Bloglovin'.

I have slightly heard from all over the blog world.
 That Google follower is shutting down!

    Dear Google follower,
 If you are reading this...
   Please don't shut down.
  As it might throw off the balance of the blogger universe.
                 Sincerely,
           A concerned blogger.

There has been posts all over about this..
  I might as well not even announce further.
Oh well. Here we go.

Please make an account on bloglovin'!
 If you don't know how to search up bloglovin' in Google.
Here is the link. Click Here.
 I did it.
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The story of a 'morning person'.

Being the weekend. I had no desire to do anything.

 The pile of clothes on my floor would have to wait.

 The essay that was due on Monday. Well.. I can do it on Sunday.

I staggered out of my pillow covered bed.

 When my feet finally hit the floor I yelped in pain.

That's where my hair clip went.. I thought to my self.

I limped over to my desk. Where I flipped my laptop open.

 3 new messages.

  After checking my messages and *cough. cough.. blogger...*. I glanced at the time. 

When my brain finally registerd what time it was. I race down the stairs, bound into the kitchen, and pour out some cereal. Spilling over half of it on the floor.

 I clean up most of it. Pushing the small pieces under the fridge.
My mind starts thinking of all the things I need to do today as I enjoy my scrumptious Lucky Charms.

               Mental list.

1. Practice Piano.
2. Write your essay.
3. Hang up the terrifying pile of clothes.
4. Do every thing else that you need to do.
5. Write a blog post.

After staring at my empty cereal bowl.

 I realize that I am still in my pajamas.

I walk over to the counter to put my cereal bowl away.

 My sister comes bounding in the back door.

"What are you doing?" I grumpily ask.

" Nothing really. I just fed the chickens. Took out the dog. Fed the dog. Got dressed. Had breakfast. Caught up on some of my school." she replies in that happy annoying voice.

"Did you find a cure to cancer too?" I manage to say out of my mouth.
  How is she happy and able to do all that stuff in the morning?
I have to give her credit.. 

I will probably write more later...
 Nobody can tell me that you have never had at least one morning like this.
  Nope. Nobody.
This is dedicated to all of those 'morning people' out there.
 I am normally a morning person.
But this describes the parts of the morning that I am not normally.

    Hope everyone has a happy Thursday!
Ps. This is a different post then I normally do..
Pps. I am getting a Summer design! :)
Ppps. I am trying to decide between three blog names.
 Laugh 'an love. Avid Dreamer. Or  This or That.
Please comment with your favorite blog name!
Pppps. I think I will stick with Laugh 'an Love. ;)

Walk in the woods. *part2* Ramblings. I got tagged.

 I was thinking of getting a new design for summer!
     What do you think?
I wasn't able to upload all my pictures.. *sigh*
  From my walk in the woods.
  So here are the rest!

I just adore photography.

Taking pictures of nature is inspiring. *To me*

After stressing out for the last few months over school.

All that stressing payed off!

I got 2 B's and 5 A's!!!!

*Happy screams while doing the macarena*

I have never been a straight A student.

So for me getting only 2 B's is absolutely awesome!

Who enjoyed the first non official day of summer?

I did!

Well... Besides the fact that I spent 6 hours driving...

Otherwise awesome!

I also got tagged!

I am going to do the tag very soon..

In fact I think I will just join it with this post... :)

I got tagged by the awesome friends!

Sarah W. and Sara V.

Thank You!

Here are the rules:

• tag five [or more] other bloggers.
• comment on their blog with the link to your post so they can join in the tag.
• add the button below onto your post.
• grab the link to your post and comment it below. 

1. Favorite restaurant? 

Sonic. Marble slab. Olive garden. Little ceasers. Apple bees. Absolutely any frozen yogurt place or ice cream place.

2. Favorite music band/group?

Ooo.. This is hard.

 Jamie grace. Adele. Franscesca batistelli. Emile sande. Toby mac. Britt Nicole. Kelly clarksen.

My list could go on and on!

3. Favorite TV Show?

Duck Dynasty. I am obsessed.

4. Favorite movie? 

Why do you have to lay this burdened question upon me???

All the Star wars movies! :) Well.. The third one is super sad.. 

 *Why Anakin? Why??*

5. If you could be best friends with one celebrity-who? 

 I am not sure... 

6. If you could marry one celebrity-who?

I think I will keep this one to myself. If you please.

7. You could live in a movie-which one?

Super Man.

8. Biggest pet peeve?

If I am in a grumpy mood.. Every thing. Haha.

 Umm.. When people have no respect for you at all.

9. Biggest fear?

The fear of failing. And of pain. 

10. If you could change your hair color- which color?

Honestly I adore brown hair. ( My hair color. ) I would love blonde streaks in my hair though! :)

I tag:

1. Nobody.

2. Haha. Joking.

3. I tag.

4. Everybody.

5. Anyone.

6. Just take this tag and go for it.

 I am not very inventive... I just broke the rules.. 

      Have a great day! :)

Memorial Day.

I wrote this song. Dedicated to every person who fought for me and my country.
As I look out my car window.
 At the cemetery's and the graves.
There lay the bodies of the brave People.
 Who gave their lives for us.
Shed there blood.
 Out of love.
So I just want to say.

 Thank You.
For giving your lives.
For sacrificing through the pain and the strife.
 Thank You.
For fighting for me.
 So I could live safe and free.
I just want to say. Thank You.
  Not only on memorial day.

In another country.
 Where war was raging.
You stood there.
  Patiently waiting.
To fight.
 For our lives.
Giving every thing.
 To protect what you had lived for.
 Thanks to you.
For now and ever more.
 I can say.

Thank You.
For giving your lives.
For sacrificing through the pain and the strife.
 Thank You.
For fighting for me.
 So I could live safe and free.
I just want to say. Thank You.
  Not only on memorial day.

Thank you.
  I know this song isn't the best... I just thought that there really is no song for memorial day.
So I just sat down and wrote this.
 Please tell me what you think.

Like a fairy tail. Walk through the woods.

Picnic in the moonlight.
 Love is in the air.
  Everything is perfect.
Like a fairy tail.

Sunset on the water.
 Wind blows through the sail.
   Water splashing by the shore.
Like a fairy tail.

Flowers in the meadows.
 Vines upon the rails.
   The day goes by with out a flaw.
Like a fairy tale.

When I was little.
  I always wanted my life to be like a fairy tail. or a book.
    Perfect.
Life can never be perfect.
 In fact life is pretty awesome being imperfect.

Not exactly..

     If you choose to remember the good times in your life.

   Rather than the bad.

 You can look back and say that you had an amazing life.

    No matter what happened.

 It all depends on the way you see a 'perfect' life.

 I took some pictures.

     Pretty cool. Am I right?

 I call it. Walk through the woods.

  My inspiration came from. Well..

I was walking through the woods.
It was an absolutely beautiful day!

Love the last one! :)

What do you think? 

Guest Post-Storyteller

Here is a guest post from the amazing Storyteller!

Hey, guys!! :)

I'm Storyteller, and I'm going to be doing a guest post for the lovely Kayla. I usually blog over at Storyteller of Weston County, so if you end up liking this post, I would be honored if you went and checked out my other ones. :)

Anyway, so I suppose I should tell a little about myself. :) I'm a young Christian writer who loves designing, reading, acting, playing the piano, volleyball, and, of course, blogging. ;) I have just recently (back in March) torn my ACL (which... is in your knee, by the way), so I have a knee brace and am currently doing therapy. I found out that if I want to be able to work for the rest of my life, I have to be in shape all the time, so that my muscles are strong enough to hold me up without my ACL. So... no more lumpy computer geek for me. =D No, I'm kidding. I can still do the stuff I love. I've also hurt my hip before (twice) before I tore my ACL, so you could say that crutches and I are old buddies. :D

Anyway, like I said, I love writing stories. Like... LOVE LOVE LOVE. =D And I love writing stories with people, too. Everybody has their own writing style that I appreciate beyond measure. My best advice to other writers who are still unsure about their writing style is not to copy over people's writing, even if they really like it, it's to find out your own style that you're comfortable and good at writing. :)

I'm pretty into blog designing, which... includes lots of confusing codes. (HTML, CSS...) If you want some help, I'd love to give it. :) (and I'd love to learn from you, too!! :))

I am a Lord of the Rings, Narnia, The Adventures of Tintin, How to Train Your Dragon, and Star Wars fan. I love looking up songs from soundtracks that I love. =) As you can probably tell, I love using smiles and am an avid user of the word "like". I like love it a lot. ;D I love all kinds of books, and am horrible at keeping journals--my mind moves too fast for my hand. ;) My least favorite subject is science, and my favorite MIGHT BE math. I'm not sure yet. =P (does lunch count? lol ;D) 

I am a rather crazy person, I suppose you could say. Whenever I meet up with any of my close friends (of which there are three), we babble so fast that we accidently spit on each other. =D (no joke...) I laugh a lot. Sometimes, I suppose, I look kind of stupid, but, really, a lot of things seem funny to me. ;) I love laughing, and I love making others laugh. Whenever I can make somebody laugh, it's just like "SCORE!" Ever feel that way? :)

I LOVE bright colors. Neon T-shirts are my best friend. lol ;D I tend to write most of my characters sarcastic, but tend to love the ones that aren't. By the way, my knee brace is neon yellow........... (It kind of looks like Bumblebee from Transformers, though. No, I didn't watch Transformers. No, I don't really think I want to. My therapists just told me that. =D)

I suppose I've rambled enough about myself. ;) I hope you guys are all having a great day!!!! :)

God bless you. :)

~Storyteller

*Guest Post*

We all get busy. We all have things to do.
   This weekend I am going to Indiana to see my cousins.
*Happy Dance.*
 So.. I won't be able to post..
   If there is anybody who reads my blog.
Who would like to write a Guest post.
  Please email me at kaylahubbard22@gmail.com.
All you have to do is send me your Guest post. ( I have to approve of it. )
 And I will post it! :)
 *Please write on your blog that you Guest posted on my blog!*
    Make sure to include your blog link.

         I will post one on Saturday, Friday, and one on Sunday.
     If I get more than two Guest posts I will post them later on.
                   Anybody?

Pampered. Photo shoot?

Now that I have my camera..
  I will probably be overloading you guys with pictures...
   Hehe.

Yesterday we took my adorable little dog *Sadie..* to the groomers.
    She really needed it... They did an amazing job! Here are some pictures I took!
                                            Warning! You will be bombarded by cuteness.

Isn't she adorable! I love the ones where she is sticking her tongue out! :)

                              She was trying to eat a treat. It was super hard to get her to stay still!
                               The picture actually came out clearer then I thought they would!
                             Seen as how I was just snapping a way hoping to get a least one good one!
                                           Hope you all have a lovely day full of cuteness!

About Me.

Okay.. So you are probably like..
   " Umm... Why are you posting twice in a day? Don't you have something better to do? Loser."
Haha. Not funny.
   Anyways... I just wanted to Randomly tell you..
Bum. Bumm. Bummm.
 I just made my About Me. Page! :)
So check it out in the sidebar!
    If you can't find it... *Its RIGHT there.*
Here is the link!
 http://loveandjoycanchangetheworld.blogspot.com/p/abou.html
Please comment on that page.. And tell me what you think!
 I am still going to add one more picture!
    I figured that I probably should have more than ONE page...
So I made an About Me. Page.
    Umm.. Kayla.
Ya?
   You've said that about a gazillion times.
Gazillions not a word.
   What ever.
*Awkward moment of silence.*

       I could use some ideas for more pages... So.. Comment below!

EOS. Review.

Guess who found their memory card?

  Yup! Me!

*Whoop whoop! Lets get this party started!*

 I figured I would celebrate by doing a review on my FAVORITE lip balm!

Okay. No more exclamation points. Well.. Maybe a few!!!

 

I adore EOS! 

They are an amazing product.

Summary.

 EOS is a company that makes amazing beauty products.

  One of my favorites is their Lip Balm.

     There are over 8 different flavors and colors.

I have the.

Summer Fruit 

Strawberry Sorbet 
Honeysuckle Honeydew 
Sweet Mint 
Lemon Drop SPF 15 
 The Flavors don't over power the product though.
Its a perfect even Balance throughout the whole Lip Balm.
  The softness is amazing!
I have really chapped lips.. A lot! So I use EOS a Lot!
   And it works.
 Its like heaven on your lips!

Pros.

   They work amazingly!

   They are small and lightweight.

   They are super cute.

   The twist on lid works really well.

    Read summary

Cons.

    The outside marks up pretty easily..

You have to be careful not to let a car run over it or let your dog get it...

  Dogs adore this... I have experience.. *Sadie!!*

        Hope you enjoyed! :)

     I have never done a review before.. So I probably shamed everyone who has done one..

 Please Forgive me! 

    I honestly think I want to make a living photographing Lip Balm and Food!

  

Someday.

Someday.

 I will graduate.

 I will have a job.

 I will have my own family.

 I will have more life experiences.

 I will understand all those conversations grown ups have.

 When they stop talking as you come into the room.

 I will understand what adults think kids think.

 I will fail at more stuff.

 I will be a famous singer.

 I will have 100 followers.

 I will have a EOS 5D Mark lll

 I will be a photographer.

 I will design clothes.

 I will have more alone moments.

 I will change.

 I will make new friends.

    Someday isn't today.

 Its just the today of tomorrow. 

      So someday will.. Well.. Someday come. 

But someday is not today.

  Every one can worry about someday. *Some times we have to.. But that's not my point.*

      But you don't have to stress out about it.

    I find a lot of people freak out by whats to come..

 What good does worrying about someday do?

   If we could actually make a difference in today.

No one can tell what comes tomorrow.

No one can change tomorrow.

But you can change what you do today.

     

   Hope you enjoyed this little thought.. Haha! :)

Sometimes I find myself worrying about whats to come.

 But then I don't try to change what I do today.

      This is one of the things I want to work on. 

   Me being a better person. 

And changing the world for people around me.

         

                                 

Overwhelmed.. * Well.. That is what the post was originally supposed to be about.. *

Some times you just feel over whelmed..
     Trying to keep your grades up.
      Trying to keep track of life.
      Trying to excel in piano.
      Trying to stay on schedule.
       Trying to do everything I need to do..

    I get easily distracted..
 *Ahem..* My all over the place posts.
     
     Trying to focus and get things done is hard when..
Oh My Word! A speckled bird!!!!

     Haha.. Get my drift?
       
Anyways.. *Distraction kicking in*
          The best thing to do when you feel over whelmed..
   Is to take things one step at a time.
Focus on one thing, rather than the millions in your life.

   There is no way you can excel and do perfectly in every thing.
 { If you do...Give me a call.. I could use some of your expertise! }

        Which is hard... Because I have a fear of failing.
Its actually a real phobia..
  Atelophobia- The fear of failing.
            But that's another post..

                  I forgot what my original point of this post was..
                                    Oh.. Well...
      All I want to say is that latley I have been feeling overwhelmed.
Like I am falling behind in life..
    Slightly depressing..
             For me..
 Summer Vacation is a chance to catch up!
    More time to focus on the important things.

How do you deal with overwhelmness?

                     

                                       

                                                 

Fear.

I have a slight issue with fear.
   Fear that I am going to fail.
    Fear of being scared.
    Fear of fear.
    Fear of getting hurt.
    Fear of pain.
    Fear of darkness.
    Fear of spiders.
    Fear of nightmares.
    Fear of scary movies.
    Fear of crowds.
    Fear of being laughed at.
    Fear of yelling.
    Fear of ..
          I should probably stop so I don't freak myself out.

It's not that I am afraid of monsters or anything.
    I am afraid of the things that exist.
When it comes to the horror movies..
  I know its fake.
   But I still won't watch them.
  Because I have always had vivid, life like, scary dreams.
  Without! The help of horror movies.
 
               I am scared of a lot of things.
     It is hard to overcome your fears!

Like today.
    I have to go in for surgery on my foot.
        To me. Scary!
     I am scared of the pain.
   I went in two weeks ago, but they had to let me go.
      Something about me going slightly hysterical..
        Really. I was bad.
     I have to take Valium today..
       So I don't freak out.
                           

                   Everyone has their battles.
               Mine is fear.
                   I am trying to overcome fear.
          Trying to remember that I am never alone.
                       That I am strong.
                       That I have courage.
    That I have a God who can protect me from everything.

   You can overcome anything with the help of God.

             
                                    What are you trying to overcome?
           
                   A rambling about fear..
     I have been super stressed and super scared about today.
       So I had to just let out all my fears.
        And reassure myself that I can overcome fear.


This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3
             

~ Mom ~

When there is no one I can talk to, I can talk to you.

You are always there.

You love me.

You care.

You give without wanting any payment.

You are my Mom.

Thank You For Always Being There!
Encouraging Me.

Lifting Me Up.

I Love You! 

    

Sweet frog. Things want to do in the summer. Part 3.

I lost my SD card importer.. And my camera charger.. *again!*
 I am dying to take and upload some pictures! The urge is Killing me!
       So I am going to share some pictures of when we went to Sweet Frog!
    Sweet Frog is a frozen yogurt place.
 Its also a Christian based business.
    Double win.
                                                          And... We're Off!

          I have got to say.. I was obsessed with the hand dryers.. Aren't they Adorable!!
                                         And the little statues... Cute!
                                           The yogurt was delicious!!
                                         I overloaded it with Gummy Bears..
                                          I loved Everything about Sweet Frog!
                                              Probably because I love food..

                      10 Things I Want To Do In The Summer. Part 3.

1. Go to Sweet Frog.
2. Go to Marble Slab.
3. Go to Barnes and Nobles.
4. Go to Target.
5. Go to Hands On Museum ( No. Its not just for little kids.. Okay.. Maybe it is. But its Super fun!!  )
6. Go roller skating.
7. Go to a spa. ( Its nice to Dream.. :) )
8. Go four wheeling.
9. Have an elaborate shopping spree in Dollar Tree!
10. Go to a Dog Park.

                                Hope you enjoyed my pictures!
                        I haven't done a post like that in a while..
                                 Thanks For Reading! :-)

Sunshine. School. Things I want to do in the summer. Part 2.

I can see sunshine! Its not grey and dark!

   Yes. The weather here is beautiful!

 Yesterday it was sorrowful. Today is full of magic.

  Our weather is constantly changing! 

One minute it's raining, the next minute it's sunny.

    It kinda reminds me of life..

  Always changing.

Never constant.

   Never know what's gonna to happen next.

     Okay. So maybe there are weather men.

  But obviously their not doing a good job!

         Unfortunately I can't enjoy the weather.

    I am stuck inside with school. Yay.

I really want to get done by the 25th.. But that might not happen.

 * Kayla.. Believe in yourself! *

      Ya. ya. I am working on that.

When I was in 6th grade. I wrote a song about home work.

 Here are some of the lyrics

         Home work is a treacherous cave.

When you get inside you can't escape.

  Ohhh... HOME WORK!! Is a treacherous CAVE!!!

       Soo.. That is a very inspiring song.. Haha! :)

10 Things I want to do in the Summer! Part 2.

1. Ride a horse.  With out some one holding onto a rope, while I ride in circles.. Yay. Great fun. 
2. Go to the library more.
3. Go to Carowins.
4. Go to Gantlinburg
5. Exercise. So I don't look like a drowning whale, when I am swimming. ( Okay. I am not that big. At All! But I do need to get in shape more! :P )
6. Have a sleepover! 
7. Get 50 followers?
8. Practice Softball! So I get better!
9. Practice Piano. A LOT!
10. Pass The Royal Conservatory tests for piano!!!

             That adds another 10 things to my list!

      I hope your day is full of sun shine!

Home work isn't that bad! I was exaggerating. ( Duh. I exaggerate a LOT! )

   Its defiantly not my favorite thing though.. :)

                       

Rant.. Story.. 10 things I want to do this Summer! Part 1.

So.. Its Raining outside.. Another day stuck indoors..
      I really want some new books from the library..
 But my mom doesn't like going in there much.
   Because every time we go in there she has to pay 15 bucks..

        Funny story. [ Okay.. Not so funny. ]

 I had borrowed a bunch of books for my science project..
  Well about a week and a half of using them for my science fair..
       We went to Canada and forgot to return them before we left..
Needless to say... 3 weeks after we got back, I found the 7 books while I was organizing my school area...                          My mom was slightly angry..
     So now we owe around 65 dollars..
 No biggie.. Haha..
         
              Its almost payed off though! So hopefully by the time I am on Summer Vacation.
   I can live my life and go to the library, while not feeling like a convicted criminal!
         
        I should probably think happy thoughts.. Even though the dreariness outside is pulling me in.

                                    10 Things I want to do this Summer! :)
         { I will keep posting 10 things I want to do this summer, until I have 50! ;) }

1. Read 50 books! ( That should be easy.. I am a fast reader.. )
2. Make a good movie
3. Write a song
4. Record the song I write
5. TOTALLY clean my room
6. Blog at least 3 times a week
7. Write a story
8. Go on a mini shopping spree
9. Learn how to do more hairstyles with my hair
10. Buy twister

                   Stay tuned for more..
             
                                  
                                                   I made that.. Haha! :)

                       CIAO! Thanks For Tuning In! ( Reading in.. )

Colors.

How do you describe a color to a blind man?

  * Well... The sky is blue.*
   
But what is blue?
   * Umm.... *

           Can you describe a color?

Aqua blue.

You know when you feel warm, happy, and at rest.
  That's kind of what aqua blue is like.
         A color of tranquility and peace.
     Of happiness and joy.
              A color of the sea and the sky.

      Its slightly hard...
 Okay. Its really hard!

      Color is one if the things we take for granted.

I don't know what I would do with out color in my life.

     I am a cheerful color type of person!

Imagine a grey world.

                No life.

        No happiness.

            No Beauty.

 If you are ever bored try to describe a color.

  It makes you look at things a little differently.
         

                                                       

Everyone. Hope.

Sometimes I wonder what God put me on this earth for.
 Do I have a purpose?
Am I important?
    Do I matter?

//Everyone matters//

    Think of a puzzle.
There could be THOUSANDS of pieces.
  But if one piece goes missing.
The puzzle is incomplete.

That same principle applies to people.
  We may think we are not important.
 But we all have a purpose!
  A reason to live.

 There is beauty in every day.
A little spark of hope.
    Even if its a small flower.
  Or a quick smile.

If every one focused on the good.
  How much bad would there really be?

If we believed in ourselves.
       Would we put our selves down?

If we put light in our lives.
  Would it reflect to other people?

   Just a little thought and inspiration. :)

                           

May.

A time when spring really starts.
April showers bring May flowers.
A chance to start anew.
The end of a school year.
Photo shoot time.
Allergies.
Beauty.
Simpleness.
Ants.
Flies.
Spiders.
Basically all types of scary annoying bugs.
Spring cleaning. Ya right.
Cute fashions.
A time to listen to music.
Sun shine.
Drama.
Another month.
Another time to screw up.
A month to make things right.
A decision that I will not be the same person I once was.
A time to fix mistakes.
A time to relax. Because all of your school testing is over.
A time when its not to hot, but not to cold.
A time to ride bikes.
A time to enjoy with your family.

      May is a Beautiful month! But just like other months. May is what we make it to be.
             What does May mean to you?