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Blogs.

I never thought I would be one of those girls who got really into do it yourself projects, but here I am… as much as I hate to admit it, artsy and creative. I love trying new things. Though I am not a designer by any means, I can take something dull and plain and turn it into something I will love! I can walk into a thrift shop and walk out with something that looks like a designer outfit. I can take a plain pair of shoes, add some bows and glitter, and make them something extraordinary. I can take something simple and create a piece of art. I love watching the DIY network and Style network to see what other people are doing or using to create pieces of art. I have selected three blogs that are inspirational… they are a little artsy, a little fashiony… yes, I created that word…, but mostly, the bloggers post do it yourself projects at least one a week. Enjoy!

Blog 1 http://jennyphebelee.tumblr.com/

o This blog is from a good friend of mine. She is really creative. She loves random trips to Michaels for arts and crafts. Her blog is one of my favorites to follow. It is on a tumblr account, so it is different than BlogSpot, but she is always posting something new. The most recent DIY post she has made has a fabric cut out of the United States. She wants to make one in the shape of Brazil…her next travel adventure. This post made me want to run to the nearest fabric store and print out different cut outs from all of the places I have travelled. She also posted her top 10 list of her favorite bloggers. One was Promise. The blog Jenny used was a DIY cabinet. Rescue something from goodwill, buy some paintbrushes and a can of paint, and see what happens!



Blog 2 http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/

o I chose this DIY blog for one reason… Owl iPhone Cozy: DIY project… The author of this blog created her own personal phone cover. She made this cute little owl phone cover out of yarn and items she had laying around. This cover is adorable. I just purchased a new cover for my phone, but now I want to create a new one in the colors I love! Doing things myself is so much cheaper and I can make sure it is something I love, not something someone does.



Blog 3 http://mycakies.blogspot.com/

o This is a pretty random blog I came across. It is a mom who does artsy crafts with her kids. There are DIY recipes that are simple as well as DIY crafts that are really easy to do. Most of these DIY activities are kid friendly, but I totally see myself doing some of these. There are plenty of DIY activities on this blog, but she also talks a lot about her family. She recently had a new baby and she talks about her children a lot. What I love about her is that even with kids, she is able to be really creative and her ideas are super cute!

Starting out in college, I began with a major in journalism. I wanted to be in the heart of the media, attend a variety of events and meet new people from different backgrounds. After a few journalism classes, I decided that this was not where I needed to be. After volunteering on an orphanage trip to Cluj-Napoca, Romania, I came home and changed my major to English. I began taking English classes at California Baptist University. I enjoyed the readings from the different classes and the professors had a great attitude and a lot of knowledge about the course material. I began looking forward to the different English courses I was able to take and I knew that changing my major to English was a great decision. After graduation, I will be enrolled in a credentialing program for a mild to moderate special education credential. I want to teach special day classes to students at the high school level. I think that reading and writing are extremely important skills to have despite any disability or challenge in someone’s life. About a year ago, tending to students with special needs was put on my heart. I have wanted to be a high school English teacher for sometime, but realizing that I can help a group of people that are so often overlooked, made me realize I can utilize my degree in a variety of fields, including the field in which the children are disabled. In attending California Baptist University for my undergraduate degree, I have learned that Christ gives us all unique talents and abilities and it is up to us to do his will with what we are given. I believe my gift is to teach. I will attend the credentialing program and complete the program within the next year and a half. During this time, I will apply to be an instructional aide in order to gain more experience in the special education field. Ultimately, I would like to move overseas, back to Romania, to teach English and do missionary work long term. Through being part of the English program at CBU, my eyes have been open to different types of literature that I might not have read without the classes. The Importance of Being Earnet, by Oscar Wilde, and Nectar in a Sieve, by Kamala Markandaya, are two examples of text that I have read in different classes that I probably would have never considered reading of otherwise. My time at CBU has prepared me to go on and teach whether that be in a special day class or across the globe.