Hey guys! So I’ve been trying to think of ideas of what to blog about and I can’t think of any that don’t take a lot of time so if you you have any ideas please leave suggestions in the comments below. Today is going to be a different type of post. I thought it would be fun to do an A-Z list. If you don’t know what an A-Z list is it’s when you list out the alphabet and put one word for each letter that either describes you or is something that you like. (ex. A- Animals)

A - Australian Shepherd- I love this dog breed so much. I think they are just so pretty with their blue eyes and grey and brown splotches.

B - Babysitting - I love babysitting, when I get older I’d love to have a job involving young kids. My dream job would probably be a daycare owner, my daycare babysitter when I was young really inspired me to have my own small daycare.

C - Camping - I love camping in tents, but I don’t like camping in the winter because I never want to get out of my sleeping bag. I love sitting around the campfire and making dinner or s'mores.

D - Donuts - I love donuts so much. At the moment I’m doing this thing called the Donut Trail and basically has a list of donut shops that you go to to get a code and once you have the all the codes you get a free t-shirt.

E- Elephants - Elephants are one of my favorite animals, I think they are so beautiful. I hate that people would hurt an animal just to make money.

F- The Flash - The Flash is my favorite TV show. It’s about a guy (Barry Allen) who gets struck by lightning and gets super speed, but other people also get super powers and he basically has to protect the city from them.

G- Greece - I really want to travel to Greece (among other places). I think their white and blue architecture is beautiful and their beachers are so cool.

H- Horses- As you can probably see, I really like animals. Although horses aren’t one of my top favorite animals, I still love to ride them. My dad used to ride and so I think that's why I like to. I don’t ride for sport, just for fun when we go camping, but I’d love to find a place that I could ride just with my dad, not in a line with other people and a leader.

I- Irish - This summer I am having a foreign student from Ireland, she will be staying for a month and we will be doing really fun things with a group of other students, both Irish and American.

J- Julia - Julia is my best friend. She is super nice and funny and is always there for me during hard times. We walk to the ice cream place that is our town and I’m currently trying to teach her how to ripstik.

K- Kings Island - I love going to Kings Island with my friends over the summer. My favorite ride is the Diamond back even though I get scared to go on it every time, I’m not really sure why though. I also love spending the day at the waterpark and relaxing in the lazy river and wave pool or playing a game of sand volleyball

L- Lush - I love the store lush because of their bath bombs. I recently took a trip there and got the Humpty Dumpty bath bomb, Fluffy Egg bath bomb, and the Flamingo bubble bar wand, which I’m super excited about because I’ve never used one of their bubble bars before

M- Milkshake - I love milkshakes… a lot. Everytime we drive by McDonald's I always want a milkshake, they are just so good!

N- Nothing - Ok I’ve been think for ten minutes and can’t think of something for N, so I’m going to talk about my obsession with bunnies since I already have a B. I love bunnies so much. I’m not sure why, I’m not sure how the obsession started but a few months ago I decided I really wanted a bunny. The only thing standing in my way from getting one is my dog. My dog would probably eat my bunny so I can’t get one.

O- Owls - owls are cool… this is a lot harder than I thought it would be.

P- Puppies - you can’t tell be puppies aren’t one of the cutest creatures alive… after bunnies of course

Q- Quick - I run cross country in summer/fall so I’m pretty quick i guess. My personal record is 14.50 for two miles I think

R- rock climbing - I love to rock climb. I’m belay certified and I hope to be able to Lead climb soon. I also hope to be able to climb outside one day because I only climb in gyms right now

S- Same - I probably say the word same about 100 times a day for some reason

T- Taken - in love with my fridge <3

U- Unicorn - I hope one day that unicorns become real, because I think that’d be pretty cool

V- skip

W- Waves - I love doing to the beach and like boogie boarding over waves

X- X-ray - fun fact X-ray is the only word I know starting with X and I’ve never gotten an X-ray before

Y- Yawn - I suppose I yawn a lot

Z- Zzzzzzz- I also like to sleep, it’s my passion

Okay so that's my A-Z list. It was a lot harder that I thought it would be but I hope you enjoyed it. Don’t forget to comment blog ideas below.

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Hey guys! So this blog post is on how to make these diys. I also want to start doing some sort of weekly blog post, maybe a weekly wrap-up, favorites, or maybe I could start writing the book I’ve been brainstorming and post a chapter a week. Leave ideas in the comments below or on my instagram (linked below). Also would you like me to start doing monthly favorite posts?

Diy #1

This string art is super easy to make, the supplies you will need are listed below:

• Animal geo outline (I used the one below)
• String (craft store or target)
• Slab of wood
• Nails
• Hammer
• Paint (optional)

1. The first thing that you are going to want to do if print out an outline, I searched Elephant geo outline and found mine but you can search for whatever animal you want.

2.) Next lay down the outline on your wood, take a nail and hammer it into the wood at any point of the elephant (wherever the lines connect to other lines)

3.) After you've finished nailing you are going to take your string and go around all the nails in a crisscross pattern, it may take a few times to get the perfect look, don’t worry it doesn’t have to be perfect

4.) Lastly you can paint a design on the wood (you can also do this before you hammer the nails in)

Diy #2

For this diy you will need:

• A succulent
• Mason jar
• Small rocks
• Dirt

1. First fill jar with a thin layer of rocks, then a thicker layer of dirt
2. Plant your succulent and then add another thin layer of rocks
3. Finally add bigger rocks, flowers, moss and other decorations

Diy #3

For this diy you will need:

• Paint
• A canvas
• Sponge brushes
• Paper towels
• Paper plates

1. First start off with a blank canvas, I painted my black but that’s optional
2. Start painting globs of different colored paint close together (purple, pink, and blue)
3. Next you want to take your paper towel and pat the wet paint, this will give the paint a neat galaxy design
4. Keep repeating these steps until the canvas is covered and you like the finished product

I hope you guys liked these diys! Don’t forget to leave to suggestions in the comment section below!

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Hey guys! So I’m super excited to say that I have finally gotten to buy my laptop after many months of saving up babysitting and birthday money. This post is going to be on what type of laptop I purchased and how I saved the money to buy it. I am not a pro at saving money but I am just going to give you some of my tips and tricks to make it easier.

Tip #1

Decide what you are saving for, whether an electronic, car, or a trip, know how much the item is and find out where you can get it at the cheapest price.

When I decided that I wanted to save up for my laptop I went to the website Apple Insider, on this site there was a list of places that sold the laptop I was looking to purchase (MacBook Pro) and which place was the cheapest. Keep in mind that buying something expensive means there will be more tax, so if there if there is a really good price on something, make sure you know if there will be tax added onto the price.

Tip #2

Save your money, this seems like an obvious one but I would advise you to open a savings account when you decide to start saving. I had tried to just save money and keep it in a jar, but doing that will let the money be accessible to you, which means you will eventually end up taking money out of the jar. Maybe the first time you will take out a few dollars to pay the pizza man or go to the movies, but eventually the jar will end up empty. I would give the money to my parents and they would move it into my bank  account. But make sure you are still saving a little bit of cash for yourself to spend. You don’t want to try to save all the money and not be able to spend any because then you will go stir crazy, treat yourself once in awhile, whether it’s going out with your friends or buying a shirt you’ve been wanting, go for it, just don’t buy everything that catches your eyes. It’s always a good idea to put it on hold, walk around the mall, and think about if you actually want/need it.

Tip #3

Once you save enough money, check the prices again, some stores prices may have dropped or the items may be on sale. Also if you are buying a large item, like a laptop, the company may be releasing a new type of laptop so the price on your laptop could drop a few hundred dollars. It’s better to wait if there is a new product coming out within a month or two, in the long run it could save you a few hundred dollars, I saved $130 just for waiting less than a month longer than I had to.

I hope that this helps you all save for that something that you've had your eyes on for a while. It may take a while, but trust me, it pays on in the long run. Good luck!

~Ally