I'm Alive // 2016

Woah where do I even begin?! I've been absent from this little corner of the internet for well over 2 months. I'll do my best to recap bits and pieces of my life, and hope you don't get too bored.

I did survive my first semester of college. Barely though. It was a great feeling walking out of my last final and then realizing it was officially Christmas break! I then proceeded to basically pack up my entire dorm room. Break was an entire month long and even though I worked about 40 hours a week - it was nice to not worry about school for a while. Before I left campus I did two things.

Snapchat my mom this picture and and then laugh at how pathetic MN looked in December.

Christmas was amazing this (last?) year. I got to spend my first Christmas with Derek and just being surrounded by everyone I love made me realize how grateful I am for this life. My parents have never made Christmas all about gifts. Instead they've reminded us to be thankful and happy for what we have. It was also fun having Josi with us this Christmas - We were one big {happy} family!

(I'm not really sure what it is with my little siblings and their shirt sleeves)

Things I enjoyed over break:

Being with my family

Date night with Derek

Catching up with high school friends

Hanging out with my dogs

Babysitting

Laying around and doing absolutely nothing

Shenanigans with Erin

Finding out I was going to be a bridesmaid in my cousin's wedding

Just to name a few...

Hope you enjoyed the pictures friends! My life is even more chaotic (how is that possible!?) right now than it has ever been. Thanks for following along!

xoxo,

~Michlyn

Happiness.

Recently, I've been encountered with the question "Are you happy?". And to be honest, this year was a growing year for me in my strength, maturity, and faith. Nine months ago, the beginning of my senior year, I didn't feel happy. I was stressed, disappointed, lost. Everyone else around me had their lives and plans put together and smiles on their faces.

It felt like I was getting over difficulties in my life and I had no one to turn to. But I kept a smile on my face and went through the motions. I prayed to God to "just make me happy". I quickly learned that He couldn't just "fix" my problems. It takes positive changes and efforts to gain what you want to achieve.

If something makes you unhappy, you have to know what needs to change. Sometimes it takes weeks and sometimes months. Happiness is something everyone wants. If something makes you radiate joy and the people in your life are witnesses, then keep it. Other peoples' opinions often shouldn't matter but when they're people that love and influence you, listen to them.

I'm so thankful for a Savior that loves me unconditionally and is there when it feels like no one else is. He lifts me out of the trenches and back onto the right path. Today, I can honestly answer that question with a positive "yes!".

Do what makes you happy.
xoxo,
~Michlyn

He was Protecting Us

I'm pretty sure most of you know that I have my drivers license. I turned 16 in November, and got my license in January.

Just about 4 weeks ago, I was involved in my first ever car accident.

My parents have been in quite a few accidents, but never when they had kids.

Thank goodness it wasn't my fault, and that everyone was perfectly ok.

I was on my way to school with both of my brothers in the back seat.

I was getting ready to merge onto the busy highway from a backroad about 5 minutes from our house.

As I was waiting for it to clear, I noticed that there was a bus in the left lane and that it was clear for me to get into the right lane.

Well, about 3 seconds after I was fully in the lane the bus passed me, and the car behind it was trying to change lanes, but since he hadn't seen me merge earlier he hit me in the front/side.

He was going around 60 mph and since I was still speeding up I was going around 40 mph.

Once he hit me (on the drivers side) it popped my front tire and spun me around. That would put me facing oncoming traffic.

It all happened so fast...the only part I really remember at that direct moment was; I heard a loud crash and thought "What on earth just happened?! No...I couldn't of just gotten in an accident."

Did I mention that my parents had surprised me with a car...just 10 days before this happened? I didn't? Oh well they did and yes I was driving it that day...

I couldn't restart my car and so I was stuck facing backwards in the middle of the lane with no help accept my mom who I had just called to tell her what happened.

After being turned around, frantically trying to restart my car, and balling my eyes out I had to figure out two things: "Are my brothers ok?" & "How bad is the car?"

I spun around and saw both of my brothers conscious, not bleeding, and not even crying. They actually cried less than I did...

A couple minutes later 2 ladies who had seen the accident came rushing towards me, called 911, and made sure everyone was ok. It was quite the scene!
I did hit my head on the side window and so I had a small bruise and my neck was sore and my youngest brother also bumped his ear on the window, but that was about the extent of any injuries what so ever.

God was not only protecting me & my brothers, but also the other guy and his young daughter.

He didn't come up to me or ask me if I was ok, but my mom did ask his wife if him or his daughter were hurt and that was about it.

I was so shooken up about everything that looking back... half of it was a blur and and at the same time I remember everything. (obviously because I'm writing this post)

 



After working everything out with insurance, being asked many questions, and waiting for the "shock" to wear off...things are 98% back to normal.

Whenever my brothers are in the car with me and we get home safely, Scout (the youngest bro) will announce "We made it and we're back in one piece!!" :) Haha oh dear I traumatized them...kinda...not really.

I know for a fact that the accident could of been a lot worse, and that Jesus sent his angels down. The thought of anyone getting seriously injured or even dying makes me emotional.

It's hard to think about sometimes, but when I breathe a little prayer I know that Jesus is always with me no matter what. Whether it's driving, eating, sleeping, or working.

If you read the whole thing, I applaud you! :)

~Michlyn

2012 Year in Review

Well this year sure has been an adventure!!!

It started out really great and there were some definite bumps in the road.

God pulled me through and lo and behold - a new year is just 12 hours away! :)

Here's my year in review for 2012!

January - I had one of the best nights of my life! Our school's annual Snowdaze Dance 2012 was a hit! You can click here and here to read more.

February - I enjoyed the Valentine's Dinner at our church and then one of our youth group's favorite conferences EVER; Dare2Share!

March - I ventured on an 8 hour drive (each way) with my choir and band from school. We made our way to Chicago for 3 days. Which you can read more about here, here, & here.

April - I took a little blogging break, but still brought you a few pictures from the morning sunrise to showing you Polyvore and my best friend.

May - My family and I celebrated the 8th birthday of my angel baby sister and my other sister turned 14. Another fun youth event was our end of the year party w/ inflatables!!! (school year)

June - In the beginning it was rough. This was probably the worst part of 2012...I shared that we had lost our youth pastor, but were preparing to leave for one of the biggest youth conferences EVER in 4 days!  This trip ended up being soooo amazing! God really pulled through, and I'm super excited to go back in a couple years. I REALLY encourage you to watch the video of our trip right here! :)

(Some clothes I was loving [still am] from Pinterest)

July - This month I finally got a Pinterest! Wooohooo! I absolutely love it! If you want to follow me, you can click on that button in my sidebar. :)

August - I celebrated my 1st blogiversary & my 200th post! My blog has come a long ways, and now I have 44 followers! It's been a great ride so far and I hope to keep blogging for a long time!!

>Here's volleyball, school, and instagram all in one!< :)

September - It was the first full month of my Sophomore year! I love school & seeing my friends! I just hate homework and presentations. haha :) I also started playing volleyball and got an Instagram. Some of you have asked, but I haven't wanted to share yet...Anyway if you want to follow me now you can at michlynk_fisher.

October - This was definitely a break month for me, and I got a lot of sweet comments that people were missing me. So I brought you some pinterest faves, school moments, & a little of my life.

November - I turned 16 this month! I did share though that it wasn't exactly a sweet 16. Since this is also the month of Thanksgiving, I started "Insta-Week". So through Instagram for a whole week, I posted a picture of something I was thankful for. Here is day 1, and then you can just go to the next one from there if you want. I also decided I was going to get a haircut.

December - This month was soooo busy! I can't even believe that it has gone so fast. I'm kind of glad it did though. My sister and I played some powder puff & volleyball ended for me. I also told you some stuff you didn't know about me and welcomed you to the northpole. Since school projects were due, and I had numerous things to do...I took a little week vacation until Christmas break arrived. My best friend Beka & I have been best friends for 2 years. Then I brought you my crazy blessed Christmas!

Here's to another great year ahead! May God bless you in many ways!
~Michlyn

I'm NOT Perfect.

Being a blogger can be hard. And fun. And interesting. I think sometimes there are times when you're looked at differently. People read about all your moments and think "gosh, she sounds like she has a perfect life." "she's flawless." "I wish I could be her."

Being yourself is so important. That's why my blog changes so often. That's why I barely do photo contests or awards. I feel like you shouldn't be pressured or burdened to make sure your blog pleases others.

I know some people like to show off their photography and college life and their family moments. That's awesome. I love looking at blogs like that. I blog about that stuff too. You have to realize though that they should do it for themselves not you.

Now, I'm not perfect........

My hair can just get plain yucky. I may want to rip it out of my head some days.

My skin is far from flawless. I get zits. Boy do I get them. Scars even.

I don't have rock hard abs. I'm athletic yes, but I don't have a flat stomach. (Confession: I've been self-conscious about my stomach ever since I was probably 13.)

My clothes are not from hollywood. Or the best teen stores around. I might just throw together an outfit. Some days I might just wear my worst jeans and a sweatshirt, and say "this is as good as it's gonna get."

My nails are horrible. Nail biter. Sorry, but I have been ever since I was like 3. So if you ever see an awesome picture of my nails... Ha they're fake. :)

I go through so much drama. High school is ridiculous. I would only change some things because of the drama, but I love it!! Not drama; school. And my friends.

I have friends that are mean/rude to other people I like. It really bothers me, and sometimes I have to stand up for that person. Gossiping is not the way to go. Sometimes they'll start taking about who's the richest (has the most money) at our lunch table. I know. I know.

I used to feel like I had to please others who read my blog. Almost like I had to ask them what to write about. If there is anything I've learn(ed/ing).... Write to your heart's content. About anything. Your family's picnic. Your make-up on Friday. Your favorite song. Your friends jerk ex-boyfriend. A funny quote you read. Anything... And rate it as perfect in your book. Not someone elses.

xoxo
~Michlyn

P.S. Where's this girl you say?? Well... She's right here:

Doing a Vote - Pinterest

Many of you have probably heard of Pinterest. It's basically an online pinboard. You take recipes, hair, nails, outfits, quotes, and a lot of other things and you post it to your boards.

Others can then "repin" your things (share them), they can follow you, and other things. So my friend Beka started Pinterest a couple months ago, and got really obsessed. The down side to it was, that once she got into it more - She would get about 1000 emails a day. Just for reminders and notifications.

So every since then, I've held back from creating an account on Pinterest. I've always thought about it, and some day I will probably eventually get one. So I'm doing a vote.

If you think I should make one, then just comment below with why you like it or have heard about it. If you don't think I should get one, then also comment below explaining why. I just want to make sure that I know as much about it as possible. I know I could regret it or get completely obsessed, but I'm sure it would be worth it.

Plus I would share all those great ideas on here often too!

I follow a lot of blogs, and some of the blogs I follow - The writers have pinterest accounts. So one day I was reading a post that a mom wrote about pinterest and shared a few pictures of her favorite ideas. This was one...

Isn't it cool? I thought it was amazing, and wanted to try it really bad!

So I did... :)

I think it turned out pretty good... After 3 attempts it was successful. (Thanks mom!)

Leave your vote below,

~Michlyn

Annoyances

I follow The Farmer's Wife Tells All and she also did this post a couple of days ago. I thought it was a pretty cool post and I wanted to post my list. Enjoy and feel free to do this on your blog too, if you want!

1.When girls wear shirts on purpose to see their sports bra - I understand that is might be "in", but I just hate it. They will take a perfectly fine T-shirt, cut the sleeves off, and rip it all the way down. It would be ok if they wore a tank-top underneath, but they don't! Just their sports bra... Ugh it bothers me so much.

2.Screamo music - I understand if it's upbeat and fun to listen to. I like songs like that too...But if you're listening to and you can't even understand (or hear) the words that the people are singing, then how is that fun to listen to? You can barely hear the music, and then you don't even know what the song is saying. I'm not against loud music, just the songs where the singers literally scream the words.

3. Magazine subscriptions. Those little pieces of paper that are in between the pages of a magazine you're reading. They are always in the way, and does anyone seriously use them? They always end up falling out of the magazine when you pick up, or I just rip them out. Does anyone ever subscribe to magazines this way anyway, or do they just go online? I just don't like them.

4. Judgmental people. I'm not saying that I'm perfect, and love everything about everybody on the earth. I'm saying that I hate it when people will give you a bad face, stare at you, or say a rude comment. As most of you know, I have an adopted sister and the comments and stares we get are downright hurtful. I personally love having her out in public, and showing her off. I like to have people see that we're different. My mom also got a rude comment about "having too many kids". That is impossible! Whether God calls you to have a big or small family, it's never too much or too little. It's just right and just the way He wants your family to be.

5. Pointless Pictures. The ones where you stand in front of your bathroom mirror, and take a picture with your giant camera. (which you can also see in the picture) Then there are the ones that have really dumb poses. Such as: duck lips, peace sign, stick your butt out, or wear kiss your boyfriend pictures. Yuck. I really think that people should express themselves, and show who they are but do they have to take pointless pictures?

Those are a few things that I can think of right now

~Michlyn