The Snooze Button Syndrome

Lately, I've noticed how much I actually hit the snooze button when trying to wake up. When did the snooze button become such a thing? I literally set my alarm clock earlier than I want to wake up just so I can snooze it for like 30 minutes. Does hitting the snooze button actually do anything?

I feel like the snooze button is just dumb (in my opinion) because I constantly snooze and sometimes I snooze so many times, it passes the time I actually needed to get up. I almost wish the snooze button was like a mother. 

"Mommmmmm, five more minutes"

"No, you're getting up right now!"

Because usually, that made me get up. Or it involved me getting my blanket ripped off of me so then I basically suffered hypothermia and had to wake up. 

Who in the world decided that we needed to get just 10 more minutes of sleep? Those 10 minutes will literally pretty much do nothing for you. And for a lot of that 10 minutes, you're trying to force your body to go back to sleep. It's just a never ending circle of dumb. 

Now obviously, I like my snooze button. It's nice and worn down by now. But I only like it because it's pretty much just an extension of my laziness. It does not increase my productivity by any means - it most likely hinders my productivity actually. And I think this is where procrastination starts early. We know we are supposed to do something, but we keep putting off the inevitable until the last minute and then we're rushed and stressed because why didn't we just do it before now?!

I'm not saying there aren't some weirdos out there (just kidding....but not really) who practically JUMP out of bed in the morning as soon as their alarms go off and they probably don't even know where their snooze button is on their alarm. I know I'm pretty much the polar opposite of that. I like my sleep, my warm bed likes me, and so the cycle continues. But I just WISH that I was one of those weirdos who can just jump out of bed in the morning and start doing whatever I need to. 

I guess I'm just curious when the snooze button became a thing! If the snooze button had never been invented, I wonder if how we wake up would be vastly different today. We wouldn't get accustomed to the obnoxious sound our alarms make and would wake up fully the first time it went off. 

I'm trying hard to try and rewire my brain to realize how annoying that beeping my alarm is so that it will get so annoyed the first time, it won't want to go back to sleep and I can actually get stuff done. I'm wishing myself all the luck in the world because I'm at college and I'm always tired....and let's be honest, MOSTLY BECAUSE I'M AMY SCHNECK. :)

The Typical "Prince Charming and Damsel in Distress" Scenario

So I randomly thought about this topic tonight of how guys are always supposed to make the first move on girls. I guess I don't really agree with this idea. I've never been one to sit around and hopelessly wait for some "Prince Charming" because I don't like feeling like I have to rely on someone else to be happy.** I'm a pretty independent girl (at least compared to some of the girls I've met) so I've never felt like I need to have someone right here, right now put the moves on me and make me feel special. I encountered a girl out at school say, "Never be the girl who asks the guy out or talks to him first, it makes you look bad." And in my head I was seriously basically just like, "Uhh what! Why would that make you look so bad?"

I guess I understand where girls think that if they were the one that started the conversation or asked him out that it will make them look "desperate" or something along those lines. But I think that a girl who can do those things has, for lack of a better term, some serious balls! A girl who isn't just waiting around, dropping really not so subtle hints that they like the guy. I guess you could classify them as a type of "damsel in distress", the distress being that the so-called "Prince" is being an idiot.

It always confused me when someone tells me that they like someone but they haven't really tried too hard to actually do something about it. I don't know, I've actually put myself out there before on different occasions just to see what happens and yeah, it sucks to not have what you want to happen actually happen. But I heard this awesome quote the other day, "If you never ask, the answer will always be no." That is so accurate! If you never put yourself out there, you'll always wonder! Wouldn't you rather be the person to just cut the crap and say, "hey, so here's what's up: I like you"?! I would rather be that person than the person who was too scared of rejection to actually put thoughts into actions.

A lot of girls I knew in high school never wanted to be the ones to ask guys to dances and stuff like that, which I can appreciate for sure! Of course it is always nice to have someone ask you and want to go with you. But if it's been like weeks and still no one's asked you to go, wouldn't you just rather man up, rub some dirt on it, and ask someone? It just boggles my mind when someone is like, "I'm not going to (insert event here) because I don't have a date." Well, you could have a date. Just sayin'.

I was never really afraid of asking a guy friend out to a dance. Of course, let's definitely emphasize the FRIEND part. But being Mormon in a mostly non-Mormon high school really doesn't give me many decent options for a non-friend date. But I made due and I honestly can say that I had some of my best high school memories at my school dances because I had made the decision to ask an awesome guy to come with me!

So my final advice for girls is this: You'll never know until you try and if you never ask, the answer will always be no. Don't be afraid to just go for it! You seriously will never know what can happen until you do :)

And for guys: Don't be freaked out if the girl makes the first move. Obviously, if she makes the first move, then she freaking LIKES YOU. Don't confuse it with anything else. If she makes an effort to talk to you and/or hang out with you, then she likes you. And you should be flattered! (If you're interested in them back that is. If not, eh. hahahaha just kidding. Don't lead them on, it's not cool.)

Okay, I think I got most of my feelings about this topic out. Good day, sir. I SAID GOOD DAY. <3

**Of course I'm ultimately looking for someone to be happy with, but having them in my life right at this moment does not determine if I'm happy or not.


NOTE: I'm not saying even in the slightest that guys shouldn't be making the first move. But girls, if the guy is being stupid, then seriously just cowboy (cowgirl?) up and do it yourself. Don't just sit idly by and wonder because you're wasting your own time. Okay, now I'm really done.

Why I am completely and utterly OBSESSED with Harry Potter.

People ask me all the time why I am soooo obsessed with Harry Potter. Who cares if I am an 18 year old girl who has read the entire series so many times, she stopped counting after the 38th time reading all 7 books? You might call that obsessive, I call it....well actually upon further reflection, I also call it obsessive. BUT! I only continue to read it over and over again because it's almost like the characters in the books are my friends. You can call me weird and whatever else all you want, but those kids were ALWAYS there for me when I was happy, sad, lonely, and everything else a teenager is. Especially in middle school which was basically the worst time of my life. That is when I went on my "Harry Potter binge" so to speak and read the series so many times, I almost had it memorized.
Why is Harry Potter so special to me? I guess I am just so intrigued with the thought of a magical world that I was drawn in at such a young age and I kind of just never left. Also, I like to think about if I was Harry Potter, who would be my Ron and Hermione in real life? They are such loyal friends to Harry and they both have special traits that make them unique but also perfect to balance them all out. I know it seems like I'm over thinking all of this, but when reading something that I feel enriches my soul so much, my mind goes overboard thinking about everything.
I was one of those kids who sat waiting for the UPS truck to pull up the day a new book came out. I was one of those kids who when they finally got that brand new book in their hands, immediately opened it and dove into the wonderful world of Harry Potter without even taking a breath. I remember staying up until 3 a.m. one saturday night reading one of these books until my dad came into my room and told me he would take all my books away if I didn't go to sleep because we had church the next day. I had a Harry Potter shrine hidden away in my old closet that I would go hide myself in and read there for hours. For the Harry Potter movie midnight premieres, I was the kid camping outside of the theater for 4 hours before the movie started because I was that excited. I legitimately got into a fight with one of my best friends because she said something that happened in one of the movies, happened in the book when it really didn't...don't ask me why I got so mad, but I did. (we're all good now by the way hahaha) When people ask me what the one thing I would save if my house was on fire, I immediately say my HP books. They are so important to me.  This is how seriously I take Harry Potter.
Now, you might be wondering why I'm divulging all this potentially embarrassing information about myself and my wonderful obsession. I just bought my tickets to the last Harry Potter movie midnight premiere EVER. You don't understand how ecstatic I am to be going and seeing the last major HP moment to happen for the world to see. But, I'm also nostalgic because it feels like my childhood is officially over after the movies are all done and out. This is something I have laughed with and cried with for more than 9 years. It is amazing to see how much time flies and how much I have changed since I first read the first HP book. Just going to see this movie will really be a testament to me of how much I am growing up and how much my life will be changing very soon. Luckily, the words on the pages of the books will never fade just like the impression that Harry Potter has made in my life will never ever go away even when I am all grown up.