Another opening, another show!

 

Opening night for Miracle on 34th Street!!

 

Nervous, due to the lack of voice.

But it will work out.  I've been quiet all day!

And for me, that's sayin somethin!!

I'm so excited to be Doris, and have a cute little girl playin my daughter.

Wish us luck!!

And pray we just break a leg and not break our legs!

 

23.

23.

That feels weird.

Happy Birthday to me yesterday!!
 

But, every year this day still makes me reflect.

I remeber exactly where I was five years ago.

I was in seminary, my senior year.

I was asked to tell everyone where I wanted to be in five years.

I remember saying the following.

 

1.Be a Cosmetologist

2. Have served a mission

3. Happily Married

4. Not be in Pocatello

 

Well. I came to a big realization,

my life, has in no way gone how I intended it.

I haven't done a single on of those.

 

I can say that in those five years I've...

 

1. Haven't gone to school.

Worked and worked and worked.

2. Didn't serve a mission.

3. Not even close to being married.

4. still in pocatello.


But I am grateful for what I have done. 
I have moved out of Poky for a few months, and was paid to sing and act.
I started doing theater and love it.
I have moved many times, and gotten to know some amazing people.
My hair is long :)
and much more.

I'm so grateful I made it to the big 23!

Here's to a great year.  I can feel it!

As of late...

I'm super pleased to say that I have dropped 16 pounds since August!

I've worked hard, but can work harder.

I still have a long way to go before I'm back to where I was a few years ago.

I'm so happy that I took a before and after picture!

It has upped my motivation by 100x!

I finally realized that I can change and I'm sticking to it!

 

Here is a picture of me before at 172 and after at 156.

My goal has always been to be around 140 but my body just hits a stand still at 150.

So I'll aim for 6 more pounds and then I will dedicate myself to muscle tone, and body fat %.

 

 

 

 

 

I find it funny that I stopped working out... I know how much I love it.

I thrive on challenging myself in this regard.

It's nice to see your hard work stare you down in the mirror.

But, this time I dont want to let it happen again.

 

I love that my clothes fit! 

It's nice to have buttons not popping :)

 

 

 

And on a side note.. because I've dropped a few pounds, I can now wear all my clothes!!

Which means my outfits have been rocking. 

 

So heres a few that I've come up with in the last 2 weeks.

 

 

Jean jacket: Walmart $5

Peach shirt: Walmart $7

Orange jeans: JC Penny $30

 

 

Blue Cardi: Ross $10

Black Shirt: Walmart $5

Straight Leg Jeans: American Eagle $30

Double Wrap Belt: Downeast $7

 

 

(Saturday night...loved mixing patterns)

RED Scarf: Walmart $5

Striped Shirt: TJ Maxx $12

Skinny Jeans: American Eagle $30

Black Suede Booties: Amazon $20

 

 

 

(and then I went to work monday morning and was lazy)

So I barely switched it up by adding a

Black Cardigan: Plato's Closet $10

Grey Pants: Maurices $20 (were flares..made them skinnies)

PINK scark: Walmart $5

Black Suede Booties

 

 

(i feel like i done popped out of the wrong time period)

Mauve Jacket: DI $5

Cream Shirt: Downeast $5

Wow... Apparently I get a lot of things on clearance at Walmart :)  oops.

Usually most of my pieces come from DI or Goodwill.

Apparently not this week.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Enjoy your time with family and friends!

 

 

 

A-Z about me!

A. Age: 22 (23 in a few weeks!  woot woot!)

 

B. Bed Size: queen. but my pillows seem to take up most of it.

C. Chore that you hate: Peeling potatoes... It's not really a chore, but I always said I wanted kids so

                                        i could make them do it. 

 

D. Dogs: SMALL.  I want a tiny black puppy who doesn't shed to name Mogley.

E. Essential start to your day: brushing teeth.  medication. :)  if I remember the 2nd one.

F. Favorite color: plum purple and mustard

G. Gold or Silver: silver.

H. Height: 5'8"

I. Instruments you play: piano.  i WILL learn the guitar

J. Job title: Administrative Assistant for the Business and Curriculum Departments.

K. Kids: none.

L. Live: Pocatello, Idaho

M. Mother’s name: Robyn (i love her name.  she hates it.)

N. Nicknames: Ninny/Whinny (siblings), Whit (anyone who knows me), Whitter(friends), Whitty(friends), Whitumz (dad), Ninn (friends) I will answer to any or all of those.

O. Obsessions: Singing, clothes, volleyball, crafting, DIY, just new things. 

P. Pet peeves: when someone tells me what to do.

Q. Quote from a movie: "like you never left a wedge of cheese in your pants"  (this is actually from Full House)

R. Right or left-handed: right, but I do a lot of things left handed I noticed.  like I cant do a right hand cart wheel to save my life.

S. Siblings: Tristyn, Paige, Harrison, Ashlyn, Sean, Jason, M'Lee, Sari, Helo     I love them all so much!

T. Time you wake up: 6:30 if it's a good day. 7:00 if I'm slacking.

U. Underwear:  yes haha kinda a necessity.  I love it and will only wear VS .  I'm picky ;)

V. Vegetable you hate: squash and peppers 

W. What makes you run late: not waking up on time.  I love my bed.

X. X-rays: never broken a bone.

Y. Yummy food that you make: lasagna is my specialty

Z. Zoo animal: Giraffe.  I just love them.

Snow came! I'm a happy girl!!

The little things in life make me happy:)

 

LIKE SNOW!!

 

and i can't express how the snow effects my love of fashion.

 

I like clothes way to much.

 

I stumbled upon a few blogs this weekend and they have given me some great ideas...

 

...and I'm in heaven.

 

 

She is my new inspiration.

Our styles are very similar to begin with, but i will be using ideas from her from here on out!

Here are a few pics that I died over.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyways.  I love her now.  And she is LDS!! So I'll post more as I scan through.

 

 

 

 

 

P.S.  just bought these black shoes!!!  PUMPED.  Think tights and pencil skirts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue suede... i will have you next.

 

All about this chick...

My cute friend did this on her blog... and I needed something to blog,

so let's give it a shot.

I'm supposed to say 11 things about me

and then answer 11 questions.

i tried to give more strange answers than my typical ones :)

1.

i love lipstick.

i don't think you will EVER meet a girl with as many tubes of it as me.

I'll count tonight :)

2.

i love to sing.

i sing in my car. to my friends. on stage. and i sing random thoughts/words

3.

when i'm really cold and i get it my car i make this brrrr sound

but it's more like a high pitched brrrr sing squeel.

4.

i look just like my dad.

we once had to find pictures of our parents when they were our age...

slap long hair on him and you got me

curves and all.

5.

if i can make it or do it myself... i wont pay for it

i'm very independent and will do it myself.

6.

i 'm feisty.

VERY feisty.

don't believe me?

ask my guy friends, they will "lovingly" say its true.

i DO NOT tolerate being treated like crap, and i'll tell you if youre being a jerk

this girl stands up for herself.

haha

7.

i love clothes. i love shoes.

way WAY more than i should

8.

i may love lipstick, clothes, and getting all dolled up....

but, nothing beats being outside.

i love rzr's and fourwheelers and lots of mud.

:)

9.

i love taking my brother helo out on dates.

he is the best 6 yr old date ever

he always says thank you, tells me what a wonderful dinner it was,

and makes sure to let me know what number of date it was.

he makes sure to let my boyfriends know that he's

gone on 5 dates with me.

i love him.

10.

My family means the world to me.

my mom is my best friend. i tell her everything.

and my big sister is my mom when mom can't be there.

how grateful am i to have such a big family full of tons of

grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, moms, dads,

sisters and brothers

my big family is a blessing in my life.

11.

i dont speak another language..

but in 9th grade i learned how to say

"you have 60 seconds to live, goodbye"

in french...

i can still remember it to this day.

here are the questions:

 

1. In a perfect world, where do you see yourself in 10 years?

married. with a few kids.

living in a cute home with sweet diy stuff from me!

happy.

 

2. What makes you tick?

strange question. i dunno.

i love the church. i'd definately be lost with out it

3. Favorite season? For fashion?

fall for sure.

 

4. Night owl or early bird?

NEITHER.

sleep and i have a very intimate relationship

we go to bed early and get up late :)

i rock the 11 o'clock hour

 

5. Favorite Author?

don't read enough to answer this question :)

 

6. Favorite Holiday tradition?

fourth of july.

my family used to see who could make the loudest ground bloom bomb.

i always win.

 

7. Peaches or Nectarines?

nectarines

 

8. What color is your toothbrush Do you dance?

toothbrush-purple and white

dance- all the freakin time. i look drunk. haha but i'm havin a good time.

9. What is the number one quality you seek for in a companion?

i have a few.

solid testimony

treats me well

is as far from gay as he can get

 

10. What is your most cherished possession?

my pictures.

i have a deep love for pictures.

they are used to remeber the good things in life...

and i love focussing on the good things in my life.

 

11. If you could follow anyone around for a day without them knowing who would it be?

hmmmm....

rain check on this...

i have no idea.

♥

I think....

 

 

:)
Hope you have a good day

Done until January 2013.

Challenge accepted. 

NO DATING UNTIL JANUARY 2013

I could totally write a book, a BIG book, on bad relationships.

It's sad, but kinda funny at the same time. 

I don't get how it works.

But I tend to fall for slime balls.

Let's just fill everyone in, shall we?

Here are the reasons behind ending all of my "relationships"

-He started doing immoral things.

-Said I wasn't worthy enough for him.

-Got engaged to a different girl.

-Came out of the closet.

-Locked me in a car and threatened me.

-Belittler

-Full of more drama than a girl.

-Was dating someone during the week and kissing me on weekends.

-Told me I was going to hell for things I never did.

-Actually tried to use scriptures against me.

-Told me he'd never break my heart.. 2 days later... 

  by the way, I'm dating someone.
-Liar, Liar

The list goes on and on.

Would someone please shed some light on the situation?!

I apparently need to never trust my opinion on men.



 

 

Dear Santa,

 

All I want for Christmas is a nice guy who is taller than me,

LDS,who is not gay, and who doesn't cheat. 

If he was handsome, that would be a plus.

I really don't feel like those are high expectations. 

Sincerely,

Whitney 

 

 

Dear Birthday Wish,

 

Please converse with Santa about what I would like.

You can decide amongst yourselves who should give it to me.

Sincerely,

 

23 and Very Single

October Instagrams.

MEMORIZE.. MeMoRiZe... :/

This is what I ordered... and this is what I got.

Resulted in a change of costume.

Me and Hailey at Pitch Perfect for the 2nd time!

No shame in that!

Throw Back!!!  Jenna and me from Millie

Throw Back!! Stephen and myself during the Valentines Show.

 

Aunt Whitney, Baby Kai, and Little Gracie.

This is how my office does Halloween.

Battlewounds from a great volleyball game.

My knees will hate me when I'm old.

"I don't wanna be just friends, no"

Love that song.

Words ring true.

Took all my flares this month and turned them into

skinny jeans so that they didn't look so dumb.. flares, and

pants that are too short dont mix.

 

Found this gem outside my apartment one day..

I dunno whose it was... so I sold it.

Hello $20

My birthday stove.

Since I didn't get my diamond.  I splurged and bought

myself some pearls.

Painted Punkin's with my sisters.

Loved this outfit.  Entirely of random things I found

in my closet. 

Love it when it works that way.

 

My little brother Helo dressed as the coolest ninja ever.

 

Anthoer outfit that just worked out swell

New Fall wreath :)

1 week with no heat.  GRRRR.

 Got to be princess Ariel, and a little boy gave me roses

because "dats how princesses should be treated"

What a stud of a 6 yr old.

Messing around with my little sister Sari's hair

 

Weight Stereotyping

I read an article today that really stood out to me.
I have made this realization multiple times,
but the way this was presented made a big impact on me.
(there are a few swear words in this post by the way-fair warning)

It spoke about how women view each other... and in return how they end up viewing themselves.

In other words, weight stereotyping.

"Discrimination against heavier people is well documented—and, sadly, rising: a full 66 percent in the past decade, according to a Yale University study. But could this kind of bias extend to women of all sizes? And are people looking at your body and making assumptions about your life—and your personality?"

How often do we do this?

The people who wrote this article, put together a survey. 
They asked each person to picture an overweight person, and a slender person
 (whom they didn't know)
They were then given 2 words and had to associate them with the person.
I hope that made sense. 
And the results make me scared for this world, and my future kids.

Here they are.

What our poll shows about the assumptions women hold

Heavy women are pegged as…

“lazy” 11 times as often as thin women; “sloppy” nine times; “undisciplined” seven times; “slow” six times as often.

While thin women are seen as…

“conceited” or “superficial” about eight times as often as heavy women; “vain” or “self-centered” four times as often; and “bitchy,” “mean,” or “controlling” more than twice as often

How often do we do this?  (yes i asked the question again)

I feel like we too often get caught up in this nasty world and do this to our fellow sisters.

BUT not only that how many times I have I looked in the mirror and said "I'm lazy" "I'm sloppy"
"If only I were more disciplined I wouldn't have eaten that" ect.

How many times have I looked at another one of God's children and thought those awful things?

How many times have I looked at a beautiful slender girl and thought

 ‘Oh, I bet she eats only three spinach leaves a day and spends all her time on the treadmill, staring at herself in the mirror, and is mean to kittens….’

How ridiculous is that!!!! 

How is it that in this world we have 2 classifications for women?  Skinny or Fat.
And with skinny or fat comes way to many negative stereotypes
We rarely look beyond that, and if we do it takes a while for us to do so.

“You’re either a self-centered bitch who is starving herself, or a slob with no willpower who’s eating everything in sight.”

I know that for me I've been put in both categories.  I've been classified as the skinny girl with too nice of clothes, who is "intimidating" "rude"  "bratty" "full of herself" ect.  and when I gained 30 lbs all of the sudden I was "lazy" "careless" "not beautiful"  or my favorite was when I gave a girl a complitment on the way she looked and she said "Well I work extremely hard to look this way, maybe if you tried to you wouldn't look the way you do." ect.  But most of the people saying these things had no idea of anything in my life!  They have no idea that I have a bad Thyroid problem, and so I am constantly taking medication to regulate it, I go to the gym at least 4 nights a week for an hour or two a night, I watch what I eat, and count calories.  I work hard!  And even then sometimes because of my thyroid, I still gain weight.  I agree completely that you should work hard, exercise and I want to be in shape, because I feel it improves my overall quality of life.. but there is a line between doing it to help your life and judging others rudely because of it. It's sad that children at a young age are starting to feel self concious about this.  I distinctly remember being embarrassed to wear shorts in 8th grade because I thougth I was too fat to wear them.  I thought that because what people had told me.  I was 5'8" and weighed 104 pounds.  I was a twig.

The images that this world has created as "ideal" for women, is out of control.  They are unrealistic, and have created stereotypes in our minds.  Even as far as a heavier person is more giving than a slender person.  This is our time.  It is our time to STOP IT!  I do not want my children growing up in a world where they are judged so heavily upon their personal appearance.  One that you can only help shape so much before its no longer in your hands.

We need to learn to put these stereotypes aside.  We need to learn to see everyone through God's eyes.  We need to strap on our spiritual goggles and learn that size, color, height, ect. don't matter.  The challenge between racism and weightstereotyping will not end until we decide it no longer matters.

That's my soap box.

If you want to read the article, I have attached it.

  http://living.msn.com/life-inspired/weight-stereotyping-the-secret-way-people-are-judging-you-based-on-your-body