My Drunk Kitchen...

Okay, best thing ever.

Somewhat crude at parts but just skip over that. :)

Definitely the best thing on the internet.

XO, Miranda

GIRLS NEED TO READ/WATCH THIS

So you know how I have been having some SUPER negative posts? Well not anymore all thanks to Zach Bailey. 
I personally don't know this kid, but my dear friend Janey Lyon does and she showed me this video that he made. 
Watch it. 
Understand that you are beautiful just the way you are.
Don't change yourself for a world that is always changing. 
Love yourself before you really loves others.


>>WATCH THIS.<<
http://youtu.be/5iSBP5fkbDs


XO, Miranda

And so the rumors begin!

Don't you hate when you are finally happy and then "whoops!" you hear a bit of news that just RUINS it? Yeahhh.. That just happened to me. Today.
So you're having a great day the weekend was spent with a great kid, and then what happens? Oh nothing but lame old High School. Those teenagers some how manage to change things around and spread it all around the school in a matter of minutes. What you think happened suddenly is dramatically changed. You walk around school and people start talking. You have friends that come up to you and tell you that they heard people were talking. 
Why is it that this always happens? Is it because people are jealous of your happiness? Is it because they don't see how some one so "awful" can be so happy? 
My theory is this:
1. They want what someone else has. 
2. They are insecure with themselves. (the simple answer that your mother told you but it screams the truth.)
3. They are just d-bags. (I could literally say a lot worse things but that is just not me...)


Like I said in my previous blog post, I am simply done with High School. I keep telling myself that I don't care hoping that one day that will actually happen. I won't care about what people think and I will realize that it is only my opinion of myself that matters.


XO, Miranda 

Eighteen...

Who would have thought that turning 18 would be this emotional. 
I cried last night because I couldn't believe that today was actually going to happen.
I cried during lunch because my mom wrote me the best note ever.
I cried after school because I got to see my favorite seminary teacher since he was transferred to a different school.
I cried when I got home because I read the second note my mom gave me, the note my sister gave me, and realized again that I was going to be OFFICIALLY an adult. 
Like holy crap. 
So basically all I did was cry today. 


It's not that I am getting older, it is just that fact that so much is going to be happening so soon. College and my whole future is a matter of months away, and this birthday just made it so real. Some days I feel ready, but then most days I don't. It has happened way too fast and I am not even close to begin ready. 
There are still so many more memories I want to make before I go away. So many things I have to do. 
GAHHH!! 
As you can tell I am basically freaking out. 


But on a good note, today was just a fantastic day. Slept in, saw my favorite person in the whole wide world (who gave me a pretty stellar gift), saw Brother Porter, got pedicures with my mom and Sophie, and had the best pizza for dinner. Such a good day. 
No moral for this post. Just simply information and venting. 

A Short and Sweet THANK YOU.

So, I was writing my college essay about dance and I realized what a blessing it has been to me. 
Dance has never yelled at me. 
Dance has never gotten upset with me. 
Dance has never made me want to give up.
Dance has never stopped me from doing what I want to do.
Dance has never stopped me from BECOMING what I want to become. 
Dance has never made me doubt who I am. 


So THANK YOU DANCE. 


For without you, my life would resort to nothing
XO, Miranda

Done Trying to Impress

I never get ready for school anymore.

I could care less about what people think.

I have convinced my self that if people don't like me, I'll live.

Stupid high school kids. I am done dealing with them. Over re-acting, causing drama out of thin air, and making this SUCH a big deal. People freak out at me, I get over.

Wasting time and energy on things that don't matter and people you will most likely never see again, it not worth. Now don't get me wrong, not all high school kids are this way, but I hate to say that the majority of them are. I love my friends I really do, but with the new life that I have this year I don't want to waste my time arguing with them because they are getting mad at me for "being too cool" or too busy. I have lots going on this year and I do realize that I haven't been the same, but aren't friends supposed to be there for you no matter what?

I am done dealing with it all. I have done nothing wrong and if they can't see that, than like I said, it is simply not worth my time. My energy is better spent creating MOMENTS that I will want to remember. Friends will come and go, but memories will always stay. Whether they are with the same people, or different they are still the things you remember. Make them with the people that you want to make them with. That could change every month, or every day.

Take your time to realize that the only one you really need to please is yourself. If you're happy, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. Life in YOUR moment and create memories that YOU want to remember.

Life is all about...

Choice.

Life is all about the choices we make and all the actions that follow.

Everyday we make millions and millions of choices, many intentional and many of them made without you even realizing.

You have the power to choice what you do. You have the power to make your day better. Others may have a great influence of what you do, but in the end it winds down to you choosing whether or not you are going to follow those influences.

One of the toughest choices that you have to make is choosing to be happy or not. It is honestly as simple as that, but more often than not, we don't see it that way. Things can go wrong during the day and you can begin to feel like the world is falling apart. It can seem that the easiest thing to do is complain, not look on the bright side, and see yourself as only getting worse. 

For me, this whole month has been incredible rough. School is ridiculously hard, college applications are getting crazy, dance is causing more stress than normal, and all the small things are adding up.Once I realized that it was just wasted energy to be constantly upset, I decided that I needed to change. I was sick and tired of being upset and wanted to be happy. I can't say that I am perfect, and that every time my life gets like this it is easy to turn it around, but I feel like I do have the authority to speak from experience. When life throws a curve-ball at you, all you have to do is deflect it with a smile. Smiling takes away the stress of being upset, and allows you to see how happy you can be. Putting on a smile takes one second. One second is all it takes to change your mood. 

You have the power to change your mood. You have the ability to make your day the bets day ever. The MOMENT you are living in can change, and all you need to do is make the choice.

XO, Miranda

Weekend Coutdown..

To sum up my weekend for you I have created a count-down thingy to display the events is a new and inventive manner. 

So, here goes nothing:.

I danced for ten hours on Saturday.

I played games at the park with nine great boys after their priesthood session. 

I watched eight hours of General Conference. (possibly the best way to spend your Sundays)

I spent seven hours writing an essay for AP English. Curse you Crime and Punishment..

I attended my sixth football game

I posted my fifth blog post!

I hung out with four great girls Saturday night, aka Lauren Jensen, Suzanna Garrbett, and Emma and Eliza Jackson.

I watched my three favorite television shows: The Office, Modern Family, and gLee.

I had a wonderful chat with two of my very close friends, Brady Nelson and Christian Sorensen, up by Neff's Canyon watching the city lights and enjoying the simple things in life..

I had ONE sick-tight-legit weekend.

Limitations..

Set backs, limitations, barricades.

Call them what you will, they suck either way.

Why is it that they always seem to come when things are at its best? Right when dance is going so great, my ankle starts to hurt. Again. For those of you who do not know my ankle history, here is the short version: I have tendinitis in my left ankle in the lateral tendon. It began last November and was really bad up until about February of last year.

The hardest part about my personal limitation, is that it is holding me back from doing my best at what I love. Dance is my life and my way of expressing my self, and when my ankle hurts it takes my mind off of my dancing. For any limitation, whether it be mental or physical, there is always a way to over come them. Never underestimate the power of a positive mental attitude. (PMA, something I learned about in 6th grade thanks to "the Math God") You have more power than you know. Use it.

The important thing to remember is that any limitation can be over come. They suck while they are happening, but they will one day come to an end. While you're in the process of overcoming your limitation, you must remember that you are not in control of what is going on. Just like you can't control the weather, you can't control what happens to your body. The only thing you can do is remain positive, participate in things that take your mind off of it, and then surround yourself with people who will be there to send you love and support.

Never look back on the MOMENT when it happened or began, look forward to the MOMENT when things will all go back to normal. Look forward to when there will be nothing holding you back.

XO, Miranda

Take a Chance

I was raised learning to hate two things:

1) Country Music

2) U of U Football

These hatreds were passed on to me from my father, Scott Beck. He is a man of wonderful music, great style, and impeccable class. (Mr. Salt Lake if I may add!) Country Music was something that was never played in my house. Whenever it came on the radio it was instantly changed, followed with an "eww" or a "blehh!" In short, it was from the devil and something we weren't meant to listen to. (the U of U football is so big, that sometime in the future, it will have it's own blog post..)

Country music, to me, was the worst until I was enlightened just a few days ago. Now, I'm not saying that I am a full convert, I am just having a taste here and there. There is still something about the old man and the banjo that gets to me.

So, all thanks to Christian Sorensen, I have been able to actually enjoy some country music. The song that I have posted "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" By Thompson Square is the song I am feeling right now. It just makes me smile and wanna dance!

The main point to this longgg post: GIVE THINGS A CHANCE. You may be stubborn and believe that you have found everything that you need, when in fact you are just blinded by the things that you know. There are things in this world that no body knows about, and things that people have never heard of. When someone proposes a new idea, go with it. Let your self indulge in something new and realize that there are some things you just need to take a chance on. For you it may be cottage cheese - for me it was some good 'ol country music.

Superhero Stress..

Super stressful day today.
Lots going on, lots of small things to get done, lots of big picture details (like college) to work through, and just lots of stuff to get done. When all these things are coming at me it's really makes me loose my focus. I forget the things that I really need to get done, and just worry and worry about how stressful my day has been.
Always focus on getting it done. When you have a lot thrown at you, the one thing that you always need to remember is that the only thing you can do, is get it done. You are one person with one mind and one body. We are capable of a lot, but we cannot all be super-heroes.
The best thing you can do it take it step-by-step. Start with the first thing, than the second, and so on and so forth.
Life moves fast, and a lot of the time we need to STOP trying to catch up and realize that what we really need to do is just move along side life, taking in every MOMENT that we can.


XO, Miranda

My inspiration

Saw this at dinner last night on the car that was parked next to me.
Loved it when I saw it, and as you can tell it sparked the start of my blog! So, my message for now: live in every MOMENT. Life moves too fast to not enjoy what you are doing.


XO, Miranda

Start of something new..

Well, here you have it.

I, Miranda Allen Beck, have decided to start my own blog. I will not post stupid cheesy comments about my daily life, I will only be posting things that I feel like people need to hear. And yes, I realize that not everyone needs to hear about how "cool" my new carpet is, or other stuff like that.

I also could care less if people follow. Yes, I would love it, but it is not the sole reason as to why I am making a blog. 

So sit back, relax, and enjoy reading my posts. And I DO NOT apologize if you don't like them. I like them, and that's enough for me. 

XO, Miranda