Merry Almost-Christmas!!!

Hello, again!

Omgosh! It's almost CHRISTMAS!! My family & I have finally put up our stockings, our tree, and all our decorations. ^_^ As they say: "It's a Winter-Wonderland!". On a sadder note: I haven't gotten any pictures yet! :( Oh well! I'm sure you guys will send some eventually! Whether you send one or not, I hope you all have a great Christmas!

So, I was thinking: I'd love to get some feedback from you guys! What do you want to see in future posts? Send me in what you think, and any questions you have, and I'll try to answer all of them in a post. ^_^

I give all you beauties my love, and I hope you have a great year! Merry Almost-Christmas & Happy Almost-New Year!! 

Stay Strong, Stay Beautiful
Abigail Gurley <3 ~ <3

Girls-Night!!

Hello, Lovelies!

So, today I saw Frozen, and I LOVED it!! My friends Brihanna, Atalie, & I saw it earlier. We were literally the ONLY teenagers there! Talk about awkward! Brihanna & I were more into than the little kids! We were sobbing by the end, and the kids weren't even sad! I guess that shows that I'm truly a 5-year-old inside.

Last night, we all had a "sleep-over" at Atalie's house, and we had a BLAST!! We played Truth or Dare from an app on my phone, and stayed up late harmonizing with random songs. My favorite dare was when Atalie had to do 5 pushups over a plate, and every time she went down she had to take a bite from a choco-cupcake! We laughed, acted like goofballs, and just had fun together. It's days like this that show me how EPIC my friends are. ^_^ 

So~ I have a challenge for you guys! Well, actually 2! 

#1: Give me some feedback! Send me a comment on this post, if you have a Google Account! If not, look me up on Facebook & shoot me a message/wall post! 

#2: Over the next week or so, I'm out on Winter Break. Your Challenge? Get out, and do something with your friends! If you have Instagram, send me a pic of you & your buds having a blast! The best picture will get a shout-out on my blog & on my Instagram. My Insta-Account is theatergirl325! 

Good Luck, Everyone!

As always,

Stay Beautiful, Stay Strong,

Abigail Gurley <3

Portfolio Night!!!

Hey Everyone! So, yesterday was my school's Portfolio Night!! It's a night when all the Honors students get together and read stuff we've all written. We all had 9 pieces that were required, and we could add choice pieces, too. I had a total of 11 pieces in mine!!

I included my Bullying story as one of my choice pieces. (For those of you who have NO CLUE what I'm talking about: Read My Other Posts!!) I also included a few poems that I've written. I thought it was hilarious that even people who have bullied me in the past came up, and read my ENTIRE Bullying story! I even noticed that one of them looked almost apologetic!

Anyhoo! I had a blast! I got to read so many interesting stories, and I learned a lot about people.

So... I'm deciding to do an updated "25 TBH's" and also a "Viewer's Choice"! I want you guys to send in some comments and let me know what you want me to do!
Until Next Time...

Stay Beautiful, Stay Strong
Abbie Gurley <3

Catching Up!!

Hey Guys!! I know I haven't posted in FOREVER, but I'm going to try and start blogging again! TBH I just got so busy with starting High School, and trying to keep good grades in all my classes that I just kept holding back on blogging!
So, as a recap: I started High School; Marching band season ended x( ; I have some new friends! ; I'm in all honors; and It's Almost Christmas!!!

Ok. So, now that we're caught up I can say: I missed you guys!!! I've been getting so many requests to keep writing, so I decided to quit being lazy & to write another post! I promise I'll stop procrastinating this time!
So, Story-Time!

For those of you who don't know: I really don't like the mountains. The basic reason? I'm TERRIFIED of heights! Well, this past week was my Thanksgiving Break, so my family decided to head up to Gatlinburg to see the snow and such. Well, we originally planned to go rv-camping, right? So, the night before we're set to leave, we pack ALL our gear into the RV and guess what happens? The next morning it suddenly stops working! We had to move all our stuff from Dad's RV to my Mom's car. Let's just say a four-hour trip to the mountains is a LOT less fun when you're crammed in an itty-bitty backseat with your 11 & 9 year-old brothers!

Eventually, after 2 food breaks, and more bathroom breaks than I can count: We got there. After my parents argued with the management of the Inn for what felt like eternity, we got our room. We had to get a pet-room, since my dog Honey travels with us, but that wasn't the horrible part. The room came with 2 queen beds, and a rollaway bed for 'Moi'! Problem? We had to push the 2 big beds up against each other just to have room for my bed!

After a night of rest, we woke up & had dinner at a less-than-delicious pancake place next-door. We ate there because the Inn gave us tickets that allowed us each a free set of pancakes & a free drink. After eating, we headed into the mountains. We drove around basically all day, but we also stopped to sled.

On our last day up in the mountains, we bought me my own sled! (Up until then I had to share with my little brothers) Mine was lime-green and I loved it.....until it broke.
We had been sledding for about an hour when I slid down really fast and hit a rock, causing my board to get a HUGE hole in it. At that point we all stopped sledding, (except mom who was in the car staying warm) and we started a snowball fight! It lasted about 5-10 minutes before we admitted that we were freezing & headed back to the car.

Needless to say, I had a pretty good time in the mountains, but I still haven't cured my fear of heights.

I hope you guys get caught back up on my blog & continue to read it!
Stay Beautiful,
Abbie G
~<3~

Time to catch up!

Hey Guys! Sorry for not writing sooner, I've been SO busy with my first 2 weeks of high-school.
I'll be sure to write more, now that I'm caught up on school-work.
      So, I have some exciting news! This coming up Tuesday, the owner of 5 10 Girls is offering to do a small photo-shoot with me. She runs a company that shows girls' natural beauty. (AKA: No makeup/photoshop) I'll bring my own outfits, and she'll just take pics of me being myself. :) I'm excited, but also pretty nervous! I'm pretty shy around cameras and new people. :/
 Anyways, since some of you may not know what I look like, I'm going to put up a pic of me below. vvv

Now then, on to what's been going on lately. Well, every Tuesday/Thursday I have marching practice, and I love it! We're all like a big family!
 Today though, I finished up a 4 PAGE writing assignment, and then me and my Momma worked on my room for a LONG time.
        OH! Guess what! Yesterday I got a pair of knee-high converse! I love them! I've been wanting a pair since they were created!
Anyways, so you guys have been asking over and over for more posts, so I'll try to be more consistent. I know I haven't posted in awhile, and I'm SO sorry! I've just been so loaded with stuff to do that I just haven't thought about it. BTW, there are some songs I want you guys to listen to. I'll link them below vvv

BTW if the songs don't work, they're Blue lips and Blessings. :)

i hope you guys like them! I'll be sure to write more soon, but for now:

Stay Beautiful,

Abigail 'Abbie' Rose Gurley

Trip to Atlanta? What's the worst that could happen?

Hey guys! Sorry for the wait! I've been so busy with babysitting and marching band, that I've been kinda procrastinating. Anyways, here's my next story. :)

 So, just the other day, my mom asked if I wanted to ride with her to Atlanta to watch her do makeup. (She volunteers to do makeup for small production companies) Anyways, I figured: "Why not? I could have fun meeting people." Wrong. The trip there was a nightmare!

 It started out just fine. Me and mom were driving down the road listening to music, when all of a sudden, storm clouds roll in. Next thing we knew, it was pouring! We'd be driving along and BAM, lighting would strike right beside us!

 Eventually, we decided to pull over into a parking lot. We figured we would just wait it out. After about 2 minutes though, lighting started striking all around us!

 Luckily, someone mom worked with lived nearby, so we waited out the storm with him, his wife, and his daughter Divinity. His wife even convinced me to sing for her! Normally I wouldn't because I get nervous, but I did! I sang Rolling in the deep while their 1-year-old daughter danced around. It was a lot of fun.

 At the shoot, I got to watch mom do her thing, and I met a lot of really cool people!
 My advice: When making trips ANYWHERE check the weather before you go! It could of saved me and Momma a LOT of freaking out!

 I'll write more soon guys, I'm just tired from band camp. Stay Beautiful, Stay Smart Abbie

Bullying: Painful, Humiliating, Embarrassing, Etc.

Hey guys! Sorry, I've been so busy/tired lately that it's taken me awhile to make a new post. :P Anyways, I've been getting a lot of requests about me posting a bullying story and I've decided I will. This is the story of a friend of mine, who was bullied so bad she left school a whole year.
*names changed
So, it all started in 6th grade. She was the new girl at school, and didn't really have any friends yet. For a while she just went through classes normally. Sure, she was quiet, but she made really good grades. Well, one day a boy in her class named *Bill was nice to her. Starting the next day, a mean-girl named *Ashley started bullying her. She called her names, tripped her, even made her whole homeroom hate her.

You see, the thing my friend didn't know at the time, was that Ashley had a HUGE crush on Bill, and apparently didn't want any 'competition', even through my friend didn't like Bill at all.

The bullying went on all through that school year. The girl got quieter and quieter, her grades dropped, and her self-esteem vanished. She thought the world hated her, even though a certain boy named *Arthur who knew her from 4th grade had a crush on her. That year, she faced immense trouble with every boyfriend she got. Her first boyfriend *Noah, cheated on her because she wouldn't kiss him, and then dumped her. Over halfway through the year, a boy named *Ray got her to trust him. They dated a month or 2, and he cheated on her. They broke up the next day. Finally, a boy who she had kinda liked awhile asked her out the last 2 weeks of school. They dated those few weeks, and she didn't get to talk to him all Summer. In other words, he ignored her, so she assumed they were broken up.

That Summer, she did things she's not proud of. Things that she's afraid to tell even her BEST friend, because she's afraid if he knew, he would leave her all by herself. She did the things she did because her self-esteem had dropped so low. She even has trouble with it today. The things she did lasted all Summer. During that time, she talked with *Arthur, and found out that he was the best guy she had ever met. He didn't lie to her, didn't pressure her to do anything, and didn't ignore her. They dated for the last month or so of Summer.

Flash forward to the first day of school. My friend wasn't there, because she was at a building she had never been to before. It's the place you go if you do something illegal and you're a minor. It wasn't Jail/Prison, but it may as well have been. She had to talk to a detective, and explain all the painful things done that Summer. Thousands of tears, a few tissues, and a long hard talk later, she was able to finally leave. They investigated everything that happened, and eventually, her family stopped bringing it up.

The next day she went to school. It was her first day in 7th grade, and the day before she had been yelled at  by a cop. What a great start, right? As soon as she got there, people were asking her where she had been the day before, and why she wasn't at school. She had to lie to some of her best friends, and say she was sick. In a way, that was true, because the day before she had felt so sick to her stomach, she nearly threw-up.

Not long after, everyone was pressuring her to break up with Arthur. They bullied her even worse, until she let her friend write him a note, saying she had to break up with him. Turns out, a friend was a lot meaner than she had thought. After that, Arthur didn't speak to her for a really long time. It wasn't until a lot later, that she realized that it was because of the mean note.

Arthur wasn't speaking to her, so she got back together with the guy who had ignored her all summer. She didn't want to, though. She only did because that's what all the bullies told her to do. They dated a few weeks, before he moved to a whole different state. About a week after they broke up, she left school.

It was halfway through the year, and the bullying had really gotten to her. She just couldn't take the stress anymore.

She stayed in homeschool the rest of 7th grade. That summer, she explained to Arthur why she had broken up with him. He understood, and said that despite that, he still loved her. They got back together and have been together since.

Anyways, my friend had thought about coming back to school at the start of 8th grade, but given the fact that driving by the school, or even seeing it in a picture made her shake and made her feel sick, she quickly decided against that. Arthur could tell she didn't want to go back, so they made it work.

Halfway through 8th grade, Ashley left the school and moved. Nobody knew why, but she didn't care. At the start of the 2nd semester, she rejoined. The rest of her 8th grade year was great. She found a great group of friends, was still going strong with Arthur, and she wasn't bullied anymore.

If you haven't realized by now, the girl wasn't actually a friend of mine.

It was..... Me. I was bullied, tormented, humiliated, etc. for all that time. I'm now going into my 9th grade year, and I couldn't be happier. Sure, I still have some issues I have to work out, but I'm finally healing. It's taken me a long time to write this, considering not even my best friend ("Arthur") knows what really happened. I'm hoping he will read this and forgive me.

I know this was a long piece, but I really had to get this off my chest. I've realized that if I keep my hurt locked inside, all it'll do is tear me apart. The only way it can help is if I share my story, and hope that people can learn and be healed by it.

I hope you see the pain caused by bullies, and you learn that even the smallest thing can hurt someone deeply.

Stay Beautiful, Stay Strong,
Abbie <3

Achievement Get!

WOOOO! Okay, so not only did I find out I have nearly 580 views so far-I finally taught myself how to swim without holding my nose!!!

My parents have always told me that it's 'easier than it seems' and 'even little kids can do it', but I've never been able to do it till today. I just decided to try it, and in just a few minutes I was swimming around great!

Anyways, now for my story of the day:
9th Grade: Freshman = Fresh Meat

So, this August I'll be an official Freshman! (Although, I technically was as soon as I graduated from 8th grade) I'm nervous, excited, happy, sad, and just plain confused! I can't believe that I'm already in high-school. It seems like just yesterday, me and 3 of my girlfriends were sitting in the gym bleachers: trading stories, living life, and being 'out-crowders'.

I've only been to the high-school an handful of times, so I'm gonna have a hard time finding my way around! Although, I did think the same thing about middle school! What I want to say is: for all of you heading into a new school; don't be nervous! Just walk in, act normal, and be happy! Don't waste time worrying, because everyone else feels the same way you do.

I can't drag this out too long, because it took me a little longer to write today then I thought, but I'll be sure to write a longer post tomorrow!

Stay Beautiful,
Abbie <3

Reading at a Reading party? What a weirdo!

Hey everyone! I'm proud to say I now have 500+ page-views! I am so honored to know that you all like my blog, and I'm happy to know that I have some fans out there!

I want to start a new segment on my blog called: My Daily Story. Each day I'll post some funny/sad/just plain silly story for you guys to hear. :) Today's story is:  "Reading at a Reading party? What a nerd!"

So, not too long ago, my school had the 'Million Words' party. Basically, throughout the year, they count up the amount of words each book you read has, and at the end of the year if your total is 1,000,000+ they let you go to the party.
Well, for reasons I'll explain later, I joined at the 2nd semester (Middle of the school-year). I didn't really expect to read enough in time, but what do you know? End of the school year rolls around, I have nearly 2 million words. I got my invite REALLY late, though. As in, 'the day of the party', late!
So, not that exciting/funny, right? Wrong! I went to the party, and even though everyone there had read 1million words, I was still the  biggest nerd. See, for the party, we went out to the soccer fields to hang out, and we got popcorn and sno-cones.
As it happens, I'm really shy. (Remember?) So instead of sitting with a bunch of friends, I found a quiet, shady spot, and sat against the school to read my book. Turns out, I was the ONLY one who had brought a book...... to the READING party, mind you, and they called me weird! It didn't bother me, though. I just sat there and read my book while everyone else baked in the sun.
I sat there for about an hour, before the nicest girl in school, (No, really, she's great!) came up and asked if I would come sit with her. I nodded, and walked over with her. I sat down on the ground with her and 2 of her friends, and for the rest of the time we laughed together, and made daisy-chains.
I'll never forget that. It taught me that even though I'm different, people like me. She didn't have to invite me over, but she did. She actually cared whether or not people hung out with me! For that, I'll probably always like her. :)

Well, there's my story of the day. :) Hope you like it, and you learn from it, too.
Stay Beautiful,
Abbie <3

Dollars, Diapers, and lots of fun.

So, you guys know how awhile back I wrote my TBHs? Well, I mentioned that I'd rather hang out with my cousins, than with kids my age. I thought I'd tell you a little story, based on that fact :
Last week, my youth group went on a trip to Panama,Florida. Everyone... except me.
I was the wacky weirdo, who volunteered to baby-sit my cousins Peyton(3) and Aiden (1 1/2).
 Before that week, I couldn't change diapers, couldn't put a kid down for a nap, wasn't sure how to make/feed kids food, etc.
Let me tell you, I learned more in that week than I do during a month at school! I admit, I had a lot of fun with them, but 'WOW!', what a bad first day I had. My Nana asked if I would watch the kids with my 9-year-old brother, while they worked at the church. Hang out a few hours, play some, no big deal? Right? Wrong! Not only did I find the joys of jealous kids, I had to change my 1st diaper (And a POOPED one at that!).
 At that moment, I would have rather faced a rabid wolf! Aiden was writhing around, trying to stick his hand in poop, ALL sorts of things! There were tiny fits flying and wipes scrubbing as fast as I could. Needless to say...... it was a bad day.
 The 2nd-3rd day weren't as bad. I learned how to change diapers, but I wasn't brave enough to stand up to them. (They're pretty terrifying, ok?)I was still quiet, and didn't get onto them much.
By the 4th and 5th day, I'm not sure if I learned to discipline them, or if I was just so worn out and stressed I was just stricter then usual; either way, they started behaving me. Sure, they had their "everything is gonna be NO" fits, but they minded.
 Let me just say, that week I learned: Kids are NOT breakable! Ignore tantrums! And ALWAYS have diapers, wipes, and nose-plugs in-case of poo bombs. (I also made some $$$$ in the process ;) )
 Anyways, I hope you enjoy my story of learning to deal with kids while everyone's vaca-ing! I'll most more stories/advice/etc, soon!
Stay Beautiful,
Abbie

Bible Verses :)

Hey, guys! I just want to say, thanks for 370+ page-views! I'm so glad you guys like my blog! I want to share some bible passages with you. Two of them were shown to me just the other day, and  the last one is one that I just love. :) I know some of you aren't Christians, and I'm ok with that. I'm just happy to share them.

Psalm 139:
O Lord, you have searched me
and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue,
you know it completely, O Lord.

You hem me in- behind and before;
you have laid you hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.

Ephesians 1:11
In him, we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

Psalm 142
I cry aloud to the Lord;
I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.
I pour out my complaint before him;
before him I tell my trouble.

When my spirit grows faint before me,
it is you who knows my way.

I hope you like these verses, and take them to heart.  I know I usually post fun things, but these really spoke to me. I hope you all have a wonderful week. :)

Stay Beautiful,
Abbie <3

My top 25 TBHs

Hey guys, so I've heard about people doing TBHs (To be honest) , and I think it sounds kinda fun. So, here's my Top 25 tbhs.
1. I'm UNBEARABLY shy
2. I still play with Barbies. I make up story-lines, make them clothes/furniture, the whole shebang.
3. I have more fun with my 3 year old cousin than with my own youth group at church.
4. I'm a MAJOR book-worm.
5. I'm a NERD, and I love it.
6. I have only one friend that I would trust no matter what...
7. I only have 4 friends that I actually hang out with...
8. I'm claustrophobic.
9. I'm afraid of spiders, big needles, and all the creepy things in my room that my mind makes up at night.
10. I HATE CLOWNS, I'm not afraid of them; I just don't like them.
11. I'm terrified of heights, but I'll go on high roller-coasters to prove that I can.
12. People tell me I'm a great singer, but I don't believe them.
13. I've read every book I own... at LEAST twice.
14. I'll read pretty much anything.
15. I <3 Harry Potter, Twiligh, Margeret Peterson Haddix, James Patterson, Etc.
16. If you're nice to me, I'm nice to you.
17. It takes me FOREVER to trust someone.
18. This blog makes me excited, but also scared out of my mind.
19. I've been bullied most of my life, and I've only TOLD one person about everything that went on...
20. I'm scared-stiff in crowds.
21. I don't talk to anyone at my youth group...
22. When I'm in a crowd, I stand in the back and try to disappear.
23. I act confident around my friends, but I'm really not.
24. I'm so good with cats, people say I have catnip in my veins.
25. I'm in love with the most amazing guy on the planet <3 AZH
So, there ya have it. My Top 25. Well, I hope you liked it. I'll be putting up some more posts shortly.
Also, please please please put some comments down there VVV I really want to know what you guys think.
Anyways, Stay Beautiful,
With love, Abbie <3

Hello Again!

Hey, everyone! Sorry I haven't been able to write in a while, I wasn't able to get online.
I just wanted to check in on everything and share some more stories with you. (Side note: 200+ pageviews! Wow, guys! Thanks!)
So, lately my mom is taking on her dream of doing makeup for films. Lately she's been volunteering for a few of the "48-hour films" in Atlanta. I'm really proud of her for doing what she loves.
Anyways, I've spent the past weeks of Summer swimming, reading, and playing Legos with my 2 younger brothers. :D
I'll write more later, but it's getting late.
Goodnight lovelies,
A ~~*<3*~~

Be Yourself!

Sorry I haven't written in so long, guys! I've been SO busy! I had a chorus concert tonight, I'm currently planning for a band concert, my 1year anniversary is Thursday, I have ballet class, etc.

I just wanted to say, I'm proud of who I am, ok? I'm tired of people wanting me to live up to what THEY want me to be. Yesterday, my school held the "Million Words Party" at my school. I was invited since I read over 1.5 million words. Well, the party involved getting popcorn/sno-cones, and playing on the softball field outside. I brought a book, got the concessions, and sat against the wall in the shade. Immediately people started looking at me and saying I was weird and crazy for reading during a "Reading Party". I'm so shy, I simply mumbled, and kept reading.

My point is, don't call people names just because they aren't doing what you expect/want. I'm different, and I LOVE it. I don't want to be a cookie-cutter girl in a world of Sameness. (For you The Giver fans ;)) I am glad that I'm the way I am.

Sure, you're probably thinking that I'm overreacting, right? Well, I probably am. The thing is, I was bullied for nearly 2 years. It was so severe, that for a whole year, I stopped going to church, talking to ANYONE, and I only went out in public if I was forced. I basically became a hermit, hiding in my little shell. Before I was bullied, I was strong, brave, confident, and not at all shy. Now, I freak out at a simple look or comment, even if they aren't actually rude/mean. I take what people think very strongly, even if I don't like the person, because I'm afraid of not having friends and being hated. For those 1.5 years, my life was HELL. It ruined me, and the damage will NEVER go away. Along with the pain, there's also strength. I've grown stronger because of what I've gone through. Sure, I have my days when I feel like my heart is going to burst with fright, but I also have days when I feel like a Princess, and look like a Rockstar.

So, I'll say it again. I'm glad I went through what I did. It's made me who I am today, and I wouldn't want to change a thing. Because of my bullying, I can now help others who were/are hurt. I can show the world that even when life has become Hell, light always shines through the cracks. As the song says: If you're going through Hell, keep on going, don't slow down, if you're scared don't show it, you might get out, before the Devil even knows you're there.

On that note (literally), I bid you farewell, and goodnight.
Stay Beautiful,
Abbie <3

Happy Mother's Day!

Sorry I forgot to write yesterday (Couldn't find my laptop), but HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! :D
Today is the day when mothers are remembered/loved on. Today, do something nice for your mom, or someone who is a mother-like figure to you.
Sorry I have to cut this short, I'm heading to my Aunt's Mother's Day party. I'll write more when we get back. :) Have a great Mother's Day, and everyone get ready for Summer!
Stay Beautiful,
Abbie <3

Inspiring Things

So, I've noticed quite a few people like my blog. Well, I want to share with you a poem that my student teacher Ms. Renshaw shared with my class, before she graduated and got her own teaching job. This poem was written by Taylor Mali, and I DON'T own it or it's rights.

Totally Like Whatever, You Know?
By: Talyor Mali

In case you hadn't noticed,
it has somehow become uncool
to sound like you know what you're talking about?
Or believe strongly in what you're saying?
Invisible question marks and parenthetical (you know)'s
have been attaching themselves to the end of our sentences?
Even when those sentences aren't, like, questions? You know?

DECLARITIVE SENTENCES - so-called
because they used to, like, DECLARE things to be true
have been infected by a totally hip
and tragically cool interrogative tone? You know?
Like, don't think I'm uncool just because I've noticed this;
this is just like the word on the street, you know?
It's like, what I've heard?
I have nothing personally invested in my own opinions, okay?
I'm just inviting you to join me in my uncertainty?

What has happened to our CONVICTION?
Where are the limbs on which we once walked?
Have they been, like, chopped down
with the rest of the rain forest?
Or do we have, like, n o t h i n g  t o  s a y?
Has society become so, like, totally...
I mean absolutely... You know?
That we've just gotten to the point where it's just, like...
whatever!

And so actually our disarticulation... ness
is just a clever sort of... thing
to disguise the fact that we've become
the most aggressively inarticulate generation
to come along since...
you know, A LONG, LONG TIME AGO!

I ENTREAT you, I IMPLORE you, I EXHORT you,
I CHALLENGE you: To speak with CONVICTION.
TO  SAY  WHAT  YOU  BELIEVE  IN  A  MANNER  THAT  BESPEAKS 
THE  DETERMINATION  WITH  WHICH  YOU  BELIEVE  IT.
Because contrary to the wisdom of the bumper sticker,
it is not enough to simply question authority.
You have to speak with it, too.

This poem inspires me, and I hope it inspires you too. Please, read this, and understand what it means. What it's saying about our generation, about the way we are. This is one of my more serious posts, but it's very important. I have adored this poem since the day, not to long ago, when we watched a video of this being read in ELA.
I'll write more soon. :)
Stay Beautiful,
Abbie <3

Meaning of my Blog-Name and Staying Positive :)

So grateful for nearly 30 page-views! I'm glad to see people like my blog so far!

Anyways, I figure since I'm starting to get a nice little audience, I should tell you what my blog's name (Life in the "Out-Crowd") actually means.
Ok, so you know how in every high-school/middle-school show EVER, there are cliques? Well, It's like that in the Real-World, too! There's your Jocks, Band Nerds, Techies, Geeks, Popular kids, etc.

Well, the one that isn't mentioned much is the "Out-Crowd". That's the group that never fits into one of the MAIN groups. (Not that it bothers us) The "Out-Crowd" has their own fun, without really caring about school labels. They wear what they like, not what others demand, and they don't stress about cute boys, what shoes, or how to fix their hair. They worry/wonder about things that matter, and don't stress if people don't like them...
I AM AN OUT-CROWDER.
I never CHOSE to be an "Outsider" it just kinda, happened. In 6th grade, one MeanGirl got at least 50 others to despise me, even though I'd done nothing wrong. But you didn't come here to hear my Sob-Stories, so I'll tell them some other time, in a different post. :)
Anyways, why don't I tell you something you WANT to hear. Leave your questions for me in the comments, and I'll answer them there or on the next post, depending on the question. Also, I'll make an effort to put out at LEAST 1 post a day, If not more. Well, gotta go get ready, I'm shadowing my Nana today at her Nursing job, since I want to be a Research Doctor someday, along with other things. (See post 1!) Bye, Lovelies!
Stay Beautiful,
Abbie <3

About Me :)

Hey, so, the name's Abbie. :) I'm 14, and I dream of someday being a Singer/Blogger/Writer/Actress/Ballerina. I know, a bit much, right? Well, what can I say? I have big dreams.
On this blog, I'll rate movies, books, songs, and give advice to others out there in the world. I'll share my bullying stories, along with other life experiences. I want to have a fun, blog that also covers serious things, without bumming people down. So please, leave comments, tell your friends, and enjoy. :) Also, if you have ANY questions, leave a comment, or email me directly at abbie.punkprincess@yahoo.com.
Abbie <3