A Teenage Girl's Uniquely Ordinary Life: The Journey

I struggle with procrastination and I have accepted that!
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This blog has been a journey for me. In case you don't know this blog is an assignment for my Honors English class. I started 9th grade knowing that I was going to have to do a blog. I was terrified; I didn't want to do it. I had all the classic self conscious teenage thoughts. I was worried that everyone would judge me. Not only was I self conscious, but I was clueless as well. I didn't know what I wanted my blog to be about. I didn't know how to title a post let alone write one. I wanted to be funny while sharing my personality, but was still afraid of what other people thought. It was very nerve wracking. And every time a blog assignment was due I'd have to rush to complete it because, of course like any other assignment, I would procrastinate. At times I really hated it.

Luckily now I don't hate it as much. Don't get me wrong, I still procrastinate, but I think in ways I have grown. I'm not as worried about being funny. I feel that by just being myself is funny enough. Now I honestly could careless about what people think about me. I have learned to express myself through this blog. I was finally able to share my love of puns and pick up lines to people other than just my family and friends. In a way I have even improved with them. Like when writing this very post I was trying to edit a sentence so it didn't have as many "I"s and I said "This sentence has four "I"s, ahhh, that's more "I"s than on my face!" (HAHA GET IT?!? Yea, yea, not that funny, but I think it's pretty punny. (Sorry couldn't resist.)). Anyway, even though this blog has put some stress on me I still feel as though I have benefited. I pay more attention to details and edit more carefully. I have made improvements through this wild blogging journey.

Reading Morgan's new pun and improvements got you like...
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After this whole blogging adventure I look at every experience as an opportunity to share with someone. I feel as though my description, grammar, and writing in general has improved. Not only this, but I have gained other things from my friend's blogs. Whether that is learning about a new show *cough cough* Grey' Anatomy *cough cough* or just reading about a new perspective on life. This blog has been a great experience and I am sad to see it end. But I know that I won't be able to keep it up to date with posts. As much as I have learned, I still haven't learned about not procrastinating. Until next time! ... oh wait, not really ... well, thank you and goodbye!

- Morgan :) <3

Le Francais est Stupide!

WARNING: This post is basically just an anger rant. Be prepared to read the fiery wrath of Morgan.

The extent of my French knowledge.
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As you may or may not know I am currently taking French. To this you may have one of three different responses. 1. "Ohh that's so cool! French is a beautiful language." 2. "Geez why would you do that? No one speaks French except for the french." or 3. "I hear they have really amazing food. There bread and cheese are amazing."  All of these statement/questions are true. (especially the last one). And to be completely honest I don't know why I decided to take French back in 7th grade. No one really speaks French except for a few countries. And really, I completely regret it, but at this point it is too late to turn back. I am in French III, so there is really no point in starting over with a different language. But even though this is my third year I still suck at French! I mean I'm pretty good with the grammar, but speaking and listening is a totally different topic. My accent is the WORST! Even though sometimes I do hate the class this doesn't mean I don't try.

When Mr/Ms. Stupide randomly yells at you for nothing.
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This leads us to what forced me to write this post: my teacher. Just to keep this teacher free from hate we are going to refer to them as Mr/Ms. Stupide. Because I know all of my adoring fans would just blast them with hate after this. *cough cough* No one. Anyway, for some unknown reason Mr/Ms. Stupide seems to hate me with a burning passion. I know I'm not always the best student, but this doesn't give them the right to treat me unfairly. I talk just as much as the other kids in my class. I do just as much work as the other kids in my class; I may do even more work sometimes. I pay attention just as much as everyone else,  but he/she seems to pick me out of the crowd. This is not fair! So uncool Mr/Ms. Stupide. And I know what you are all thinking "Oh Morgan. You're being so silly.  You are making this all up in your head! Mr/Ms. Stupide doesn't hate you." All I have to say to that is "Ferme ta bouche!" You can ask any of my friends in that class. He/she hates me and they're not secretive about it. How might I know this you ask, well here are some examples. Once I wrote Mr/Ms. Stupide an email regarding my friend and I's project he/she never responded, but when my friend emailed him/her they responded in less than thirty minutes. Also, he/she has told me to stop talking when my mouth has not opened once, several times. Along with this he/she called on me in class to answer something. I will answer to question to the best of my ability and he/she will yell at me for not doing it. Shall I go on?

Overall, I have done my best in that I class. There was even a solid month where I was on top of everything. I was doing homework that no one else did and even answered questions that no one else knew. I try and sometimes I don't understand what is going on. Mr/Ms. Stupide takes this as me not caring or not trying; I take this as a comprehension error. But it has now gotten to the point in this class that I almost stormed out of the class. Luckily this is my last year with Mr/Ms. Stupide. Thank you for reading my anger rant about French. Au Revoir! Until next time!

-Morgan :) <3

My Most Huggable Friends

I'm sending you some love through a virtual hug.
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Hugs are good; I like hugs. Most people like hugs and giving them as well. Hugs are probably the most comforting thing a person can do for someone, in my opinion. Having someone wrap their arms around you just gives you this feeling of warmth. It shows that they care. Hugs are healing and loving, As I said before I like hugs; I like hugs so much that I hug at least five different people ten different times a day. This may be an exaggeration, but you get my point right? Anyway, since I am hugging so many people I have created a list of my top five favorite people to hug. I call it my Huggable List. Starting from the number five and finishing with number one:

5. Claire Booth -
She is the sweetest person I have ever met. Every time she gives you a hug it feels as though that kindness is being transferred through the hug. She has this motherly quality that makes you feel like you can trust her with anything.Giving Claire a hug is like having the someone fill your body with the most pure love and nurture. Plus she is super tall which is just an added bonus.

4. Delora Johnstone -
She can often appear as an emotionless person, and most of the time she is, but when she gives you a hug you feel that she does have feelings. Her hugs are sweet and kind hearted. They show you that even though she may not appear to care, she really does. Maybe it is just we have been friends for so long, but her hugs are incredibly special.

3. Maddie Shea -
She has the biggest heart in the entire world. You could do the most horrid thing and she would still have room in her heart for you. And when she opens her arms to give you a hug it's like she's opening her heart and all her love is transferred to you. Not only that, but when you give her a hug she has this giggle that makes you never want to stop smiling. It is truly incredible.

2. Sam Peterson -

Even animals need hugs sometimes!
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Sam is Sam; I don't know how to describe her in any other way. She is so incredibly unique in the most amazing way. She is never afraid to be herself. And she always appears to be so confident. Everything she is and all her love is transferred through her hugs.

1. Aysia Stewart -
This girl is probably the most fantastic hugger. I don't know what it is about her hugs. They make you feel happy. Maybe it's the fact that she is moving so the hugs mean more. Maybe it is the fact that she is the perfect size for hugging. Or maybe she is just a huggy person.

I know there are so many people to hug in the world and these are only a few. All of these
people are some of my closest friends. This does not mean that any of my other friends are less huggable. I honestly hope that everyone out there has at least one person they can hug. They are healing and and the best way to show your love. Until next time!

- Morgan DeCamp :) <3

Happy Birthday Ty!

Hey guys! So today, just now, while I was at the store with my mother, we were approached by a man. He had been standing behind us in self check out. This man came up to us and asked "May I pay for you guys?" My mom and I were in complete shock. We didn't know what to do, so my mom asked "Umm what for?" We both had no clue what was going on. Then the man replied and said "We are doing this for my friend's birthday, Ty." I had no clue at all of what to say. My mom felt bad because we are pretty well off. She said "Well, I'm sure there is someone else out there who could use this more than us." And he just simply said "This is just the way it is." He then payed for us. My mother asked who Ty was. This man told us that he died in a race last year at age 44. He would of been 45 today. At this point my mom was holding back her tears. I on the other hand was still in shock. You hear of people speaking of stuff like this happening, but here I was living it. I was practically frozen. We said thank you. My mom got in the car and cried.

Try to complete at least one act of kindness for Ty.
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Now I am here sitting on my bed paying my respects to a man I never knew but wishing I did. When we got home we found a site dedicated to Ty. (Please go check it out to get more information.) There is so much I want to say, but I don't have enough words to do so. I want to start with thanks to everyone out there who has completed an act of kindness for Ty. I also want to thank Ty.  Even though I didn't know him, he must of been a truly incredible man for people to do this for him. I only hope that he is watching from somewhere, smiling. No one deserves to die so young, but some how out of such a tragic event people have made the most. They have gone out and celebrated his life by trying to make others lives better. Please everyone read this even though it may not be his birthday anymore go out and do something for Ty. Happy birthday Ty Rasch! I hope this made your day. Treasure you heart.

- Morgan :) <3

Bring Troye to Utah

Troye performing on tour, look how happy he is!
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One day I was sitting at home watching Netflix (as usual) and then my phone dinged. I checked my phone only to see that I had a notification from an app called Bands In Town. If you don't know what this is, get it now! It lets you track all the up coming artists on tour near you. It is incredible; I love it. Anyway it had just notified me about some random band coming to Utah. After I saw this I realized I wanted to check if some of my favorite artist were on tour/coming to a town near me. I all the sudden realized that I didn't know if my absolute favorite artist, Troye Sivan, was on tour. So to the search bar I went. I typed in T-r-o-y-e S-i-v-a-n and impatiently waited for the results. Then his picture popped up! YAY! I scrolled through all his tour dates and where he was going. I started with hope in my heart. When I got the bottom (without seeing Utah) my heart dropped. I felt like I went through the first three stages of grief with in five seconds.

Look he was on the cover of Rolling Stones!!!
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Honestly I am still on the third stage, bargaining. I WILL get Troye to come to Utah, if it's the last thing I do. I will start a campaign. I will tweet him twenty million times, a day. I will freaking kidnap him and bring him to Utah (not actually, but you see how serious I am). Now trust me I am not the only one who loves him. I have several friends that agree, Troye Sivan must come to Utah. His music is incredible. He is so talented in so many different ways. I remember when I first saw his youtube videos. I first thought he was funny, but wasn't in love. Then I found one of his covers. I instantly fell in love. I watched it every night and showed it to everyone I could think of. I knew he would go on to do big things. And when he released his first EP I bought it. Then when I saw on Instagram that he had just released his first album Blue Neighborhood, I wanted to cry.

I am not lying to you when I say that I love every song on that album. It is not one of those albums where the best song is the single. All of the songs are equally incredible. They all have their strengths. As hard as it's to choose favorites my current favorite songs are "for him." and "BLUE". If you take anything from this post go listen to his album. It is truly amazing and I guarantee you will love it. And don't forget...BRING TROYE TO UTAH. Until next time!

-Morgan :) <3

Brace Free at Fifteen

As you may already know I am a fifteen year old girl who is a freshman in high school. Most kids my age and in my grade have braces. And so do I ... or well I used to. That's right you heard it right here. I Morgan DeCamp have finally broke free of my chains. I am free from the tracks. This face will brace no more! (a.k.a. I got my braces off). I'm actually so happy and can't believe that after two and a half years I finally got my braces off. The best part is, after my retainer I'm done. There's no more having to go back to get braces a second/third time. If I wear my retainer like I am suppose to, I should be brace free for the rest of my life. Isn't that exciting!

Look at those pearly whites! 

So the thing is, even though I am ecstatic about this whole event I don't know why everyone is so excited for me. It seemed like once I got my braces off all adults thought that I had gone through a huge sudden change. No. I literally just sat in a chair for an hour while someone removed metal and glue from my teeth. I am still the same person. I just have straight teeth. It really shouldn't be that big of a deal, but it was. Once the orthodontists had finished my teeth they had me wait in the middle of the room. I was very confused when all the sudden adults started circling me like vultures. Then came the music or should I say banging tambourines randomly and shouting loudly. I don't even know what they "sang". I stood there not knowing what to do. I mean, what should I do? Should I smile at the adults that I don't know? Should I glare and make them think I hate them? I'm pretty sure I ended up doing both. To top it all off, at the end of the "song" they sprayed silly string on me! WTF. I was severely confused. Even after that my whole way out of the office they were congratulating me. Like what? And when I got home my mom was like "Oh honey look at you. You are so grown up; a young adult. You look so beautiful now." Like seriously, was I not beautiful before? I still a young adult before. The only difference from now and this morning is that there isn't metal in my mouth anymore.

Anyway,  it's not like I am not excited to get my braces off. And I understand two years of my life, that's a big chunk! But still getting your braces off doesn't really "change" you. It doesn't make you older or more mature. I'm just me, except without braces! Overall I am happy about my braces being gone. I am very appreciative of my parents for doing this for me. So shout out to them for paying for all the painful metal in my mouth for the past couple years. Until next time!

-Morgan :) <3

My Lush Obsession

Lush's Logo
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I know I have already admitted to having an addiction on this blog (a.k.a Pickup lines) but a new obsession has begun. Lush. If you don't know what Lush is then you must be living under a rock. Lush is an all natural cosmetic store. They sell all sorts of items: bath bombs, soap, shampoo, lotion, and even make up! Everything they make is hand made and comes from fresh ingredients. All of the products are either vegetarian or vegan. Plus to top it all off they are helping fight against animal testing! Not only are their products organic, of good value, and work they also smell AMAZING!

My Lush obsession started about a year ago. I was watching some Zoella videos on Youtube and I came across a Lush Haul video. I was just watching random stuff so I watched it. I was changed forever. There was a good month of me just watching Lush Haul videos. I was hooked. And when my family took a trip to Las Vegas I finally got to go to a Lush store and experience it for myself. I didn't want to leave. I ended up getting three things: the Ocean Sea Salt Scrub, the Cosmic Warrior, and the Mint Julep sugar scrub. All of these items were fantastic. After that, all I wanted was Lush. That Christmas, after talking about Lush non-stop, my parents bought me and my sister more. I was so happy. But then my Lush obsession came to a halt. I didn't really talk or think about Lush for a good six months. Until recently.

Lush's Intergalactic Bathbomb in action!
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I don't know what set it off. Maybe it was me finishing my Lush shampoo or my sudden soap fixation. But my Lush obsession came back. I ended up more for Christmas (The Jugglers gift set and a gift card). I fell in love all over again. This set was incredible. I ended up asking for MORE Lush for my birthday and I got two more boxed sets (the Honey Bee and Celebrate) and the Rub Rub Rub bar. After this my collection of Lush was huge! Even with the huge amount of Lush I currently own I still went to Lush again this past weekend. See how bad my problem is? Luckily I am not rich so I only bought two items. Now my collection is up to twenty plus items and I don't want to stop. It has become a problem. But if you think about it Lush is perfect for me. I love things to be clean and smell nice. Plus Lush in itself is just amazing. Honestly if you haven't tried Lush please go and try it. It will change your life. And you will always smell amazing. Until next time!

-Morgan <3 :)