Blog Relaunch | The Start of Live, Laugh, Create!!!

It's finally here!!! The official relaunch/redesign of my blog, formerly allixx4, which is now Live, Laugh, Create! 💭🙊

(Do you guys like my new blog header? I designed it myself!😊)

When I first created my blog, I put little to no thought into the name of my blog and my initial thought was "oh, well my YouTube channel name is allixx4...". As I began to follow more blogs and became inspired to document my experiences more, I kept looking at my blog name and I didn't like it. It didn't scream... me, it was a just a screen name. If you guys remember my old blog header, under the text "ALLIXX4", I put "Live, Laugh, Create" in a smaller font. I always felt like that was my motto. I love living in the moment and enjoying what's here, right in front of us. And I love expressing myself through different creative outlets, like YouTube, my blog, social media, art, etc. Who knows, maybe there's a better blog name out there. But right now, this is what fits me and my personality. 

With the new name and design (kind of), is a new blog address/link!!! Unfortunately, the subdomain "livelaughcreate" was taken, so my new blog link is livelaughandcreate.blogspot.com! Don't forget the "and"!!!

NEW BLOG... NEW CONTENT?

There won't be a huge change in the content I will be posting here, but I definitely want to improve on my posting schedule. Being a high school junior puts me (and I'm sure a lot of young student bloggers as well) at a disadvantage. If you're my age and you're keeping up with your posting schedule, great job! Props to you!! But I'm involved in many extra curricular clubs and sports at my school, which is my fault, I put myself in this stressful situation. This means that my free time is LIMITED. I'll try my best, but please understand when I don't end up posting for a while.

I hope you guys like the change in my blog! New year, new beginnings right? This wasn't so much of a "relaunch" or a "redesign" as the main layout of my blog is still the name. However, I did change my blog name, link, some of the fonts for certain links/post titles. Small details... but I'm happy with this change. 😙

Goodbye 2016... Hello 2017👋🏻 | NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Another year for new beginnings.

The pictures you see above are ones that my friend Connie and I actually took on January 1st, 2017. We've made it a small tradition to go out, in the freezing cold may I add, and take pictures. Afterwards, we'd grab bubble tea from our favourite bubble tea place and talk for a bit.

So sorry, I forgot to make a post saying Merry Christmas to all of you!!! I hope you guys had an amazing time with friends and family over the holidays! But, I did post a video on What I Got For Christmas 2016! Check it out😊

I know that a lot of people have said that 2016 was a bad year, me included. For the most part, 2016 was filled with bad experiences and memories that I wish I could let go of. But I also had my highs, like turning 16, and winning regionals with my swim team for the second year in a row! I won't be able to forget what happened last year, but I want to look forward to what's in store for the new year. We've said our goodbyes to 2016, and welcomed 2017! Which means... new year's resolutions!

MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS for 2017:

• Get in the habit of sleeping earlier and waking up on time!
• Go for my G1/driver's license
• Get a boyfriend? (we'll see...😏)
• Read more
• Discover my passion for the future... meaning, narrow down what I want to study in post-secondary education! 
• Grow as a photographer by trying out new shooting techniques, going to new locations
• Be creative, don't do what everyone else is doing!
• Be a better listener, and try to see things from others' perspectives
• Take time to myself, relax and just step away from the chaos, even if it's just for a minute
• Avoid distractions and focus on getting work done (go to the library to study, etc.)
• Work out when I'm supposed to! 
• Take time to show my appreciation for friends or family
• Blog more!!! Document and share my experiences!

Those are just a few of my new year's resolutions. Of course there's a lot more, but those are the only ones that I can think of right now. I want to stick to these goals and I'm going to look back on this post as a constant reminder of my progress!

November 2016 Recap.

Hey guys. Long time no talk.

It's been well over a month since I've last blogged, filmed... I have had A LOT going on lately. Not just school this time, but family stuff. I've loved and lost and it's been a whirlwind of emotions that I'm just trying to grasp. I'm sorry for my absence and I know it's not fair to you guys, but please understand that at least THIS TIME, I am really struggling to handle everything that's been happening. I wish I could tell the whole story, but I'm just not ready or comfortable at the moment.

On a happy-ish note, I have lots of ideas for videos, I just have to get the energy to film. I'm also shooting a lot more now that it's the Christmas season! Snow has arrived in Canada and I'm loving the beautiful scenery. Unfortunately, with the good, comes the bad and that would be the weather. I'm bummed that my school rarely has snow days because I could use one right about now.

That's it for today.
Until next time.

Happy New Year!

New year, new channel art! I decided to give my channel a makeover! I know that I had just changed my channel art not too long ago, but it's 2016 now and I thought that it'd be nice for a change! This is just going to be a quick post, but HAPPY NEW YEAR! It's officially 2016! Also, I uploaded a video today! Click here to go watch it! It's a Day in my Life video! I've never done one of these videos before. 11:11 make a wish! Happy New Year guys!

Goodbye 2015!

Happy New Year's Eve!!! It's the last day of 2015! Time flew by so fast. Can't believe it's going to be 2016. I've always been one of those people to write down the previous year on dates during the first month of the new year. Anyways, what a year! 2015 has been a great year. I've learned so many new things. I've also tried new things. One thing being that I got my new camera, the Canon Rebel T5i! I've (kind of) mastered the art of penny boarding. One of the best things that happened was... I reached 100 subscribers on the 26th!!!!! Thank you guys so much! This is the best Christmas present ever. I started my channel a little over a year ago and I would have never thought that I could reach 100 subscribers.

Winter break is coming to an end! I have to go back to school on Monday. Really dreading that day because I have an abstract art assignment (which I FORGOT ABOUT!!! I seriously need to do that tomorrow) and a business assignment that's due! And after school, I have swim practice that's an hour long!

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS:

I'm probably going to make a video on this, but here's the shortened version.

1. Eat healthier and work out more (the typical new year's resolution)
2. Join other clubs or sports (BE ACTIVE!)
3. Read! (get off the computer, grab a book and relax)
4. Focus on school (as much as I want to create more content for you guys, school is my first priority. I haven't been doing as well as I should)

See you guys next year (AKA tomorrow)!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy thanksgiving to all Canadians!!!🍁

I currently have no video ideas for fall... If you have any, leave it in the comments below! Or tweet me your video requests! 

I just recently got this app called you doodle (not sponsored), and if you follow Adelaine Morin (C0OK1EMONSTER) on Instagram, you will know that she has photos with these really cool doodles! 

That was the first one I did, but I did another with a selfie! 

Sadly, this long weekend has come to an end :(

xo Alli