Updates and stufffff :)

Hi guys! Since I posted last a bunch has happened! I started school and it has been so fun! I've met tons of new friends. I went to a dance last night and it was really fun! My brother, Elijah, tuned 9!!!! Allie turned 17!!! :) Our fish died and we got new ones. I've grown about 2 inches since August!  My current favorite song is If This Was A Movie by, you guessed it, Taylor Swift. I started guitar lessons too!

New School From Home-Schooled

So, I am/was home-schooled K-7th but I am starting public school for the first time Monday. EEK! I'm excited, and nervous. YAY. TTYL XOX!
 

Update!

A whole lot has been happening since I posted last. It's kind of crazy. I went to the doctor in NC again to get some shots that I needed (I'll be going to get them every 3 months for a year). Well somehow my phone was stolen!! Yeah it was
an iPhone 4. I was really bummed. But I got an iPhone 4s! And my uncle Todd was baptized and joined my church. It was a really happy day. My Papaw Roy had surgery, my Granna had surgery. My mom and dad got new jobs, My aunt Ginger, uncle Travis, and Emberlee came to see me. They moved to Washington state. We got a fish. My hair is starting to grow back! YAY! My Friend Sierra from Vanuatu came to visit. Allie is driving and has her own car. I've been feeling really tired lately. I rearranged my room again. That's about it! Bye!

RAAAANNNDDOOOOMMM

Hey guys!! So they up changed my medicine dosage to 88mcg from 77mcg. I have been felling better now that they have changed it. I re-arranged my room also. If any of my friends from Vanuatu are reading this I miss you guys SOOOOOO much! I can't even describe the feeling I have. :( I really do think about you everyday! I got a new puppy! Her name is Baby and she is a Yorkie! She is the best cuddle buddy! She also LIKES baths! So that makes things 10 times easier! :) :) :)

She is a cutie!!

WELL.... BYE!

Nightly Routine (some nights)

I am going to tell you what I did tonight before bed.
I. I put coconut oil on my hair and then a shower cap and let it sit 5min.
II. Then I got in the sower with it still on me and let it sit for 10min. with hot water running on it.
III. Then I took it off and rinsed and showered as normal.
IV. Then I got out and brushed my hair, put in leave in conditioner, and put clothes on.
V. Then I french braided my hair.
VI. Then I put lotion on my feet and then put socks on.
VII. Then I brushed, flossed, and mouth washed my teeth.
VIII. Now in bed!! That is what I do! :)
 

I LOVVVEEE MUSIC!!

So yesterday I was so sick. I woke up at 7 with a buuggg. I was throwing up and all that jazzy stuff. I was feeling a little better after I was empty of all the food I had eaten the day before. I ate biscuits and gravy today and nothing happened so, I think I'm good! And I lovvveee music!!  

New Pages

So I have some new pages up. Just look at the top of my blog... Enjoy my life story!!!

Uppdate

I know it has been a super long time since I have posted... but I have had a lot happen to me since I last posted. I wrote about my Hypothyroid. Since I have grown 2 1/2 inches, lost 13 pounds, and have has sooo much more energy!! I will write more about it later. I turned 13 and got Taylor Swift Concert tickets and went with Allie and Ariana (allie: http://healthyteenwannabe.blogspot.com/ Ariana:
http://anafaith13.blogspot.com/) So GO FOLLOW THEM!!! I also went to the great wolf lodge in NC!! It was really fun!! PEACE YALL!!!

My New Year

The new year is here.... we're almost a month into it! The new year has had some BIG surprises for me! I found out a few weeks ago that I have hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is where your thyroid is under-active . The thyroid is a gland in your neck that controls how quickly the body uses energy, makes proteins, and controls how sensitive the body is to other hormones. This is what causes me not to grow... which answers the question "Why am I so much shorter than everyone my age?" It also causes you to be really tired, feel sick, have dry skin, be cold all the time, and a lot of other things. I went and had labs done and had  really high thyroid levels (which means the thyroid is under-active.. funny, I know). So the doctor here referred me to a pediatric endocrinologist. I went to see the endocrinologist this past weekend and she gave me some medicine to take EVERYDAY. I have been taking it for 5 days now and I've already gotten 1/4 an inch taller! No... this medicine is not some "Miracle Grow" pill... but  I feel so much better now that I am taking the it. I used to feel sick and tired all the time. The only downside is I haven't been able to sleep well for a few nights now, but the doctor said that may happen and would go away once I got used to the medicine. 

I'm just so happy and thank God it wasn't something more serious and I can finally get taller!! I go back to the endocrinologist in 6 weeks check my thyroid levels again. Thanks to all my family and friends who knew for the prayers. They are greatly appreciated! 



Miana Paige 

Clogging

Some of you may know, today I started clogging! If you don't know what clogging is click HERE, then come back and finish reading this.  It was so much fun! I go every Thursday at 7:30. Today we just did the basic step. Next week we start working on a routine. After we get the routine down, I move up to the bigger advanced class. That will be in about 5 weeks! YAY! I haven't got clogging shoes yet, but I've just been using regular shoes. I hope to get some soon. Clogging is really fun and good exercise too. I can't wait to get to where I can do advanced stuff. If you want to learn clogging you can look up videos on YouTube to learn how. Or you can find a beginning clogging group near you! :)   

What I've been doing

What have I been doing lately? Well THAT is a very good question.

On Monday my dad and I had an eye appointment in Kingsport, so we went up there and saw the doc and spent the day together. :) The rest of the week I have been doing school work, wrapping presents, getting ready for Christmas, and looking at stuff on the internet. I am trying to pass the time as quickly as possible because I am just SOO excited for Christmas and seeing all my family! I have my aunt Ginger, uncle Travis, and little cousin Emberlee coming all the way from Connecticut for Christmas, and we are all going to my aunt Gina's and uncle Jason's house for the weekend after Christmas to do a Christmas thing. There I will get to see my Papaw and Laura, Gina, Jason, Drew and Jasee (Cousins), and Ginger, Travis and Emberlee! All my other family on my moms side will be there too. I AM GETTING WAY OFF TRACK! I AM JUST SO EXCITED!! Christmas is just my favorite time of year! I will do another post either before or after Christmas! 

FOLLOW AND COMMENT!! 

Thanks!

Miana

12/12/12, Birthdays, and Christmas!

 Well ... Yesterday was 12/12/12, the last day with 3 repeating numbers we will ever see. It makes me sad. But TODAY is my awesome aunt Stacy's birthday!! SO happy birthday Stacy!! Today is also my friend Cassia's birthday!! So happy 13th birthday to an awesome friend!! Hope you have a good one! AND today  is Taylor Swift's birthday!! Happy Birthday Taylor! 

And tomorrow is my uncle Shane's birthday! So happy early birthday Shane! 

My cousin Jasee has a birthday on Dec. 18! 

My Papaw Roy has a birthday on Dec. 18! 

And on December 23rd, it will be my mom and aunt Tonya's birthday (they are twins). :)

Lots of birthdays this month!! 

And the most important birthday of all... Jesus' birthday! YES! Christmas is only 12 days away! So in the midst of all the excitement, remember the true reason of the holiday! 

I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT CHRISTMAS!! :) 

So Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday to everyone having birthdays, and I hope you enjoyed 12/12/12!! 

BIG Everyday Problems

Hey everyone! I have recently been doing a lot of research on harmful chemicals in everyday products we use around the house. I have found out that pretty much EVERYTHING we use is harmful to us in some way, even drinking water! I have a pretty big list of chemicals. I encourage you to go around your house looking for these chemicals in products such as makeup, lip balm/chap stick, shampoo, conditioner, soaps (body wash, hand soap, dish soap, bar soap), shaving cream, deodorant, toothpaste, mouthwash, fingernail polish, fingernail polish remover, any hair product, lotion, body oils,  and anything else hygiene and/or beauty related. 

• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, sodium Laureth Sulfate
• Petroleum Jelly, Petroleum, Petrolatum
• Mineral oil
• Propylene Glycol
• Nylon and Micro fiber (found in some mascara)
• Parabens
• Acetone (found in some fingernail polish remover)
• Aluminum
• Dibutyl phthalate
• Triclosan (AKA irgasan DP 300, lexol 300, Ster-Zac, Cloxifenolum, BioFresh, Microban) (this is found in most toothpaste!)
• Mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium
• Ethanol, ethyl acetrate
• Chlorine (tap water, swimming pools)
• Lead (found in some lipstick)

Also, some people have different opinions, but baby oil and body/massage oils also can be harmful, and if ingested can even kill you! Petroleum or Petroleum Jelly can also be harmful, and doesn't even add moisture to skin, but rather blocks moisture from entering! I don't know EVERY little detail, but I do know that chemicals are slowly making people sick in our country and our world today. You can go to Google 

 and search Harmful chemicals in everyday products and read up on all the chemicals that are out there. I suggest also looking up Mineral Oil and read all the bad things its use causes. A lot of these chemicals are linked to skin disorders, diseases, cancer, and even death! 

If we are everyday putting more and more of these toxic chemicals into our bodies we will eventually get sick. There is NO WAY AROUND IT! And not only are we going to get sick, but we aren't taking care of the bodies God gave us. He wants us to be healthy and able to do things not be pumped full of toxic chemicals and sick!  

So right now, I'm pretty pumped to make change happen! Aren't you? That's why when I get older, I want to be a cosmetic chemist/cosmetologist so I can make hair, skin, and makeup products that are not harmful in ANY way to you.  

Please comment and follow my blog. I plan on making more posts about HEALTHY alternatives as I do more research and help all I can on making you more aware of products that are bad and good/better for you! And I plan on making some homemade recipes that really work (much research to be done first!) and test them out and let you know how they work so you can try them (yes I will be the guinea pig). 

Thanks everyone! 

 

BCFs!

So what does BCF stand for? Best Cousins Forever of course! I love all my cousins the same so they are all my BCFs, but today I'm talking about Ariana (aka Ana, Ana Faith, Lucy, Sissy Faith, Sissy, the list goes on and on!) Tonight I am spending the night with her. This is not uncommon, because we do this almost every weekend! On almost every weekend I come over to her house or she comes to mine on Friday night and we have the best time! We both LOVE singing and love doing it together even more together. Maybe some time I will post a video of us singing together. We are really more like sisters than cousins (our moms are actually twins)! We are 2 years apart.... but we still have so much fun! Ana just got a blog and she is super excited about it so go check it out HERE and follow her and chat with her in the chat box! Also... yes I'm going to say it again because the more the merrier... FOLLOW ME!!

Thanks everyone!

Signature!

I have added a signature at the end of my posts now. How do you like it? From now on this will show up at the end of every post! I like it!

Blogging for Fun

I think blogging is a lot of fun. You can post about anything you want and share anything you choose! And you can also go to other peoples blogs and read their posts. So I want to share a new blog with you. It is my cousins blog and she just started so PLEASE go visit her blog and follow! It would make her SUPER happy!  Just click HERE! Also thanks to my aunt, Ginger, for following my blog! Everyone else, make me a really happy girl and follow my blog and tell others about it!

Thanks to you all!

NEEDING FOLLOWERS!!

Hey guys! Well I now have 1 follower! Thanks Mamaw Mary! BUT, I still need more! Please follow my blog! Also feel free to leave comments on my posts and what you think I should post about to make my blog better. SO... Please follow my blog and come back and visit anytime!

Thanks Everyone!!


Miana

My Weekend

So, this weekend I have been with my grandparents (AKA Mamaw and Papaw, Granna and Papaw). Yesterday and last night I was with Mamaw and Papaw. Today and Tomorrow I am/will be with Granna and Papaw. Mom and Dad went to West Virginia for the weekend so we get to spend the weekend with them! I have had a lot of fun so far.

Another little fact about me... I HAVE STICK STRAIGHT HAIR. No curl, no wave, no volume, just flat, straight hair. And the only way I can get my hair curly (Without using a curling iron and a TON of hairspray) is curlers (I use rag curlers a lot) or overnight braids. So tonight.... the braids are in and I'm hoping for pretty waves tomorrow.

So goodnight everyone and have a good Sunday tomorrow!

 

Snow In Fall

YES!! It IS snowing... and yes..we do have about 10in. of it... and yes.... it IS just a little more than a month into fall. So today I got to wear my BIG winter coat! It is very, very, very cold outside.... about 36 degrees. So now.. there is pretty much NO leaves on the trees :(. That is very sad, I know. The trees were just beginning to look so pretty, turning their pretty AUTUMN colors. But on the bright side, we now have pretty white snow! Christmas seems so much closer now.. and we haven't even had Thanksgiving yet! Welcome to fall in SW Virginia!!!

Fabulous Fall

Fall is one of my favorite seasons. The weather starts to turn cold and I can get out my sweaters, I get to start wearing my boots (YAY!), all the yummy fall foods like pumpkin pie and cookies and drinks like hot apple cider and hot chocolate, Thanksgiving,and most of all the BEAUTIFUL fall colors! I love fall so mush!! And it's only that much closer to Christmas!! And you don't want to even get me started about Christmas!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Christmas!! It's my very favorite holiday!!

So... I will try as hard as I can to get fall pictures up soon!

 Love,
Miana