The 31 Day Blogging Challenge - Day 7

Day 7 - Your Earliest Memories
I am asthmatic and the only memories I have of when I was younger was about this. I (once again) narrowed it down to two. 

1)My First Asthma Attack happened when I was nine months old. I don't remember anything, but my mum told me that I had a rash everywhere and I couldn't breathe. I remember my second asthma attack very clearly though. I was at my friends house for lunch when I was eight years old. I remember eating a dhal which I was allergic to, but not realising after the attack. I was fine for about ten minutes. We chatted at the table and played with their dog (which I probably shouldn't have done, because I'm a little allergic to fur, but anyways). After those ten minutes I remember not being able to breathe and feeling my throat choking me. The ironic part was, I was sitting in front of a 'When You Know You're Getting an Asthma Attack' poster, since she had it too. I was rushed to the hospital and given a Cortisone (I think) injection which calmed me down. I was then put on a nebuliser which helped me breathe again. 

2)The Cut on My Head also happened when I was eight (I had a rough year). I remember just getting a new bike. i really wanted to try it out, but the floors were being wiped. Me being the impatient person I am, really wanted to try it out and so I did. Which was a little dumb because the floors were slippery and I should have probably tried it out outside. But anyways, I rode it through the house until you could imagine, I slipped and fell. I fell on the floor while hitting the edge of a door. There was a big gash in my head and the last thing I remember was my parents rushing me into the car. They later told me that I had passed out and was loosing a lot of blood. I was taken to the hospital and I had stitches done on my head. This operation took an hour because they first had to bandage the cast and take care of people who were in worser situations than I was. 

But those are the two main things I can remember from when I was younger. 

The 31 Day Blogging Challenge - Day 6

Day 6 - Something I want my kids to know...
I was really looking forward to this post, because there are quite a lot of things I want them to know. I narrowed it down to about three though: 

1) Best friends are people you don't need to talk to every single day. You don't need to talk to each other for weeks, but when you do, it's as if you never stopped talking. Best friends are people who don't create a big fuss over your mistakes and best friends are the people who always lead you in the right direction. These things are what make best friends. Something I want my kids to know is to always remember these statements. I once had a friend who did quite the opposite of a few of these things. She always used to make fun of me and would pressurise me to always go with her in activities, but whenever I tried to shut her out or try to talk to her about this, she would start to act sad and depressed as if she didn't have any friends in the first place. I soon learnt that everyone you meet can't be your best friend, but those people who you can instantly click with can. 

2) Live life to the fullest, because before you know it, it's over. Okay, so this is a bit of a cheesy one because its a bit mainstream, but I really want them to know that life is short. The basis of this one came form when I was small. I'm asthmatic and I had to miss out on a lot of water based activities when I was small, and when I grew out of it being that severe, I still wouldn't enter the water because there was this fear I had developed that I would drown. I missed out on a lot of opportunities and this is why I choose to take everything that comes my way from now on. 

3) Work hard and you will get there. This is the last thing I want them to know. Everything you work for is going to lead to something. I imagine it like a meter. the more you work and the more effort you put in, the higher/better the result. I would like to tell my kids to always give their best and to try their hardest, because the only work that pays off is hard work. 

Well, that was a longer post than I expected. 

The 31 Day Blogging Challenge - Day 5

Day 5 - Share the Best Advice you Ever got...
One day I remember looking through something until I came across two quotes by Coco Chanel. 

The first one said; 'I don't care what you think about ME, I don't think about you at all,' 
It's not really advice, but I carry it with me to this day. Every time I know that someone might have bad mouthed me or talked about me behind my back, I always think of this and it makes me feel better. In situations where my friends choose to leave me out, or act as if they are the only people who matter and I don't, I always think of this and it brings me back to earth. 

The second quote that I always like to remember is, 

'In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different '

This quote is what I think of when I see someone trying to be exactly like someone else. It's a bit cheesy to say to be yourself, because in order to find yourself, you need to be different. When I think that no one appreciates me for who I am, I think of this and it makes me feel better. It is something I always remember.

The 31 Day Blogging Challenge - Day 3 and 4

Okay, so I haven't done this in a while (well maybe quite a while), but I want to continue the 31 day blogging challenge. So...

Day 3 - Why Do You Blog?
I used to blog because I didn't have anything else to do, to fill my spare time or just write freely about anything I wanted to. Once I realised that blogging can be a lot more than that, I wanted to start writing more meaningful posts that people wouldn't just flick through. So now, I blog because I want to - not to just fill my free time and I love to write, so it's great having the freedom to do so.

Day 4 - Your 5 Favourite Websites...
I know day 4 was my 5 favourite blogs, but I don't really read a lot of blogs (I know, I should probably start), so I decided to do my five favourite websites instead.

1) So, my first favourite website is probably Polyvore, which is a place where you can create your own outfits (yes it sounds girly, but I'm a girl so yeah) and I love to create outfits and combinations of clothes using it. The link:
http://www.polyvore.com/

2) My second favourite website is probably megashare because there are so many movies there and I love movies. The link:
megashare.info 

3) I really can't think of anything else, because my brain is shut down right now. I know, I haven't really finished the challenge, but were all a bit lazy right... Right? 

If You're In a Shell,

This video is  about how someone can shut themselves out from the real world. Into a shell. A shell which probably everyone has shut themselves into. Harry Shum Jr. was a shy boy when he was small, 'painfully shy' as some might say it. Painfully shy meaning what? Painful for the person who is shy, or the person describing them? 

Everyone (including myself) has been through a stage where they have been shy and shut them into that shell. Everyone thinks you don't want to speak because you are afraid. But afraid of what? Afraid of expressing your thoughts, or painfully enduring the looks of others around you who you know are going to judge you? I think hiding in a shell just sounds much better. But this won't get you anywhere. The shell might keep you hidden, but you can still hear everyone around you. 

A few years ago, I was really shy. I never spoke in class, I never dared to raise my hand up or even talk to my friends in a normal voice. I didn't have many friends and I kept thinking they thought I was boring because I would never talk. I shrank further and further into my shell until I stopped speaking at all. Not a single word would come out of my mouth. 

It took me several months to realise and fix this. It took me a lot of time, but I slowly regained my confidence and came out my shell. This made me realise how hard it is to do that. The shell feels protective, but dangerous at the same time. It gives you a feeling of safety, but you are always vulnerable. 

Even when someone thinks they have never been in that shell, it is always there in someplace or another. It all comes back down to judgement. How people look at you and what they think. The best thing to do is to try and always be happy and surround yourself with positive and caring people who you know you can trust and won't judge you.