopefully sometime soon I can find time to start filling out online applications like crazy.

*BYU Football--YES. My roommate and I joined my family at the homecoming game on October 12. It was the best.

*Go to the temple every two weeks--nope. My recommend expired at the end of September and I have been unable to obtain a new one so far. Hopefully I'll be able to go to the temple at least once this semester.

*Read scriptures and pray daily--nope. This is a habit I have not been able to develop, unfortunately.

*3.0 Final GPA--nothing to report here, since it's only midterms. My GPA at the moment is 3.11 according to an online calculator...which probably means that number is not what the school is counting, but oh well. 

*No overall grade lower than a C--so far, no. There have been times where it has dropped lower. However, there are currently no overall grades lower than a C.

*Read 3 books--Not counting the ones I have read for school, I haven't completed any. I'm reading one though, and so far its pretty good :)

*Stay on top of bills--so far so good...I guess. Rent is an ever-looming burden, but I'm slowly but surely taking care of it.

*Write in my story--nope.

*Take pictures--besides roommate pictures, nope. At least, not with my fancy camera. I'm taking pictures on my phone all the time.

*No dates--nope. I went on one with a guy from back home, and that was pretty great. And then there was a guy where we briefly dated (and when I say brief, I really mean brief), but that was obviously a mistake from the beginning. It'd be nice to go on more during the rest of the semester, but I'm not hoping for anything...that way I can't be disappointed.

Here's to hoping I'm a little better at my goals for the remainder of the semester.

Attitude of Gratitude #1

It's that time of year again! For the month of November, every day I will pick something I am grateful for and write a post about it. There will be times where multiple days are in one post, mainly because I forget about it. So, on with the thing I was grateful for on November 1st!

I was grateful for the spirit. Earlier in the day I felt like I didn't have the spirit with me at all, and it wasn't a pleasant feeling. I went to work and got off early because I wasn't feeling well. I had every intention of going to McDonalds to get dinner and then go home and take a bath and go to bed. At the exact same time, there was a baptism going on for a student in my ward. On my way home from McDonald's, I made a snap decision to go to his baptism. I know that the Holy Ghost told me to go to the baptism, and I'm so grateful that I listened. The spirit was so strong there, and I felt like I was on a spiritual high for a majority of the night after it was over.

This morning I realized another time when the spirit had a hand in my decision, and I'm really glad that I listened to that prompting as well.

I'm still on a spiritual high today and am planning on hanging spiritual quotes on my wall and reading my scriptures...once I actually get out of bed :)

#2 will be on its way!