Outfit of the Day 7/30/12

Top: Walmart, Jeggings: TJ Maxx, Shoes: Walmart, Cardigan: TJ Maxx, Bracelet: Plato's Closet, Sunglasses: TJ Maxx

One of my favorite ways to dress up a simple t-shirt and jeans outfit is to add a cardigan. You can choose any color but I decided to go with this teal one that I bought from TJ Maxx the other day. I love the color and it's also super lightweight, perfect for summer : )

I paired this look with my favorite black sandals, a big silver bracelet, and of course, my aviator sunglasses. I'm really happy with this outfit and I hope you guys like it too : )

One Sis Two Sis Me Sis You Sis: Sometimes You Have to be Last

So in my last post I talked about compromising and agreeing on the changes in your room. In this post I'm going to tell you that sometimes you have to be last.

Both my sister and I had to make sacrifices when it came to organizing our room. Kathryn didn't like having a dresser so we made storage beds and got rid of the dresser. I love our beds but I liked having our dresser too. It gave us more space to store our clothes and a place to have a lamp.

We tried to compromise when it came to the dresser. We were given a bunk bed that had a trundle bed underneath. It had drawers, a desk, and a storage area in the back. In the daytime we would roll the trundle bed underneath and we would have a lot more room. But at night when ever someone rolled around on the top bunk the door to the storage area would open and close. Also we would hit our heads on the ceiling or the fan in the summer because the top bunk was only about a foot away from the ceiling. The bed didn't work so we gave it to someone else. We tried bed frames and storing some of our stuff under our beds but that ended up just being a huge mess.

I really liked having the dresser but my sister didn't. So I agreed to getting rid of the dresser and building storage beds.

I wanted to paint the trim pink and my sister doesn't like the color pink AT ALL. But she still let us paint it pink.

I know that it can be hard to "be last" but sometimes it's better to just say "Ok, we can do it your way" than to argue about it.

So if you try compromising something and nothing is working out then just remember, sometimes you have to be last : )

One Sis Two Sis Me Sis You Sis: Compromise

My sister Kathryn and I are best friends, but we're also complete opposites. This is really hard when you're sharing a room because you both have your own decorating styles. You may want different furniture, different colors for the wall, a different floor lamp. Whatever it is, really your only choice is to compromise.

I know it seems simple but when it comes to it, compromising can be really hard. When Kathryn and I decided to redo our room we both had completely different ideas of what it was going to look like. Our room has bright green walls, black chalkboard doors, black baseboards and hot pink trim. In my mind our room was going to be light purple with dark purple trim. Kathryn wanted it to be red. But when we talked about it we eventually decided to paint it how it is now and we both love it.

Here is a list of some ideas for compromising:

1. Each person takes a piece of paper and fold it in half so you have two columns.

2. Label one column "yes" and the other "no way".

3. Each person writes down what she would really like to have or do in the yes column and what she absolutely can't deal with in the no way column.

4. Get together and compare. If one of you has something in the yes column that is a no way for the other persons column, cross it out.

5. Highlight anything that you both have in the yes column.

6. Go over anything that is in each of your yes columns and highlight anything you agree on. You might be surprised that you have the same ideas, or a great idea that the other didn't think of.

Hopefully, you have agreed on some items and can start making a plan. If you can't come up with a plan, come back tomorrow and read my post on preferring others : )

One Sis Two Sis Me Sis You Sis: How to Share a Room with Your Sister and Survive.

I am beginning a new blog series called One Sis Two Sis Me Sis You Sis: How to Share a Room with Your Sister and Survive.

My sister and I share a medium sized room, and it can be hard sometimes. I've tried searching for organization tips specifically for sisters sharing a room, but I haven't been able to find any information. Since there doesn't seem to be anything on this subject I figured I would write about it myself.

In this series there will be a new blog post every day covering organization, decluttering, keeping your room clean, decorating, and getting along with your sister as you organize your room.

I'm not an expert on any of this. I will also be trying to improve myself as I write this series. I will be sure to reference any sources that are helpful.

I hope you enjoy this series and find it helpful : )

What Happens When the Freezer Door Won't Stay Closed (FMAB)

My sister and I were eating lunch and the freezer door kept opening. So naturally we thought of what would happen if the freezer door wouldn't close in Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood and this is what we came up with.

The story begins with everyone visiting Hughes (who is not dead!!!) to see his new baby. They are all sitting at the dinner table when all of a sudden the freezer door opens. Hughes gets up and closes it then comes to sit back down at the table. The door opens again and he closes it again. This process repeats almost a thousand times when finally Mustang blasts it with fire. When the fire finally goes out they realize that the fire just made the situation worse because now the whole kitchen was filled with smoke. So Hawkeye pulls out a gun and starts shooting the fridge, after she runs out of bullets in 13 guns she finally gives up. Ed is walking up to the freezer to see what he can do when Winry says that he can't do anything cause he can't reach the freezer. This comment results in lots of yelling from Ed and then Winry hits the freezer with her special wrench that no one knows where it comes from. Al tries to comfort and fix the fridge with alchemy but it is just destroyed again. Elisia tells her “boyfriend” that if he doesn't make the freezer door stop opening then she will break up with him. Hughes pulls out his gun and aims it at the little boy and Hawkeye shoots his gun. Everyone yells at Hawkeye and she shoots at them all (missing on purpose). This continues to happen until finally someone (we don't really know who it was all a big mess of smoke by this time cause no one had completely put out Mustang's fire) attacked Hawkeye. Mustang got angry and tried to kill them but Hawkeye got mad at him and told him that she could take care of herself. She shot at him (again, purposely missing) and handed him a stack of paperwork as tall as Ed. (Yes, Winry made fun of Ed for being as tall as a stack of paper which started the yelling again.) Then the firemen came and put out the fire and Gracia cleaned everything up. Then the baby woke up (they still hadn't seen the baby even though that was what they came for in the first place) so Gracia brought her out. Then they all sat down to a peaceful dinner when...the freezer door opened.

And what do you think happens next?

Hope you guys liked it : D

Love Fest

On Saturday our family worked for something called Love Fest. It is an outreach that has games, groceries, free food, horse rides, and baptisms. I worked as a runner so I just had to make sure that the workers stayed hydrated and everything. Most of the time I actually marked peoples bracelets for the lunch cause they were only allowed to go up two times. My sister, Kathryn, took over that job for me for a little bit so I could ride the horse. Thank you Kathryn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

About 100 people got saved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's about it for Love Fest.

Yesterday we started painting decorations for VBS (read post below). We just did the backgrounds for the murals yesterday and today we painted the people and everything else on them today. One of the murals has a picture of two barrel racers and a guy riding a bull, for worship. Another has water, sky, ground, trees, and buffalo, for the "Bible Buffalo Trail". It's really pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Two more are the insides of a farmhouse, both have windows on them and it's really cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That ones for the "Saddle-up Science Lab".  And we're putting a gate around the "Craft Corral", which is where I'm working. And then the last place is the "Snack Stampede", we painted a stampede of horses on the window for that one.

I am really excited about this VBS cause, like I mentioned in the last post, I am turning 13 on the first day but it is also my first time playing with a band. I will be singing and playing the keyboard.

That's pretty much it.

~Allyson

Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School is coming up at our church. I'm to old to do the games and crafts and everything but I do work there. My aunt and I do the craft section. Our theme this year is going to be Rattlesnake Roundup.  It starts June 28 and ends July 1st. I am especially excited because my birthday is also coming up. It actually starts on the first day of VBS (Vacation Bible School). I am going to be thirteen and I can't wait. I will be working on my birthday but that's okay because I love kids. Well, that's pretty much it.

~Allyson