Portals to Other Places

Hello Lovelies!


This is just a quick little post to link you to two websites you may or not be interested in.

First is, at my mother's request (read: persistent badgering) I've actually started a proper photography blog. I probably won't be posting as much photography on here anymore because I have that blog. I'll be sharing that blog with people irl and I don't particularly want to direct them here. There's not much on it right now, but I'm planning on uploading a few of the photos I've posted here up there and obviously I'll be taking more pictures. So! If you're interested, or just want to check it out, go look here.

The other link is my brother's blog. Your probably will have recalled me mentioning him before. I think he even has a tag. He's eleven and he's decided to follow in my footsteps and start a blog! He's posting on my Mum's google account because he isn't allowed to get his own yet. So if you're interested in adorable, quality, eleven year old boy posts, look here. Here's a little excerpt.

"At around midnight two of three of my sister's (A/N: me) friends had to leave so my sister and one of her friends watched the third movie. I had nothing better to do so I watched it with them. It was (boring) as I said earlier but I was with my sister so it was okay."

Song of the Day

Anyone else uber excited for All Time Low's new album release next week!? :D

Concerts, The Microphone and A Camera: A Life Update

Hello Lovelies!

What is this post, you may ask? Well, realistically, none of you are asking this, but I'm going to tell you anyways. This is a compilement of a whole bunch of little life things that weren't big enough to make a post on their own so I've decided to stick them all in one! Apologies in advance, this will most likely be very random.

So first off, guess who's going to see 5sos in the summer when they come to Canada?!

Meeeeee!!! :D My cousin and I decided that we loved them opening for One Direction so much that we had to go see them again with they come! And this time we're bringing my little brother Jonathan, which might get interesting. I mean, if you're a 5sos fan, you know how they can get on stage sometimes.... ahem. Anyways! That'll be uber fun and I'm definitely looking forward to it!

And then, Ed Sheeran is coming to London, Ontario in June!

So my mum and I are hoping to snag tickets to that one when they go on sale later this week. I've been wanting to see him live for two years now and I missed him when he came last September.

So second on my life updating-ness, I've started recording! Some of you may have read in an earlier that I'm recording my own EP and that started this past week. I've got a selection of six songs that I'm doing and they're a mix of happy, upbeat stuff and deeper... stuff. Anyways, I'm really happy with them all and I can't wait for them to be finished! I have to admit, I didn't expect recording to be quite as exhausting as it was. I came home after four hours and just slept. I can't entirely decide on a name. I'm thinking I'll go with either "Nostalgic Maps", or something like "Page One", kinda to indicate that it's just the beginning.

Lastly, we're doing this really cool thing in my photography course and recently we had to shoot pictures for our personality walls, which is our culminating assignment that we work on through the semester. I was really happy with how the pictures turned out, so I thought I'd share them!

First, we had to do a self portrait in a creative way that
kind of showed who we were, so I've included a camera,
an old fashioned stereo, a travel trunk and a bookcase. I
have to admit, I was really happy with the way it turned
out.

The first category was something we use everyday. I use my
phone pretty much every day, but not for texting or social
media. I love listening to music and my phone is playing
it pretty much nonstop. 

The second category was something from the past and
this is the journal I kept when I was about twelve. I've
kept one since I was seven and I love going back and
reading them. 

Then was family. I took a picture of Jonathan, although it
was hard to choose one because he has so many
different facial expressions and they're all genuine
parts of him. 

Something blue. I don't exactly get why this was a category.
I was half expecting them to continue and say, "something
old, something new, something borrowed".

This was hands down my favourite picture. The category
was something we love to do so I took out a drawerful
of my old notebooks and scattered them on the floor under
my guitar. It's to represent the music and writing.
I may make this one the new background of my blog...

This category was something we love to wear. I love
these boots and they go with pretty much everything
I own.

Something around the house.

Something I value.This is another of my favourite photos
from this set. My family went out to Nova Scotia a few summers
 ago and while exploring the little town we were staying
 in, we found a jewelry shop. My sisters and I all bought a little
 bag of charms and then divided them up amongst ourselves.
We all ended up with one of these keys and I wear it on
 a necklace regularly. 

Something smaller than an inch. I still have all my pennies,
even though I can't use them anymore. This one
has my birth year on it.

Song of the Day
I completely forgot about these, oops. Anyways, today's song of the day is this one.

I love this song and it reminds me of 'Old School' by Hedley. And it's a Canadian band, which makes them ten times cooler. ;) Enjoy!

Lucky

Hello Lovelies!

Do you ever realize how lucky you are to have people in your life? People who care about you and take time to talk to you and are interested in you? Over the past week or so, I've really started to realize it.

I have some pretty amazing friends.
I have friends who really make me smile, who can really brighten up any day just by having a conversation.
I have friends that I would trust with my life, who's advice I greatly value.
I have friends that I can argue and debate with, with the understanding that we're not taking personal shots, we just love playing the devil's advocate.

I have a great family.
My eleven year old brother came down this morning and the first thing he did was hug me. He's a dedicated 5SOS fan (props to me), a caring, sweet, sensitive guy who always is interested in what I'm doing.
My thirteen year old sister is probably the most down to Earth person I know. She likes to joke that she's a girl version of Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy, but she's so much more than that. We share the same sense of humour and have numerous inside jokes, she is insanely musically and creatively gifted and I love her to bits.
My fifteen year old sister is incredible. We fan girl over shows together, our conversations are truly unique and she always has a different perspective on situations that I never would have considered. No one ever believes that we're related. She's tall, blonde and tan with no freckles and I'm short, brunette, pale as a snowman with tons of freckles.
My mum is my cheerleader and my support system. I honestly cannot believe the amount of driving around she does every day, pretty much all day, just to support our interests. She teaches my two youngest siblings, she cooks meals for us everyday, and she unfailingly does it without complaining.
My dad is always interested in my life. He makes attempts to engage in my life and wants to know all about the "teen culture" (he read The Maze Runner on his flight to Charlotte). He's supports all my hobbies and passions, always helping me further them.

My music teachers are amazing too.
My songwriting/guitar teacher is one of the most amazing, inspirational people I know. He encourages me to run after my dreams and not give up when things get hard.
My singing teacher is so bubbly and helpful and laughs more than any other person I know.

And I'm so thankful for you guys. It is such a nice feeling to know that I can post whatever I want on here and you guys will be understanding, even if it doesn't make any sense.

So whether you are an internet person or someone I know in real life, thank you for being in my life.

Song/Video of the Day - Good Girls by 5SOS

Did anyone else go ballistic over this video?! It's probably one of my favourite songs from the album and it makes me so happy that we actually got a video that had something to do with it. Don't Stop anyone? ;)  So proud to be a Mikey girl right now. I feel like everyone who's been calling him ugly for years finally woke up. Mwuahahaha. >:)

Brothers are the salt of life.

Hello Lovelies!

We all have people in our lives that make living just a little bit sweeter, funnier and exciting. For me, one of those people is my little brother.

This is my brother Jonathan. He is 10 years old, turning eleven in a few days. He is truly one of the most generous, sweet, loud, crazy, dramatic people I know and I love him to bits. He is almost always one of the first people I see in the morning as he runs towards me asking for a good morning hug. He sits at the end of my bed as I play guitar and write. He, in true 10 year old boy fashion, cringes and hides his eyes every time someone on-screen kisses. And sometimes, he says the strangest things. So today, with his permission, I'm going to share some of my favourite "Jonathan quotes".

1) We were all sitting at the table, discussing science when Dad turns to us and asks, "If there was no air, would you still be alive?" Jonathan replies quickly and confidently, "Of course Daddy. Grampa has no hair and he's still alive."

2) Rebecca, exasperated with Jonathan, turns to him and says, "Jonathan! Stop being so flamboyant!" Jonathan responds, "I am not flammable!"

3) Jonathan comes down one morning with a frown on his face. He comes to me and says seriously, "Sarah, I have a problem." The big sister in me is getting concerned and I brace myself for something bad. Hesitantly, I ask what his problem is. He replies, "I can't figure out whether I want to have the ability to fly or the ability to turn invisible."

4) One afternoon, when we were all scrambling to get ready for going out, Jonathan comes into the kitchen and says happily, "I love the exotic mess of our family."

5) This is Jonathan's version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (bonus points for me; I know how to spell it!)
"So when the cat has got your tongue there's no need for dismay
Just summon up this word and then you've got a lot to say
But better use it carefully or it could change your life
I said it to my cow and now it calls me wife!"

6) A conversation between Rebecca and Jonathan whilst playing minecraft.

"Rebecca: Look out! It's an angry mob!
Jonathan looks out the window: Where?!
Rebecca: No, not mom, MOB!
Jonathan sounding relieved: Oh.
Rebecca: Jonathan, angry mobs are worse, they have pitchforks.
Jonathan: Yeah but angry moms have math books!"

7) "Word of advice: never sharpen your claws on a water bed."

8) "Mummy, you smell like love and hugs."

9) "Hey! I can feel my heart beeping!"

10) Conversation while Jonathan's doing math
Jonathan: I hate multiplication but I LOVE friction!
Sarah: Friction?
Mom: I think he means fractions.

I love him to bits, despite the fact I occasionally want to strangle him. Do you guys have younger siblings? Do they ever say things that make you laugh or question their sanity?

Ta ta!

Quote of the Day

There’s no other love like the love for a brother. There’s no other love like the love from a brother. ~Terri Guillemets