The Theory of Things

One time — when I was a chubby little five-year-old who required a step-stool to reach the sink and believed in the tooth fairy — I went in search of my older sister in order for her to help me do "science-y things". I was bored, persistent, and wanting to conduct an experiment, so I convinced her to help me set one up. This complex, mind-boggling experiment consisted of food coloring, milk, and my favorite, although slightly faded, Disney Princess cereal bowl. It went something like this: carefully (or, not so carefully) place drops of food coloring into milk, mix it a little, drop in another color, and see what happens. And repeat. I was an overexcited, knowledge-hungry preschooler who defied all kinds of organized action (see: mad scientist), so I abandoned the scientific method entirely, ignored any thought of research, and didn't think to leave a write up of my fantastic findings for future generations. This was my first (somewhat) organized science experiment, ...

  1)  Drink Water First Thing in the Morning While it might be easy to turn to your usual cup of coffee in the morning, drinking water first thing in the morning on an empty stomach has a ton of healthy benefits. Although, this probably easier for me because I'm one of those weirdos who doesn't even like coffee. Anyway, drinking water first thing in the morning helps with metabolism, alertness, brain activity, the immune system, and a clear complexion. Check out some more of the benefits and some science-y explanations  here . I implemented this habit in my everyday routine about two years ago, and it's helped me feel refreshed and ready to face each day.   2)  Take Cool Showers This particular habit was quite difficult for me to begin, as I absolutely love taking warm, steamy showers. However, taking cool showers in lieu of warm ones has helped improve my daily productivity, as well as having some science-y benefits. For one, my shower time has been cu...

This is the start of my bucket list. A jumbled up, diverse assortment of things to accomplish, experience, see, visit, etc, etc. This list is constantly growing and changing in a labyrinth kind of way. Some things on it might be a little tricky or require a bit of luck to check off, but it doesn't hurt to add it to the list anyway.  So, I now present to you the start of my master bucket list: Stick with a blog for longer than a month (already have 3 failures) Run a marathon Implement a successful business project in my community Learn to swing dance Visit Hawaii, New Orleans, Italy, and England Go on an actual road trip (That one time when I hit up every ice cream shop in my town doesn't count) Visit a volcano Find and buy old political campaign memorabilia  Learn to play the trumpet (in progress) Become a crochet and knitting master (I have a container full of a million forgotten projects) Enter a writing competition (and try to win more than a participation...

She did not love the world, But she embraced everything it threw her way She did not love the world, But she loved its Lights Colors Creation All sounds were symphonies of a long-lost galaxy, All her senses overloaded with constellations of the mind But she did not love the world. She did not love the world, But treasured each today more than each yesterday Experiencing every emotion in the spectrum, Expressing and embracing all to the fullest Tears were a waterfall of rich agony A smile an indescribable beauty. And it seemed as though the world loved her; A spark in her mind that never grew dim, A light in her eyes that continually grew brighter But the world did not love her, And she did not love the world. The world: A bitter, two-faced force A backstabbing friend at best Maybe not a friend at all; But she did not need the world. She did not love the world, At least, this world. Perhaps, Possibly, Another?

After another crazy year of school, my first day of summer break finally began this Friday. (Yay!) I was super duper excited to finally start up a regular blog, now that I had time to focus on it. As soon as I got home Friday, I sat down at my computer, eager and ready to create my beautiful blog. However, I had forgotten about one important step: thinking up a name. You're probably wondering how I managed to forget that step; yeah, me too. For the past few months, I had been so enthusiastic about starting a blog in the summer, and I had planned it all out in my head. But, I somehow missed this one super important part, and now I was stuck right at step one. My mind was at a blank for ideas. After 2 hours of writing down words and trying to find the right combination, one of them finally clicked: The Theory of Things. A very vague and general title for a very general blog. I plan on writing about anything and everything that comes up in my life, providing readers with my tho...