Africa

Okay, I am going to try and keep this brief since I'm about to fall over from exhaustion.

I have been thinking a lot about Africa, and with the spare time I have over the summer I thought I should join a group that is going over to Africa to help.

I don't know what it is, I just know that I have this pull deep down in my soul, and it keeps telling me that I'm needed by someone over in Africa. I don't know who, it's just this feeling that I have that I need to be there. It's hard to explain, it's just pulling feeling that I have towards Africa.

I know in all reality I need to think about this some more before I go jumping into something I know nothing about. But, it's like I said before, I feel like someone needs me over there, and it's a very strong pull, and I don't know how much longer I can deny it.

I just had to type what I was feeling in this moment because I knew I would get sidetracked tomorrow and not be able to do this.

Thinking of all the children living in poverty over in Africa, it makes me want to burst into tears. So many children are orphaned because their parents died of AIDS and they couldn't get proper medical treatment. It just makes me so sad, and I feel a need to answer their call for help. I'm fighting back tears as I write this, because these children need someone to look out for them and take care of them and yet they are the head of the household. They are children taking care of children and it breaks my heart every time I think about it.

I'm going to help these children, because I can't imagine the life they will have without someone there to help them, even if it is just for a few weeks.

I keep telling people that once I graduate from Med school this is going to be my life's work. Helping these children and people in the poverty stricken areas of Africa. I want to make a difference in someones life. I figure the best place to start would be now. So, this summer I'm going to work with Dresses for Africa, which makes dresses for girls in Africa and have just recently started making shorts for the boys. So sewing all summer to help out a few children in Africa sounds like a good way to spend it in my opinion.

Thanks again for reading, if you do. I don't know. So, thanks.

Recent News

Now I figured I should touch base on some of the recent happenings in my life and in the world.

Now in my life, I am in the last week of school, and all I need to do is finish up finals and then I am free for the summer. My cousin is pregnant with her third child, and her baby daddy made a run for the hills. My puppy is growing bigger everyday and I swear, you would think he wouldn't eat as much as he does considering his size. I'm also working on making some jewelry, which is awesome. It's going to be amazing. My mother and I are also thinking of taking a vacation, where I'm not sure. If you have any suggestions feel free to pop some out.

In recent news, Prince William and Catherine Middleton became man and wife on April 29th, and the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Prince Harry is still single, as far as I know anyway, so if anyone who know me, knows him feel free to give him my number.

So I just thought I would touch base on some important issues that happened over the past month or so, and hope that you all are leading productive lives and not reading this.

March 2, 2011

Now, I know that my blogs have no real focus, except maybe for whining every once in a while. So I figured I should probably find something that I either know a lot about or am passionate about so that these can have some focus.

Okay so I figured that I could start with animal adoption. It is something that I strongly believe in and that I think that all people should do.

This is something that is very close to my heart. All of my animals, except for one, was adopted. I have 3 dogs and 4 cats. My beagle-mix, and terrier-mix were adopted from various organizations, and unfortunately my toy poodle was bought from a pet store, which I do not recommend. 3 of my cats were strays and 1 I got from the neighbor when they weren't taking care of him. Unfortunately that is all too common in the US and other countries. People adopt animals and expect them to just take care of themselves, but the reality is that the domesticated animal depends on us for food, water, and shelter. When you adopt an animal you are taking a precious life into your home.

Now I think I've made you all guilty enough. Now let's just hope you heed my advice and only take an animal into your home if your willing to take care of it.

Now above is my new dog Barney. Isn't he just the cutest thing ever!:)

I couldn't figure out how to add this photo to my previous post. So here is another one. This is my cat Sam. Isn't he adorable? His face is so squishy. He loves to sleep on my bed. Well, hope this cheers up the previous post a bit, and I made my background a little cheerier.

I Know Nobody Reads This

I know nobody reads my blog, but for some reason it makes me feel better, just knowing that my feelings and thoughts are out there. In this blog I'm able to explain my thought process in a way that makes sense, well at least to me. Being able to express myself, even if nobody reads, it makes me feel less insignificant. It's just my mother and I know, so I get lonely. Yeah, I have friends, but it's not the same. Yeah, I have animals, but they can't talk back. I miss the one person who understood me. If you've read my blog before, you may or may not know, that my dad died when I was 14. It was two days after Christmas, some Christmas present. It's been five years since he died, and it feels like it's been a lifetime. It's hard to deal with when I see young girls take advantage of the fact that they have a dad. They don't realize who short that time can be, and it hurts knowing that I'm never going to see my dad again. I'm not an overly religious person, and the heaven and hell issue for me is still a bit sketchy, but I got that from my dad. If there was a heaven I'm sure he's there, but in all honesty, I think he's six feet under becoming worm food, which I even have to admit is not a pleasant thought.

This past year was an especially hard one, because I lost another important person in my life. My grandmother (my dad's mother) died of lung cancer in April of 2010. It was one of the hardest things I've had to go through since my dad past. Oh and by the way, to top it off my other grandmother tells my mom and I that she has lung cancer. Now, I myself am thinking, are you freaking kidding me? Is that really all life has to throw at me? I was hoping that the grandmother that died would live long enough to see me graduate, she missed it by mere weeks.

People I know have been getting cancer, and it just sucks. I feel somewhat cursed, like it's my fault that they are ending up the way they are.

I know you don't care, but I am currently watching jewelry television and they are selling pearls, and they are just beautiful. I know they are cultured but they are still pretty.

Now I know nobody reads this, but hey if someone should come across my blog, please just take some time to read it, and maybe you can give me some feedback on how to deal with the death that seems to be surrounding me. Well, if you aren't sufficiently depressed I don't think I did my job. Oh, and by the way, it's that time of the month, so I am very emotional.