Author: jazmynebisquera

Hopelessly in love with irony and best frienemies with sarcasm.
Life

New Year’s Resolutions

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I know I’m a bit late, but I really wanted to share what my New Year’s Resolutions were. If not for you guys, for myself, so that way I’ll have a harder time forgetting them. Here you go:

  • Get back into hot yoga
    • I did hot yoga over the summer last year and it was AWESOME. I really want to go back and do it again for an extended time period. It really cleanses the body out and makes you feel refreshed and ready to go
  • Have a healthier diet
    • I’m not doing this because I want to lose weight. I simply want to feel healthier and more energetic and like I have more stamina. So, no more cake or chocolate or excessive vegetarian bacon.
  • Dance more
    • Hip hop dancing is one of my passions. I really need to start choreographing more this year.
  • Move into step-family’s house
    • This has been loooooong overdue. We’ve been meaning to move into our stepfamily’s house for like…9 years. I think it’s time. (Especially since I’ll be graduating soon)
  • Get rid of things I don’t need/are old
    • I really don’t want to be on the next episode of “Hoarders”. Time to get rid of my old stuff.
  • Buy new furniture for my room
    • Time to hit up Goodwill Outlet and look for a new desk and some new shelf/storage space for my room. I’ve had relatively the same furniture since 3rd grade.
  • Care more about fashion and less about makeup
    • I really love fashion and going thrift store shopping. I need to shop more this year and expand and flesh out my wardrobe so that way I can be hitting up the streets in style. I DON’T want to care about the small imperfections of my face and let those imperfections control whether or not I think I look good. I don’t need makeup to feel beautiful.
  • Grow out my hair
    • Last year I experimented with different short-medium hairstyles. Time to grow it out and see what happens
  • Keep in touch with people
    • I really need to do a better job managing friendships and keeping in touch with people I don’t see every day at school.
  • Don’t be a pushover- be confident!
    • I can’t let other people step on me and make me feel inferior. I have to assert myself and be confident and independent in order to be happy and feel important.
Crafts, DIY

Best DIY Presents!

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I wrote this article a while ago for my student newspaper. The best part about this list is that you can make these presents during any time of the year! Check it out!
 
 
The Best Do-It-Yourself
Christmas Present List
Having trouble figuring out what to
get your family/friend/teacher/neighbor this year? No worries! Here are some
great do-it-yourself gift ideas for the holiday season:
A Car Kit
From: http://news.holidash.com/2011/05/24/diy-fathers-day-gift/
In my opinion, guys are the most difficult people to get a present for. Make
your dad, boyfriend, guy friend, male teacher, uncle, or grandpa a convenient
car kit they can use while they are is driving to work, while they are driving
to pick you up from school, or in the event if they get lost. You’ll need a
little bag and things to put in it, like Band-aids, hand sanitizer, gum,
tissues, a flashlight and a granola bar. You can customize each kit by putting
in different things in it or by decorating the front of the bag.
 
 
 
Teacup Candles
From: http://www.marthastewart.com/273016/teacup-lights
These candles are useful and dainty little gifts you can
make with a little time and patience. You’ll need a teacup, candles that you
don’t use or wax, a bowl to melt the wax, skewers, and wicks. You could go to
Goodwill to find different types of teacups for each candle to make it more
personalized. When the person is done with their candle, they can slide the wax
out of the cup, wash it, and use it for tea!
A Memory Jar
From: http://thecollegejuice.com/tag/diy-memory-jar/
Memory jars are great homemade gifts to make if you really
want to make a special, individualized present for someone. You’ll need a jar
and memorabilias/notes/anything sentimental to you. Fill the jar up with things
that connect and make sense to you and the other person, like a note with an
inside joke written on it or a ticket stub of both of your favorite movies.
It’s an extremely customizable gift, and can be really thoughtful if you put
effort into it.
Why I Love You/Why You’re My Best Friend Card Deck
From: http://www.papervinenz.com/2011/02/hi-everyone-this-is-last-of-my.html
This gift is really sweet and heartwarming. You could give
it to your significant other or your best friend or anyone you really care
about. You’ll need a deck of cards, a hole punch, a pen, ribbon or something to
bind the cards together, and 52 pieces of paper to glue onto the cards. This
gift is also extremely customizable, and you can put cute reasons why you love
that person/are best friends with that person such as, “Because of the way you
laugh.”
Hot Chocolate Spoons
From: http://missindiedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/10/fall-diy-hot-chocolate-spoons.html
I like this gift a lot because they’re easy to make,
delicious, and unique. All you’ll need is spoons, melted chocolate, and small
edible things to put onto the chocolate. You could use M&M’s, marshmallows,
coconut shreds, broken candy canes, sprinkles, or chocolate chips. There are so
many different combinations of chocolate and toppings to put on the spoons, the
possibilities are endless! Plus they are so easy to make you could create a
bunch of them and give them away in little bags as presents.

Poems, Writing

“The Thinker” Poem

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“The Thinker” by Jazmyne Bisquera

One shoulder up,

One shoulder down.

A hand living humbly under your chin

And your right arm,

Resting on the chair,

Because it belongs there.

You are the God of sunsets

Master of midnight,

Lovechild of the Bermuda Triangle

And the promiscuous moon.

You are a child’s laugh,

Dreams, hopes, wishes

And Rubiks Cubes,

The smile on my face

As I watch the clouds float by

You are confusing and frustrating

And wonderful and lovely.

You are the one thing I can’t put my finger on

And I only wish that I knew

Just exactly how to understand you.