Self Loving

Self Confidence might be hands down one of the most attractive qualities about someone. Self confidence can lead to gains in friends, jobs, and health. However, self confidence might be one of the hardest things to acquire. It is human nature to be jealous and wishful of other lives. As humans, we are constantly comparing the pros and cons of ourselves to other people around us. Like anyone, I have times of insecurity and points in my life where my self-esteem meter isn't where it should be. There are times when I think, "She's prettier than me" or " They are having more fun than me" or "Her body is cuter than mine". The truth is, we are like snowflakes. No two of us were created the same. I think that is so special. It is so crazy to wrap my mind around the fact that I'm the only me out there. I have come to the realization that when we are happy with ourselves and our lives and are not comparing it to other people's we are confident. There are days when I wake up and have my cup of coffee and walk down the hall like I'm the queen of the world. Other days, I don't even want to look at myself in the mirror or put on clothes. We have this nasty stigma that who we are and what we are doing isn't enough.

I will admit, just until this year after graduating from high school is when I have started to find my self confidence and keep my self-esteem high. High school is a brutal place. You could not pay me to go back. It was like walking through a hallway where everyone is your worst critic. You constantly feel like you're getting judged for what you're wearing, who you talk to, what sport you play. It was terrifying. I would honestly avoid the cafeteria so I didn't have to be reminded of my level of unpopularity and my diminishing number of friends. I see what my sister goes through day by day. However, she does have multitudes of friends and was probably the exact opposite of who I was in high school, but I see the constant worry. The constant worry of having a zit and not wanting to go to school. For whatever reason, kids in high school expect you to be perfect. There is this pressure for everyone to conform to the same style, language, activities, and look. That was not who I was. Being graduated as made me realize how ridiculous it was to feel insecure. Those people that are so called "popular" those are the people who will be stuck in high school the rest of their lives. Those are the people who have already reached their peak. It is comforting to know that I still have my peak to experience. Being in college is a whole new experience, no one cares who you are, what school you went to, what car you drive, what you wear, or who you hangout with. So for all of you struggling with who you are, don't worry the best days are yet to come. You will soon be at a time in your life where what you look like doesn't matter anymore. Soon the most important thing will be your future and the successful accomplishments ahead of you. I held on to that thought for so long and I feel like I can finally breathe now that it's here. It is important to not lose yourself despite how low you might be feeling. Love yourself. Self confidence is sexy. Self confidence will get you that boy and that job.

The you that you are is amazing. You are a snowflake and there's nothing out there that can compete with you. You have such a bright future beyond what you might feel right now. I promise you it does get better. You will be able to walk through any hall, building, or down any street like you own the place and no one will care and that's what's so awesome about it.  If that post wasn't quite enough, I have included a link for the prescription for self love, take a read!! And make it the best Monday!

XO- Sydney Lauren

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/get-hardy/201203/seven-step-prescription-self-love

Six Word Memoirs

If you haven't noticed already, writing is something I love to do. Some of the best and most favorite teachers I've ever had have been English or writing teachers. Currently this semester I have an awesome English 2010 professor that could make anyone love to write. She is a darling, spunky red-head with a Jessica Day esque personality. If you don't know who that is, I recommend watching New Girl. The other day, she had us do an exercise titled "Six Word Memoirs". Basically what she wanted us to do is to come up with descriptions about ourselves and our lives in six words. You might think this would be easy, but it was actually quite difficult. Here are a few of the good ones I came up with myself:

Constantly craving a trip to Disneyland
October is my very favorite color
Smell of Crayola in my car
Battles with sisters over our clothes
Time for rocky road ice cream
School, Work, Homework, Eat, Sleep, Repeat
Obsessed with all things French bulldog

I thought this was a quirky and creative way to give people a feel for who I am. This is just one of the reasons why writing is so incredible, there are a million ways to express yourself and your creativity even just in six words. Can you tell your life story in six words? I wanna hear yours, if you're still reading this blog shoutout to you and thank you for all your support from the bottom of my heart. Let me know if you come up with any six word memoirs in the comments below!  Happy Sunday!

XO- Sydney Lauren

The Opposite of Loneliness

Possibly one of the reasons I enjoy writing so much, is because reading has been a love of mine since I was a little girl. I remember shelves of mine being filled with books. Picking just one out to read every night may have been my hardest task. Occasionally, I will try to dedicate blog posts to book recommendations. Some may call me a nerd. (mostly Easton) because of how much I read. I am embarrassed to say I started this 200 some page book and finished in one day. I borrowed the book from my roommate titled "The Opposite of Loneliness." It is a collection of stories and essays from a Yale graduate by the  name of Marina Keegan. Marina is one of the most excellent writers I have ever read. Sadly, she passed away in a tragic car accident not more than a week after her college graduation. As a tribute and memorial for her, her teachers, professors, parents, and various other loved ones composed a collection of some of her best fiction and non-fiction writings. I have not had a book or anything really inspire me as much as her writing in this book did in a very long time. Through this book, I asked myself how can I change the world when I'm not even 20 years old yet? I don't think she ever thought that her words would impact people all throughout the world as much as they have.

She writes about the Opposite of Loneliness and how if there was a word for that, that would be precisely how she is feeling. There are some amazing people surrounding me every single day, but I can't help but think that there is more out there than just working to get through school to potentially end up with another job that you have to work more at. For what? What are we doing this work for if there is no overall purpose benefitting our community and this world. The world is going to end. One day that bright, shining, mega star we call our Sun is going to stop shining. One day, our sunshine is just going to shut off. Why do we worry so much about tomorrow when it isn't even promised to us? A quote from one of Marina's poems left me thinking. "Do you wanna leave soon?" No, I want enough time to be in love with everything.. and I cry because everything is so beautiful and so short." This got to me. We spend so much time preparing for the rest our lives and we forget to remember that life is shorter than we think it is. I hope that I can impact someone, just one single person through my writing the way Marina has impacted me.

This just proves to me that words are so powerful. I don't even care if people think I'm cliché, or stupid, or not interesting enough to have this blog. I am doing something that makes me happy in hopes that one little thing I can contribute to this Earth will be able to help someone in the long run. This world and the people in it are too beautiful and special to let their lives be wasted by the tasks we let consume our days. We are special.

XO- Sydney Lauren

P.S: My teacher asked if she could use the essay I turned in for an assignment as an example for the class, I almost cried no joke. It's amazing the support I'm getting and the feedback I get for my writing. So thank you all!
http://theoppositeofloneliness.com/

My Shopaholic Self

So I guess I should probably explain why I chose the title I did for this blog. Mostly I just tried to think of something that sound like a bloggy title. I also wanted it to be personalized for me. I am a college student so money is not something I have in abundance as much as I wish I did. I work for Response Marketing which is at a call center called Nudge. I call people for $9 everyday and beg them to come to our "Millionaire Mind Experience Events" so everyday I'm reminded of how nice it would be to become a millionaire. I work about 20 hours a week and go to school for about 15 hours weekly. I'm really living the college dream. I have always loved to shop and had a passion for fashion. That sounds like  Bratz doll commercial.
But anyways, shopping is something I love because designing my look and coming up with things to wear is something I find enjoyable. However, its not the cheapest hobby in the world. I'll admit, as I walk down the halls of my school, I look at every girl's outfit and I can't help myself. I am always looking for new ways to wear things and things I want myself. I have a Pinterest board screaming with new shoes, outfits, and ways to design my room. I just don't have the funds so if anyone is willing to start a GoFundMe...totally kidding. Its hard when you're in college and you want to be fashionable but, you have to buy toilet paper and groceries instead.  My uncle made a comment to Easton once to "watch out because I'm a Nordstrom girl" I don't know if it was supposed to be a compliment or an offense towards me. Yeah sure I have a couple items from Nordstrom's including my Hunter rain boots that may or may not have costed half of my month's rent, but I feel like I make my wardrobe look like Nordstrom with a Forever 21 cost.

The "Big Dreams" part of the title of this blog has to do with my obsessive urge to want to travel to every single place on the entire globe. There is so much out there to see. It's almost not fair that there is so much on this Earth and not enough time in our lives to visit and experience it. I can't wait for the day I can travel with the love of my life anywhere we want and just explore. I have what the Germans call Fernweh which means an ache for distance places and the desire to travel. I think I might have inherited that gene from my mother.

All in all, there's the explanation my blog titles. What can I say? I'm an expensive dreamer.

XO- Sydney Lauren

In case you were curious, Hunter Rain boots Tall High Gloss Black  (Nordstrom)

What to do When you Just Don't Want to Adult

Growing up is hard. I haven't fully entered extreme adulthood yet. I'm still in pre- adulthood is what I want to call it. I'm a college student living on my own away from my parents. Granted I'm only about a 30 minute drive away from a home cooked meal, I'm pretty much on my own. I still get some financial help from my family, however I'm learning what it's like to pay rent and buy my own groceries. Groceries are expensive might I add. I'm on my own for meals, and gas, and laundry and all that fun adult stuff. Why is it that we go through our whole lives wanting so badly to grow up but once we are finally there it isn't all that its cracked out to be? We spend so much of our lives wanting to be older than we are. We are always waiting to be 16 so we can drive, 17 so we can see R rated movies, 18 so we are finally legal and an adult, 21 so we can drink, 25 so we can get married and start a family and so on. We have forgotten what its like to be young. I think in this generation especially, we are racing to get to the next step and forgetting to live in the age we are now. A personal example is my little sister Ella. She is the youngest in my family so she has me and my sister that to look up to. Lately, she is in such a hurry to wear makeup and watch shows that she probably shouldn't and like boys and everything else that me and my sister Olivia might be doing that I think she has forgotten what it's like to be 12. Oh what I would do to go back to being 12. I wouldn't have to wake up and go to classes I'm paying an arm and a leg for just to come home and go to work to be able to pay for them. Mom still picks you up from school and your biggest worry is what show will be on Disney channel that night.

I think we as humans take being young for granted. There is no hurry to grow up and I wish I would have known that because on days like this when I just can't "adult". I'm still in a stage where I don't have all of the adult responsibilities, but I've gotten a taste and it sucks. So stop waiting for Friday, waiting for summer, waiting for the one to fall in love with. Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for it and make the most of the moment you're in now. My biggest piece of advice to you is stop rushing, stop trying to be older than you are because quite frankly "adulting" is not as fun as it looks. And while you're young, remember there is really not even that much to stress about. I am the stress case queen, but I've gotten better when I realized I needed to stop getting ahead of myself and growing up too darn fast. So be young my friends! Even if your age might not be young by some standards, be young. Also, don't let your responsibilities consume you. We are not on this earth to work to pay bills. We are on this earth to discover ourselves and find our happiness. And on the days you don't feel like being an adult, do something crazy and remember what it's like to be young.

Sidenote: I am always getting grief for making a bigger deal out of things than they really are so here's a quote that is way too relatable to my life and might make you giggle a little bit. Happy Tuesday!

XO- Sydney Lauren

Growing Up Different

I have grown up in Utah my entire life.  I will be the first to admit that Utahns live in a bubble. We have this protective, conservative layer surrounding us and I think we let that inhibit us from seeing what is really beyond our state lines.  I truly believe that Utah is one of the greatest states to live in this nation. It is beautiful, clean and the people are relatively friendly. However, I am a minority here. My mom grew up as a member of the LDS church along with the rest of her family. When she was about my age, she left for various reasons. Years later when I was born, I was brought up in the Lutheran religion. I was baptized when I was eight or nine and attended Christ Lutheran School up until the sixth grade. Even though I was born and raised in Utah, I still felt like I didn't fit in. It took me a long time to understand why I was looked at as different and as an outcast. I didn't practice the religion as a majority of my state. It's really hard for me to write about this because I still have family and friends who practice the LDS religion and I don't want to offend or hurt anyone. However, this is my blog and these are my experiences and feelings.  I don't see anything genuinely wrong with the Mormon religion, however I feel like extremes are practiced in some cases. I always thought God told us to love one another no matter what the differences. I always thought He told us to be accepting and non-judgemental. That is how I was taught anyways.

When I was younger, it was not as bad as when my sisters were younger or maybe I just didn't notice it as much. There was a prejudice. There were times that I remember when my seven year old sister would come home and say, " She can't come over to our house anymore because we have wine on the counter" or " she can't play with me because we don't go to church and that means we're bad influences". I was judged by the fact that I wore tank tops and two piece swimsuits. I recall a time where I wasn't allowed to go to someone's house unless I changed from shorts to pants and a tank top to a tee shirt. Middle school is a rough time in any child's life. I was transitioning from a private school to a public school for the first time, not to mention it was middle school. It embarrasses me to say, but I would lie and say I was a member of the LDS church just to make friends. I was always in fear that that would prevent me from living a normal life. That is heartbreaking for me to look back on now. Even to this day, when I'm meeting a new person they will ask my name and the second question out of their mouth is " What ward are you in?" or "Are you a member?". Member of what? Why is that the first thing people need to know about me. Unfortunately, its because they are making a judgement of me based upon my religious views. I know there are extreme forms of the case and not everyone apart of the Mormon religion acts this way, but its a striking number that do. I have been pushed away by how many times I have been denied friends or opportunities due to my beliefs. 

It makes me sad to see such unacceptance for people's differences. Some of the best people I know don't go to "church" and I don't think different values or beliefs make me or anyone else a "bad" person or any less of a person for that matter. We should teach our children to be accepting of people's differences rather than shunning them and keeping them from having relationships with them. Let us remember that God told us to love thy neighbor and that means tolerance for diversity.

My apologies for the heavy topic, but it had to be said.
XO- Sydney Lauren

19 Things I've Learned in my 19 Years

I took a little inspiration from a post I saw on Facebook and I wanted to personalize it to my own taste. Here's 19 things I've learned in my 19 years:

1. Mom is always right.
I wish my middle school self could hear me say this right now. My mom has always been there for me even in the teenage years when I wasn't so nice to her. She always had the right answers and knew what was best for me. I'm currently trying to get my sister to understand this concept as well.

2. Happy girls are the prettiest girls.
No matter what might be happening in your life, you will always feel better when you have a smile on your face. True beauty radiates from happiness.

3. Not everyone is going to like you.
I think almost every struggles with this fact especially if you're a teenage girl. You could be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world and there's still going to be someone that doesn't like peaches.

4. Quality over quantity.
Like I mentioned in a previous post, I'd rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. A few good friends is better than a lot of not so good friends.

5. Respect yourself first.
It is inevitable for girls to want attention from guys, but in the end no matter how promiscuous you were to get that attention, you will never be the girl that gets respected. Classy girls are the ones that win in the end.

6. Ice cream cures broken hearts.
I'll be the first to admit that ice cream is my go to comfort food. There's got to be a secret ingredient in there somewhere that makes our broken hearts feel okay for a minute. To be honest, there was a time in my life where I went through a pint of Rocky Road ice cream in a week for almost 3 weeks. whoops.

7. Take care of yourself.
It is important that while we're young we are learning to take care of ourselves mentally and physically. Sure its okay to have a burger and fries every once and awhile. But there is nothing better than running your guts out and eating a salad. Also processed foods are from the devil.

8. It's okay to cry.
This one resonates with me a lot because I am definitely a crier. I've gotten grief for it in the past but its just something I cant help. Crying makes me feel better. I cry over everything. One time I even cried because I got a free churro in Disneyland.

9. Speaking of Disneyland, it really is the happiest place on earth.
No matter how old I am, I will always have an obsession and deep love for Disneyland. I don't even understand how you couldn't love this place. It is bursting with happiness and I'm smiling just thinking about it.

10. Zac Efron will always be hot ( I stole this one because I love it so much)
I remember the day of the premier of High School Musical on Disney Channel. I put on mascara hoping to impress my first love through the television. Don't ask, I was a weird child. My 12 year old self fell in love with him and to be honest that love is still there. Zac, if you ever read this you broke my heart for ditching the HSM 10 year reunion.

11. Live everyday like its your last.
This is cliché, but come on. We never know how long we will be on this earth, we aren't even guaranteed tomorrow. Be grateful, loving, and don't waste a second.

12. Find something you love to do.
I'm still working on this one, I've always thought that there is nothing out there that I am good at, but I know I'm so wrong. It is crucial to explore and try new things and new adventures to find out what it really is that makes you happy. Find something that makes you feel most alive while you're doing it.

13. Love God and Pray.
I grew up religious, but as I have gotten older I haven't been able to actually attend church and practice. But, my faith has been unwavering. I pray to God every night just to thank Him for the previous day He has given me. I have great comfort and peace knowing He is in my heart.

14. Sing and Dance to yourself in front of the mirror.
Who doesn't do this? I can't think of a better way to start my day or boost my self confidence than to jam to music at the top of my lungs and dance around my room.

15. Popularity doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter how many likes you get on Instagram or how many followers you have on Twitter. None of that matters and I realized that once I got out of my high school world. Likes mean nothing.

16. Use kind words and never talk badly.
I know its almost a girl's human nature to want to gossip, but from my experience it gets you no where. You never know what a person is going through or how they might be feeling. Speak kind words and you will have beautiful lips.

17. Your old Facebook photos from 7th grade will haunt you forever ( stole this one too).
I get a reminder on Facebook everyday about my memories from 5 years ago. I cringe every time I read the captions and see the word graphics plastering each picture with horrible edits. But they are memories.

18. Your dad will always protect you.
Dad's can be intimidating and hard to get a long with sometimes, but in the end you know they will always be there to protect you from boys, spiders, and when your car battery dies.

19. Be accepting
I saved this for last because this is something I have tried to practice my whole life. Being the one who was different in my society because of my religion was the hardest thing ever. There were times where neighbor kids couldn't play with my sisters and I because we "didn't go to church". I was always taught to accept people no matter how different they might be. The world would be a better place if more people were accepting.

I could probably go on and on all day long about important things I've learned, but I'm only 19 so. Share some of yours with me in the comments below! Here's a link to my inspiration. Thanks for the idea!!http://gracevalentine.org/2015/12/31/19-things-you-learn-by-19/

XO- Sydney Lauren

Easton Riley

Birthdays have to be one of my favorite events of the year. Not just my birthday, but the birthday of the people in my life as well. Today, the love of my life left his teenage years and turned 20! 20, oh my gosh 20 sounds so old. I thought this would be a good time to introduce him. My boyfriend of a little over 2 years is Easton Riley Poulsen. Since it's his birthday I wanted to write a little something about him.

Our love story is a little different than most. Honestly I don't even know if I'm really his girlfriend cause he never actually asked me to be. Just kidding but really he never asked me out officially. I knew of Easton since I was in 8th grade at South Jordan Middle School. He is a year older than me so he was always the cool older kid that honestly intimidated me. His friends would stand in a certain place in the hall and I would take all routes in the school to avoid it. He was always dating a girl and that's honestly how I always identified him was "her boyfriend". Anyways, time went on and he was never even a tiny thought in my head. It was almost as if he didn't exist. I went in to high school and pretty soon on got a boyfriend. He was a senior and I was a sophomore. I don't like to say I have any regrets in my life, but this might be one of them. I lost friends over this relationship and it just wasn't healthy or benefiting me in anyway and I stayed in it way longer than I should have because I felt like I was the cool sophomore girl with a senior boyfriend. Long story short, I met Easton.

I had just gotten out of a bad breakup. And I mean bad. I wasn't looking for anything I honestly wanted to be a nun. This sounds so stupid, but it is the age of social media. He posted " Favorite this tweet and I'll message you what I really think of you" I saw that and honestly didn't even know I followed him on Twitter. Looking back on it, I was like "oh what the heck why not" and I might have done it only to piss my ex-boyfriend off. So I got a message from Easton that night that said something like "I've always thought you were really pretty and we should hangout sometime". Like him, everyone knew I had had a boyfriend as well. After that message he sent another and said "are you still with your boyfriend?" I said no. He got my number and we spent the whole rest of the night texting until I fell asleep. When I woke up in the morning I contemplated if I should text him and continue the conversation since I fell asleep the night before so I did. And the rest is history. just kidding I'll keep going for any of you that care and it's also kind of fun for me to look back on this as I'm writing this entry. We met up for the first time at the state football game at Rice Eccles Stadium. It was weird and awkward and there wasn't much to say, but boy did I have a crush.

Later that night, he asked me if I wanted to go to a party with him. I didn't. I hated parties. I offered that he come over to my house and we watch a movie. I picked him up, and again it was kind of weird because we knew nothing about each other. We put on a scary movie, The Conjuring I think it was. But anyways, we didn't even watch the movie. We just talked and talked and talked which I thought was kind of weird because I did not expect him to be that easy to talk to. When the night ended, he pulled me in for the most perfect, not awkward first kiss I ever had. I was so vulnerable. Fast forward time a little, and we kept hanging out. We went through a lot in the first couple of months of our relationship with drama from both of our exes and to be honest that was a lot of pain and I didn't think we would make it. But, he was there for me the whole way. Months later after he graduated from high school, he moved away to Vancouver, Washington for six months and we still managed to make it God knows how. We've been through hell and back with each other and he has never left my side.

Easton is a handsome, caring man that people don't realize until they get to know him. He may seem hard on the outside, but he has such a big heart. He is passionate and motivated to be successful and that's something I admire. He is brave and athletic and smart even if he hates school more than most. He is fun loving and will make you feel safe and secure no matter where you are. He doesn't sugar coat things and he values family and friends dearly. That's only some of what I love about him. Anyways, I doubt he will read this because reading isn't his thing and I've made it so stinking long but Happy Birthday East. Thanks for letting me be in your life and fall in love with you all over again every single day. Thanks for making me smile when I don't even feel like getting out of bed in the morning. Thank you for experiencing new things and adventures with me and loving me for who I am flaws and all. I hope this can be another year full of anything you want it to be. Happy Birthday my aquarius baby!

XO- Sydney Lauren

The Novel of My Life in a Spark Notes Version

I guess I should tell a little bit about myself. Since you'll be reading my stuff, it might be nice to have the back story. 19 years ago I was born in Utah the state with the greatest snow on earth to two lovely parents. I was born into a place with a religion that was not the dominant of the state which proved to one of the hard ships in my life growing up. A few years later I got a sister named Olivia and then a few years after that, a sister named Ella. You can only imagine the estrogen that filled our house. I had a great childhood full of memories of Barbies, stuffed animals, and dress ups among all the other things girls love. It's fun to have sisters because you always have someone there. But on the other hand, if you don't want your clothes to go missing having sisters isn't for you. I attended a private Lutheran school all throughout elementary. I was never the girl that had a lot of friends especially because I didn't quite fit in with the neighbor kids around me. But again, I always had sisters. When I was about 13, my parents divorced and that was extremely hard for me and still is sometimes but having two Christmases isn't such a bad gig. My beautiful, strong willed mom Stacey, works for Southwest Airlines so we've always had the benefit to fly anywhere we wanted, when ever we wanted and maybe that's the reason I have such a desire to travel. My dad Chris is a goofy guy with a love for Harleys and flip flops in the winter time. I have two cats, Max and JoJo who make the crazy cat lady side in my come out on occasion. I graduated high school in 2015 from Bingham High School. High School might have been one of the worst times in my life and sometimes I can't even believe I survived. You could not pay me to go back there.

I have lived such a perfect life thus far and I'm so lucky and blessed with what I've been given including my health and happiness. Currently, I am attending Utah Valley University working on Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations. Mental high five to you if you know what public relations is!! I am so excited for my future in that career field. I will be interning at Good Things Utah this summer and I just want to brag and tell the whole world how stoked I am about that. I don't have many friends, but quality over quantity any day. I am in love with my best friend whom I met when I was in middle school, but we started our journey together when I was a junior in high school. He makes me a better person and I have him to thank for helping me get through high school. My hobbies include, traveling, reading any good book I can get my hands on or get time to read, writing, going to country concerts, drinking coffee, shopping, and also trying new food and new places. I am a Libra who sticks pretty much to the part and I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason.

This was a quick little novel about my life, so I hope you were able to understand a little about who I am.  Side note: I'm looking out the window and January really is the worst month. I don't even know if anyone is reading this, but cheers to the rest of your weekends!

 XO- Sydney Lauren

The Beauty of Writing

The main reason I wanted to start a blog is because I think writing everyday about your thoughts and feelings is healthy. I am a firm believer and a big advocator for keeping journals. I journal in paper and pen everyday mostly so I have something to look back on full of memories when I'm craving nostalgic feelings. The journal I keep beside my bed is mostly for me. It's for when I'm flustered and overwhelmed with feelings good or bad and want to vent. Venting to paper is recommended because trustworthiness is never a problem and it's a judgement free zone. I also use it as a scrapbook to document important or significant events or moments in my life that I don't want to forget.

I'm writing this blog as a form of a journal to share with the rest of the world and whoever else decides to listen. I want to use it as a form for family to keep up with my life, but also for people to be able to get a feel of who I am through my writing. Through writing, I hope people can understand the person I am, the things I think, the feelings I feel, and what's in my heart. Blogging is also all the rage these days so why not get in on the fun? I might not be as clever, or funny, or as interesting and fashionable as other blogs you might read, but hey I might be able to give someone a new perspective of thinking or feeling through my writing.

Writing is important to me because its finally something I've found that I love to do. I want to make it a key component as part of my career as well as a part of the rest of my daily life. If you're still reading, you rock. If you're not, it's okay because I'm still going to ramble on. I'm not quite sure yet the direction I'm going to take with this blog, but I hope you all stay tuned to see what my brain comes up with. All in all, I hope I'm able to inspire someone to find something they absolutely love to do.

XO- Sydney Lauren

Here's me :)