Today, the 21rst, is my 17th birthday! I decided to do a list of 17 of my favorite things for today's post.
1. Favorite YouTuber: Jenna Marbles
2. Favorite Song: Unsteady (X Ambassadors)
3. Favorite TV Show: Once Upon A Time
4. Favorite Movie: Milo and Otis
5. Favorite Book: Dream Factory
6. Favorite Number: 721
7. Favorite Video Game: Mario Kart 8
8. Favorite Food: Watermelon
9. Favorite Drink: Pink Lemonade
10. Favorite Day of the Week: Wednesday
11. Favorite Animal: Butterfly
12. Favorite Thing to Watch on YouTube(besides a specific person): Fan Made TV show music videos.
13. Favorite Summer Activity: Swimming
14. Favorite Singer: Liz Gillies
15. Favorite Actor/Actress: Lauren Graham
16. Favorite Time of Day: Night
17. Favorite Thing to Write: Character Descriptions
Note: I'm horrible at picking favorites, and all of these are subject to change daily, but I needed an easy topic to write about.
What are some of your favorite things? Xoxo
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Thursday, July 21, 2016
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
5 Things I Always Pack
Hi guys. I've been traveling a lot recently, with Summer Salt last month, the beach a week ago, and I've got two more trips coming up in August and September. Because of this, today's post is going to be a list of some stuff I always bring with me wherever I go. (Obviously this isn't a full packing list, and I didn't feel it was necessary to include clothes, toothbrush, etc., in this list.)
1: Ear buds. I often don't leave the house without them, but I definitely make sure I've got them before leaving on a trip. I sometimes sleep with them, or use them in the car, or anytime I just need music. And it always figures that if I ever leave them at home, that'll be the time I need them.
2: Advil. I have so many zip-lock bags floating around my room with Advil in them, because every trip, I make another bag to put in my suit case. I started this a couple years ago, because I hate having to ask people for it when I stay at someone's house.
3. Stuffed animals. Specifically Tiger, a stuffed cat I've had since I was two-threeish. I hate sleeping without him.
4. A book. Even if I'm almost 100% sure I won't have time to read it, I bring at least one, possibly more.
5. Notebook and pencil. Again, even if I don't anticipate writing anything, I always bring one.
So that's it for this post. On Monday, I've got something special planned, so be sure and check back in. I should be able to get the Week in Review up on time this week, but till then, Xoxo.
1: Ear buds. I often don't leave the house without them, but I definitely make sure I've got them before leaving on a trip. I sometimes sleep with them, or use them in the car, or anytime I just need music. And it always figures that if I ever leave them at home, that'll be the time I need them.
2: Advil. I have so many zip-lock bags floating around my room with Advil in them, because every trip, I make another bag to put in my suit case. I started this a couple years ago, because I hate having to ask people for it when I stay at someone's house.
3. Stuffed animals. Specifically Tiger, a stuffed cat I've had since I was two-threeish. I hate sleeping without him.
4. A book. Even if I'm almost 100% sure I won't have time to read it, I bring at least one, possibly more.
5. Notebook and pencil. Again, even if I don't anticipate writing anything, I always bring one.
So that's it for this post. On Monday, I've got something special planned, so be sure and check back in. I should be able to get the Week in Review up on time this week, but till then, Xoxo.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
17 Random Questions
Hello! Today is Wednesday, which means I try and post something new. I have several ideas, but I'm trying to save them for later. So, even though it's not very original, I found a 17 Random Questions tag, and, since I'll turn 17 in a little over a month, I decided to use that. It's made for YouTube, but it works for this as well. :) Have fun learning a little more about me!
1) How did you get your blog title? I used lyrics from Sabrina Carpenter, one of my favorite singers. It seemed to fit how I felt heading in to this summer. It also fit considering this is the fourth time I've started over blogging. :)
2) If you could change your name to anything, what would it be and why? First, I wouldn't ever want to change my name. Because of my writing, I'm constantly creating characters, and I go through spells where I really like certain names, and then I don't like them anymore, and I like other ones. If I ever changed my name, I'd just end up wanting to switch it back in a few weeks. Names I currently like include: Lorelai, Lilith, and Logan. (I seem to be into L's right now :)
3) If you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would it be and why? It all works out in the end. Being the controlling person I am, I've always stressed when things don't work out the way I feel they should. I'd love to be able to go back and tell little me that it'll be ok.
4) How old were you when you first learned to blow a bubblegum bubble? I can't remember how old I was exactly, but I remember exactly when it was. I was 10 or 11, and I was at my friends 11th or 12th birthday, and she did a video scavenger hunt. One of the things we did was go into a store, buy bubblegum, and everyone had to blow a bubble. Up until that point I hadn't ever been able to, but that night I figured it out. I was the last one, but I did it.
5) What did you want to be when you were little? Depends on how little. When I was five, I wanted to be a ballerina. When I was ten, I wanted to be a teacher.
6) What do you order at Starbucks? I don't do Starbucks very often, and I don't drink coffee ever, because I don't like it. But when I do get Starbucks I get a vanilla bean frappuccino.
7) What's the hardest you've ever laughed? At some of my bestfriends' house with my siblings while we were all trying to eat supper. It wasn't even about anything specific, I just remember no one could eat because we were dying laughing the entire time.
8) If you could play any musical instrument what would it be and why? Honestly, I don't really have an answer. I'm like the least musical person ever. I can't sing to save my life, and anytime I've tried to learn piano it's been way hard. I've kinda given up on the idea of playing anything, and I just don't care. If singing counts, then I'd like to be able to sing with at least mediocre ability.
9) What's your favorite thing to do when you're upset? Watch YouTube.
10) What's your favorite movie? I don't really have one. I like a lot of movies, but I can't pick a favorite. A few of my favorites include: Princess Bride, Enchanted, Milo and Otis, and Zootopia.
11) What's one food you cannot live without? Peanut butter. I eat it with everything, and eat it straight out of the jar sometimes.
12) What's your favorite dessert? Either cheesecake or sherbet. I can't pick between them.
13) Favorite pizza topping? Pineapple.
14) Would you rather have the super power to read minds, or the super power to be be invisible? Definitely the power to turn invisible. I can't tell you how many times I've wished I could be invisible in certain situations. I also wouldn't want to read minds, I feel like you'd get your feelings hurt a lot that way.
15) What did you do for your last birthday? I went ice skating with a couple close friends and my siblings. Afterwards we went back to the house and just hung out for a while. It was pretty great.
16) If you had one personal "selfish" wish, what would it be and why? For my own room. I share a room with my sisters, have shared it for years, and hated almost every minute of it. As we've gotten older it keeps getting harder. If I had a wish, that'd be it.
17) If you were a Pokemon what would you be called? What would you look like? I can't really answer this, I've never played anything at all Pokemon related, so I have no idea how to answer this. My knowledge of Pokemon only cover the fact that Pikachu is adorable. :)
Well, I hope you enjoyed this post. I had fun answering the questions. I'll write again on Friday! Xoxo
1) How did you get your blog title? I used lyrics from Sabrina Carpenter, one of my favorite singers. It seemed to fit how I felt heading in to this summer. It also fit considering this is the fourth time I've started over blogging. :)
2) If you could change your name to anything, what would it be and why? First, I wouldn't ever want to change my name. Because of my writing, I'm constantly creating characters, and I go through spells where I really like certain names, and then I don't like them anymore, and I like other ones. If I ever changed my name, I'd just end up wanting to switch it back in a few weeks. Names I currently like include: Lorelai, Lilith, and Logan. (I seem to be into L's right now :)
3) If you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would it be and why? It all works out in the end. Being the controlling person I am, I've always stressed when things don't work out the way I feel they should. I'd love to be able to go back and tell little me that it'll be ok.
4) How old were you when you first learned to blow a bubblegum bubble? I can't remember how old I was exactly, but I remember exactly when it was. I was 10 or 11, and I was at my friends 11th or 12th birthday, and she did a video scavenger hunt. One of the things we did was go into a store, buy bubblegum, and everyone had to blow a bubble. Up until that point I hadn't ever been able to, but that night I figured it out. I was the last one, but I did it.
5) What did you want to be when you were little? Depends on how little. When I was five, I wanted to be a ballerina. When I was ten, I wanted to be a teacher.
6) What do you order at Starbucks? I don't do Starbucks very often, and I don't drink coffee ever, because I don't like it. But when I do get Starbucks I get a vanilla bean frappuccino.
7) What's the hardest you've ever laughed? At some of my bestfriends' house with my siblings while we were all trying to eat supper. It wasn't even about anything specific, I just remember no one could eat because we were dying laughing the entire time.
8) If you could play any musical instrument what would it be and why? Honestly, I don't really have an answer. I'm like the least musical person ever. I can't sing to save my life, and anytime I've tried to learn piano it's been way hard. I've kinda given up on the idea of playing anything, and I just don't care. If singing counts, then I'd like to be able to sing with at least mediocre ability.
9) What's your favorite thing to do when you're upset? Watch YouTube.
10) What's your favorite movie? I don't really have one. I like a lot of movies, but I can't pick a favorite. A few of my favorites include: Princess Bride, Enchanted, Milo and Otis, and Zootopia.
11) What's one food you cannot live without? Peanut butter. I eat it with everything, and eat it straight out of the jar sometimes.
12) What's your favorite dessert? Either cheesecake or sherbet. I can't pick between them.
13) Favorite pizza topping? Pineapple.
14) Would you rather have the super power to read minds, or the super power to be be invisible? Definitely the power to turn invisible. I can't tell you how many times I've wished I could be invisible in certain situations. I also wouldn't want to read minds, I feel like you'd get your feelings hurt a lot that way.
15) What did you do for your last birthday? I went ice skating with a couple close friends and my siblings. Afterwards we went back to the house and just hung out for a while. It was pretty great.
16) If you had one personal "selfish" wish, what would it be and why? For my own room. I share a room with my sisters, have shared it for years, and hated almost every minute of it. As we've gotten older it keeps getting harder. If I had a wish, that'd be it.
17) If you were a Pokemon what would you be called? What would you look like? I can't really answer this, I've never played anything at all Pokemon related, so I have no idea how to answer this. My knowledge of Pokemon only cover the fact that Pikachu is adorable. :)
Well, I hope you enjoyed this post. I had fun answering the questions. I'll write again on Friday! Xoxo
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Life out of a Box
Today I want to talk about one of the reasons I started this blog. I didn't talk about it in the introduction, because I wasn't sure I even wanted to go this route with it, but I think its an important part of my story. This post might wander a little, but try to stay with me. This is key to understand where I'm coming from with various things I talk about later on.
I have Asperger's syndrome. I also have anxiety along with that, and some OCD tendencies. Its something I've lived with my whole life, but I've just recently been officially diagnosed.
When I first started realizing it was a likely possibility, I tried to find female, teenage YouTubers and bloggers out there who also had Asperger's or autism. There weren't that many that I could find, so I decide that-after I had an official diagnosis-I'd start my own blog, and maybe eventually a YouTube channel, to help offer support to others going through the same thing. The thing is, life doesn't just fall nicely into little boxes the way I had anticipated.
After have testing done, it turns out I do have all the characteristics of Asperger's, as well as anxiety that likely stemmed from that. It's hard to tell if the anxiety came first and cause behaviors that mimic Asperger's, or if Asperger's has caused me to be anxious because I feel out of control in certain situations. I also have OCD tendencies seem to stem from both, but that ones not an official diagnosis.
I decided then not to pursue the blog idea. I felt intimidated at the thought of explaining all of this. I had wanted one label to explain to people, not several. And then I decided to start a blog anyway.
Originally I wasn't going to talk about this at all. I was going to post old pieces of writing, and the only new writing was going to be my weekly reviews. And I was going to carefully leave out anything mental health related in those.
But I wasn't happy. I still felt like I needed to share my story, even though it doesn't fit into a box the way I'd like. So, here it is. Here I am. And even when its hard, I wouldn't want any other story.
If you have any questions about any of this, feel free to comment them, and I'll try and answer them as accurately as I can. At some point I'll have a post up that talks more specifically about my experiences with Asperger's and anxiety, but I didn't want this post to be to long. Thank you for reading. Xoxo
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Welcome to In the Middle of Starting Over
This is my first blog post on this blog, but definitively not my first attempt at blogging. When I was twelve, I had a blog using a fake name and fake situations, and when I was fourteen/fifteen I kept a fairly steady blog for a few months or so. I'm not very good at posting consistently, but I'm going to try hard this summer to post once or twice a week. I have a couple things planned to write about, and I'd love to hear suggestions from anyone reading this for more things to write about. Today I'm going to just do a q&a style introduction of me and my blog.
Q) What's your name?
A) Kathryne. (it *might* already say that somewhere on the page, but I like to cover the bases ;)
Q) How old are you?
A) Sixteen.
Q) What grade are you in, and what kind of school do you go to?
A) I am a rising senior in highschool, and I'm homeschooled.
Q) What does your family look like?
A) It's me, my mom, my dad, my brother (15), my sister (12), my other sister (10), our dog, our cat, and my two fish.
Q) Where do you live?
A) United States, South Carolina.
Q) What kind of music do you like?
A) I like a little of everything. Right now I'm obsessed with Kelsea Ballerini's album The First Time, but honestly, there's no rhyme or reason to what music I like.
Q) Favorite Tv shows?
A) Once Upon a Time, Switched at Birth, and Gilmore Girls.
Q) Favorite Youtubers?
A) Jenna Marbles, Julien Somilita, Psycho Soprano, Rachel Ballinger, iiSuperwomanii, Blimey Cow, and Jordan Taylor.
Q) What's the blog going to be about?
A) Lots of things. Some of it will be journal style, talking about the stuff I did this summer. Some of it might be stories or poems I've written, and some might be my thoughts on a specific issue. Right now I'm less concerned with what I write, just that I'm writing something.
Q) When are you going to post?
A) My goal is to post every Monday and Friday, with maybe an extra post on the occasional Wednesday.
Q) What does the title of your blog mean?
A) I used lyrics from my favorite Sabrina Carpenter song. It means when you're at the place in life when you're working towards a change, but you're in the middle of it all, and it all seems like a mess. But it's ok, you're just in the middle of starting over, and it'll work itself out in the end.
That's it for today. If you have anymore questions, feel free to leave them in the comments.
-Kathryne C.
Q) What's your name?
A) Kathryne. (it *might* already say that somewhere on the page, but I like to cover the bases ;)
Q) How old are you?
A) Sixteen.
Q) What grade are you in, and what kind of school do you go to?
A) I am a rising senior in highschool, and I'm homeschooled.
Q) What does your family look like?
A) It's me, my mom, my dad, my brother (15), my sister (12), my other sister (10), our dog, our cat, and my two fish.
Q) Where do you live?
A) United States, South Carolina.
Q) What kind of music do you like?
A) I like a little of everything. Right now I'm obsessed with Kelsea Ballerini's album The First Time, but honestly, there's no rhyme or reason to what music I like.
Q) Favorite Tv shows?
A) Once Upon a Time, Switched at Birth, and Gilmore Girls.
Q) Favorite Youtubers?
A) Jenna Marbles, Julien Somilita, Psycho Soprano, Rachel Ballinger, iiSuperwomanii, Blimey Cow, and Jordan Taylor.
Q) What's the blog going to be about?
A) Lots of things. Some of it will be journal style, talking about the stuff I did this summer. Some of it might be stories or poems I've written, and some might be my thoughts on a specific issue. Right now I'm less concerned with what I write, just that I'm writing something.
Q) When are you going to post?
A) My goal is to post every Monday and Friday, with maybe an extra post on the occasional Wednesday.
Q) What does the title of your blog mean?
A) I used lyrics from my favorite Sabrina Carpenter song. It means when you're at the place in life when you're working towards a change, but you're in the middle of it all, and it all seems like a mess. But it's ok, you're just in the middle of starting over, and it'll work itself out in the end.
That's it for today. If you have anymore questions, feel free to leave them in the comments.
-Kathryne C.
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