Yet Another Exciting Announcment!!

Well. This is going to be a very very short post, as I am on my way to work and I just wanted to get this down real quick :)

So...

You’ll never guess what I have to say!

*drumroll....*

Yet another one of my very good real life friends is starting a blog!!!

Two real life friends in two months, who woulda thunk it!

Anyways, pop on over and give her blog a peek!! She’s a photographer and a writer and is a lovely person in general!!

Here is her link, so do go take a look!

Aesthete Journals

Yours Truly, 
Miss Woodhouse

The Taylor Swift Book Tag

Hello hello! Tis I! I return to kick the New Year off with a tag!! Olivia has tagged me with the Taylor Swift Book Tag!  

"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" ~ a book/series you thought you were in love with but ended up disliking ♪♫

Ok so this is kind of a younger kids book, but Miss Hickory started out really cute, and then just took a sudden turn and... what...? No... just no...! It turned out to literally be one of the weirdest books I've ever read, I definitely do not recommend...


"Red" ~ a book with a red cover ♪♫

Ummm... I'm afraid I can't think of one.


"The Best Day" ~ a book that makes you feel nostalgic ♪♫

The Island of Blue Dolphins. I first read it when I was about 9, and I've probably reread it about ten times since then. I've always loved it, and it kind of just makes me think of when I was young and things were way simpler.

"Love Story" ~ a book with forbidden love ♪♫

Funnily enough, I can't say I've ever read a book that involved a forbidden love. I probably did at some point during my long book reading life, but right now I can't think of anything. 

"I Knew You Were Trouble" ~ a bad character you can't help but love ♪♫


Well I do have a soft spot for that occasional evil character who just somehow captures your heart, but I can't think of any particular character at the present moment, though I know there have been a few.

"Innocent" ~ a book that someone ruined for you ♪♫

I accidentally read a spoiler for Fire by Night from the Refiners Fire series on a blog when I was about half way through the book, and it killed me :( Like "WHAT DO YOU MEAN TED DIES!?!?!"

It was a sad day...

"Everything Has Changed" ~ a character who goes through extensive character development ♪♫

Julia, the main character also from a Fire by Night started out as a self centered, spoiled and generally unlikable character. Throughout the book we see a major character arc during which Julia grows into a caring and capable woman, and by the end, becomes very likable indeed.   

"You Belong with Me" ~ your most-anticipated book release ♪♫

Well, it just so happens that all my favorite authors are, well... dead. So no waiting here :)

"Forever and Always" ~ your favorite book couple ♪♫

That's so hard!!! I suppose I'll narrow it down to two and say Valancy and Barney from the Blue Castle *squeeeeal!!!*, and Juliet and Dawsey from the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society *double squeeeeeal!!!*

"Come Back . . . Be Here" ~ the book you would be least likely to lend out ♪♫

The Little Britches Books are a series that I have been reading since I was young and they're such good, sweet books, I don't think I could bring myself to let someone else borrow them for fear I wouldn't see them again. 

 "Teardrops on My Guitar" ~ a book that made you cry ♪♫

A Candle in the Darkness from the Refiners Fire Series made me bawl. The characters were all just so miserable and it was rather sad and painful :(

"Shake It Off" ~ a book that you love but that other people hate ♪♫

I'm afraid I'm drawing a blank on this one too...


"Stay Stay Stay" ~ a book you wanted to go on forever ♪♫

Catrin in Wales was one of the sweetest, most beautiful books ever, and I didn't want to close the book. 


"All Too Well" ~ a book series you wish could go on forever ♪♫

The Chronicles of Narnia is so gorgeous and transports me every time and I never want to see the children leave. 

"Ronan" ~ a book with a tragic character death/the death of an innocent ♪♫

When Walter Blythe in Rilla of Ingleside died it was so sad and tragic and he didn't deserve it... *sniffle sniffle*

 "Out of the Woods" ~ a book that had you worried about the characters up until the very end ♪♫

I'm going to say Candle in the Darkness again, because I was so worried all the way to the last page because there was so much wrong and everyone deserved to be happy, but nothing was going right. It was quite frustrating.

"Getaway Car" ~ a book with a tempestuous romance ♪♫

The Emily of New Moon Series was full of tempestuous romance. I mean for crying out loud Emily and Teddy, pull yourselves together and work it out! Yeesh my poor nerves were all over the place while reading those books...!!

"Clean" ~ a book that taught you something profound ♪♫

The Blue Castle was such a good book and will always be close to my heart. It taught me that life is meant to be lived to the fullest, as if every minute is your last. 

"Long Live" ~ a book that transports you every time ♪♫

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society made me feel as though I were walking the cliff tops of Guernsey, and exploring the woods and beaches with the characters and you could smell that salt air, and feel the wind blowing and hear the waves crashing and it is just such a masterpiece of a book.

And there we are!! Thank you for the tag Olivia!! Now I don't know who else in the blogging community likes Tay except for Olivia, so if you so desire, consider yourself tagged!!

Hopefully I will pop back in with a bit of an update/New Years post soon!! I hope your 2019 has been going wonderfully so far!! 

Yours Truly,

Miss Woodhouse 

A Rather Exciting Announcment!!!

Hello Peeps!! I'm popping in briefly with a rather exciting announcment!!!!!

One of my very bestest real life friends IS STARTING A BLOG!!!!!!

She's suuuuuch a talented writer, (not to mention she's an awesome person as well) and I can already tell the blog is going to be amazing!!!! (Also the name of it is just great to begin with so it's already set up for awesomness)

So head right on over and give her a follow at.... *drumroll*

Imagination's Edge

Now go go!! Make haste!! Let us storm the gates and fill  her followers list!!

Yours truly,

Miss Woodhouse

Stay Happy :)

Sometimes, life isn't perfect. Sometimes, something that you thought was going to be really fun, turns out to be a total flop. Sometimes, that person you thought was your friend can end up doing something that hurts you. Sometimes you totally fail a test that you thought you did well on. Life happens, and a lot of life are these dissapointments that you didn't want, and sometimes, at the end of the day, you will find yourself saying... 

"But that wasn't how it was supposed to be..." 

These days can just drag you down and through the mud, and I know how it feels, I've had those day too. And I know also, that when this happens, sometimes all you want to do is dwell in misery,  because there's no reason to be happy anyways, right?

But what if, in our moment of misery and self pity, we sat up and looked out the window, and saw how gorgeous the sunset is? Or what if you paused to think about the adorable baby you saw on the bus today, or about that moment last week when you laughed with your friends until you couldn't breath. Maybe, we'll start to see, that even though things seem pretty bad right now, and life can seem so unfair, that you still have all those little, seemingly insignificant moments that happen to somehow, make your day a little brighter.

That amazing new song you just discovered, a rain storm, an impromptu road trip, getting your favorite drink at the coffee shop, that one friend who has the most amazing smile, rainbows, that new plot twist you just thought of for your book, that sweet "I miss you" text, that cute dress you found at the thrift store, freshly washed sheets, a new book, that OTP moment that makes you squeal and scrunch up your face because they are just sooooo adorable!!! All those little things that make you happy when you think of them, all those silly little reasons to keep smiling!!

I recently discovered a photographer whose work I really, really like, though that's aside the point. At the end of the caption in all of his posts, he finishes with the words "Stay Happy". And I love that. Life may be tearing us down, and things may not be going the way we want, but you can always find some small reason to stay happy. Maybe your drive to work was nice, maybe your outfit is on point, maybe you saw a really cute dog. If you try hard enough, there's always something to be happy about. 

And if today sucked, and nothing went the way it was supposed to, and you couldn't find a reason to smile, because we do occasionally run into awful days like that, just remember, in the words of our dear Anne Shirley, "Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it."

And on top of all this, always remember that we have a loving Father who knows what he is doing. He has a plan for our lives and every bad day and failed test is just a step he is using to bring you one step closer to where he wants you. Our Jesus suffered such pain and torture, he had nails put into his hands and feet FOR US because HE LOVES US. That right there is reason in itself to be happy.

So my dear friends, I hope this post might help you a little bit next time you are having an awful day. Please remember that there is always something in this world, no matter how small, that can give you reason to smile. Stay Happy :)

Yours Truly,

Miss Woodhouse

Summer 2018

Salutations everybody!!

Well, I have officially started school...

Has anyone else's summer gone by ridiculously fast!?

This summer has been different than most summers I've had. For starters, I got my first ever REAL JOB at the end of the school year, so a lot of these three months I spent working.

Secondly, my friends and I have all reached the ages where everyone is starting to head off for college. About 1/2 of my friends are leaving for college this year, several of them going to colleges that are really really far away. 

I'm still taking classes at our community college, so moving away isn't quite here yet. It will probably several years more for me. It's still weird though, to see a lot of really great friends head off.   

But all that aside, here is a basic summer recap :)

//Enjoying//

All the lovely things of Summer that there are to enjoy :)

Swimming with friends, backpacking trips, frozen yogurt stops, starry nights, bike rides, church picnics, and swing dances

Also, kinda been going nuts over aesthetics lately, especially aesthetic pictures. I don't know why, but they just make me unreasonable happy ^.^

//Watching//

Downton Abbey

So my sister and I are watching this series for the first time, and OH GOODNESS I LOVE IT!!!

It tends to be dramatic, and I definitely would not recommend it for younger viewers, but that aside, it is a lovely, lovely period drama!!! 

The costumes are stunning, the houses are gorgeous, and I love the characters, save for the nasty few *throws very large version of the dictionary at Miss O'Brien and Thomas* (I despise those two sooooo much)

We are halfway through season two now. And I must know, but does anyone ship Sybil and Branson as stinkin' hard as I do?? I mean, the two of them are just.... just...aslkjghsejrhglw!!!! I LOVES THEM AND I WISH THEY WOULD JUST GET MARRIED ALREADY AND THAT SYBIL'S FAMILY WOULDN'T DISOWN HER IF THEY DID!!!!! *sobs*

Christopher Robin

I just saw this in the theaters and may I saw that it is one of the cutest movies I have ever seen!!! I absolutely loved it!! It was sweet, it was endearing, and who doesn't love Winnie the Pooh?! If you haven't already seen it, then you should!

(also Haley Atwell is gorgeous and was born to play a woman of the 40's!)

//Writing//

So I'm super excited to say that I am a chapter away from finishing my first ever novel!! 

I'm still working on my Peter Pan WIP that I mentioned awhile back, and it's come so far since the beginning, and I couldn't be more excited, though rather sad at the same time, to be nearly done with it!

When it's finished I definitely will be doing a post about it, and perhaps I'll share some excerpts :)

//Listening to//

Thought I might as well provide the links to a few of my favorites!

For You to Be Here; Tom Rosenthal

Thiiiis sooooong!!! It's so lovely, do listen to it!!

Rain; Simply Three

Anything instrumental is lovely, and I love the sound of rain in the background.

This is Why I Need You; Jess Rubin

Such a sweet song!!

Also lots of Owl City, Ed Sheeran, Lindsey Stirling, Sleeping at Last, The Chainsmokers, The Piano Guys, and Coldplay.

So there you have it!! A basic recap of my Summer!! 

And so school begins. Despite being sad to have to leave the laziness of Summer behind, I'm actually excited about this new school year! I have friends in many of my classes, which is always a blessing, and it will be nice to see school friends whom I haven't seen in awhile.

Btw, in case you haven't already noticed, I've changed my blog look! I actually changed it at the beginning of summer, But I haven't posted at all since changing it, so I thought I might as well give it a mention ;)

I promise that I will try to be better about posting!! I've been terribly absent lately, but I hope to be more present here in my little corner of the Internet :)

But for now, I hope you are all having a fabulous school year so far!! Good luck to all of you who are heading off to brave college!!

Tell me what you've been up to!! How was your Summer? How is school going?

Liebster Award!!

Yoohaloo Ladies! The lovely Elanor just tagged me with the Liebster Award, which is my first ever award!! I decided it was high time I pop in and answer the questions!

Acknowledge the blog that gave it to you and display the award.

Thank you so much Elanor!!! :D <3

Answer the 11 questions that the blogger gives you.

1. What is one thing you have in excess?

Ohh let's see...

Unwritten book ideas...? Does that count, cause I got plenty of those! 

2. How do you spend a lazy day?

Ooo I like lazy days. Usually I spend them writing, or occasionally drawing.

3.Who is your favorite author?

L.M. Montgomery hands down. I love her books to little bits <3

4. Are you more like your mother or your father?  Explain.

Hmm... a little of both I think? I think I've got a lot of my mom's mannerisms. My dad is a people person, and I AM NOT. AT ALL. But other than that, a pretty good mix of both I think.

5. What is your biggest pet peeve?

Well this is kind of a silly one, but if I have my music on shuffle, and someone walks in and messes with my music and stops my shuffle, it drives me crazy!! Because then I have to start it again, and it will replay songs I've already heard, and it will just drive me nuts!!

  

6. If you could spend a day with a celebrity, who would it be and what would you do?

THAT'S SUCH A HARD ONE!! Just one celebrity? Couldn't we make it like a celebrity get together...? 

Hmm...

I think I'll go with Lily James. We would walk around London together, and she would show me all the cool places. Then we would visit old bookshops, and have tea, and just do all sorts of fun, silly stuff :)

(my second choice would definitely be Tom Holland. 'Cause he's awesome <3 And the English accent gives him extra points ;))

7. What is one thing you hate that most people love?

Stranger Things. I don't get why everyone is so obsessed with it (sorry Stranger Things fans)

I've just never been a fan of scary movies in general, so yeah... not exactly my thing...

8. Give three words that best describe you.

Quiet, Adventruous, and Sweet. 

9. Which genre of music is your go-to?

I like several different kinds of music. From period drama soundtracks, to the occasional One Direction song (don't judge, they do have few good ones XD), to a lot of instrumental things like Piano Guys and Taylor Davis, to a little bit of Owl City. Yep. *nods head* I like a lot of different genres...

10. What is a little known talent of yours?

I sing, which I don't think very many people know.

11. If you could bring one fictional character to life, who would it be and why?

AGAIN THIS IS TOO HARD!! JUST ONE!! HOW COULD I EVER CHOOSE!?!?

UMMMM....

UMMMMMMMM......

*begins to hyperventilate*

I guess...

I think I'll go with... I guess Gilbert Blythe cause he's an absolute sweetheart, and I love him lots... 

Moving on before I suffer a heart attack!!

Give 11 random facts about yourself.

1.) I am one of those people who will burst into song if you say something that even vaguely sounds like a song lyric

2.) I am also one of those people who can leave the room singing along to a song I have playing, and when I come back to the room, find myself still right on time with the song

3.) I am a hardcore Pantser when it comes to writing, and it's not always to my benefit :P

4.) I have never been to Europe, but I really, really, reeeeally want to go someday

5.) I should be asleep right now, but I'm writing this instead XD

6.) I've never been to a concert of a music artist that I really admire, but I'm working on that ;)

7.) I am not a morning person at all...

8.) I am running out of facts...

9.) I am a slave to aesthetics. They make me happy :)

10.) I'm reading the Penderwicks right now and I love it!!

11.) It's not easy to type while laying down. I know because that is what I am doing right now

Nominate 11 blogs.

Let's see... I nominate

- Olivia @ Meanwhile in Rivendale

- Amaris @ The Storybook Journal

- Catherine @ The Rebelling Muse

- Cordy @ Any Merry Little Thought

- Tessa @ This Great Adventure

- Natalie @ Ramblings of a Redheaded Girl

- Kat N Lia @ The Singing Writer

- Katherine and Grace @ The Maidens of Green Gables

- Madeline Joy @ Tower of Joy

- Anna Holmberg @ Bookends and Bwopper-Eels

- MiddleEarthMusiscian @ Music, Mystery, Middle Earth, and Mitochondria

 Give them 11 questions to answer.

1.) Are you an Introvert or an Extrovert?

2.) Describe your fashion sense in three words

3.) Who is your current, or most recent, celebrity crush? (Mwahahaha)

4.) Do you like social media, or is it a waste of time in your opinion?

5.) Are you a Planner, or a Pantser, (or mayber a Plantser) when it comes to writing?

6.) Do you prefer milk chocolate, or dark chocolate (And if you say you don't like chocolate, I shall think you very odd indeed)

7.) If you could do anything you wanted for a career, without having to worry about money or anything like that, what would you do?

8.) What's the most recent book you read and what was your opinion of it?

9.) Do you prefer skirts/dresses, or jeans?

10.) Current favorite singer?

11.) If you could trade places with a fictional character for a day, who would it be and why?

So that's that!! Thanks so much for tagging me Elanor :D 

~ College Aesthetics ~

Every college semester that I have taken has had a different feel to it. Different colors, different people, different music. There's just something little about each one that is different from the last. So once when I was in a particularly aesthetic mood, I wrote this particularly aesthetic post. So here are my college semesters thus far, in aesthetic form.

{ 1st Semester }

Early, misty, Summer mornings // Long braids // Rhythm of Love by the Plain White T's // Jogs around the lake // Algebra notebooks // Last minute homework in the library // Singing exercises // Cherry Sodas // 

{ 2nd Semester }

Sun on your face // Laughing with friends // Card games // Study groups // Anxiously awaiting test results // Inside jokes and schemes // Hoodies // Short hair // Ice skating trips // 

{ 3rd Semester }

Rain drops // Glow sticks // Cozy mornings spent in a corner of the library, whispering with friends // Text messages // Fuzzy Sweaters // Umbrellas // Waving Through a Window by Owl City // Pie eating contests // Laughing until you can't breath // Walks around the campus // Secrets // Long drives in the fog // Sleepovers // English research papers // Old Journals // Dark blues and greens // Street lights //

{ 4th Semester }

Old friends // Skateboards // Broken Pencils // Long career discussions // Comfortable Silences // Sign Language // Amazing new friends // Black music notes // Backwards baseball caps // Guitars // History books // Movie nights // Faded jeans // The Time of Our Lives by Tyrone Wells // Walking to class with random friends you bump into // Book discussions // Freckles //