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Goals for May 2019

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These goals are mainly for my benefit because it is easier for me to get things done if I have them written out. With that being said, down below are the things I hope to do in May of 2019.

  1. Volunteer at the animal shelter at least twice.
    • I love volunteering at this local animal shelter with my friends. At the time of day we go, we usually finish walking what ever dogs have not been walked yet. Then we clean what ever it is that they want us to clean.
  2. Plant the flower seeds I got.
    • I love planting seeds, but I honestly have a hard time keeping them alive. I don’t have a green thumb when it comes to my own plants. I do help my grandpa with his gardening though. He grows lots of watermelons, cantaloupes, and tomatoes. We sell them all summer.
  3. Post on WordPress at least twice a week.
    • I’m hoping that I am able to stay consistent this time. A year ago, it was hard to decide what I wanted to write about, but now that I’ve decided to go with what ever is on my mind – whether it be a story, a recipe, or something like this – I’m going to go with it.
  4. Post on Tumblr at least once a week.
    • I like to write fan fiction and post it on Tumblr.
  5. Go to two festivals – Strawberry and Folk festival.
    • I went to the Strawberry festival a few days ago, but the Folk festival is next week. I’m really excited to go because there’s going to be music, crafts, and old cars.
  6. Post at least 2 YouTube Videos.
    • The only problem I have with posting YouTube videos is that I have to be really motivated and happy, but here lately I haven’t been that so I have been struggling to make content.
  7. Start working out again – 3 times a week.
    • I’ve been neglecting working out. This is probably part of the reason why I haven’t been motivated to make YouTube videos. I’m hoping to start running and lifting weights again.
  8. Work work work work work.
    • I have to pay for some schooling next school year so I need to work as much as I can. On top of that, I have to pay for groceries, books, and what ever necessities that I have.

These are eight goals I hope to accomplish this month! Do you have any goals for this month? If so, comment them down below! 🙂

I’m Moving Back Home!

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Hello! I am actually a YouTuber, and I try to post videos once a week. In my YouTube video “Moving Back Home 2019,” I, well, move back home. This video consists me moving back home for the summer because (sadly) I can’t live on my college campus all year around. I show you some of my drive home, my pets, and my favorite co-workers.

I’m still trying to figure out how I want to do my YouTube videos. I also still mess up a lot. I sometimes forget to triple check to make sure the editing is right, but I’m getting the hang of it.

I posted the YouTube video down below. I hope you have a fantastic day!

I’m Back!

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Hello everyone! I’m back! It has been a very long time since I have written a blog, and I have missed it so much! There has been quite a bit going on in my life, and I hope I can share it all on here at some point. College and work has been taking up the most of my time, but I hope I can finally start posting content regularly.

I am not sure what you should expect from my blog yet. I have always been unsure as to what I should blog about. It’s probably going to be a little bit of everything from my life. Everything from my YouTube Channel to some favorite recipes to my travels. There will be a wide variety of topics.

One more thing that I thought I should is to tell you a little about myself. My name is Kelli Young. I am a Communications major and English minor. I am going into my last year of college starting fall of 2019. I have four cats and one dog. I love volunteering at a local animal shelter. Coffee helps me feel more like a person and less like a zombie when I first wake up. I guess you could say I am a Harry Potter geek. I have so much Harry Potter merch that it would be easier to ask what I do not have.

One last thing, I have had a love for writing for as long as I can remember. When I was little, I used to write little short stories and sell them for a quarter to some of my family members. I have thought about getting a job after college that has to deal with writing, but I do not feel like I would enjoy writing for other people. I like being about to write what ever I want to write about.

That being said, I hope you have a great day.

Goals for June 2018

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June

Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I have posted anything! Oops! School has been so hectic and I got lazy, but here I am again. I can’t believe it’s already June. To try and get my things a bit more organized, I wrote done some things that I want to do in June!

1. Write part 1 for “Flower Shop Girl”

I’ve started writing a book (one of many that I’ve started, lol) and I’m kind of excited for this. There’s probably not going to be too many parts, but I think it’ll still be cute. I’ll have it on my Tumblr so I’ll link my Tumblr profile at the bottom!

2. Give friend driving lessons

One of my friends is 19 and she doesn’t know how to drive so I told her that I’d teach her.

3. Start YouTube videos again!

I’ve been severely neglecting my YouTube channel. I’ll hoping be shooting a video today though! I’ll leave my personal channel and my joint account I have with my best friend at the bottom.

4. Get sea shells from Shell Island

In a few weeks I’m going to the beach with my dad, stepmom, and little brother! I love sea shells. 🙂

5. Catch ’em all – Pokemon Go

When this first came out I played it A LOT, but after a while everyone pretty much stopped. My guy best friend and I just recently started playing a lot again.

6. Tan

I feel better when I’m tan than when I’m white as a ghost. I’m happy with how my progress with it has been.

7. Read at least 2 books

I used to read all the time, but so much goes on that I don’t make myself have time for it. I’m about halfway done with one book though so I know I’ll be about to read another one before June is over with.

8. Be healthy

I’m going to try to start drinking a lot more water (I’ve already pretty much cut out sodas). I’m also going to start running again and cleaning my face more.

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6 Struggles of College Life

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Hello everyone! College is such a struggle. Period. While I am procrastinating my homework, I decided that I would write about some of the struggles of being a college student.

1. 8 a.m. Classes

These are the worst! I am such a zombie in these classes that I honestly don’t know how I pass those classes. But then again – I would rather have these classes than a late class. I say NO to classes after 3 p.m.

2. Lectures

Being in a lecture hall is so boring and with my short attention span I am always drifting off to a world not in that classroom.

3. Food

Honestly the food kind of sucks. There are very few things that I’ll eat in the cafeteria and that’s pizza and fries. Our pizza is usually good, but our seasoned fries is ALWAYS good.

4. Sharing a Dorm

Sharing a dorm isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I’m in one of those cheap dorms so I don’t have my own room or bathroom. I’m a deep sleeper so I don’t hear my roommate if she’s loud or comes in late. There are still some struggles though. Sometimes she might have her TV to loud or her snores might be aggravating everyone once in a while. Another struggle is that it seems as soon as I need to use the bathroom, it seems that my suite mate needs to go to so that gets very agitating.

5. Frat Parties

In the movies, they seem like sooo much fun. Which I mean, they are fun. If you’re drunk. If you’re not, they’re the lamest thing ever.

6. Time

Time is a big struggle! There is so much that I want to do and it’s extremely hard to fit it into 24 hours. I have to go to classes, do homework, eat, shower and sleep. Then there’s the things that I want to do like have a social life, watch Netflix, take a walk, workout, do yoga, and so much more. I wish I had more time.

These are just some of the things that make up struggles of college life. My best friend and I actually did a YouTube video on a lot of those things so if you want to, please check it out!

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5 Pet Peeves

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I think everyone in the world has some type of pet peeve. I, personally, actually have quite a few, but I thought for a bit and choose 5 of my biggest pet peeves.

1.  Noisy eaters

I just cannot stand people chewing loudly. I understand some food is just really loud to chew, but I know some people that chew with their mouth open and make that annoying smacking sound. It’s gross. Please stop.

2. Someone interrupts me

I say when someone interrupts me, but really just when someone interrupts anyone. I know that it accidentally happens all the time because there have been plenty of times when I’ll excitedly remember something and it’ll just come out of my mouth. The kind of interrupting I’m talking about is when it seems like someone just won’t let me talk. I used to just shut up and let them talk but now I’ll stare at them and say “Hello, I was talking.” …. I’ve gotten to where I can speak my mind more.

3. Drivers

Honestly, I was just going to put “When drivers don’t use their turning signal,” but honestly “drivers” fit it better. I HATE driving. I always have. But other people’s driving annoy me even more (well, when I’m driving). I have severe road rage against people who don’t use their blinkers, people not paying enough attention, those who drive too slow, those who drive too fast.. pretty much those who exist. I know I’m not the best driver, but I at least know how a blinker works.

4. Littering

I can’t stand to litter. I love the earth. I’m going to have to have to live on it for hopefully at least 50 more years and I want it to be as clean as possible. I don’t even through my gum out the window anymore. I once saw this article where a bird can come and eat that gum and choke and die. I don’t want any birds dying so I try not to litter at all. I beg you not to litter either.

5. Cursing around children

This is one of my biggest pet peeves. I cringe so much when someone curses a lot around children. I am always getting onto my friends when they curse around kids. I also cringe when someone curses around people that don’t like cursing. I try to be respectful.

Please be respectful.

Goals for November 2017

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Hello everyone! I can’t believe that the year is almost over! It’s like it was just yesterday I was enjoying my summer break. I’ve decided that at the beginning of each month I’m going to start doing goals for the month. Down below are my goals for November 2017.

1. Do 6 hours of community service for Sociology class.

2. Have Thanksgiving with my family.

3. Start Coffee Talk with best friend on YouTube.

4. Go to the gym at least 3 times a week.

5. Be more outgoing.

6. Make more friends.

7. Keep up with my school work.

8. Post a blog at least 2 times a week.

9. Take more photogenic photos. (Instagram: @ kyoun42)

10. Continuously do random acts of kindness.

 

A Book I Love

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Having to choose just ONE book I love was really hard. I really love to read. The book that has really stuck with me that has a lot of meaning is Beastly by Alex Flinn.

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I love the big message of how it’s not the outside that matters in a person but it’s the inside that should. There are way too many people in this world that are only with guys because they’re so “hot” and “popular.” While these guys would also be the biggest jerks.

So a word of advice: I understand that you need to be somewhat attracted to the guy to want to date him. I get that looks do matter to an extent. Just don’t stop at the looks. Look at the guy’s (or girl’s) personality too. How are they like? Are they kind? Are they big-headed? These kind of things matter. Don’t just settle. You deserve more than that.

 

5 Ways to Win My Heart

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I have taken a 30 day writing journal challenge and there’s some of them that I would like to post on here. This is day 1 of 30. The picture below is of the rest of the days in case you want to participate.


1. Pay Attention

  • Honestly just pay attention to the things I say. I love when people remember some of the little things I say. I think it shows how the person cares.

2. Make me laugh

  • The way to my heart is being able to make me laugh. If a guy can’t make me laugh then it’s a no go because I seriously laugh all the time.

3. Encourage me

  • I need someone to motivate me to be the best I can be. Someone that would be willing to push me to be a better person.

4. Thoughtful gestures

  • I don’t need expensive things. If you got me my favorite coffee without me asking, it would probably melt my heart.

5. Be willing to take it slow

  • I know a lot of people want a relationship to go fast nowadays but I’m not one of those people. I’ve never been one to go fast in a relationship. If a guy tries to speed things up then I’m more likely to walk away. I wish I was born back when dating was way different.

Things You Need To Stop Doing

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You probably do a lot of things that you don’t need to be doing and maybe you need a reminder of it.

1. Stop thinking you’re not good enough

  • You ARE good enough! Whoever told you weren’t good enough don’t know what they’re talking about. You can do anything you put your mind to.

2. Stop procrastinating 

  • I am the WORST (or is it the best?) at procrastinating. There has been so many times that I will put something off until I just absolutely have to do it. There have been so many test I could have probably made a 100 on if I would have studied before the day of the exam. So stop procrastinating and I promise it’ll make you feel better about yourself.

3. Stop letting yourself get too stressed

  • I used to have the bad habit of letting everything get built upon my shoulders and the heaviness would weigh me down. Don’t let that happen! Do something that helps the stress go away (that’s healthy of course!) Some of the things that I do is I may just be around people who I enjoy being with and I laugh a lot with. I also love to do yoga and workout at the gym too. Them two really help me with the stress I have at school.

4. Stop making excuses for others and yourself

  • There is no excuse! If a person is acting a way they shouldn’t be or treating you a way they shouldn’t be; don’t make up excuses for them! It is what it is and there is no excuse for it. Also, stop making excuses for yourself. Don’t try to find an excuse to not do something you need to do. Just do it.

5. Stop comparing yourself to others

  • You are your own person. No one is the same so don’t try to compare yourself to someone else.

6. Stop saying ‘yes’ when you want to say ‘no’

  • Don’t agree to something just because someone wants you to! If you don’t want to do something then say NO. If they keep trying to pressure you into say yes, keep your ground. Don’t let anyone push you around.

7. Stop giving your time and energy to people who don’t respect you

  • I have an ex-boyfriend that I was on and off with for years. I gave so much time to this one person and they didn’t even respect me! If someone doesn’t respect you, don’t waste the limited time you have in life on them. Once you let a toxic person go, you’ll eventually find someone that is good for you; whether it be a friend or a lover.

8. Stop letting yourself live in the past

  • Everyone makes mistakes. Let go of what happened in your past and move toward the future.

10 Facts About Me

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Hello everyone! I’ve realized that I haven’t properly introduced myself so here’s what this post is about! First of all, my name is Kelli and I’m currently 20 years old. I have 10 facts about myself listed below!

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1. I am a college student in Tennessee.

2. I love to travel! Every year I usually go to Michigan and Florida for vacation. I would love to travel to more places (as long as I don’t go alone.) Below is a random picture from when I was in Panama City Beach, Florida.

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3. I love Harry Potter. I have always loved Harry Potter for as long as I can remember. Last May I actually got to go to the Harry Potter World.. Picture below.

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4. I do a variety of things. I love to read, but I also like to play sports. I also like playing video games too. My favorite ones to play are Pokemon, Harry Potter, COD: Ghosts, and The Last of Us.

5. I’m a really shy person until I get to know you. My best friend says that I’m like a completely different person then. I can be very outgoing when I’m comfortable around the people I’m with.

6. I’ve lived in Tennessee my whole life though I am open to moving to a different state if need be for a job. Hopefully if I do move, one of my sisters will be able to come with me.

7. I’m very picky in who I date. I can’t make myself go on a date with someone whom I don’t feel any connection with or I don’t think I could ever feel any connection with.

8. I have 4 siblings, a niece, and a nephew. Sibling wise, I have a little brother and 3 older sisters. My niece and nephew are from one of my older sisters.

9. I have a retainer and I hate it. I’ve had it for years. My teeth would have been straight already if I hadn’t lost/broke 2 retainers already.

10. I have a YouTube channel! My first ever post was actually just about my YouTube channel. I don’t upload much (I’m going to try to get better but I’m just so busy) but you should check it out. I’m going to try to upload a lot more often. It’s just the time to take editing is what hinders me from doing so.

 

7 Fun Things To Do with Your Friends

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1. Go zip lining/parasailing/rock climbing

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  • So far I’ve been zip lining and rock climbing with some friends and I’ve got to say, it was awesome! My favorite was zip lining, which is weird because I hate heights! (ps. this is me fixing to rock climb.)

2. Make tie-dye shirts

  • It can be time consuming but it’s worth it. Well, worth it if you like tie-dye stuff. I have 2 tie-dye shirts and a hat.

3. Ride around singing your heart out

  • My friends and I are always riding around on backroads singing to music at the top of our lungs.

4. Go camping/hiking

  • Sadly, I haven’t gotten to go camping yet! No one’s schedules have been open enough to spend the night somewhere, but hopefully I will be able to sometime soon! Hiking is always a fun thing to do, especially if you love nature.

5. Play some sport

  • I’ve always been a sports kind of person. So I love getting out in the sun and playing some sport with my friends – whether it be basketball, soccer, football, etc.

6. Go to a trampoline park

  • If a trampoline park is “for kids” then I am a kid.

7. Bowling

  • Is there really something that needs to be said about this? I mean, it’s bowling. Who doesn’t like to bowl?

8 of My Favorite YouTubers

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Sadly, I don’t really get to watch much YouTube anymore due to being in school, but I still try to watch at least the super interesting ones. I’ve constructed a list of 8 of my favorite YouTubers. These aren’t all the YouTubers I watch (though if you want me to I can make a list of all of them.) Also, fun fact, I started watching most of the YouTubers I watch because I first watched an ouija board video of theirs.

1. Mikey Manfs

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  • I don’t like his Walmart videos, but I love his normal vlogs and exploring videos. I first started watching his and Jake Dufner’s “scary” videos.

2. Jake Dufner

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  • I think I started watching Jake’s videos before Mikey’s because I got hooked on his ouija board videos.

3. Lance Stewart

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  • I also got hooked on Lance’s channel by first watching his ouija board videos. I kept watching his channel because I love watching him and his friends (especially Chris) in his daily vlogs.

4. Elton Castee / TFIL

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  • I also began watching his channel because of an ouija board video (I was obsessed, okay) and his are just full of fun pranks and beautiful places he’s visited with friends (mostly his TFIL channel.)

5. Colby Brock

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  • I met him on Elton’s video but I didn’t really pay attention to him. Somehow I started watching Sam and Colby and loved it. Now I mostly just watch their personal channels.

6. Brennen Taylor

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  • I fell in love with his personality. He’s started daily vlogging and he always keeps it interesting.

7. Liza Koshy

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  • Her videos are so hilarious. She acts so crazy but I love it. My favorites are when she makes puns.

8. Dolan Twins

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  • On the left is Grayson and the right is Ethan. They mostly do a lot of challenges. A lot of times they make up their own.

 

 

10 Things I Love About Fall

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Hello lovlies, cool weather has come upon us and as my first (technically second though) post, I wanted to share some things that I love about this season!

1. Pumpkins

  • I think my love for pumpkins started when I was little and watching Cinderella. That has always been my favorite princess movie and I’ve kind of associated pumpkins with it. I also love carving pumpkins (though I’ve only done it twice.) And let’s not forget about pumpkin spice lattes! Yum!

2. Hot Chocolate

  • Honestly, hot chocolate is good all around but especially during the fall. The mixture of the cooling weather and the holidays throughout the fall season just calls for some hot chocolate!

3. Halloween

  • It’s probably one of my favorite holidays. I love to watch Tim Burton movies during this time. Also, just giving out candy to trick-or-treaters makes me really happy too.

4. Cuddles

  • Normally I just like cuddling animals but during the colder months I tend to want to cuddle humans too. (Weird, I know.)

5. Bonfires

  • I love being around a bonfire with friends just talking and roasting marshmallows.

6. Football

  • I don’t thank my ex for much but I do thank him for getting me interested in football.

7. The changing of the leaves

  • The colors of the leaves changing is probably the best part! I just look in awe at the colors.

8. Thanksgiving food

  • My family’s food is seriously the best! We pretty much have a huge family reunion (with a lot of family friends too.)

9. Putting up the Christmas tree

  • I love decorating the Christmas tree. As soon as Thanksgiving is over, I get out the tree!

10. Christmas music

  • I love getting in the Christmas spirit and music is the way to do it. My favorite song is All I Want For Christmas is You.

 

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Hey guys. I am currently a 19 year old college student. I hope to be someone some day. One of my hobbies that I do that may help that some day is vlogging. About a month ago, I finally start uploading videos to YouTube like I’ve been wanting to do pretty much since I got a computer when I was 10. I would really appreciate it if you would subscribe to my YouTube channel. You can do this by clicking my name at the end. I upload vlogs at least twice a week if not more. Thank you so much.

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