- i'm probably the only person in the whole world who doesn't love Swig's sugar cookies
- i know all the words to every song from all three High School Musical movies
- i have a bachelors degree in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University
- most of my knowledge about the geography of Rome comes from the Lizzie McGuire movie ["this is what dreams are made of..."]
- if i could live anywhere i'd live in cabin, on a lake, in the mountains
- i have a not-so-secret love for cupcakes
- i never dyed my hair until just this last year
- i maybe got a little teary-eyed during the Katy Perry movie
- my top five celebrity crushes are: Rupert Grint [aka Ron Weasley], David Archuleta, Matthew Grey Gubler, Andrew Garfield and Peter Pan
- one of my top fears is that i will smell bad and i won't know it
- i'm a little ocd about cleanliness
- my career aspiration at the age of 7 was to be the killer whale trainer at SeaWorld
- i have donated my hair to Locks of Love twice
- i am the only person in my family without corrective lenses
- my secret talent is being able to fit in a dryer
- my favorite color is yellow
- i love all things Harry Potter
-when i was little i pretended like a had 27 children and lived in Germany
-i love planning parties and events
- i spend too much money at Target
-i am a Mormon (i belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
-i've written quite a few short stories, and even had one published!
- i'm a goal-setter and a goal-getter
-i don't like the taste of bubblegum
-i love the sun, but after living in rainy British Columbia, the rain is growing on me :)
-i've written quite a few short stories, and even had one published!
- i'm a goal-setter and a goal-getter
-i don't like the taste of bubblegum
-i love the sun, but after living in rainy British Columbia, the rain is growing on me :)
anything else you want to know about me?
leave a comment!
they say that when you are brave enough to say a good-bye, life will grant you a new hello. whatever that good bye might be- leaving a job, moving, coming home from a mission, whatever- there are hellos on the horizon.
one of those hellos that i'm forever grateful for is my new friend, hannah. we met at work. technically she's kind of my boss. she's got the cutest style and is a lover of her family. seriously, she's the cutest! hannah kind of took me under her wing and helped me out when times were tough. that was just a few months ago.
i am really so grateful for her!
but speaking of hellos, i realized that maybe you all want to get to know me, since this blog is fairly new. in a getting to know you blog post, what would you like to know? what questions would you like me to answer? comment below and leave a question- or two!
happy sunday!
one of those hellos that i'm forever grateful for is my new friend, hannah. we met at work. technically she's kind of my boss. she's got the cutest style and is a lover of her family. seriously, she's the cutest! hannah kind of took me under her wing and helped me out when times were tough. that was just a few months ago.
i am really so grateful for her!
but speaking of hellos, i realized that maybe you all want to get to know me, since this blog is fairly new. in a getting to know you blog post, what would you like to know? what questions would you like me to answer? comment below and leave a question- or two!
happy sunday!
you might be wondering why i blog. what drives me to put thoughts on the internet.
i started blogging in fall 2008 right after i started attending Brigham Young University. i basically started blogging to record my life and my thoughts as a university student. and i started blogging about things that i was passionate about. i blog about health, but not how to live on a paleo diet or how to get washboard abs, but real health- medicine, nutrition, and mental health. but more than that, my blogging so far as served as an outlet, a place that i can be vulnerable and tell things how they really are. to let the world know that life happens- for better or for worse. but it happens and the tough have to get going.
fast forward seven year [i'm feeling old]. after i graduated from BYU i wanted to start a new blog- kind of a post university blog [because obviously after graduation i would suddenly have a terribly exciting and fun life]. but then i went on my mission. blog creation postponed.
i figured i'd start a new blog when i got home and got married [because, foolishly, i equated the two]. i got home in december of last year and for the next months my life went topsy turvy. life didn't go as planned, and suddenly i was left wondering what to do next. and so i created this new blog.
halfway there is a blog mostly for me. a safe place for me to write and express myself. it will partly serve as a "diary"- a place to share my life. my story is still being developed and i honestly don't know what the next year holds. mostly, i hope that my experiences will help someone- even if to just let you know that you aren't alone. and partly, i hope to blog about things i feel deeply about- my religion, body image and health, and probably food [because i love me some food]. i am on a journey to rediscover myself and to recreate my hobbies and habits.
so, i'm halfway there, and actually living on a prayer, but this isn't a sad story. it's a story of real life. real triumphs and really sorrow. real adventure. and probably real boredom [we have netflix for that.]
i hope you join me and add your thoughts.
here's my story... for what it's worth:
i started blogging in fall 2008 right after i started attending Brigham Young University. i basically started blogging to record my life and my thoughts as a university student. and i started blogging about things that i was passionate about. i blog about health, but not how to live on a paleo diet or how to get washboard abs, but real health- medicine, nutrition, and mental health. but more than that, my blogging so far as served as an outlet, a place that i can be vulnerable and tell things how they really are. to let the world know that life happens- for better or for worse. but it happens and the tough have to get going.
because everyone needs a new start.
halfway there is a blog mostly for me. a safe place for me to write and express myself. it will partly serve as a "diary"- a place to share my life. my story is still being developed and i honestly don't know what the next year holds. mostly, i hope that my experiences will help someone- even if to just let you know that you aren't alone. and partly, i hope to blog about things i feel deeply about- my religion, body image and health, and probably food [because i love me some food]. i am on a journey to rediscover myself and to recreate my hobbies and habits.
so, i'm halfway there, and actually living on a prayer, but this isn't a sad story. it's a story of real life. real triumphs and really sorrow. real adventure. and probably real boredom [we have netflix for that.]
i hope you join me and add your thoughts.
moment of truth: i'm totes scared to become vulnerable to share some things that i feel like i need to share. so please be patient with me as i try to find myself and share my story with her.
well hey there! and welcome to halfway there.
my name is Rebekah Arnesen, but if that's too long for you, i go by Beka or Bex. after seven years of blogging over at just american honey, i've made this new blog- for a new phase of life. i started blogging when i was 18, and now i'm... well, you can do the math. i think they call it the "mid-twenties." here's a little about me.
i'm a byu graduate in exercise sciences. i returned home from a mission for the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (some people call us mormons) to british columbia (northwest canada) in december. my life is not how i imagined it would be when i first started blogging 7 years ago. it has taken countless unexpected twists and turns. and although some of them have been painful, i am grateful for the path i have taken.
at this moment in life, i feel halfway to anywhere. i'm not completely into a career. i'm not married. i'm halfway into the adult life. yet, i believe that when you're halfway, you can still enjoy and live life to the fullest. and so that is my motto. i live to be happy, to find joy and to follow my dreams- whatever they might be. i hope that you join me on this journey. who knows where the road will go?
please excuse my "dust" as i try to figure out technology :)
please excuse my "dust" as i try to figure out technology :)
