Corinne-isms

My own original phrases (some thought of on the spot) for your viewing pleasure:

• When life hands you lemons, roll them for optimum juice
• Life is experience
• Eat peanut butter straight from the jar. YOLO
• Pants are optional; females have a perfectly acceptable alternative-- a skirt. 
• Prayer and a positive attitude is like using toothpaste and floss-- use daily to fight cavities.
• Music is the soul's way of communicating
• Life is a canvas and I will splash it with vivid colors
• Find an Olaf who gives warm hugs-- it chases every bad feeling away
• The most life altering blessings come at unexpected times
• Don't be afraid to make mistakes
• Pain is growth= growth is maturity
• Hope is the paddle board strapped to your leg while you float in the ocean
• Follow your dreams no matter the cost. NOT following your dreams is a steeper price
• Soetimes i ameka msitakes on purprose to ease up as a grammer natiz
• Thank those who gave you the tools to find your own strength
• Courage is knowing when not to respond and walk away
• Be the person who listens 
• We possess the key to our own happiness
• Blame is a slippery slope; eventually it comes back to bite you
• Everything doesn't have to go my way
• No one person can be the sole reason for my happiness
• Stop looking at what others have and start looking at yourself
• I can only control myself

Recommened Books

As both an avid reader and writer, I thought I'd share with you some books I've read and recommend:


Childhood Fiction
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Superfudge by Judy Blume
Holes by Louis Sachar
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

Young Adult Fiction
Red Glass by Laura Resau
Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick

Historical NonFiction
The Diary of Anne Frank
Great Speeches by Native Americans edited by Bob Blasidell

Historical Fiction
The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe by Roland Smith
Time of the Witches by Anna Myers
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

ClassicsSherlock Holmes By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea By Jules Verne
Emma by Jane Austen
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Non-Fiction
Marley and Me by John Grogan


Christian Fiction
A Beauty So Rare by Tamera Alexander
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Courting Cate by Leslie Gould


Self-Help/Spiritual Health
Removing Emotional Pain by Ron Wilkins
Rational Recovery by Jack Trimpey
Safe People by Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

Pick-Me-Ups

If you're feeling blue and looking for ways to cheer yourself, look no further! Here are 50 ways to do so:

1. Pray/ Spend time alone with God
2. Be goofy
3. Watch Imagine Dragons' Radioactive here:
4. List your dreams and how you plan to achieve them
5. Youtube "Rhett and Link" or "Julian Smith"
6. SLEEP
7. Do something nice for someone else
8. Go on a hike
9. Build a blanket fort
10. Put sticky notes with positive reminders on your mirror
11. Stay off social media
12. Stand on a shopping cart and roll down the parking lot (watch out for cars)
13. Hang out with friends
14. Vent your feelings to a friend, a piece of paper, or the wall-- don't keep it in!
15. Meet new people
16. Look for the International Space Station. For a list of times in your area click
    here: spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings
17. Go on an adventure
18. Dress up and go to Wendy's
19. Get up early to see the sunrise
20. Make a movie of yourself talking with bubba teeth
21. Fill up water balloons and throw them at passing cars
22. Sing
23. Go to the beach
24. Drive with the windows down and blast music
25. Ride roller coasters
26. Ghosting Prank
27. Watch Netflix in bed while cuddling with your favorite stuffed animal
28. Buy glowsticks, turn the lights out in your room, and play techno music
29. Go rock climbing
30. Draw on the sidewalk with chalk
31. Eat peanut butter directly from the jar
32. Push yourself out of your comfort zone and try something new
33. Volunteer for a local charity
34. Practice relaxation techniques like deep breathing
35. Free Disney Coloring Pages
36. Forgive yourself
37. Learn something new
38. Knit/ Crochet
39. Take up gardening
40. Go to the library and read your favorite children's books
41. Buy a new outfit
42. Start a Nerf war here: nerf.hasbro.com
43. Clean
44. Take silly pictures of yourself
45. Get a massage/pedicure/manicure
46. Go to a park and swing with your eyes closed and lean your head back
47. Talk in a chipmunk voice
48. Take a hot bath
49. Ride bicycles in children's section at Wal-Mart
50. Cuddle a puppy or kitten