A True Fashion Crime: Audrey Lee

I've decided to start a new project with my blog! Instead of documenting my OWN fashion crime adventures...(which weren't really all that great)...I'm going to document the people that I think are true fashion crimes!  I'm documenting normal people that rock their own style and crazy, quirky personalities through fashion! My first subject: Miss Audrey Lee

 This jumpsuit. UHmazing!

 Heather & Audrey. My crazy, amazing co-workers.

Let me tell you a little bit about this amazing girl! Audrey is my co-worker at the art museum and she has quickly become one of my best friends! Major: Vocal Performance Favorite Food: Yellow Tomatoes My Favorite Personality Trait About Her: She could care less about what people think about her. She ROCKS her jumpsuit with class! Love you, Audrey! Have any fashion crime moments? Let me know! I want to document it!

Things I Learn From My Communication Research Methods Class

Communication Research Methods. It's a class. It's really hard. I'm going to fail. Ha! Okay. That's not completely accurate. I think I'll do fine, however, my brain exploded when I found out I had to take this class. The first day, I sit down and I'm in sheer panic. I don't know what to expect from this class, but all I know is it's going to be really hard. Truth be know, it wasn't as horrifying as I made it out to be. Instead, I actually learned something. My professor started talking about a wall she encountered as she was going to grad school. She called it the Statistics Wall. She said that as she took more and more statistics classes she felt like eventually she would hit a wall. She imagined the wall being 20 feet high, all completely cement with barbwire on the top. She kept taking classes and kept acing them and wasn't hitting any kind of wall. Even though she totally hated statistics. When she decided to finally graduate...(she's one of those crazy teachers that LOVES school and was in school for like 25 years...) she went to talk to her statistics professor about taking another statistics class and she ended up telling him about her imaginary wall. He looked at her and said "It's not a wall, it's a door." She explained that, that statement changed her life and that instead of thinking that she'll eventually hit the wall and become a statistics puddle, that she flows freely door to door, picking up every kind of information she can possibly get. MY MIND WAS BLOWN. And I began thinking about how I could apply that in my life. Instead of believing that I'll eventually fail and become a "statistics puddle", I should believe that every opportunity is just a door. It opens and closes and I have to make the choice to open the door, whether I fail or not. I won't hit a wall. I just close a door. I don't fail at something. I just close a door. I don't get rejected. I just close a door. And it's not like I won't ever be able to open a particular door again because I've already got the key that unlocks it. Life shouldn't be about hitting walls. It should be about opening doors.

Perception

I started reading this book today:

Stephen Covey talks a lot about perception. He explained one instance when he was on the subway in New York. The car of the subway was subdued and quiet. When the train stopped, a man and his unruly kids got on the subway car. His children were being disruptive and obnoxious and Covey leaned over to the man and said, "Sir, can you contain your children? They are being quite disruptive." The man gently responded "Okay. We just got back from the hospital where they're mother just died. I guess I can try to contain them..." Covey was immediately filled with compassion and sympathy. That experience of Covey's got me thinking about my own experiences. How many times have I done that? How many times have I judged and not known the situation? Covey explains that it's what we see that's flawed. Our perception is based on outward appearances and lacks real and authentic truth. Covey also goes on to explain the Character Ethic and the Personality Ethic. The Personality Ethic is based on outward appearances. Things that are very temporary and short-term, while the Character Ethic is based on integrity and your character and is long-term. Covey explains that perception is only based on what we see and we think that if people don't see it that way that they are wrong. I do this all the time. I think that there is only one way...the way I see it is correct and there can be no other correct way, which isn't true! Example: Yesterday, I texted one of my friends and I asked him about one of my other friends. I was frustrated with this particular friend and wanted to know why they were being so obnoxious. I can't give specifics, but he told me a detail about my friend that changed my perception. Instead of being annoyed or frustrated, I felt like I needed to be kinder. Because I knew that back story about my particular friend, I was able to see my situation clearer.  Perception is SOO important! Harsh judgments can be made about people and those harsh judgements will stick with us forever until something changes our perception. Crazy, right? Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to snuggle up and read my book!

Mistletoe, Anyone?

Do I believe in mistletoe? Heck yes I do! Would I totally succumb to this prank? Heck yes I would! (P.S. The old people in this video melt my heart)

Spaztastic!!

What else is there to do in life but to take pictures with my best friend!

Brooklyn was beautiful (of course), 

but me...well, I'm just spaztastic!!

Also, I bought a sheep sweater today. What, what! 

Trick or TREATIN!

Costume #1:

(80's chick)

Costume #2: (Nerd) (You can't really tell I'm wearing a tie, but I borrowed it from a boy in my ward and IT IS UGLY! Seriously. Ugliest thing I've ever seen!)

My roommates LOVE Halloween!! I wish I could say I share the same enthusiasm, but alas I do not. I just wish I could go trick or treating again! I was seriously tempted to run around Logan and demand I be given candy. Although, I don't know how happy the residents of Logan would be about a college-aged girl with her roommates demanding candy...

Chivalrous Ninjas

I was babbling with a co-worker the other day and we observed an older couple walking into a concert. The man held open the door for his wife and my co-worker exclaimed: "I like to think of those types of guys as chivalrous ninjas." I would have to say that, that is very correct indeed.