Becoming a True Millennial

In the middle of this past semester, I found myself so busy keeping up with school, friends, boyfriend, and worrying about all of the above, that I wasn't able to take a step back and breathe! I'm one to use Instagram as a life update journal, since I really do enjoy sharing myself with those who decide they're interested in following me! Because of everything that was going on in my life, I hadn't even felt like I'd have anything to say in a life update, because I didn't KNOW what was even going on with me lol! Long story short, I finally gained some clarity and perspective, and this was my post:   Scattered Kayla Update: This week, I have been slapped in the face with the reality of how the Savior picks us up when we just give him our willing hearts, mights, minds, and souls. It’s hard! It’s hard getting out of that mid-semester slump when you’re just literally sick and tired so you’re skipping out on responsibilities and procrastinating deadlines, then just ...

About a month ago, I was getting out of my "social media fast" phase of not paying much attention to my instagram or facebook that had always consumed my free time! Bad me! I'd felt sooo good getting out of the habit of using social media as a not-so-social source, but for some reason, I thought it'd be appealing once again. NOT SO. This one week, I hadn't realized it until a few days after of feeling kinda bad about it, and I wanted to stop, because I found myself starting to care more about doing things that were "post-able", stopped being as intentional with people by getting outside of my comfort zone to talk with them, and mostly just allowed myself to get distracted from my responsibilities. This un-intentional experiment has really changed me for the better as I've finally seen how destructive social media can be for me when I let myself become a robot to it. That idea reminds me of the song iRobot by Jon Bellion that is really insightful abo...

When my dad got an account to Deseret Audiobook Library last year, I feel like he was this new person, all of a sudden getting pumped, recommending new ones for me to listen to every time we talked! After a few occasions of him reminding me to download the app, I finally remembered and even took interest in starting one one morning as I got ready. Ever since I started "One by One" by Elder Bednar, I have been so oddly excited to listen to church books as I get ready! Maybe it's the fact that I often take so long to get ready, that I need to compensate and use the time wisely, but the spirit has been able to teach me so much each day as I've gotten to know the leaders and speakers of the church better. I've "remembered" (ha) this one class I listened to called "Remember, Remember, Remember" by Clint Pulver that taught this profound lesson on the importance of "remembering" as taught in the Book of Mormon. That week, I was excited to s...

If you were around me enough, you'd know what I mean by the title *AH*. Points if you know what meme/video that's referring to! Alright, take a second to think about it..... okay friends. here it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZLs7BHhduA PLEASE ENJOY. Jump to :30 and stop at *ah*. Now watch it again. Okay, if you're not laughing now, then something's wrong with you ^^! LOL, but in all seriousness, how grateful are we for funny Youtube videos? Media can absolutely be used for evil, but how cool is it that, if we have access to the internet (and maybe some headphones), we can cheer ourselves up, make inside jokes, and pass on laughs. You've got original funny videos made, and then (sometimes) funny parodies of those funny videos made, and you can watch it over and over again! I just got a kick out of watching Peanut-Butter-Boy again, and will continue to enjoy 

This week, as I've been caught between final projects and the craze and excitement of Christmas, the distant thought of needing to purchase gifts for family has creeped its way into my to-do list. WHY. WHY WHY WHY are finals so late? Why is it the norm to get home 3 days before Christmas?! Whatever. It's fine. I'm okay. :). Something I would like to address, though, is this gift-purchasing. Unfortunately, I was too consumed with homework over Thanksgiving break, that I did not dare check out Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals, but Amazon deals ads have been popping up on my feed, convincing me that it's not too late to wisely use that 1-click purchase button. In fact, it is the absolute perfect time to be easily purchasing things, because it's crunch time. #13DAYS. So yesterday, I took a second to look online for this hat my brother was wanting for Christmas, and WHADDYA KNOW? I could ship it to my house to arrive by THURSDAY. It's incredible how much we take advan...

Sleep and I have had a mostly "hate" relationship throughout my life, and I'm afraid that the annoying insomnia has been creeping back at the most inopportune moment! I let my doctor know about it, since my ADD meds might be affecting my sleep the most, and he gave me several tips to try out this week to improve my sleep. One thing he said that I found funny was recommending to read something "boring" for several minutes before bed, namely the Old Testament. SO. Indeed, I opened up that dusty thing and began reading Exodus, which I thought would put me right to sleep, but no! I found myself laughing at little phrases here and there (that really weren't that funny at all), so I guess I discovered that the Old Testament is a little more entertaining than I've thought my whole life! Although it probably didn't really help with my sleep, I believe I'll continue reading it before bed because of how much I realize I need to appreciate it :') 

Oh man, thank goodness for this show! I'm so glad I listened to Dr. Hill last semester when he recommended it to all of his students LOL. I started it in the summer, and felt so uplifted as well as informed! Because it tackles sooo many issues humanity faces (divorce, death, sexuality, race, obesity, alcoholism, etc.), it causes its viewers to feel something every episode. The scenes of hardship with characters I couldn't necessarily empathize with were great teaching moments for me, and also particularly helpful as I've gone through my Cross-Cultural Family class as well as Marriage Prep! Specifically, I've been interested in how different couples in the show handle conflict and endure in their relationships. As far as Cross-Cultural families, I've been able to better understand their true struggles with race and have been inspired to stop seeing race as a divider of humans. 

As I've been using my roommate's desk lately, I've had her  Two Magazine, winter edition tempting me to get distracted from doing my homework. One hard study sesh, I decided to give in and spend some time flipping through the silly quizzes, date ideas, and wedding service ads. I couldn't help but think about how disappointed I was to not find very many useful things for dating and marriage in their like I have found in my classes as a Family Studies majoy. For my letter assignment, I was excited to write to The Daily Universe and give them a piece of my mind, I mean, advice.  Hello Daily Universe! My name is Kayla Moon, and I am a student of Family Studies here at BYU. Studying the topics of marriages, families, emerging adults, and dating day after day can definitely get you to think about and analyze them constantly, and especially more so being in a family and dating-centered culture such as ours. I have found your Two Magazine uniquely intere...

For SFL 354, I viewed the movie Under the Same Moon , with the intention to notice hardships of race, age, or ethnicity one of the main characters went through with which I could relate. Media like the movie I watched has so much to teach us regarding our place in society compared to others... It's enlightening and encouraging how much we can begin to understand others and their struggles when we are given a piece of their perspective. Here are a few lines from my report: My heart was so full as I saw little Carlitos’ struggle with neglect and search for a secure attachment as he suffered the consequences of his family’s income level combined with ethnicity and age. I was particularly touched by his maturity throughout the process of being tossed from his family’s place in Mexico, to being in the care of strangers, to reuniting with his mother on his own. How could someone so young encounter such traumatic events in a relatively calm manner? ...