Swallow Creek: My book.

Sorry for not updating in a while... I have been busy. California was AWESOME! The drive home I got a lot accomplished, meaning: my book! I didn't finish it, but I got at least 3 chapters in. And now I'm on chapter 17. I'm moving forward and it's awesome. I recently got a twitter... well, before California but who cares! It's so awesome that my books is expanding and getting more and more interesting. I'm planning on it being a best seller; a hit in America; a hit worlwide! Hopefully I can make that happen. I have to finish the book first. :) It takes a lot of coffee and music to get me through a chapter, Plus the motivation I get from my friends and family. I also pray to God that he will make this happen for me. It will be my dream come true! This is gonna be a turning point for me in my life I can't wait to share it with the world! More updates coming soon! :) :)

California!!

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while. I've been busy writing and I'm now on chapter 13 of my book. I also got a twitter and it's featured on my blog, so come and follow me! Any way... I will get to what the title of the post says, CALIFORNIA!! Yes, I'm leaving in three days with my best friend! Were going to so many places, it's gonna be a blast! I know were going to Hollywood, Santa Monica, Indian Wells, Palm Springs, and some little surfer town on a beach. I haven't even started packing! Wow. Since I have a twitter... it makes it a little easier to see what Jesse McCartney and Justin Bieber are doing. (I am now into Justin Bieber) I keep on including their names in my "tweets" so hopefully they will "tweet" back! That would be cool. So anyways, I'm reading a really good series right now, Christy Miller series! All my friends (most of them) recommended them to me, and they are seriously really good! If you want to look for them at Borders or your local library here is the information you'll need:

Christy Miller Series by Robin Jones Gunn

:) =)

NEVER USE Nice and Easy shampoo or conditioner. Tip of the afternoon blogger. Aka- miss courtney biggs.

Religions and stuff.

Ok, so first of all, my teacher is having us write this HUGE paper about a certain religion. I chose Mormonism. (I am a christian) It is to help us in Highschool since there will be different religions of people trying to convince people to come to their cult, religion or what not. Sooo... again I chose Mormonism and I am reading three books about it. They aren't boring at all. I mean, it's about how to talk to a morman (Notice how I didn't capitalize the "m" on mormon. LOL) Sooo yah. Anyway, today is Sunday and that means RUSHING. Rushing around getting ready for church (doesn't take that long) but then I have to rush getting all my math redos done. (I don't have that many... but...yah) Rush getting all the homework done that is due the next day and everything. I have to stop this habit if I am going to high school (Which I am) because I gotta do the homework the day it was assigned. (That's what I have to do with math) Any ways, so... like some science homework was assigned on Thursday... it's due on Tuesday. I could have had it done on thursday night and not have to worry about it on Monday. I gotta stop putting my homework off to the last day. I won't have a lot of free time in highschool if I keep on doing this. Well... I hope I get into the habit. I am gonna start tomorrow when something is actually assigned.

Drink more ice water :) tip of the late night blogger. Aka: miss courtney biggs.

Yo, Daddio, We are in the 21st century!!

Ok, my dad got a laptop about a month ago... he has a touch screen cell phone (which he uses constantly for business) But he doesn't know how to do the simplest things like title a blog post. He knew what a blog was, he just was confused about what it was all about. It was to funny, He's all like, "This whole bit is nuts!" Just like web page creating and stuff for his business. It's super funny watching him and listening to my sister and my mom laugh at the things he says. My mom called him a "fuddy-duddy." It's pretty funny. Any ways... gonna go back to writing,

For girls... (Light Essentials)

Ok, I'm into the light make up and natural look but still I like make up. Sooo... this is what I do, and I hope you take this into consideration as well.

1. ALWAYS wash your face every night from make up.

2. Tone or cleanse your face with astringent.

2. moisturize your face and lips with a good moisturizer.

3. Take some foundation (DO NOT CAKE IT ON, WE ARE TRYING TO GO FOR THE NATURAL LOOK) Put 1 to 2 layers of foundation on. Make sure it's your skin color or 1 tone away from your face. You don't want to get a paler color of foundation if your skin is darker.

4. Put some light powder on your face to keep it from looking oily (Sometimes, this step isn't necessary)

5. Take some eye liner and JUST outline your eye. you don't need it super black and make the line around your eye super thick. You don't wanna look goth if your going for the natural look. Just slightly put it on.

6. Eye shadow, you don't want to go for the bolder and solid colors for every day o'natur-el look, what you need is some nude shades or light pinks or pale browns. Then a slightly darker color for the crease of your eye lid.

7. Mascara, I had trouble with this one in seventh grade. I got some blue mascara and that was to much for me, well, it wasn't in seventh grade but now it is. What you can do is either get some clear mascara or some brown mascara, or some black mascara. I have black and waterproof is always the best. All you do is put it on your eye lashes.

8. Lip gloss. I used to wear bright red lipstick to school, and I go to a private school and I'm only in 8th grade. Then I was introduced to Bath and Body Works lip gloss. I always knew about it, but when I got some for Christmas, I never went back to lip stick again. I only wear it for fun now.

and the cycle re-begins. I hope that these simple make up tricks worked. I will probably post a video tomorrow.

Happy 23rd Birthday Jesse McCartney!!!

Happy Birthday JMAC!!!

A Teen's Point Of View On Politics And Stuff. Part 1- TAXES.

A BUNCH of people are being attacked by the battle of taxes. All I hear about lately is how taxes are due soon, and people HAVE to pay them. At school, my teacher also talks about the taxes. It doesn't get annoying to listen to it, it just irritates me to think that these tax collector people attack the middle class people first. The upper class people don't have to pay taxes, I don't think that is quite fair. Why when they have a lot of money to spend on taxes and extra money left over to spend on their own lives, the tax people come to us middle class people first, and work there way up to the upper class people and treat them like kings and queens but us middle class people like slaves and servants. I wish that we could make the upper class people pay the same amount. I know that they DO pay taxes, and have technical thing that gets them out of the hide of paying taxes, to many taxes that is, and I REALLY don't think that is fair. I just might write a letter or something to the government asking, WHY????????? UGH!!! Politics suck! All this kind of stuff sucks!!

French Braiding.

Hey everyone, quick little post about a "Coming Soon". I have learned to French Braid and so I am gonna post a video about how to french braid your own hair. It's actually really easy once you know how to do it. I will do it in step by step instructions. It should be posted on Saturday, sooo keep a look out.

Songs on ipod?

Not from request but from request from me, I have decided to give out some titles of songs that I think you might enjoy! You may already have these songs, you may think they are garbage, but I think they are rather gorgeous, fun to listen, or have a catchy beat. These are some songs on my ipod.

Baby- Justin Beiber

Leavin- Jesse McCartney

Just So You Know- Jesse McCartney

Runnin'- Jesse McCartney

Please Remember Me- Tim Mcgraw

Freaky- Jesse McCartney

Invincible- Jesse McCartney

Here We Go Again- Demi Lovato

I'm Yours- Jason Mraz

Body Language- Jesse McCartney

It's Over- Jesse McCartney (Not my favorite song, but it's ok I guess)

Not Your Enemy- Jesse McCartney

Bleeding Love- Jesse McCartney

Crash and Burn- Jesse McCartney

Oxygen- Jesse McCartney

Unrehearsed- Jesse McCartney

Battlefield- Jordin Sparks

Let It Go- Tim McGraw

Kissin' You- Miranda Cosgrove

Pocketful Of Sunshine- Natasha Bedingfield

Love Like This- Natasha Bedingfield *Featuring* Sean Kingston

Fireflies- Owl City

Picture To Burn- Taylor Swift

My Wish- Rascall Flats

Replay- Sean Kingston

Baby Girl- Sugarland

Breathe- Taylor Swift

Forever and Always- Taylor Swift

Untouchable- Taylor Swift

Your Not Sorry- Taylor Swift

Unwritten- Natasha Bedingfield

So Close- Janette McCurdy

Just A Dream- Carrie Underwood

Already Gone- Kelly Clarkson

Red High Heels- Kellie Pickler

Before He Cheats- Carrie Underwood

I'll Go Crazy Before I Crazy Tonight- U2

I have much more on my ipod but those aren't my favorites.

You'd think...

I know that when you reach a certain age... the things you used to LOVE when you were kid, don't really matter to you now, right? There might be some things you still love, like foods, or some tv show character, but like clothes and things like that. Are friends like that? Once you reach a certain age, do you just kinda grow out of friends? It has happened to me and I hate it! It does suck! So, try not to grow out of your friends and help your friends not to grow out of you if you wanna be life-long friends. I know I wanna be life long friends with my friends for life... did ya get that?? haha.

Sorry...

I haven't posted anything lately... so I will post now... lets see... for the first time in my life... my best friend is getting on my nerves... I don't know why... actually I do... but I don't want to name any names... maybe I should be like me more... I thought about being like her... but I don't wanna be like her! Yah... any ways... I have 41 fans on New Day Photography and had an awesome photo shoot with my sister yesterday... got some cute photos of her... gonna get my graduation dress tomorrow.... but I have some homework that needs to be finished... haha... I guess I'd better get working on it... but hey, we have all day today and all day tomorrow.. that's more then enough time. I need a topic for my journalism class... Well... not really a class but I hate it! No... journalism I don't hate... it's the class.... even though it doesn't exist... who needs a class to write in a journal??? Stupid... I'm not talking about news paper journalist classes... those I am gonna take.... I am talking about keeping a personal journal like a diary... who needs a class for that??? Any ways... yah...

Take It From Me...

Ok... I will be doing this every now and then... Just keep reading!

Alrighty, first of all I am gonna post some verses... and discuss them...

1) Fav verse: ³Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. ⁴Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.

Q1) Who do you think cares about your appearance? (Please write down your answers... and then comment them on the post)

Q2) Why do you care about your appearance?

Q3) When you look at clothes at the store or makeup or something... do you try to pick stuff that will satisfy your friends... or the people around you, or are you just trying to satisfy yourself? (Please answer honestly)

Q4) Of course it is good to keep yourselves looking good and not like trash! But what is to overboard?

Q5) Do you judge other's on their appearances? (Again, please answer honestly, don't say who)

Thanks for answering!! If you did... and if you didn't, thank you for reading this post! (Just a little something I learned in Bible Study)

Bible Study.

Today was awesome!! Bible studies are awesome!! I am gonna share a couple verses bout appearances and stuff like that and then discuss them.

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. ⁴Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.

awesome verse!

CAST LIST!!!

Today, @ school was awesome! In music, we got our cast list!! I have the most lines, and my character's name is Orietta Cookie (Oreo cookie) Haha! Cute right? The play is super cheesy and I have a couple solos... haha... yah... I have to work on belting it! Lolz! I think that the North is loosing by points... well I am the record keeper so I do know... and we are... :( sadly... any ways... today was amazing and I bed tomorrow will be even better! My girlies and I are all going to see Dear John tomorrow at the cinema! I'm sooooo very excited! Also there is bible study tomorrow! And on Sunday I am going over to my friend Abby's for the week!!! I am living a happy life... but on Saturday... it's a tad sad but happy cuz my great grandma's funeral is on that day but she lived a long and great life and now it is her time for her to be with God. :) It's a good thing.

Blogger visit!

I obviously haven't been on blogger lately... and I am sorry to my readers who check every day for new posts... which I doubt there are any. Oh well, I do it for my own benefit then. Soooo.... I finally told the dude that I liked, I liked him! Guess how that went?! *terrible* haha... huge heartbreak... but I'm over him now and over that stupid drama! I have such great friends to get me through these types of things. In school we are doing the Civil War and... I'm on the North and the dude is the general... *not so bad... were friends again... just friends* it's actually funny! North is loosing by like, 20,000 points! I know... were such terrible people.... but we work hard! My teacher favors the south it seems like... *yes I didn't capatalize the south for a reason, even though three of my BFFFFF's are on the south... it's all good... *one of them is a "trader"* What else has gone on??? Nothing really... I guess... Oh yes... one of my BFFFFF'S, Abby got her heart broken by one of my best guy friends... but it's all good now! Haha... were all best friends! It seems as though life is getting back on track, well, it was never off track but I feel pretty good bout life! AND... DC is almost paid for! Only have like, $316.00 left!! Haha! Score! Lol! I can raise that easily! I am soooo into photography, if you are reading this post, and you are friends with me on Facebook, take a look at my photos! New Day Photography and my albums in my photos tab on my profile! If you need any pictures taken, I'm here! And I am not a professional, but if you like my pictures, I'll do a great job! Even if you don't like my pictures but like my style and still want some pictures taken, I'll do the same! I'll do great! I'm using my hobbie as a way to save money for DC! Great plan huh?