choose your OWN adventure.

Did you think I would miserably fail and wallow in self pity? Me tooooo! But to both our surprise, I didn't! hahaHA! ha. Take that doubters. 


I've recently realized that I need to decide what I want in life. (i.e. what school, what career, what goals, what desires and so on). Well I've been sort of luckier than most, because I have always known certain things that I want. This list seems to have a range from specificity to more generalizations. A lot of them are what most people would want but some are the wants that keep me more unique. And even within the last year, I've seen certain wants make room for others to be added on regularly. I've also seen some wants that I thought were at the top of my list, be replaced by bigger aspirations. Change is inevitable with my "wants" list. 


So now that the big 1-9 has entered my life, I've needed to make some pretty heavy decisions. What do I really want? I ask myself that everyday not even kidding. It's actually quite the adventure. And I've learned some really important things along the way. 
including:


-Wisdom is gained just as much through failure as it is through success. 
- Stay committed, but be openminded. 
- Accept challenges, don't settle. 
- Serve others, build them up. 

and most importantly...

- Choose your own adventure. 

Well, I think I have my wants in a pretty steady place right now. It's time to chase them. 

My adventure awaits. 

"All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare." Baruch Spinoza

"list"en up.

A few posts ago, I promised I would blog more often. Did I? Suuuureee (insert loss of eye contact as I panic to come up with an excuse). BUT I am getting better. ANDDD I am challenging myself to post everyday for 3 days hahaha. You know spicing things up here. Get ready for the heat fellow idiots. 


So in the spirt of lists... "list"en up. And that's exactly what I'm going to do today!

Listenology: the study of listening to great music. 

Why yes I did just make that word up i think... eh probs not. I'll just pretend.  

Yes. Just go with me on this.

Well folks, this is your local idiot listenologist here to share with you some great tunes. And that's not all I'll leave you with today. Do I sound like a salesperson? NBD. The "list" goes on.

First of all, I enjoy making lists more than most. Don't believe me? Check all my notebooks, computer "stickies", planner, phone etc. Cause I be making them all day! Whether it is a to do list, list of goals, list of pros and cons, or list of things to remember that are either funny, inspiring, clever, ironic, and blah blah blah. I could make a list about anything! Sooooo, along with my kind urge to share some music, I will also list my recent favorite things. Which I encourage you to become obsessed with.  

I call it. Kelsey Finds. 

1. Music: 

      Bennie and the Jets. Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful. I think I've been obsessed with this song for weeks and weeks. Make sure to listen to Elton John's original version and Haley Reinhart's cover. 

      JASON REEVES: He is one of my favorites. AND he just came out with a new album. Some of my favorite songs of his include: Entwined, No Lies (feat. Colbie Caillat), Truth, Skydive (Acoustic Version), Someone Somewhere and so on. No matter what song you listen of his, they are all good. 

      Okay I just made a really long list of others and deleted it because it felt like I was missing "this or that song" and it just got too long! So I'll just do one more. 

   Jack and White- Telephone Games and Double Trouble. I chose this one because they just came out with an album. I really like them! 

2. Food: 

      Sandwiches and beef noodles seem to take over my life but other than that, some of my favorite finds for a long time include: Guru's and Los Hermanos. 

3. Random Takeovers:

      StumbleUpon, Robot Unicorn Attack, Canvus, blog stalking, Pinterest, waterfall braids, combat boots.

    

I know this is kinda a short list, but you can thank me later. 

Well thanks for "list"ening!

Stay tuned.

Oh and let me leave you with a cute moment.

i was lucky like a four leaf clover.

(Shouldn't I be doing homework right now? Nahhhh.)
Okay, is it just me or have any of you experienced a time when you only seem to keep your mind on one thing and everything else although important slips completely from your thoughts? Man, why does this happen?! Question of the century. Well maybe not but you get the point. 


Have you ever thought about how something happened? duh stupid question. Let me rephrase that. When you look back on an experience, have you ever wondered how lucky you were to be somewhere when you were? Certain plans were already in the works. How even though such a simple moment, it changed your every reason. What if you had left 5 minutes earlier? Would someone else get that moment? Why was it you? These things happen to people all the time and I've been thinking about it a lot lately. 


From that moment that you didn't even realize until later was such a table turner, you're life changes forever. You see your faith become unshakably strong and it's like you had just come into existence. 


Great, I'm starting to ramble. I am probably confusing you all too cause I'm honestly confusing myself.  BUT I have some important statements to make:

I've never been happier.

I feel blessed.

I want to kiss the sky. 

I want to fall forever.

And I'll patiently wait until I can.

Baby, call me a four leaf clover. 

guess what? i am not a robot.

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Yes. Okay.. It's true. I've FAILED miserably. Blog failer= Kelsey. I know, I know.

But I've been busy okay? Ya know, going into creepy magic forests and conquering mystical demons with my sweet rapping skills. The usual. nbd.

In all honesty, I just don't know what to tell you guys about my life. And I've seen my blog start to dwindleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. When I started, I had a BILLION ideas of what I could blog about. Now that I can't remember all those blog posts options, I am lost. la-la-lost Kelsey Skousen. 

Where has my creativity gone?

Better yet, where has my funniness gone?

What is worthy of blogging?

What kind of feel do I want my blog to have?

What am I going to do about this?

Have I turned into a robot?

Absolutely.. NOT! 

I just gotta find my groove again. 

I got this. 

I hope..

Sers guys, don't worry about it. I've got a plan. 

ordinariphobia.

Someone pointed this out to me the other day and I didn't think it was true- I have a fear of some pretty ordinary things, but wouldn't think twice about doing something everyone else finds too scary.


Ex: I am TERRIFIED of cats. Ask anyone who knows me, I run for the hills when I see one!


BUT guess who saw a bobcat that was someone's pet. Isn't that illegal?? idiots. and practically ran out there to go meet and pet it. Check that off my list of things to do before I die. It was so cool! 

GO FIGURE. 

So apparently he was right. I'm scared of some of the most ordinary things.. let's call it ordinariphobia. 


Uno mas. I've also realized that I fail at blogging, so this is MY promise to be better and blog more often. INSERT CHEERS AND SOME LOVELY "OOOOHs!". cause it's gonna be exciting.. or something?? 


HAPPY.SUNDAY.:)

joy kills sorrow.

You know how you go through life and learn lessons from all your experiences and simply become better? Well I've just realized one of the greatest lessons I'll ever learn..

joy kills sorrow. 

So whether you are going through low or high times in life, remember what brings you joy. It truly kills sorrow.