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It's actually kind of ironic that I feature different songs for a whole day of each week on my blog, because I don't really listen to music very often. Mostly, I listen to music only when I'm in the car.  But the other day, I was cleaning my apartment for a few hours, so I wanted some music to keep me going. I installed a Pandora app and typed in Sam Tsui as the first thing. This actually turned out to be kind of annoying because nearly every song was a cover instead of an original, but one song popped up that I really liked. So that's the gem I'm going to feature today: Never Stop Safetysuit It's maybe a little cheesy, but mostly just adorable :) Let me know what you think! **ashleynicole

First of all, I did no Spiritual Sunday yesterday because the internet at my apartment was broken. It was a bummer, but I guess that means I won't be doing one this week because those posts always take a little more thought and time, which I just don't have any day but Sunday! Okay, now onto today's post. I've noticed that a lot of people on Facebook are posting something they're thankful for each day in November. I won't be doing that, because I don't post every day, and I especially don't blog-post every day. BUT. I thought maybe I'd do it just a few times throughout the month . . . mostly when I'm feeling extra thankful or when I have nothing more pressing to post :) So today I am thankful to know there is an end to school.  It doesn't ever really seem like it because you spend the first twenty or so years of your life in school, but it does end.  For me, it ends in 172 days. I have just one semester after the current on...

I was never really one to do crafty things . . . that is, until Pinterest. Now I do crafts whenever I have the time and money! This year, I did TWO crafts for Halloween.  My inspiration for the googly eyes frame was found  here  and for the chevron pumpkin was found here . Both projects were pretty simple, but they turned out really cute! My one tip is to always buy spray paint at Lowe's! They have every color imaginable and they're way cheaper than Walmart or Hobby Lobby. Who wants to do Thanksgiving and Christmas crafts with me? :) **ashleynicole

Spiritual Sunday If you could keep just one thing with you when you died, what would you keep? For me, it would be my amazing husband, Russ. I had to put a funny one . . . cuz my husband is funny! :) And just cute :) He's wonderful :) But, if I could keep one thing collectively, it would be my whole family: my parents, my siblings, my nieces and nephews, my grandparents and aunts and uncles, and my future children. And that is what I love about my  church . I get to!  We believe in life after death, and we believe that we will be able to share that life with all of our loved ones. Relationships don't end with death; they continue on into eternity. Today in church, we talked a lot about doing genealogy: learning about ancestors, writing down our own histories for future generations, and basically just linking generations together.  It made me want to learn more about my family. I want to learn things about those who have already passed on, but I als...

Sometimes, life gets super busy. When life gets super busy, the sink tends to fill up with dishes. Then it gets harder to want to do them. But then sometimes, Mom has a great idea . . .  Load those dishes into a laundry basket and bring them to my parents' dishwasher! Best. Idea. EVER.  I was so happy because I really hate doing dishes :) What chores do you hate? **ashleynicole

Have you heard Roar  by Katy Perry? It's on the radio all the time, and for a while, I loved it.  Then I heard Sam Tsui's cover of the same song, and I liked it even more.  I heard about Sam Tsui three years ago, when I was a freshman. He did a mash-up including  Dynamite, Love the Way You Lie, and Teenage Dream, and I pretty much loved it. Me and my roommates would sometimes listen to it like five times in a row. If you want to listen,  go ahead ! So today I'm featuring Roar Sam Tsui + Alex Goot Enjoy!  Let me know what you think in the comment section :) **ashleynicole

Spiritual Sunday [Cool graphic coming soon . . . ] If you're new here, and don't know what Spiritual Sunday is, head on over to  this blogpost  to see what it's all about! At the most recent  General Conference , Elder Uchtdorf gave a talk entitled, "Come, Join with Us." I was sick that day, so unfortunately, I fell asleep. But I watched it the other day, and I just love it! I highly recommend reading or watching it  here  :) (unfortunately, I can't embed the video . . . ) He spends a lot of time inviting people to come and join with the Mormons  (hence the title), but if you want, you could ignore that and you'd still find goodness in the things he shares. What I really enjoyed about the talk was how much he focuses on telling people, "You're not perfect, and that's okay." I think people spend so much time thinking that they're not good enough, that they're hopelessly flawed, and that they'll never be able...