Ah! Ah! Ah! Book Blog!

Ah! I'm really, really, excited...if you can't already tell {*cough AH! cough*}

Okay, well, I'm excited because I have completed most of the final touches on my new BOOK BLOG!!!! I knew THIS blog wasn't going where I wanted it to go cause I really wanted to make it about writing & reading but I felt like it was more me & my personal life than my interests in reading and writing. And so I got inspired by other book blogs that I read and adore to start my own. I used to have a book blog & a different book blog in the blogosphere even gave me a blog AWARD!! That was really cool. But I wasn't very committed to it so I deleted it.

BUT *drumroll*...here's the link to my new one. It even has it's own domain!! I feel so official! (haha) And I am completely committed to that blog & this one as well.... except for the fact that school starts on September 5th & I will definitely need to focus on school activities, homework, & SLEEPING. I'm going to be a freshman in high school. {AHHHHHHHH!} So I don't really know what's gonna happen to blogging when that comes around. But oh well, I will enjoy this free time that I have while it lasts. Anddd a side note, I'm really stressed about going to high school. More about that in a different post.

Anyway, that's all I've got.

TTYL!

In Which I Talk About Summer, Traveling, and my Love of Books

So today is a very sunny, beautiful day down here in Washington & RARELY (seriously. it's so rare.) do I ever wake up singing things like "Oh it's a beautiful MORNINGGG!!"

Let me just pause for a moment taking that in. It was so weird. But it was great too. I woke up and I was in such a good mood. My window was open, it was bright and birds were chirping and I just felt happy. So it finally feels like summer over here. Since I got out of school it's been raining and storming like heck. Not fun. But even with the sun, I've been complaining to my mom about not being able to go anywhere. I can't drive yet. (All you drivers.. you are SO lucky.) And my mom has to work during the day. While I'm home, babysitting my brother. It's great. (not) So I've been making use of my time at home with quite a few lists of things to do during the summer when you can't drive.

But I'm finally going to do something! First week of July - I'm taking a plane down to my best friends house (7 hours away :( I moved 3 years ago) for 3 or 4 days dnd then my family is coming up to pick me up and we're going to go down to the beach for our family vacation. I'm SUPER excited. I'm tempted to pack right now but I know that would be stupid & I'd just end up taking it all out in like 3 days.

But anyways, I also rekindled my love of reading. I never really lost it I just haven't had a good book to read since I finished all the ones I had. But I was over at bookfessions.tumblr.com and the posts are hilarious. I am currently planning a very big book splurge at Barnes & Noble which is happening tomorrow. Babysitting money well spent :)

Oh and if you don't know, my Tumblr is HERE. I'm on there everyday & I do most of my blogging over there. Not here :( But I'm getting back to blogging on here. I have some new photography to post soon)

Also, similar to the Bookfession posts, one of my Bookfessions is

1. Everytime my mom borrows a book from me, I constantly check if she's bending the pages or damaging it at all.

Haha, yeah...

So I will see you all later.

xo - Emma

Fearless.

Just a little inspiration for your week. Posts about my life coming as soon as possible! Updates are definitely needed - not like anything very interesting happened (lol) but anyways. Have a wonderful week!
xo
- emma

My Experience With Writing (Part One)

Well, here I am finally posting something about writing. I feel like I've very much dwindled from writing in the past year (or has it been 2 years?!?) Sigh. But today I want to discuss some things about writer's "block" (ick. such an icky word.) because I have recently been over at her blog & always get so inspired by her writing posts because I personally (and I'm sure you would too) love her book.

So. My experience with writing has been to escape. Some people write because they just like it or because they want to make a career out of it (although, I do hope I can make a career out of it) and a lot of people write to escape into another world. And I'm not saying I know anything at all because, let's be honest here, I am just a 14 year old girl wishing she could write as well as all those published authors out there. But I do think I know a few itty bitty things :) I have started and given up on about probably 10 ideas in the past 4 or 5 years. I started writing when I was in 2nd grade when I found I really loved writing a report on butterflies (heh. heh.) and since then I have started thinking I should live up to all the wonderful books I've read...and I think that's where my problem is. I read a lot and when I write I judge myself really harshly because I don't think I'm good enough. If you're like me and you've listened to the advice of a lot of published authors, they say when you're young you should just write. And write. And write. No matter how crappy it is. Because along with a lot of other things out there, practice can make you better.

Eek. Here I am getting carried away and I seriously don't have as much time as I thought to write this post. Ok, well, I think I'll just make this PART ONE. :) See you either later today or sometime tomorrow for Part 2!
xo
Emma

New Hair + Homeschooling

Hello! I feel like I have to introduce myself all over again because I've been gone so long. Oh well. I think I'll be blogging a bit more but -- seriously -- I'm not making any promises. But I have never and won't forget this blog! It just might be on the back burner for a while... for a few reasons.

First, I'll just tell you the thing that will take the least time explaining :) I'm GETTING BANGS!!! :) If you don't know what my hair looks like, well, it's darkish and lightish brown with no bangs. And it's a medium length. But recently I have found a new "hair love" and I am determined to get this style. I won't take no for an answer from my mom {haha} Here's what I want:

 Mainly I was inspired by Zooey Deschanel - she looks adorable with her bangs:

So that's what I'm going to get! I'm so excited :)

But the main thing and the thing that will really make my blog be on the back burner is that I'm moving. It's a gorgeous house so I'm really excited but we haven't been able to close on it yet. We can move once we close on it. Also, since my 2nd trimester at my school ended Wednesday, I have to be homeschooled now at my new house because I don't really want to be the new kid in the middle of the year again. And by 'again

 I mean I was the new kid in the middle of the year in 3rd and 6th grade. Both those years were awful and it took me a long time to recover in both of those towns. I'm going to feel much more comfortable if I just go into the high school in my new town in the beginning. And also, I'm going to be a freshman.

You know what else makes me lucky? :) My grandpa can teach me math at home! He was a high school math teacher and now he will be able to teach me at home. It will be so much easier for me that way!

Well, that's all for now! Have a good weekend!

{xo}

I'm Back Againnn + My Favorite Websites!

{I lost the link to this photo but I got it from weheartit.com. Copyright goes to original photographer.}

Hi everyone! I have been sort of absent from Blogger for a while which isn't much fun but it's just because I haven't really had anything to say. I still don't really have anything much to say about my life so I decided to tell you my favorite websites because I thought you might enjoy! :) So, here you go:

• Elle & Blair - This website is the site of Elle and Blair Fowler, who are both beauty gurus on Youtube. I'm not much of a makeup fanatic but they are so inspiring in every way and I'm a big fan of their videos on Youtube & their blog posts!
• Bath & Body Works - I am slightly obsessed with the store and so I also love their website! It cheers me up to look at all the products and pick which one I'll buy next when I go into the store! :)
• Tumblr - Maybe you already know about this one because I've linked it in my sidebar and such but I still think it's such an amazing website! It's a lot of fun.
• Pinterest - A super cool website! I have actually been doing crafts lately which is really awesome because I usually don't find the time to. This website sparked my interest in crafts again! It's also an awesome place for fashion & laughs (the 'humor' pinboard makes me giggle every time!!) & tons of other stuff!

Okay, so, that's all I've got right now other than Twitter, Facebook, etc..!! which you all know about so I might update later with more favorites if I come across another one! :)

xoxo
Have a wonderful week!

Some Crafty Fun!

So, I really want to tackle this project and if you enjoy doing things inside when it's chilly outside, this would be something really fun and cute!

Click here to learn how!!