VOLCANIC ASH (and the LA Derby Dolls)

My sister is "Fresh Meat" for the LA Derby Dolls! She is a hardcore roller derby chick and I'm so proud/impressed/excited for her! Her first Baby Doll Brawl is coming up on November 14th and here is the awesome promo for the event (she's the blondie named "Volcanic Ash"). I've got a pretty rad sister.

Update from a busy girl.

So many, many things happening around me, I don't even know where to begin! All I know is that in this moment, I'm very content.

1. I just got home last night from a weekend in Lawrence, KS where I was able to catch up with a few of my old friends/roommates. It was a much needed visit because it had been so long, so it was really nice!

2. The election was last week which is always a stressful time for me. I get really into it and invest a lot of my time, energy, and emotions into politics. My faith in the humanity of Colorado citizens was almost shaken, but thankfully they (by an extremely slim and discomforting margin) did not disappoint. And as a side note, I find it hilarious that the Republican party thinks they sent out this huge message...they may have taken the house (which happens EVERY TIME the opposite party is in the white house so no surprise OR giant win there) but they didn't take the senate thanks to their tea-party candidates. So thanks for being so extreme, it helps the democratic party a bunch :)

3. Today was an absolutely perfect day. Weather-wise anyway. It was just perfectly Fall. Warm but breezy, leaves everywhere. It was amazing. I wish I could have bottled it because it was just so peaceful and pretty and perfect (wish I had a picture of it). Tomorrow, however, it's supposed to snow which I am not looking forward to much. Time to get my freeze on.

4. Thanksgiving break is right around the corner and I can't wait for it. At KU we had a Fall break AND a thanksgiving break. I must say, it's a lot harder to wait just a couple more weeks for a few days off than it seems. I'm really looking forward to it.

I leave you with a quote:
"I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right." -George W. Bush

Good night.

Quote of the Week

"We must get over wanting to be needed - this is the hardest of all temptations to resist."

-C. S. Lewis

(Special thanks to my good friend, Anna for tweeting this one)

Sweet Seattle

I went to Seattle this past weekend with my family for my brother's first "Family Weekend" as a college freshman. It was my first time there and I absolutely loved it! It rained the whole weekend (which I didn't mind because I love rain) and it was really beautiful there.



We did a lot of really cool things over the weekend. We saw my brother's campus, went down to Pike Market where we saw the original Starbucks, went into the city and got SUPER close to the Space Needle - my sister and I really wanted to go up and see the view from the city but we ended up going to a Harry Potter exhibit instead (which, sadly, was not worth it), and we ate the BEST food.






One thing I was obsessed with while we were there was how progressive everything was. We walked by this beautiful church with a banner out front that said "You are welcome here, come as you are" which I thought was incredible. That is how churches should be, and I have never witnessed one like that before so it was a really awesome experience.



Overall it was a really nice weekend with my family, experiencing a new city and spending time with them. I will most definitely be going back.

Got me thinking.

It's been a weird couple of weeks for me. Much more school work than I've ever had to do in my college career, plus lots of tests and other things on the side that all had a deadline. So it's been kind of rough, and I'm definitely looking forward to the breaks ahead.

Today is Ryan's 22nd birthday. So happy birthday, bean. I hope you liked your cupcakes and your cute little baby bottle of Sky.

On Friday I will head to Seattle with my mom, dad, and sister to visit my brother for his first family weekend of college. I'm really looking forward to the weekend because for one, I've never been to Seattle, two, I miss Connor and Ashley dearly and it's not very often we have all 5 of us together, and three, I really need a little getaway.

I have a task that needs to be done in the next couple weeks. I'm supposed to do 3 things that are just for me and sadly enough, I can't think of anything I do that's just for me other than my blog. My blog is the only thing right now that is just mine and that makes me happy without having to think about all the other outside factors that shape or complicate my life (which tends to be a lot). It's kind of a sad thought. I really need to figure out something that I can do for myself - I need to focus on me. I need focus on loving myself and treating myself better. I'm not sure where to start or how to get there but it's time to tune into Chelsea and stop worrying about everything else.

Anyways, that's all for now. Hopefully I'll return with some cool pictures from my weekend in Seattle and some self-help ideas. Goodnight.

New look?

I thought it was time for a change.

Just breathe.

I don't even know how long it's been since I posted. All I know is that I haven't had a second to myself for the last like, 2 weeks and so I'm forcing myself to take one right now.

I've had test after test after test along with papers and homework and a recent phone mishap
that's had my anxiety at dangerous levels. Don't even THINK about calling me, it wont work.

At this second I feel like I could use a good hug. I need one. I can't even remember the last time I hugged someone. And that thought makes me feel lonely. I miss my family and my loud ass cats and my dog and I just realized I haven't fed my fish in like a week.

I need sleep. I need friends. I need to ace this 2 part test I've been busting my ass on all week and I need some frickin' help. Sometimes you just can't do everything by yourself.

I need to remember to breathe. Just breathe and keep moving forward.