Finding my voice...

This post is for my Chelsea girl and our love for Chuck Bass and Gossip Girl.

Have you watched The Carrie Diaries yet? I have a feeling it might become our new favorite show.


Anyway, at the end of the pilot episode she talks about finding her voice because she wants to be a writer. I think that is why I'm writing this blog. Whether I want to be a writer, photographer, stylist, fashion designer, or not have anything to do with any of it, this is the time to figure it out.

Love, Kate

I am not ashamed

I am not ashamed that I like Justin Bieber....

My favorite song off his acoutisc album.

Take Your Own Advice

Last night was a little hard for me. Multiple things transpired sending me into sobs. The first beginning with Downton Abby. (I know, I know). The last, a loss of a fellow student.

I called my cousin and best friend in tears. We talked about self worth mostly, but then she said something along the lines of taking her own advice that she gave me.

Although she grew up in Washington and I grew up in Oregon, we went and go through a lot of the same trials. She goes to one of the biggest schools in the nation and I go to one of the most private but we still have similar experiences. Her advice to me helped so much to get over my trials. Yes, I could have told my self the things we talked about, but would I have listened?

Listen to yourself. Know when it's just not your mind talking, but the Holy Ghost too. Try to take your own advice and it may lead you to bigger and better things. More than you could ever have hoped. But you don't have to do it alone. I'll be right behind you. Always.

Love, Kate

Being Classy: Part 2

Class comes from within. 


Aside from looking the part, I have learned class comes mainly from within. If you want to be classy, keep your heels high and your standards higher. Know that you are important and that you have a divine role and potential.

So many things in this world tell us that we are not good enough. There is always someone better. But no one is better at being you than you! To be classy on the inside takes control of the mind. Speak well. Become educated. Be proper. You can never be over educated. And you can never be over classy.

To be classy, you have to be kind, non judgemental, considerate and compasionate. Show sympathy always and empathy when you can. 

In D&C 4:6 it says, "Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence." I believe this is how you remember to be classy.

Love, Kate

Being Classy: Part 1

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.
Coco Chanel


I have always loved this quote of Coco Chanel. This is why I bought the book Classy by DerekBlasberg, Lauren Conrad's book, Style, and have watched almost every Audrey Hepburn movie and LOVED IT! I love the idea of a classy girl/woman/lady in the 21st century.

I have also loved style blogs. I read teen vogue, read tons of style blogs and truly believe that although fashion costs money, style doesn't. There is no excuse for you not to look your best when you are on a budget.

So, for today's blogpost, I wanted to show you some of my favorite style choices. Because, dressing classy is only one part of truly being classy!

I wish I could go through and explain all of my outfits because I love each one of them! But that would take too long. So if you have questions, comment below!!

Stay Classy!

Love, Kate

Music...you feel no pain.

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. 
-Bob Marley



Day 2 of waking up early. So, here is my early morning playlist.

The first: Peter Bradley Adams, "The Longer I Run"
I think my sister Denise showed me this song, and I am truly greatful that she did. If any man serenades me with this, I WILL MARRY YOU!



The second is: Gungor "Beautiful Things"
This one I heard yesterday, and It made my day beautiful. It made me feel so special on an eternal perspective. Just give it a listen. (Also reminds me of Denise)



The third is: Iron and Wine, "Flightles Bird, American Mouth"
This song reminds me of one of my very best friends: Chelsea! We used to listen to it all the time when we lived together. We will live together again and listen to it all the time.



The last one for this morning is another Iron and Wine, their cover of "Such Great Heights" (Originally by the Postal Service--LOVE THEM TOO)



If you are an early riser like myself, give these songs a listen. They will make your day a little better. Good words, Bob. My pains are gone.

Love, Kate

Everyone can have a bad day.

Everyone can have a bad day.
Nikki Haley

My lack of post yesterday was due to a bad day. But we all have different coping methods to how we deal with bad days. My coping method probably wasn't the best that I could have handled it but it worked for me. I just go to bed early, and today I was up at 5 to do homework. Sometimes, sleeping, not just a nap, can take your mind off of something troubling you. Let your dreams work out the problems for you. 

But if you can't go to sleep, I suggest music. Music has always been one of my stress reliever outlets. Listen or make music, it doesn't matter.

Last suggestion for a bad day, look at crazy pictures of yourself. The one above is me and my 2 crazy sisters. We have a LOT of fun together. They can turn my bad days into good.

But don't worry if you can't shake those depressed feelings, everyone has bad days once in a while.

Love, Kate

What's up success?

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
Henry David Thoreau

What's up success??

My schedule for the day:

7:45 - Wake up, Call Grandma (BEST PART OF THE DAY!)
8-8:30 - Get dressed/ready for school
9-1:45 - Class
2-5 - Work
5-6 - Class
6-7 - Eat/Nap
7-7:30 - Ward Social/FHE
7:30-8:30 - Group Project
8:30-10 - LIBRARY
10:30-11:15 - Gym  (Hopefully
11:30 - BED!


I'm ready for some good ol' S-U-C-C-E-S-S!

Love, Kate

Do not dwell in the past

Do not dwell in the past,
do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment. 
Buddha

I'm back from the long weekend. And my mind has been anxious. Becuase I am in college, my thoughts have been focused on the future. What career do I want? What type of family do I need? What kind of husband would I love to have? Everything in my mind seems to be focused on the future.

But when I lay in my bed at nights, I think of the past. I think of the friends I have had, the experiences I  have been blessed with. I think of my family back at home. I think of my cousins, my recent pets, my home. Everything seems to come rushing back when I think about the past.

But that leaves no time to focus on the here and now. I was recently told that I need to focus more on the here and now. I am not saying to forget about the past and the futre, but make today your present. Make today happen. Right this moment take control. Right this moment, take in your surroundings, take in the smells, the sounds, the feelings. You are living, brething, right now. You are a gift from a Hevenly Father who loves you. You are His greatest creation. And you have been blessed to live right now at this very moment.

The photo I drew above says live to die. This can be interpretated in many different ways, but how I interpret it is live to be remembered. You can't do that if all you are thinking about is what you wil be doing tomorrow or what you did in the past. Live today.

Love, Kate

New Obsession!

Four words. Over the knee socks. They are my new obsession. I wore red ones the other day and I wore white ones tonight. I wish I would have taken a picture. I will next time I wear them. But everyone needs them!

Love, Kate Co. Website coming soon!

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it.

Lose an hour in the morning, 

and you will be all day hunting for it.

~Richard Whately

 

 

My sister has the quote written above on her mirror in her bedroom. I thought about it when I woke up this morning. Last night, I wasn't feeling the best, so I went to bed around 10-10:30. I then woke up this morning at 5:30 to go to the bathroom and could not go back to sleep. So I put in Harry Potter 5. (MY FAVORITE HARRY POTTER) (Fan-much?) Anyway, after sitting there for a while and knowing that I wouldn't be going back to sleep I did a few things.

1. Took a Shower

2. Did my Laundry

3. Brushed my hair (That is a task sometimes)

4. Ate Breakfast

5. Did some homework

6. Wrote you all a post!

How great it feels to have everything done this early! 

Today, I already have a busy shedule so doing these things first just worked out for me. 

I hope you all find your days productive!

 

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

Do not pray for easy lives. 
Pray to be stronger men. 
John F. Kennedy


We all have trials in our lives. It has taken me a long time to realize, and I am still trying, but when we choose to do hard things, they do honestly make us stronger. Try not to keep it inside if you are having a hard time. Let it out. Either to a dear friend, or in a journal. You will be able to reflect back and know that you will be stronger in the end. 

In D&C 121:7 it says: "My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; 

There will always be another mountain to climb, but you can do it and you will be stronger for it. 


 

An ode to Friendship

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot. 

-Eleanor Roosevelt

I am almost twenty one years old. In those years, I have gained strength and courage and confidence. But I couldn't have done any of that without my friends. 

So, here is a tribute to my friends. They help me stay grounded when my vanity can be too much to handle. They make me laugh so hard I can't brethe. They make me smart. They make me want to do better. They want me to do better. They have seen me at my worst and my best and they still love me for me. I may do something that makes them never want to talk to me ever again, but there they are, every second of the day, there for me. 

I am the luckiest person in the world to have such a great support group. I have my own fan section. And I wouldn't change it for anything.

Blog world, THESE are my friends. Crazy, wild, fun, loving, compationate. The best people in the world. 

Thank you friends. 

Fear

In the 21st century, all men need to know is one thing. 

Fear the bun. 

(This is a Katie Bowns Original Design with the font Confusion Girl)

I thank whatever gods may be, for my unconquerable soul

"I am the captain of my soul;

I am the master of my fate."

-William Ernest Henley

First Post in 3, 2, 1.

Hello World,

My name is Katie. I've am a new born (born again, and again) blogger. But, I usually never stick to it. But, in the spirit of the new year, and my realization that I control my fate, I am going to do what I love, write and share about what I love. Somedays may include what I did at work, or school, or maybe just about where I come from, but I hope you stay with me. 

I am junior studying at Brigham Young University-Idaho and I am looking to find my niche. Right now, I would call myself a designer. But in that word comes creative spirit, fashion stylist, interior designer, painter, musician and the list goes on and on. Stay with me as I share my love of beauty with you.

Love, Kate