An Interesting Observation

Hey!! I took a break from my blog for a while because I wanted to focus on some of the stories I was writing, but now I'm back with an interesting story to share with you guys.

So, a couple of weeks ago, I was sitting in the cafeteria with my friends. Our cafeteria has Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo and Hot Sauce dispensers, and the ketchup and mayo dispensers were broken. My friends and I noticed that I was broken after I went to get some ketchup, and after that, we started watching the dispensers.

Most of the people who walked by went for the ketchup. Some of them gave up after their first try and others tried a couple of times. Still others examined the dispenser and tried to see if they could fix it, but no one could. Exactly no one went back inside the place where they sell the food to tell the lady that the dispenser was broken.

After everyone had tried the dispensers and I noticed that it still wasn't fixed, I went and told the lady that it was broken, and she fixed it in less than two minutes.

This just goes to show how a problem is noticed by everyone, but rarely anyone takes the effort to actually find a solution.

This was just a fun observation I made that I thought would be cool to share with you guys.

Until next time, keep those beautiful smiles on your face! :)

Day 30: My Bucket List

Hey guys, I'm soooooooooooo sorry I forgot to write this the week it was due!!! I've been super focused on my story, because I have a lot to figure out, so much, that for the first time, I've had to write something down to make sense of everything. I'm really really really sorry.

Okay... so, my bucket list. The top thing is travelling the world. Cliche, I know, but it has a sort of pull that I just can't get past. The thrill of meeting new people, learning new languages and experiencing new cultures will be totally amazing!!!

Right below that is completing a story successfully. I know I've made a lot more progress than I ever had before. I just want to finish, and I really hope I will.

I'd like to write a song from start to finish, just cuz.

I'd like to see how different professions work, so I would love to take a job tour, try out/see different jobs, just to hear perspectives. For the same reason, I'd love to meet different types of people just to learn.

I might take a little break from my blog until I finish my story. I'm sorry again for delaying this one so much. 

Day 29: What I Live For

Hi again! Since I'm also planning to work on my story (or stories) today, I'm going to get straight to the blog.

1. Harry Potter: This is my entire life. The number of times I've read or watched HP is infinity and still counting.I could literally start watching any movie at any point and not have any trouble knowing exactly what's going on. Same goes for books. I just love Harry Potter!!

2. Books: I really love books. I'm literally reading almost all the time. I read paper books, books on my kindle and stories on Wattpad on my phone. I read a LOT, and reading is the best!!

3. Helping people: If you know me, you have to expect this. I literally live to help people. The joy that I see on people's faces when good things happen to them, or things get sorted out is just amazing. When people smile of a long streak of complaining or being super annoyed is just the greatest feeling ever.

Well, I'm going to go work on my story, appreciate it if you guys read that too (after I write it, lol). Thanks!

Day 28: Goals For my Blog

Hey again, I'm posting this early because today was a holiday :) I have a couple of announcements before the actual blog. First, most of you already know this, but I'm writing a story called "Gifted" on Wattpad. The link is also on the right if you're on a laptop or computer. Secondly, I'm also writing a collection of short stories called "H. O. P. E. ," which is also on Wattpad. It would be great if you guys could check it out and give me feedback. Also, if anyone has recommendations or requests for a story, feel free to comment them. :) Lastly, the blogging challenge is coming too an end, so if you guys have any suggestions for things I could write about, or want to recommend another challenge, go ahead.

My main goal for my blog is writing every Saturday. I really want to write a blog every week. I'm hoping I will be able to keep that up, throughout high school. People always say that I'll have too much work and lots of things to do in high school, so I want to keep up the weekly blogs.

I also want, obviously, more people to read my blog. So if you like my blog, share it with friends and family, add the link to your social networking, or just tell people about it. I really appreciate it!

I'm not the type of person to care about likes and things like that, so like my blog if you like it...

I really love comments though. So even if it is the simplest comment, an "I agree" or "That's not what I think," I'd really appreciate it. But if you are in the mood for a long discussion, I'd love it. Start an argument in the comments or just leave something to debate. I promise you, it will be fun!

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I think that's all... thnxx everyone and see you next week!

Day 27: Questions I Have About Life

I can't believe how fast time has flown. Like, I clearly remember the day I started this challenge, and I'm almost done already. I clearly remember New Year's Eve, and it's May already. I can clearly remember my first day school, and school gets over in a month. 

That's my first question. Why does time seem to change so much? It goes slow when you are bored or doing something you don't want to, and really fast when you're having fun, or procrastinating xD. It's just so weird. I mean, I waited from the beginning of the year to go to Yosemite, and before I knew it, I was on the bus home. I find that the most peculiar thing about life.

Another thing is how something always happens when everything is perfect, or seems perfect. "Expect the unexpected" and "Change is the only constant" are things I constantly hear when random things happen. Sometimes things will seem like everything is wrong, and then the next time you think about it, everything is 'perfect' and you wonder why you ever thought that things would stay bad forever.

"Everything happens for a reason." That's my motto. I never get mad (or sad) about things that are out of my control. For example, my Yosemite hiking group didn't have anyone who I knew very well, but over the week, I became really good friends with everyone in my hiking group. Most of all, one of those people is a really close friend of mine now. So, like I said, everything happens for a reason.

That's all for this post, sorry it's short, but I can't think right now. I might redo it some other day. Thank you all for your support and see you next week!

Day 26: My Creative Projects

Hey, I'm back. I almost skipped writing this today, but since I delayed last week's blog until yesterday, I decided to just finish off today's blog.

Day 24 is "My college experience so far," and since I'm not even close to being in college, I'm skipping that one, and I'll probably do it some other time.

Day 25 is "My favorite blogs," and sadly, I don't read too many people's blogs. I will start reading people's blogs soon though, so feel free to recommend your favorite blogs to me in the comments down below.

Most of my "Creative Projects" are birthday gifts, mainly because I can only do something remotely nice if I have a deadline, so birthdays are a perfect opportunity to showcase my 'talent' and have fun. I love making the most personalized birthday gifts ever, and people's reactions when they receive my gift are the best things ever. Their happiness always makes my day.

1. Photo Videos: This is the easiest gift to give someone when you have a bunch of photos of them and an app that lets you put photos together to form a video. All you do is select the photos you need and it's ready!

2. Collages: This is the second option when you have many photos, but it is pretty popular. Creating a collage is the last resort, when you are completely out of ideas.

3. Birthday cards: I have two cool ideas for a personalized birthday card that brought great reactions and were loads of fun. They did involve a lot of work though.

• Collage: Find pictures of the person and create a collage to stick inside. A simple cover is enough, because when the card is opened, it will make up for anything dull on the cover.
• Quotes: This involves LOTS of work. You basically ask people (friends) for things that the person says a lot, or jokes the person repeatedly makes. They can be anything that a lot of people know about the person. Put it all into the card (I recommend typing it up and printing it out, thnxx ma), and you're good to go!
• The suit: This is specially if you have a friend that loves suits. I found a way to fold paper to resemble a suit, with white paper that makes the shirt. I'll put up a tutorial as soon as I can. I found this really fun to make and I'm pretty sure my friend loved it.

**I usually get birthday cards signed from all the person's friends, just to make it more           personalized.

I have another idea for a birthday gift, but I haven't used it yet, and my friend for who it's for reads this blog. So I'll probably create more parts to this post whenever I get enough new ideas. Please give me ideas if you have any, however simple. Until next week, be happy! :)

Day 23: My Bad Habits

Hey, sorry I didn't post one last Friday like I said I would, I was really, really busy. I actually started this post last Saturday but I had too much work to finish. I tried writing it all week, but I've had so much homework that I've been staying up later too, so I really couldn't manage to find time to write this until now. This challenge is almost done!!!

I have a bunch of bad habits... I think. I feel like my mom is more entitled to write this post. I'll try my best.

1. Getting Ready: I take ages and ages to get ready, so much that however early I get up in the morning, I will always have something to do till the last minute. And this is not even only in the morning. Anytime I need to get ready, I will be the one person who's making everyone wait because I still need to find my jacket or purse. Is this just me? Tell me it's not just me.

2. Listening to music all the time: According to my mom, I listen to music too much, but I think it's just something that I need to focus on my work. I always do things better with music, and it's just a part of me.

3. Fiddling: I always need to do something with my hands. Mostly, since I usually have my phone in my hands, it's pulling off my phone case and putting it back on. Sometimes, it's twisting a pen or pencil in my hand. I also tend to throw whatever I'm holding in the air and catch it, and it doesn't matter what it is. So I could be holding someone else's phone, but I would still throw it in the air (freak the person out) and catch it.

4. Spacing out: I sometimes just stare into space, thinking. I'm rarely lucky enough to be staring up or down. Most of the time, it's right at someone sitting around me, who begins to feel really uncomfortable and eventually moves to get my attention, which snaps a clueless me back to reality.

I really can't think of anymore right now. I might do a part 2, if I find more. Thank you all for being so patient as I missed the last post. See you tomorrow!

Day 22: How I Want to be Remembered

This is actually my blog post of the day. My other one was just to show you guys that I meant to skip Day 21.

Okayy... So I always try to do things for other people whenever I can, so I'd love to be remembered for things I do. Like even if it's something simple, like "Oh Harshita. She made that one joke that day that I always remember." That would be pretty nice.  just want to be that person, who, years from now, everyone always remembers. Like, you know, that one person from a previous school or something who you tell stories to your friends about? The one person who could just walk through your door twenty years from the last time you spoke to them and you would still know exactly who it was? The one person who's name will instantly bring back memories? Well, I'd love that person to be me.

I have inside jokes with all my friends, about all sorts of things. My favorite ones are "breathe" and "chill." You guys know who you are, hopefully you're laughing your head off. To everyone else, sorry if those are just random words to you. The point is, I try to make my mark wherever I go. I tell stories about my friends from my old school (not bad ones, don't worry), or sometimes I make up the wildest, most ordinary stories. My friends know by now, that if a story sounds even slightly crazy, there's a good possibility I'm making it up, but they go along with it anyway.

In short, I just want to be remembered as the girl that followed her name and spread happiness to everyone, the girl that made people's bad days just a bit brighter, and the girl who was always there for them... Hopefully I will be.

See you tomorrow, and gracias!

Day 21: My Fitness Routines/Goals

This isn't really a blog post. I just wanted to say that I don't really care about fitness, so yeah. I'm going to write another proper post right now, so read that one!

Day 20: Things That Bring Me Joy

I decided to get three more blog posts over with this break, so here's the first one.

Okay... so a lot of things bring me joy:

1. Reading: Knowing me, reading is obviously the first thing I will say, so if you didn't expect that, I demand that you go read the rest of the posts right now. Reading is brilliant. It's completely magical. I mean, how many things can magically transport you somewhere away from reality? How many things are based almost solely on your imagination? Books are the greatest gifts to humanity, so a big shoutout to every author out there, famous and not-famous. Thank you all for bringing me so much joy!

2. Writing: Well, this one is really obvious. Writing helps me say things I wouldn't be able to say otherwise, so it brings me loads and loads of joy. Writing is my link to the world, as it is to so many other people out there. So this is for everyone who writes or wants to write: writing creates a new door to the world. A new door that gives you new perspectives and helps you think. So go for write. Write your heart out!

3. My friends: My friends are those people who always seem to bring me joy. Some of my friends listen to all my stories and laugh at my not very funny jokes. They bear my terrible pun with a laugh. Some of my friends make me laugh so much, so whatever I'm doing or thinking about doesn't affect the fact that I'm laughing my head of at some joke that isn't even that funny. Some of my friends just love having deep conversations about LIFE and those are always super fun too! Some of my friends listen to my long rants when I'm in a bad mood, about how anything and everything is annoying. Then, of course, there are those friends who do it all, and they're my best friends <3. I love you guys!

4. Appreciation: Okay, so I have a kind of "job" which basically involves me making a personalized birthday gift for my good friends, and a birthday card for almost everyone. Some people barely even acknowledge all the work I put into it, and I hate that. But some people, on the other hand, manage to show me exactly how much they like it. They smile brightly and keep thanking me over and over. Those are the best kinds of people, the kind that makes me feel like it's my birthday too. Those people bring me tons of joy and always make my day.

5. Good movies: Notice I put good movies. Some movies are just so totally lame that I'm in a terrible mood by the time they're done. Some movies, on the other hand, bring me so much joy that I don't stop smiling until hours later. Some of the really good movies are Hachiko, Cast Away, Deep Impact, Dr. Dolittle and Miss Congeniality. These movies are just some movies that are absolutely beautiful and I totally recommend you all to watch them. If you guys have any movie recommendation for me, put them down in the comments below and I'll check them out.

There are so many more things I could write about, but for fear of making this too long, I picked my top 5. Comment below what your top five are, and whether or not you agree with mine. I'll have another post up tomorrow, so see you then!

Day 19: About My Family

Heyy guys! Before I write anything else, a huge shoutout to all my friends who made yesterday one of the best days of my life. Thank you!!

Hmm. This post is just in time for National Sibling Day. If I'm not wrong, it was yesterday, so Happy National Sibling Day Sudh!!

My dad thinks up loads and loads of jokes about anything and everything we do and see, but sadly for him, they're not very good. Except when they are good. My dad is also amazing at giving massages and doing yoga, so he's always super calm. Again, except when he's not. I also got my flair for writing from him, as well as the idea to start a blog. So check out his blog: Harnessing your Potential. I'll put a link somewhere on the side.

My mom absolutely loves art supplies, so Michael's is like heaven to her. I honestly believe that if we left her there overnight with a U-Haul, she'd bring the whole shop home. She also loves a clean house, but unfortunately for her, in my dictionary, and my dad and bro's, 'clean' has a whole new definition.

My brother. I don't even know where to start. He annoys the hell out of me, but manages to be super awesome and nice at the same time. He won't do any work on his own, but he does do work when I tell him to, so it all works out. He seems really quiet to outsiders, but trust me when I say that if he's quiet, I won't believe it's actually him.

These three people are the three people I love the most. Thank you so much for supporting me in everything I do... You guys are the best!!!

Day 18: My favorite Places in The World

I can't believe it's Saturday again... this last week went by so quickly that I can barely remember what... oh right. Testing.

I decided to write a little differently today, though it was kind of an accident. The first few that I wrote just happened to rhyme, so I turned it into a poem. Hope you like it!

"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."
From the top of the mountain I stare,

Feeling free and without a care.
"Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet."
When it's raining, any place,
Becomes super fun to watch a Raindrop Race.

Friends are born, not made.

"Friends are born, not made."
A friend's house is always fun,
As we talk about everything under the Sun.
"Summer means...going to the beach. Having fun."
Beaches are absolutely amazing,
With ample place to play and sing.
"We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment."
As I travel, I always learn

About different people and things in turn.

"There's no place like home." 
At home I can curl up with a book,
In some small corner or nook.
Or I can watch TV
With whatever I really want to see.
At home the WiFi connects without a try
So I can surf the net day and night.
So wherever I go, whatever I do or see, 
Home is always my most favorite place to be.

Comment below and tell me if you liked the change. All feedback is welcome. Thanks, and have a great week!

Day 17: My Perspective on Love

Hey, sorry for the late post, I didn't have any time in the morning.

You know, everyone has that one friend that never has any relationships or anything, but still gives the best love advice? Well, I'm that friend. Practically everyone comes to me with lots and lots of problems, and I almost always solve them...with the same solution every single time. So, naturally, I've heard a lot of different perspectives on 'love', and I've had loads of interesting conversations with people about their perspectives.

Till today, I've only met one person who agrees with me almost completely about what 'love' is and what it should include. I've heard loads of things about people being 'in love' that are completely nonsensical. Some people say that 'love' is that butterfly feeling in your stomach. It's not, I can tell you that. The butterfly feeling is, in fact completely in your mind. I'm not kidding. People make things up, consciously or unconsciously, just based on things they hear or read. I find this really funny, and I love seeing how different people react when I tell them this.

Another 'definition' of 'love' is the inexplicable one, The one in which people say, "Omg I'm in love with so-and-so but I just can't explain why." That's completely nonsensical too. You CANNOT be in love with someone without knowing why. That br
ings me back to the one person who does have the same perspective as me.

The person (Let's just say X) is one of the only people I've met who doesn't act silly or overwhelmed, and doesn't ask for attention. The basic principle is that you want to be happy, and you know exactly why being with that person makes you happy. You know all the things about the person that she/he doesn't like, but you love them anyway. You have a whole list of reasons for why you love the person, including the most silliest reasons ever. You just can't help smiling when you think about the person, and a text from that person instantly cheers you up.

In short, it's about you. Who makes you happy. That's it. It's really simple, and absolutely everything boils down to that eventually. In fact, everything in the world boils down to you in the end. No matter what happens, the only thing that matters the most is your own happiness and well being, and caring for yourself should always be your top priority. As long as you are happy and comfortable, everything will fall into place. Like I said right in the beginning, I'm kinda the expert here, so take my advice, and go with the infallible instinct that will never let you down.

Just remember, everything happens for a reason. Sometimes you don't want it to, but eventually, you will see the whole picture and be thankful things happened the way they did.

“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” 
― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

With that, see you next week.

Day 16: Where I Wish To Be In 1, 5, 10 Years

Welcome back to my blog, I hope you all had an amazing week...

In 1 year, I'm going to be in 9th grade, in a new school. I'm going to start all over with completely new people, teachers and environments. In one year from today, I wish to be hanging out with my new friends (who I still haven't met, cuz, like I said, it's going to be whole new place). I've made up loads of imaginary friends with long stories and I can't wait to see which one's actually come close to my future friends' stories. So that's one year.

In 5 years, I'm definitely going to be in college, studying psychology. I will again be with a whole bunch of new people, teachers and a completely different place. Sometimes I wish I could fast forward for one day just to see all the new things and meet all the new people I'm going to meet. Experience one day in high school and one day in college.

In 10 years, I hope to be working somewhere that involves psychology and people. So, one more time, new people, new place. Except, this time it will be a whole new experience too. No more studying, no more classes, but I'll still be learning every day. I'll still be meeting new people and making new friends, seeing new places. It's going to be amazing.

I want to travel the world with my friend[s] someday and see all the places there are to see, popular or not. I wish I could take a yearlong trip, with beaches, parks and snow. If there's one thing that I love more than anything else, it's a new experience. It could be absolutely anything. As long as there is something new or different, I will always be having fun. I could go to the same place over and over if it was with a different person each time. Every little thing makes my world exciting and I honestly cannot wait to see how things turn out.

One day I will read this blog post and compare it to what actually happened, and then I will see how plausible my theories actually are.

You know what? Theoretically, if we were talking about today in 1, 5 and 10 years, I would be sitting on my laptop writing blogs... at least, I hope I am.

Well, I'm surely going to be writing one next week, so see you then!

Day 15: My Biggest Pet Peeves

I'm back from my five day Yosemite trip and it was fantastic! I had so much fun and made so many new friends, and most of all, I survived without any electronic devices for an entire week! Also, Happy Ultimate Pi Day everyone!!

Okay, so for those who don't know, a pet peeve is something that a person finds particularly annoying. So, for example, if someone says something that makes you feel like punching the person, or screaming at them, then that is your pet peeve.

I have a lot of pet peeves, the first and foremost being grammar. I absolutely cannot stand it when people say things that aren't grammatically correct. The most annoying grammatical mistake I hear is "On the light!" or "Off the light!" Oh my god. I scream at every single person who says that. Honestly, how hard is it to say, "Switch on," or "Switch off?" Some of the other common mistakes are two, to and too, affect and effect, and words with double negatives like irreversible. Grammar is my biggest pet peeve ever.

The next thing on my list is when people hear something about someone else and that causes a huge fight in which neither person is letting the other explain. I have been in an arbitrator in countless fights like this, and the first thing I always tell people is not to just go by something you heard from someone else, but to always talk to the person involved and get all the information first hand. Why do people get mad at other people based on something they heard from someone else? Who knows what kind of filters and biases the information has gone through before reaching you? I never fail to get mad when someone tells me that they are ignoring someone else based on something they heard. I always take all information to the people involved before I react on anything I hear.

Another huge pet peeve of mine is folded pages. Seeing a book mutilated by a folded page makes me honestly want to laminate every page of every book and/or keep every book locked up in a glass case. Why do bookmarks even exist if people fold pages left, right and center? Bookmarks are to keep books neat. They are not pieces of decoration. They are the only things that are supposed to be used to mark your page in a book.

I have loads more pet peeves, but they are less dominant in me, so I don't feel like punching people every single time.

That's all for today, see ya next week!

Day 14: What Stresses Me Out

Hey again, early post because I have lots of weekend work...

This post is kind of coincidental, I was just telling my friend to chill out, forget whatever he was stressed out about and enjoy Friday night like everybody else.

The main thing that stresses me out is when I have school work to do and it's after 9:15 in the night. I automatically shut down after around 9:30, so if I have work that will take me longer than that, I get completely stressed out. Then I either do a really bad job or do it in a hurry in the morning.

I think that might be the ONLY thing that stresses me out.

While I'm on the topic of school, I really feel the need to say that exams and tests absolutely 100% DO NOT stress me out. I learn everything I need to know in class, so I don't actually need any extra studying to perform well. Anything I actually focus on in class sticks with me.

Once again, I Googled for a list of reasons people get stressed, because there's not much that actually stresses me out. Here it goes:
1. Fear: My entire last post was dedicated to the fact that I'm almost fearless. So no chance there...
2. Lack of sleep: I honestly get at least 8 hours of sleep every single day. So, even if I don't sleep for an entire night, I would still have enough sleep accumulated to keep me awake and de-stressed.

Okay. That list was shorter than I expected it to be, because most of the reasons I found were either not for kids, like work, or too complicated to talk about.

I'm just going to go with giving you guys advice on how to deal with stress.

1. Sit down and read a book. Books always transport you somewhere where you don't need to think about yourself, and that calms me down really quickly.
2. Take a walk. Fresh air always help, and a change of scene from whatever probably stressed you out in the first place is probably a good idea.
3. Do something artistic. Everyone has art in them, whether it be drawing, painting, photography, or anything else. Focusing on doing something that is not work will help cool off.
4. Talk to someone. I personally find this the most useful and helpful way of cooling off. Talking to someone gives you another perspective to your "huge problems" and it just might make you realize that you're not alone, and that your "problems" are actually you over thinking something small.

If you have a tip that you think is helpful, comment below.

That's it for today... See ya next week. 

Day 13: My Fears

Hey there! I hope you had an awesome week....of the exact same schedule repeated everyday, for five days. I was really bored.

A month or so ago we did an assignment in school in which we had to personalize our fears and write a story. I honestly didn't know what to write about, because I'm not really afraid of anything. There is a fine line between things I don't like and things I am afraid of, and there's absolutely nothing on the fear side of my line. There's a lot of things that people normally fear that I merely don't find very pleasing, like insects or clowns, but I really like some of the things that normally make people scared. Like heights, water, dogs or darkness. Public speaking is one major thing I love, that majority of people don't really like.

I looked up a list of most common fears and I'm going to write about however many I can till I can't write anymore. Or till I have to leave.

1. Aeophobia: Fear of flying. Definitely not afraid of flying, though I firmly believe that this should be called fear of crashing instead.

2. Glossophobia: Fear of public speaking. Like I already said, I love public speaking. Actually, I love speaking in general. But public speaking makes me feel really confidant, like I rule the world and everyone is forced to listen to me, and I love it.

3.  Acrophobia: Fear of heights. How can anyone be afraid of heights? There are always beautiful views to look at from a height. It makes me feel on top of the world.

4. Nyctophobia,  Scotophobia, Lygophobia: Fear of the dark. I find darkness peaceful. It helps me think and focus on whatever I need to. Most of my ideas come to me while I lie in the dark. I find darkness really fun and helpful. I love challenging myself to get a glass of water in the dark without touching anything, testing my memory and controlling my instincts to reach for something. Most people, though, are afraid of what's in the dark, as opposed to the dark itself.

5. Necrophobia, Thanatophobia: Fear of dying. Psht. I'm not afraid of dying. I'm not Voldermort here. Everyone will die eventually, and it's not going to make a difference to me because I'll be dead anyway. Maybe I'm a bit scared of the people I know really well dying, but not for myself. Not even one tiny bit.

6. Kakorrhaphiophobia: Fear of failure. I find the need to fill the silences after a teacher asks a question with an answer. I have to try to answer or I'll never forgive myself. So, fear of failure isn't really an option here. 

7. Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders. More like fear of what I spider could do to you. I don't like spiders, but I definitely am not afraid of them. What's the worst that could happen? I fall sick? It hurts for a while? I die? Like I said I really don't care about spiders or their bites.

8. Cynophobia: Fear of dogs. I see this all around me, everyday. I know dogs are too friendly at times and sometimes people don't like being licked by a dog. But most of the time, dog fear comes from stories of painful dog bites or an experience of a close friend or relative. My friend and I were walking just the day before yesterday and we passed a lady walking her dogs. My friend automatically went to my other side and peeped over my shoulder, as I told the lady she was afraid of dogs. The lady told us that her sister had been bitten by a dog when she was small and she had been afraid of dogs too. But she soon realized that they weren't as bad as she thought and now she has two of her own. 

I have one piece of advice for everyone. Face your fears. All it takes is one bold attempt to face what scares you and I assure you it will change your life forever. Until next week, adios!

Day 12: What Makes Me Awesome

Hi and welcome back to my blog.... if you're in America know that I'm just as sad as you are that we have school again on Monday. That said, onto the main topic of the day.

I think I am the most awesome person you will ever meet, because I think so. Everyone is super awesome in their own way, but unless they admit it, it is pointless. So what if you're the best soccer player in the school? If you don't accept the compliments and tell other people about your skills, then you're just another person. The same way, when it comes to me, I always tell people that I love writing and to read my blog. When people ask what my hobbies and/or talents are, I don't hesitate to give them the long list of things I love doing, like reading writing, singing, dancing and, obviously, helping others.

All those things that I mentioned, they're just things I like love to do, and they're what makes me awesome. If you were thinking about something you love to do as you read this, then you're awesome too. If you weren't, you're awesome anyway. So whatever it is, everyone is awesome, but no two people are exactly the same amount or type of awesome, neither will two people ever be exactly the same type of awesome.

I have loads of super awesome friends, and they make me awesome too. More awesome than I already am, in fact, and my family makes me more awesome than that too. So my awesome recipe is just the right amount of the things I love to do, combined with just the right amount of my family's encouragement, and a little bit of pride.

I'd love to know what you think your awesome recipe is, comment below.

Have a great week, I'll see you next Saturday. 

Day 11: Most Embarrassing Moments!

Back again, though I honestly have no idea what to write. Well, I'll think of something, I guess.

Hmm..... I'll start with my dad. He always calls me random names that he makes up on the spot, and it sometimes gets a bit embarrassing. I'm definitely not giving examples of names he calls me, but I do know that if he calls me 'Harshita', 'Harsh', 'Harshu', or anything that sounds remotely like my name, I would ask him who he was and what he had done with my dad. To give him some credit, he rarely calls me the same thing twice, and his names are pretty creative. But, you know, being called names that people call two year olds isn't the most fun thing to hear.

Next, my relatives always call me things like 'my darling reader' and 'my prize winner' which might get a bit annoying sometimes. And then they all go around saying things like, "Read her blog, she writes like a professional," and then I feel like why tell the entire world? 

Whatever I say though, my relatives and dad are really nice and I love them.

PS: This was really short, but I don't really get embarrassed by much, so yeah. 

Day 10: Causes I'm Passionate About

Heyy.... I'm back again, and I'm really surprised that I'm on the tenth day already. I honestly didn't think I would get this far. I'm really hoping I manage to finish it.

So... I'm passionate about a lot of things. I would love to fight for education, as well as all types of equality. There are a lot more things I'm passionate about, but these are the two main issues that I believe need someone to help push for change.

The most important thing you could ever be given by anybody is education. That is one of my beliefs, and I also believe that in turn, you must do something to repay the gift by giving someone else the same gift. That doesn't mean you need to sponsor someone's education. Raising awareness counts too. Maybe one day you decide to put up posters that talk about literacy rates. Someone who could help just might come along and see them, maybe sponsor a few kids, or build a new school. Even if that doesn't happen, everyone who does see it will know about it and will probably spread the word. Education is what makes the world harmonious.

Equality is the next big thing on my list. I have honestly never understood why people are treated differently based on something they cannot control. The number of times I've heard something like, "Oh she's blond, so she must be stupid," is really annoying. Who really cares what color your hair or skin is? Who really cares whether you are a girl or a guy? What people really should use to decide how to treat people is by seeing how they behave. How they treat other people. That is the deciding factor. All it takes is one person to stand up for everyone to slowly turn towards doing the right thing. Most people are just scared to be different. Once they see that they have a leader, everyone will definitely stand up for what they actually think.

I try to do what I can about both of these. I help my friends when they don't understand something in school. I try to tell people who say things about people based on characteristics they can't change, and I try very hard to stand up for what I think is right.

Well that's all for today, have a great week!

Day 9: Things I'm Grateful For

Aaaaand I'm back for another week's blog on "Things I'm grateful for!" Hope you all had an amazing week...

Okay I'll get straight to the topic. I feel really grateful for having my mom, dad and brother, which is more than many kids can say. Of course I'm really lucky to have all my relatives- Aunts, Uncles, Cousins who always encourage everything I do. I also feel really lucky that I have been able to keep in touch with them over the vast distances we are separated by. Once in a sleepover, a couple of friends of mine and I were talking about this very topic, and one of my friends said that though she had both sets of grandparents and a great-grandmother (like me), she did not feel extremely lucky. That incident has left a mark on me until now.

Next up are, quite obviously, my friends. I've always made friends pretty easily, as I know a lot of stories about people from all over the world which make most people laugh. Again, thanks to my relatives and friends from across the world, I can relate to other people's stories, making us instant friends. Most of the time, my friends soon get to know me really well, and wherever I go, I could always call on them for something. That is one thing I am really grateful for.

The next most important thing to me is that I can go to school. One in five people in the world is illiterate, with two-thirds being women. I feel really grateful that I can read and write, for what would I do without books? I am also grateful for all the other things I can do, like singing, dancing and drawing. Without these, I wouldn't be me, so for them I'm grateful.

Here's something to think about.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. ~ Melody Beattie

On that note, see ya next Saturday! 

Day 8: The Best Friends I've had

Hey... I've been debating for the past five minutes whether I would put my best friend first or last. And I still haven't decided. Guess I'll just go with the flow, and see what happens.

Hmm... so I've had a lot of really close friends in my apartment, since most of the time I'm in small groups of three. Starting with all the way back when I was really small, I used to play with these two girls S and M, but they shifted out of my apartment. After that in first grade this girl SV shifted in. She lived opposite my aunt's house, who introduced her to me. We were very similar and became very good friends quickly. Unfortunately, she, too moved out two years later, to Singapore. Then the time difference made it slightly hard for us to keep in touch. Soon I used to only speak to her occasionally. My friend SSV (lol) used to be both in my apartment and in my school, but was too busy to play regularly.

Two years later, in fifth grade, I made a friend, MV. I got along with her easily and soon began to play with her everyday. I met her friend MS among many others. The two of them became really good friends of mine and over time they were among the people I trusted the most.

School is a completely different story. I've almost always had a large group of friends, so naturally none of them was very close to me. Until fifth grade, where I began to sit with just my friend MA. MA became my closest friend and I became hers. Needless to say, she was my best friend (almost). Soon we began to sit with another group, with AS, AS, AR, SS, CMB and TK. In seventh grade we were joined by AG, PC, AM and and GR. They were all completely amazing and the coolest people I've ever met.

Moving on to out here. I didn't have any friends till school started. I made a whole bunch of friends on my first day of school. The three friends I sat with are DP, KF and HB. I still sit with them and they are awesome from head to toe, especially DP. DP is now one of my really good friends. I realized soon after that this girl, AY, was in all but one of my classes. We soon became good friends and did a bunch of projects together. She is really cool and really pretty too.

Next comes NS. She's awesome and sweet, and lives in my apartment. I play with her everyday and tell her random stories than leave both of us laughing by the end of the day.

The last person is A. Yup, just A. A became a really good friend of mine gradually and is now one of my really good friends.

I guess I decided to save the best for last after all. My oldest and best friend ever. ID. She fills in all the gaps I missed out. I've known her since I was four years old, and she too used to be both in my apartment and in school. She's always been there for me and has dealt with every mood I've ever been in. She, too moved out in fifth grade, and to Germany in sixth, but we never lost touch. She's been with me for as long as I can remember. We have had so many sleepovers and more fun than anyone else could ever have. I love her more than anyone else in the whole world.

So those are my best friends. I do have a lot of other friends who are really nice and every single one of them has made an impact on me, big or small, know it or not. So thank you all for being there for me, and I'll see you next Saturday!

Day 7: My Dream Job

Hey again! I'm really sleepy, because I got woken up (thanks ma) at 745 on a Saturday. Anyway, I'll do my best to describe what my dream job would be at this point of time.

So... I have always kept changing what I want to be, from a teacher to a doctor (definitely not anymore), to an author (which I can do side by side) and now, finally, I think I've finally found something that will work well for me. No I'm not telling you what it is yet.

First, what I want and don't want in a job. I DO NOT want to sit behind a desk in front of a computer. I will definitely not do anything like programming, because like I said, it involves a computer hugely. My next and only other requirement is that I need human interaction. I want to be able to talk to lots of different people from lots of different backgrounds, with lots of different stories. I hope you're getting an idea of what job I've got my eye on. If not, one last clue. I love helping people in all kinds of ways, from sharing pencils to when cheering my friends up when they're sad. So my dream job fulfills all these requirements and is absolutely 100% mine. If you haven't guessed yet, I want to be a psychologist. A psycho-therapist to be exact.

Can you imagine how wonderfully perfect it would be for me? I would get to help people all day long. Different people, from different places, with different stories to tell. It would be a huge learning experience for me. In case you don't know what a psycho-therapist does, they basically talk to people who are feeling sad or confused and cheer them up. I just explained this to my brother, and he said, "You're confused, and I'm talking to you, so I'm a psychologist." And I replied, "But I'm not sad and you're not making me happy, so no, you're not a psychologist." And he replied, "Then I'm an anti-psychologist!" XD I laughed so hard at that, and he started singing, "I'm an anti-psychologist! I'm an anti-psychologist!"

So that is my dream job. It really is something I've finally set my heart out on becoming, and I really hope I manage to become one. Have a great week and I'll see again next Saturday!

Day 6: My obstacles and challenges

Hi again! I'm really sorry I  forgot to write this yesterday.... I was really, well kinda busy yesterday and completely forgot.

Hmm..... my obstacles. I'm honestly a bit confused. Obstacles to what? I'm just going to go with stuff that generally makes me not finish stuff because that's the only things I can think of for now. If you have a better idea to what this topic is supposed to be, comment below and I'll redo this in the end.

So. First of all. Laziness. I'm really really lazy to do everything, and I take a ton of breaks from everything just to sit around and chill out.

Secondly, (this goes with my laziness) my amazingly developed procrastination skills. I literally come home everyday and sit down with a storybook for two hours straight. I only stop reading if my friend comes to call me to play. I do absolutely no work until I eat my dinner. After dinner I SLOWLY get my textbooks to see what homework I have actually I'm too lazy to see what HW I have. I usually just text my friends. Then I actually sit down to do my work. After I pick the perfect song from the perfect playlist that is. Every couple of minutes I change the song or randomly start singing and/or dancing to the music. By the time I finish my work it's like 9:30. And then, back to my book.

Like I said before, I read a lot. About one book a day. Sometimes when I read slowly or don't have enough time, it takes me two days. But I read a lot. So books are like my major obstacles. I literally take every chance I get to read. And that probably takes up the time I could use to do other stuff.

I'd like to say one thing though. I definitely do not think my phone is an obstacle. Like no. It only helps me talk to people and sometimes I might use it a bit more than my mom would like me to but I certainly do not think I would do work any better if I did not have my phone.

That's all for this week. See you next week!

Day 5: Would You Rather Questions

My first post of a New Year...Happy New Year everyone!!! Have an amazing year ahead!!!

So..... Would you rather questions.... pretty straightforward, so I'll get right to it. I tried to look for questions that weren't too easy to answer some of the questions were pretty stupid and obvious

1. Would you rather sleep with a skunk or a porcupine?
Answer: A porcupine, but I'd wrap it in a big fluffy pillow.

2. Would you rather go skydiving or hand-gliding?
Answer: Hand gliding definitely.

3. Would you rather be able to read and write (in all languages) or understand and speak (in all languages)?
Answer: Reading and writing, I think, because that way I can read ancient scripts and things like that and be able to write stories and stuff (how cool is that?). Honestly, though, I really wish I could choose both.

4.  Would you rather have 10 wishes (you can't wish for money), or $100 million?
Answer: I'd take the wishes hands down. I thought this one would probably have quite a few people disagreeing with me, so comment your opinion.

5. Would you rather be stuck in a broken elevator or a broken ski lift?
Answer: A broken ski lift, I guess. The view would be great (because if it wasn't high up I would just jump off) and I would be well protected from the cold anyway.

6. Would you rather be able to control what you dream or re-watch your dreams the next day?
Answer:  I would choose to re-watch my dreams because I don't exactly have bad dreams and my dreams usually include things like my old friends in my new school and stuff like that which would be interesting to re-watch while I'm actually awake the next day. (again, this is a very arguable topic, so comment below!)

7. Would you rather never shower again or never look at your reflection again?
Answer: This one is hard. I'm leaning towards never looking at my reflection again, only because I would probably not survive without showering.

8. Would you rather be 4'5" or 7'7"?
Answer: 7'7". That's my goal anyway ;)

9. Would you rather take a guaranteed $100,000 or a 50/50 chance at $1,000,000?

Answer: The 50/50 chance for no better reason than that I like taking chances. (let the arguing begin)

10. Would you rather be in constant pain or have a constant itch?

Answer: A constant itch might be a bit better than constant pain. (What do you think?)

11. Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to shout everything?

Answer: Only be able to whisper for sure, because I don't shout much anyway. I know some people who might want to disagree with my choice, though. You know who you are. Tell me what you think.

12. Would you rather be a genius in a world of morons, or a moron in a world of geniuses?

Answer: A genius in a world of morons (which I am anyway.... Just kidding. I'm definitely not.) 

13. Would you rather go forward or backward in time?

Answer: Forward in time, because I'm really curious and I already know what happens in my past.

14. Would you rather be in your pajamas all day or in a suit all day? (this one is specially for one particular person to answer. Someone who really likes suits. You know who you are)

Answer: I don't really wear suits, so I'll substitute that for a fancy dress. I would definitely be in PJ's all day. Even if the other option isn't a fancy, itchy dress. 

Those are all the thought-provoking questions I found. If you're not too busy, please take a minute to comment what your choices would be. Thanks and see you next Saturday!