Motivated Yet?

What is motivating you this week?

As of right now, I am feeling sickeningly encouraging.
If you feel like you need some words of affirmation, call me. I don't even think I could say anything bad right now.
Why? I'm not sure? Maybe the sun (80+ today!)? Maybe my two workouts for the day? Maybe the new Inspiration Board I made? Maybe cause school is so close to being done? Whatever! Let's not question it!

(My inspiration board for this summer!)

This I found on Pinterest (where else?) and I think it's the perfect motivation to get through the week.

Motivation to be the best person you can be!

Think about it.

Reevaluate where you are right now and be the person God, and your 5 year-old self want you to be!

Have you complimented someone today? Cause you should :]

xo/Austin

Get Me OUT OF HERE!

So we officially have 18 days until finals here at Liberty.

What does that mean? That means campus is BUZZING with a serious "Get me out of here!" attitude. I am no exception to that.

Some awesome parts about this semester include the fact that it went by really fast (until now of course, which seems to be dragging on.)

We've had the house and a car so we've gotten the privilege of not being on campus 24/7 like last semester. 

(TRUST ME this is a very very awesome part.)

Ry and Ky are here which is really great :]

Pretty much everything this semester has been about 100% better than last!

(And I definitely didn't hate last semester, so that means this one has been AWESOME)

However, I have 3 weddings including my own coming this summer, it's nice and sunny every day, and I could really go for some cash income as of right now. All of these factor into me dying to get out of school and on with the summer!

So here are some things I'd rather be doing than school work!

One:

Camping... Please.

Two:

Eating more West Coast sushi. 

Not to mention coffee. 

(how I love coffee)

Three:

The Warrior Dash.

This looks so awesome.

Four:

The Color Run.

(Sadly it's full back in Seattle :[ )

Five:

Now doesn't this just look dreadful?

Six:

I'm dying to try paddle boarding!

Sadly, we have no real oceans in Seattle ;]

Seven:

Hang out with this guy.

Eight:

Sit on this cliff.

(haha just kidding, you should know by now that I'd rather die than do ^^ that!)

Well guys, this was the lamest way I've avoided math homework via blog so far.
Sorry you have to waste your time on this :]

So Close to the End,

xo/Austin

How Pinteresting.

Pinteresting Tuesday!

I can't believe it's already Tuesday!

And yet it seems like it should already be Friday all at the same time.

Have I told you that I'm ready for school to be OVER?

Well I surely am. How about you?

What are you looking forward to?

To brighten the mood of the dreaded Tuesday, how about some awesome Pinterests?

One:

So I found this "Sweating for the dress" tank on Etsy... And I am dying to have it! Then I found this "make your own racer-back tank" and now it's official that I must make it.

{I sincerely think I have too much confidence in my skills sometimes}

If someone else would like to make this for me, I will accept. ;]

Two:

So the idea on Pinterest is this:

"Your first year of marriage take a picture for every season, then frame all four photos in a square frame"

I think this is phenomenal. And I want it.

Three:

Reasons I am posting this:

a) I love Zooey Deschanel (that was a given).

b) I think this is hilarious yet so so true.

c) This pretty much defines my fiancé's expectations of life.

d) I think it is so funny to picture this happening!

Four:

Sometimes when I am up late talking with my roommates, family, playing games, doing ridiculous things--studying <-- scratch the studying, this has nothing to do with studying--I need to remember this, because how true? It makes my heart smile a little bit. :]

Five:

Advertising at its finest.

This is hysterical, and if you disagree, you have no funny bone ;]

Six:

This is also hilarious, and who doesn't need more funny in their life? 

I will fill you all in on my weekend tomorrow, I hope!

I hope this brings a smile to your Tuesday!

So much love,

xo/Austin

Motivation.

This was a crazy awesome/long/tiring weekend.

And I just don't have the effort to explain all that happened right now.

Besides, it's Motivation Monday!

Here are some videos that I think might motivate you for the rest of the week!

This is one my best friend showed me.

It always makes me want to give it all I've got!

Which I think is something we should always do!

Hope you like it!

This has got to be one of my favorite inspirational videos of all time.

Also, if you haven't seen it, warning: tears may flow.

Hope you all get some motivation to get through this week!

I will be needing it as well!

xo/Austin

Flaws.

As a rule of thumb we all want to make ourselves look flawless to other people.

Thats why when you are practicing for interviews people tell you to make something positive about yourself into a kind of negative.

Example: "I am just too caring, it sometimes gets in the way with my work."

We all know that is probably not true.

Yes, even the interviewer.

Blogs/Facebook/Twitter/any other social media website is pretty much 100% designed for making yourself looking good to others.

I hope you all realize I'm not as awesome as I clearly seem (that was a joke, I'm pretty awesome).

(But seriously, that's a joke too)

I decided that since I'm all about being "real" I am going to share with you all some of my flaws.

Hope you enjoy these, cause I'm breaking all blogging etiquette right now.

One:

I am the most selfish car sleeper ever.

Let me explain this, when I have to sleep in a car, I don't care who is around me, who is in the car, who wants the pillow or who wants more seat, I will take my fair share (and/or much more than my fair share) of what I need in order to be comfortable in the car.

I don't know why. I think cars make me delirious. 

If I have to sleep in the same bed as someone else, I am rather thoughtful and caring for their comfort. 

I actually feel bad when I accidentally steal all of the blankets in the middle of the night, or get too close to their bubble.

But put me in a car and it's survival of the fittest.

Two:

I have a pretty bad staring/face making problem.

If I see someone doing something socially abnormal/unacceptable, I will stare at said person in order to get the entire experience.

Sometimes they catch me staring at them...

It usually doesn't stop me.

I also tend to make faces when I think someone is being a bit of an idiot.

I should really work on it.

Three:

I am way way way too competitive.

I don't like to lose.

Not in anything.

Challenge me to Candyland and I'd still be mad if I lost.

I've tried to work on this problem many times, but it's never helped.

I really need to find a way to change that.

Four:

I am really bad at cracking eggs.

When I was like 5 years old, I was pretty good for a 5-year-old at cracking eggs.

Unfortunately I never got any better with age.

Five:

I ask a lot of questions.

About pretty much anything.

You could say I use people's knowledge of things I don't know about to learn.

It would be not so bad, but I am sure it gets annoying and I'm sure there are many people who think to themselves "Doesn't she know about Google?"

And this also makes it hard for me to decide what questions are appropriate and inappropriate to ask people. Like "how did you lose your left hand?" And other things like that.

Six:

I am not even a little bit of a germ-o-phobe.

I am that person who will cut off the mold and eat the rest.

If a sandwich hasn't been in the fridge when it should have been, I will still eat it.

If it drops on the floor, eh dirt won't hurt, right?

I will take a sip of pretty much anyone's drink.

This is weird and kind of grosses some people out sometimes.

It will probably end up bad for me eventually, but I give 

Seven:

I'm pretty even tempered at all times, which makes it hard for me to act over enthused about basically anything. 

So seeing people I don't care to see, I am not a great pretender.

When I meet people they often think I'm rude or have a bad attitude because I am poor at acting overly nice because I don't like to act fake! So usually it takes some time for people to understand me and that I really am being nice. Something problematic in my life.

And also, I hate opening gifts in front of people because I can't pretend that I like something more than I do. And if I do try to pretend it isn't fooling anyone.

Trust me loves, there are many more flaws than just those seven, but I can't share everything that sucks about me in one blog post--I want you all to still check in here! 

Question: What are some funny/weird flaws about you?

Happy Thursday Guys!

Honestly,

xo/Austin

Motivational Monday!

So I am a big fan of schedules. 

If only you could look at my planner, you would understand.

I know some of you are the same way!

For me, if I have it written down as a plan, it's easier to follow through.

If it's in the schedule, it will happen.

If it isn't, then you never know what will happen!

I like to be scheduled.

So I have decided that I need more scheduled blog days!

All I really have is Pinteresting Tuesday... which I know you all just wait for every week ;]

So Monday from now on is going to be Motivation Monday!

I think with the start of the week we all have a rough time getting going.

So I plan on making Mondays a day you can come check in here and hopefully leave with a brighter outlook on the day, the week, and hopefully life! 

I will post motivational pictures, quotes, verses, stories, whatever motivates me, I would like to share with you! Hopefully you're all down with the plan!

Today it is a quote.

To me this can mean so many things!

It could mean we literally can focus on the aesthetics of life and making our surroundings beautiful.

It could mean we act with compassion, kindness, and love, therefore making our surroundings beautiful.

Or it could even mean that we choose to see the beautiful in everything, making our surroundings beautiful.

However you choose to take this, I encourage you to make everything around you beautiful.

Use some time this week to get in touch with your artistic side.

Maybe you could focus on thinking before you speak (I know it sounds crazy!) and only speaking words of encouragement and kindness. (I know this will be on my to-do list)

Or possibly you want to keep a journal of everything beautiful you see this week. Whether that is a person, an interaction your experience or observe, your surroundings, where you want to travel... The list could literally go on forever! 

I hope you get some motivation for your week with this!

Let me know what you think.

With Encouragement,

xo/Austin