BLOGMAS 3 + SKIPPING 4+5?!?!?!?!

Hey you guys!!!!


So sorry that I screwed up and didn't get the #blog as post up until like... Now... Post midnight :( IM SO SORRY!!! PLEASE FORGIVE ME!!!! I am trying to get these daily posts up but let me tell you this weekend is UNREALLY busy for me, so I may have to skip a day or two, AND IM SO SORRY!!!! I wk t let myself go more than a couple days without posting I PROMISE!!!! NO MORE 3 WEEK BREAKS!!! But, yeah... Tomorrow and Saturday I will have to take off because of business, but you guys might get surprised and I might post!!! So... We will see. But everything should be normal again by sunday👍


speaking of posts, how is everyone feeling about me opening a #ThatsSoLaire instagram? Comment your thoughts, or tweet them to me!!! I seriously need 1 person to tweet me a #👍 4TSLinsta and I will make it happen for Christmas!!! That will be my merry Christmas to you guys!!!


speaking of you guys what are your fav #Christmassongs ???


and speaking of Christmas, it's DECOR TIME!!! 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄

please subscribe to Alisha because she is bæ❤ please follow me on twitter, and please please please let me know what you think of me opening up an instagram for the blog, and also please have a great 3weeks and 1 day before Christmas 🎄

God bless 😊

Laire

BLOGMAS 2

GGGUUUYYYYSSSSSSS
It's December 2 and I am currently thinking about ROOM DECOR!!!! I want Christmas lights up in my room again because I miss by bright night bæs 😍😍😍 BUT!!! I know there has only been 1 day of #blogmas so far so I will not jump in completely yet, but @LaurDIY you are the best! I was trying to figure out what to do today and I was like... maybe something on Christmas hymns, but it still seems too early... so that post is coming on SATURDAY!!! Christmas music post!!! So stay tuned for the playlist of your LIFE!!!! So... was watching Laura's channel and she came swooping in on red hot Roudy to save the day! So everyone should go subscribe to her YouTube for all her amazing DIYs.... and yeah! But guys, all these days between today and CHRISTMAS DAY  Need to be filled with AMAZING stuff!!! So PLEASE TWEET ME AND COMMENT you're ideas, things you would like to see/need in your life this Christmas! Without further ado, let's jump into today's post....

THE HO-LAUR-DAY SURVIVAL GUIDE!!!!

have an amazing week you guys! Tweet me with the hashtag #ThatsSoLaire any pics if you recreate anything that Laur made on her channel, and I may feature them with some of my own pics in a future Décor #blogmas post!!!!!

Also, how do you guys like the more YouTube talking to camera feel on the blog? Cuzzzzz, I'm loving it! But if its annoying... lemme know.... in the comments👍👍👍

And has anyone formulated an opinion on the #ThatsSoLaire instagram? Because if you have... you should tweet me, @claire_a_beth so I know if it's a yes or no.... I won't do it until I get a yes or no guys.... so I'm waiting for you guys, #ThatsSoLaire squad to.... ya know... say something?

Alright I need to go, but

God bless your Christmas season everyone!

Laire

BLOGMAS 1

IT'S BLOGMAS GUYS!!!!!!!!! IT'S BLOGMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I am WAY too excited for it!!!!!! EEEEPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!

To get you all excited, I am posting a Vlog from my favorite YouTube! She was decorating for Christmas mid November, so all you scrooge out there have no right to complain about us getting excited for Christmas 3 weeks and 3 days early!

ENJOY!

Seriously though, I swear she and I could be twins because, a) same color hair b) same color eyes c) same reaction to Christmas mid November! XD GET EXCITED YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!

God bless your first day of December/ first day of Advent!

Laire

#StyleDay + Blogmas Announcement!!!

Hey guys!

 EEEEKKKK that means only 3 weeks and 4 days until CHRISTMAS!!!!! I haven't gotten any feedback yet on the tweets I sent out about #blogmas , so... I decided I would just do it, and then we can see how we all like it! I think I will draft a whole bunch of posts today, and then I will shoot for Daily Christmas Posts -- #DCP -- and we will work from there!!! I'll be posting anything from YouTube Vlogs and DIYs to some of my own ideas for Christmas gifts/ Décor.... maybe some fun Christmasy activity ideas!!!! So... PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS on this series! I would love to hear from all of you!

Speaking of all of you, I do have 80+ followers on twitter, which is AMAZING!!! (Don't forget our 100 followers by new years goal;) )But I was wondering if you guys would be in support of me opening an Instagram, just for the blog? That way you can keep up with me on a slightly more Daily basis! Let me know what you guys are thinking on that in the COMMENTS or TWEET ME!!!! again, I would LOVE to hear from you all!!!!

I think that's everything... so let's jump into today's content!

#STYLEDAY!!!

So today is #StyleDay!!!!! I have a SUPER cute outfit set picked out for you guys on polyvore!!
CHECK IT OUT HERE!
Last Fall Look post of the year! Christmas fashions coming SUPER soon with Blogmas <3
What is your staple fashion item? Jeans? White Tees? Fluffy Scarves? Black Leggings? Black Boots? Knee high socks? Let me know what your December Staples are and I'll make a collection of them on polyvore and I'll post it as one of the Blogmas posts!!!! Hope you liked today's final fall outfit!!!

GOODBYES

Well folks! I SUPER hope you liked this post! I can't wait to hear from all of you!!! COMMENT  and TWEET ME  your thoughts about Blogmas and also about that Instagram just for the blog, so you guys can keep up with me on a more daily basis! The more opinions the merrier! Have a great week!

God Bless,

Laire :)

The Purpose of Poetry

Hey guys!

So I was doing some research for a school project and stumbled upon this post from the Writer's Digest blog! I LOVED IT! It basically explained poetry. Why I write it, and why it's valuable! I've been asked so many times, "what's with you and poetry?" "why do you like poetry?" or even "what's the point of this poetry assignment?" Well, the Writer's Digest can walk you through the first two questions if you're wondering why I love poetry. I'll have the link at the end of the article. However, for those of you who are rather pessimistic about poetry, let me open your eyes to a new perspective!

What Does Poetry Do?

1. Poetry gives you a way to process life without the pressure of having to make sense. In fact half the struggle in poetry is turning profound sense into a deep and twisted sentence.
2. Better grammar skills. Sounds dorky, but I'm totally serious on this one! How many different ways can you combine the words in this sentence to make it more confusing, but still grammatically correct? Seriously! Try it!
3. Deeper thoughts. At least for me, I found that writing poetry has made me more bold to explore the world of deep thoughts. It's amazing what you'll find yourself thinking when you allow yourself to just spill over onto paper.
4. Thinking for yourself. I'm sure someone is going to go and try to do this as soon as I say it's not doable, but when exploring the deep canyons of your mind, and spitting up deep thoughts into a poem, it's pretty hard to go back to the textbook for an opinion. There is no book out there that is going to tell you how to think or what to think.

Books offer ideas, but where you take them is up to you. This is why people can sin with their thoughts. Anyone can take their thoughts to a wrong place, but in the end you can learn a lot about yourself. Let your mind roam free for a second. What is the first thing you think of? Is that your priority? Write a poem about that. Spill all your emotions and deep thoughts into a dramatic description. What do you think about that topic? Are you angry? Empty? Lonely? Happy? Thankful? Left out? In love? Desperate? Watch your language when you write. Are you wordy? Concise? Vulgar? Excited to use big words? Small word person? How do your thoughts flow? Are they beautifully connected, or are the connections choppy???

There is so much emotional and practical application for poetry! For me, it's become a very fortified foggy-glassed stronghold. Now I know this sounds like a paradox, but let me digest the poetic statement for you.

Breaking Down Poetry Description

      Fortified- poetry adds protection over what you want to say. It keeps your emotions safe.
      foggy-glassed- poetry is a widow to the soul, but its also so confusing sometimes that you can't really tell what is going on in the poet's head.
      stronghold- its safe. Your emotions are safely kept and expressed without judgment, unless it be your own, I'm the form of poetry. People wi'' hear your voice, but they can't walk away with all of your secrets.

Closing + Announcements

Well folks I hope you enjoyed that friendly little rant of mine all about poetry!!! Let me know what you think in the comments below! Tweet me your ideas for future posts!

I had a thought to do a Christmas series on my blog... I would post TONS of Christmas video faves. So like Christmas décor DIYs, and/or some SUPER CUTE Christmas themed friendship bracelets, and just Christmas posts in general! Maybe it's an everyday thing? Leave a comment with your thoughts, or make use of that twitter! Tweet me, @claire_a_beth , and let me know what you think!

Speaking of Twitter, THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR 80+ FOLLOWERS!! Not gonna lie I'm super excited!!! I hope our squad GGGRRROOOWWWSSS!!!! Invite your friends, dogs, cats, strange insects (to anyone who knows Bartholemu Deer-Spook the 1st!😉😉😉) anyone you want to invite to join the squad, PLEASE DO!!! Cuz you guys are great! I am trying to keep my twitter game on point and reach 4k tweets before new years! We'll see what happens!!! But... yeah thanks again SO MUCH for my 80 followers! U peeps Da best! Anyone wanna up the challenge? Let's say 100 followers before new years! I THINK WE CAN DO IT!! Let's try!!!

Jk I'm not that cool, I don't actually talk like "U peeps Da best" all the time. And I'm rambling now so I'm going to stop and close!

OH! And let me know in the comments or on Twitter if you think that I should keep posting friendship bracelet stuff, Christmas stuff, aaannnddd something else that I can't remember... like for the life of me.... ugh ok.

Also don't forget to check out that Writer's Digest post! Link is just beneath my signature <3

Love you guys!
God bless,
Laire

What Is The Purpose of Poetry

Sunday's Post

Hey Folks!

So sorry this post is late! I was out of town without internet and didn't upload this before I left!!! Sowithout further ado, here is Sunday's post:

I was in church this morning and the pastor read this Bible verse, which REALLY stuck out to me! And I thought I would share it with everyone ;)

I feel like people, who are Christians, myself included, often forget the power worldly passions have over them, and how hard  it is to fight back. Its so easy to slip into sin because we are all faulty. But the best news that anyone could ever hear is that Christ died for those sins and slip ups! He died. Jesus/Christ took our death penalty that even the person who is most apparently perfect in human eyes should have that death penalty because God is more perfect than anyone can imagine!!! So we all deserve death... no matter how perfect we appear. I just find it amazing that in Christ, and with his power, we can defeat sin! In Christ we put to death our wrong thoughts, actions, words, but not by our own power; by God's power in us we "have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires."

Have a good day guys!!!

God Bless,

Laire 

Friendship Bracelets 101

Hey Beauties!

      So! Friendship bracelets! Not going to lie I make more than I can wear. I think the most I've worn is 6-7. Some of you I know are rolling you're pretty little eyes thinking, "that is not that many bracelets!" which is true! But then the question becomes, what are friendship bracelets to you? What do they look like? Why do you wear them? Why do you make them? Do you even make them? Truth is that there are SSSOOO many different kinds of friendship bracelets! There are a few that I have had that have been sentimental gifts, but for the most part I wear them because lots of color is just my style.... typically. Anyone who knows me personally knows that I do sometimes opt for the white t-shirt and jeans, although its pretty rare to find me wearing less color than more! That's actually one way my bracelets come in "handy". Even if I dress in neutral colors, I've always got a pop of color on my wrist! If you are OCD about things matching and being the same color, the way I wear my bracelets will bother you!

Back to the types of bracelets, here is a short list breaking up some different kinds of bracelets for you!

1. Some are special gifts
      A) All knot bracelets
      B) Beaded Bracelets
      C) Beaded and Knotted bracelets

2. Some are just worn for the fun of it
      A) All knot bracelets
      B) Beaded Bracelets
      C) Beaded and Knotted bracelets

If you follow me on twitter, you know that I occasionally post pictures of some of the "sets" I make for fun!

This first red, white, and black set is a perfect example of a gift. I made the bracelets especially for my best friend Liz. (shout out to her twitter and incredible soccer skills @EAalbue ;)) the set consists of two unique bracelets: an all knotted bracelet, and a bead and knotted bracelet.

This next set, I passed on to my girl Hmuff! (shout out to her twitter and stellar singing skills @TheHmuff ;)) this set is unique because its three bracelets are all composed of knots!

Finally, so that you all know it is ok to just make bracelets for yourself, This is the set that I finished most recently. Its a set I started at the end of summer/beginning of the school year. We all know how homework slows us down, so this babe didn't get done until just recently! There is a picture of it on my twitter!

Two of the three patterns in this set are original! When I say that the patterns are original, I mean that I did the math and made the patterns happen without a guide, other than previous knowledge. The pattern for the giant bracelet on the bottom was formulated when I was fooling around with other ideas for patterns, and not having much luck with them either! Hahaha! It was an experiment! As is everything we do in life that we are simply trying. Albert Einstein once said that "It wouldn't be experimenting if we knew what we were doing..." It just shows you the power of the human brain God created us with! It's so cool what we are blessed to be capable of doing! If anyone would like me to post some of my favorite video tutorials for bracelets, don't be afraid to comment down below, or tweet me! @claire_a_beth

Hope you all have a blessed thanksgiving!

 

God Bless,

Laire

Ps. Next friendship bracelet post: Size of bracelets? I have a TON that I can write about that, or patterns you guys want tutorials for? I will look for them and see if I can find them! Let me know what you're interested in seeing!