Of school projects and surveys

So I am taking a Business math class this year, and, as part of the class, I have to make up a business plan, including a survey of information that will help me judge what I need to make my business successful.

That being said, I am putting my survey on this here blog, so you, my wonderful readers, can take it, and be my heroes forever and ever!!!!{please don't make me go door to door! I begging you!}

Don't worry, it's not hard, and there are only a couple of questions........

Above is an example of my product

What is your age range?
* 13-17
*18-25
*26-30
*35-40
*40-50
*50 and up

How do you prefer to shop?
-In store
-Online

What would you expect to pay for a custom shirt?
*$10-$15
*$16-$20
*$21 and up

Do you see a need for custom shirts?
-Yes
-No

Who do you expect will buy?
What style of design would you like to see on a custom shirt?{ex. sports, logos, etc.}
When are you most likely to buy?{Christmas, no preference, etc.}

Please give your answers in a comment below. Your responses are really appreciated, and much needed! Thank you so much ♥

~Erin

The personality quiz

My friend Allison took this quiz, and I always find things of this nature to be highly interesting, so I decided to take the quiz as well. You can find it here.

Let's see how I did!

Your personality type: "Dynamic Thinker"

Assertive and outspoken - they are driven to lead. Excellent ability to understand difficult organizational problems and create solid solutions. Intelligent and well-informed, they usually excel at public speaking. They value knowledge and competence and usually have little patience with inefficiency or disorganization.

Careers that could fit you include:

Business executives, CEOs, organization founders, business administrators, managers, entrepreneurs, judges, lawyers, computer consultants, university professors, politicians, credit investigators, labor relations workers, marketing department managers, mortgage bankers, systems analysts, scientists.

Tip: Place the mouse cursor over the bars for explanations of the terms.

Renowned persons with similar personality types:

• Al Gore, former American vice president
• Bill Gates, Microsoft founder
• David Letterman, TV show host and comedian
• Edward Teller, theoretical physicist
• Franklin D. Roosevelt, American president
• Harrison Ford, actor
• Jim Carrey, actor and comedian
• Richard Nixon, American president
• Sigourney Weaver, actress
• Steve Martin, actor and comedian

I'm not 100% positive about my results. I agree with the general facts, but that list of people with similar personalities frankly makes me cry. I don't really like a great many of the people on that list for multiple reasons, mostly their life choices. I don't really enjoy being compared to, well, people of ill-repute. I also found it laughable that they said I would enjoy public speaking. HA! See? I laugh, cuz it's funny! I DESPISE public speaking. With a passion. Also, none of the suggested careers appeal to me AT ALL. Clearly, this survey is good with facts, but when they try to make assumptions based on those facts, the results are less than to be desired. But try it out for yourself! It was fun taking the test, and reading what these people think of my personality! LOL

A survey

I have created a survey here, asking simple questions regarding my blog. Please answer the questions, and then come back and comment on your opinion of the survey. Was it too hard? Do you think I asked relevant questions? Was there anything you wanted said that wasn't on the survey? I really appreciate your feedback!

~Erin

Quizes to be tried

Hey, everyone! Here are just a few fun quizes that I thought you all might like to try!

~Erin

Daffodil You Are a 1950s Diva High heels, pretty dresses, classic makeup... You're a feminine beauty who knows how to play up her assets! What Decade Diva Are You? Blogthings: Free Quizzes for Everyone Your Inner Pop Princess Is Kelly Clarkson "Grew up in a small town And when the rain would fall down I'd just stare out my window Dreaming of what could be" No doubt about it, you have star quality. Might just take a while to get there. Who's Your Inner Pop Princess? Work is Hard. Time for Blogthings! Your Blue Eyes Say You're Calm and Confident You are seen as balanced and peaceful. People turn to you for stability. You don't let other people see you sweat. In fact, you don't even usually let yourself sweat. You are an accepting, mild mannered person. You can quietly assess a situation, no matter how good or bad it may be. You don't have much of a temper, and it's hard to make you angry. You rather move on than hold a grudge. What Does Your Eye Color Say About You? The First Rule of Blogthings Is: You Don't Talk About Blogthings

Blog party

I found this survey on Bramblewood fashion's blog:




1. Ring! Ring! You receive a phone call from a national sweepstakes organization saying that you have won a life-time supply of your favorite beverage!! What would that drink be?


A strawberry Italian soda or a homemade chocolate milkshake with whipped cream

2. If you could live in a Jane Austen novel, which book would you pick? What character would you be?

Totally Emma from Jane Austen's "Emma". Her life is perfect, and she has sweet clothes :)

3. What is your theme song, that favorite song that absolutely matches you?

Oh, this is a toughie.

4. You are trapped on a deserted island. Your only supplies are the clothes you have on, and a box with five things in it. What are those five things?

1. Bible

2. Water

3. A gun

4. A raft

5. A book entitled "How to survive on a deserted island: Identify edible plants and wood that will be strong enough to make a boat or home"

5. Chocolate or Caramel?

Please. CHOCOLATE! I'm not stupid!

6. Vacation! If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I would take a tour of Europe via the Orient Express :)

7. If forced to do one of the two, which would you do: sky diving or scuba diving? Why?

Scuba diving. Definitely. It's WAY safer in my opinion, and I am a wonderful swimmer, if I do say so myself.

8. Favorite TV show, and why?

Totally Laverne and Shirley or the Cosby Show. Laverne and Shirley is set in the 1950's, and is SUPER funny, and they wear cute clothes. The Cosby show is also really funny, and I like that the parents don't let their kids do things willy-nilly. They actually pay attention to their kids. Something that is sadly lacking in television today.

9. Are you a coffee and donuts sorta lady, or a tea and scones type of gal?

Well, even though I am not a fan of either coffee nor tea, I would definitely have to say tea and scones. Yum, English scones with clotted cream!

10.The time machine has finally been created, and you are the first to be able to use it! What era would you travel too?

I'd say sometime in 1940's or 50's America. Back far enough to consider it "History", but modern enough for plumbing. There are just a couple of things I can't love without, and a bathroom is one of them.

11. What is the last movie you watched?

Annie. The 1980's version. I was really bored. And now I remember why I never liked it. Miss Hanigen was always drunk, and Rooster, played by the ever terrifying Tim Currey, tried to actually kill Annie. Horrid.

12. Ding-dong!!! Your favorite actor/singer/celebrity is at your front door!Who would it be?

OHH! Let's see here. Can it be a dead person? It would be Jimmy Stewart

13. What was your absolute favorite toy as a child?

Oh, probably my dress-up clothes, my barbies or my Polly pockets.

14. What kinds of blogs do you like reading best?

I enjoy reading sewing, fashion, DIY, craft-y types of blogs, as well as blogs of everyday lives, provided they are well written and include a lot of pictures. I can't stand a mile-long post without some sort of visualization.

I think that's it! Gee, that was fun! You guys should try it!!!

~Erin

School days......

started my Junior year of highschool today!!!! I was pretty late to the party this year. I think I am the last of all my friends to start school this year.

I thought I had a pretty decent first day. I got to see people from last year, as well as meet some new classmates that have the potential for being future friends and aquaintances.

Now, I'm sure you are reading this going "Wait, I thought she was homeschooled? What is this rubbish about classmates?" You may have dashed to my "about me" page, and quickly scanned through my mini-bio, scratched your head at the line that clearly states that I am indeed homeschooled, and then returned to this post, possibly crying in frustration at my confusing schedule.

Well, please cease your weeping, for I am still homeschooled, but I belong to a group that provides classes, and I am taking a few of them. I had this same arrangement last year as well, but I only took history and Literature, which were sandwiched into one class. This year, however, I will be attending classes in Latin and Literature analysis. I have also joined the 4H group, which is new this year. Apart from the out-of-home classes, I am also studying history, Science, Algebra 2 and Geometry and logic. I have also taken up Piano this year, for those readers who are just joining the party.

I know what you must be thinking. In your head(or possibly out loud, maybe yelling at your computer screen) you are surely having the following conversation with yourself:

"What kind of a Highschooler has THIS kind of wimpy work-load? I mean, this is NOTHIN'! My twelve-year-old brother has more to do than this! Come on!"

Before you un-follow my blog and disown me to all your blog-reading friends, Let me assure you that Those are just the classes. I haven't even BEGUN to talk about my homework load! For latin, I will have roughly three writing assignments a week. Literature will be reading at least one book(but more likely two books) every couple of weeks, then discussing them in class. During the week, I will have paragraphs, essays, character sketches, and some other form of torture in the guise of writing that I have not yet thought of. Math takes about an hour, sometimes more, every day, as well, as science. history should take one to two hours daily.Logic will just be discussed, I think, but I still have to set apart a time to do that. And, what with piano lessons every Friday, practicing for at least an hour ever day, and the dozens of 4H projects and events I will working on over the school year, in a twenty-four hour day, I will have spent Somewhere around seven hours a day just on my school subjects.


Now, don't read me wrong, I am not one of those ridicules teenagers who hates everything to do with school. I love school, and I love learning! but I have a busy year ahead of me! I'll have Christmas carol practices practically every day(depending on if I get a part, or am just in the Chorus) plus two other reenactments spanning over two weeks(not back-to-back), the church Christmas play, in which I have the third largest role, not to mention hitherto unknown birthday parties, and other random parties celebrating equally random holidays, I don't know when I will have time to sleep! Oh, yes, I almost forgot one. I will most likely be taking drivers training this winter, plus the PSATs, which is a super special practice test for the SATs, which is the test that determines whether 1: I can get into College and 2: What colleges I should be applying for. Major studying. But, hey, sleeping is so overrated.


So, enough about my ridiculesly fast-paced life, how has your first weeks(or days) of school been? Anything interesting happen? Tell me all about it! You know I would LOVE to hear!

Your already exhausted author,

~Erin

Which Dickens character are you??

I found this quiz on the blog "Story of a seamstress", and I just HAD to try it!!!

QUICK!!!!!! You have to read this!!!

There is a giveaway at this blog, and the winner gets a $50 gift card to anthropologie, AND a charm bracelet from the same place!! YOU MUST ENTER!!!!!! The bracelet is gorgeous, and the blog is a very interesting read!!!!!

~Erin

Oh the places I can go........

A drive in movie theatre is just one of the THOUSANDS of places I can go, now that I have MY TEMPORARY DRIVER'S LICENSE!!!!!!!!!!!


I took my written driver's test today, and I passed!! With flying colors!!!! There were 40 questions, and I answered only 5 wrong!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!! I have been studying all week long(Well, I actually cheated a little. The manual for my state is REALLY dry and lame, so i didn't read it :) My mom found practice tests on line, and I got a video from the library that has a section for taking you permit test, and practice tests) I took at least 5 practice tests a day, and took extensive notes, and prayed a lot. And it all paid off!!!!!!!!

Before I started practicing, I thought the test was going to be hard, but when actually taking the test, I saw many of the exact same questions they had on the practice tests, words and all. Also, there were pictures that went along with every question(the test was on a computer) so that helped me a lot, being a visual learner, and all.

And, now I can start learning how to drive, and of course I have to take a class, which I'm really looking forward to!!!!

I've been tagged!!!

Thank you to Hannah for tagging me!!! Now, here's the tag!

Where's your phone right now?
Right next to me

Do you have any plans for the weekend?
Not that I know of

Has someone ever made you a promise and broke it?
Yes

Last movie/DVD watched?
Toy story 3

Does anything hurt on your body?
No

How are you?
Just dandy


Are you excited for next year?
I guess so

Is your room clean?
Well, it's not a black hole, but it's not spotless, either. Actually, I am going to clean it later today

How many pillows do you sleep with?
2

What are you doing?
Right now? I am answering these questions.

I bet you miss somebody right now?
I am really missing my friend who moved to the other end of America right now.

What are you planning on doing after this?
Eat lunch

Have you ever read an entire book in one day?
Yes, i think so

Who did you push last?
I make it a point never to push anyone, thank you, very much!

Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with?
My mom

Do you own any band t-shirts?
Yes, 2

What does your hair look like right now?
It's down, kinky and in bad need of a comb through and a shower

Has anyone ever told you that you were their best friend?
Yes!

Did you get hurt today?
Not yet, but with my luck, you'll just have to wait for it.

When was the last time you felt upset?
Yesterday.

What are you looking forward to?
One of my caterpillars is getting positively huge, and I will most likely be getting a butterfly soon!!!

Do you currently want something?
Yes

What was the last thing you had to drink?
Water

Who was the last person you said "i love you" to?
My mom

Where are you?
In the office

Do you like to walk in the rain?
That depends on what I am wearing and where I am going

Do you like looking up at the stars?
Yes!

Do you think you are a nice person?
I hope I am a nice person. I try

Do you like swimming?
Yes I love it.

Have you ever swam in the ocean?
I don't know. I may have when I was little

Do you go to school?
No, I am homeschooled

Do you want to go to college?
Yes

What do you want to be?
I WANT to be an actress/singer/screenwriter, but I am going to go to college to get a business degree

Do you want kids?
Of course, but only after I am married

Do you like going to the beach?
Yes, i love it!!!

Who is the last person you went to the mall with?
My mom and I went to the mall to see Toy story 3 yesterday

Have you ever had any x-rays?
not that i know of

Who do you hate right now?
I don't HATE anybody!! There are people I strongly dislike, but never hate!

Who is the last person you yelled at?
I have no idea. I don't yell very often

Who was the last to cook you food?
My mom.

Are you in a complicated relationship?
No

What did you do 2 nights ago?
Went to chruch


Who was the last person you were on the phone with?
My friend Abby

Does a hug make you feel better?
Sure, always

How long ago did you hug someone?
last night, when saying goodnight to my mom

Anything good happening tomorrow?
Well, I have church tomorrow

Do you have unlimited texting?
No, I don't have texting at all

Will you keep your last name when you get married?
No.

You have to get a piercing, what do you get?
In what situation would i ever HAVE to get a piercing? I guess I would get a second ear piercing

Who was the last friend you got into a big argument with?
I don't think that I have gotten in an argument in a long time.

Your phone is ringing. It's the person you fell hardest for, what do you say?
I don't even understand the question! "fell hardest for"? I guess I would say "ouch!"

Will you be in a relationship in the next couple of months?
I highly doubt it.

Did you have any unread text messages when you woke up today?
No. I don't have texting!!!

Do you want to see somebody right now?
Sure.

Do you think two people can last forever?
Is this another love question? Who writes this!

When was the last time you had a late night phone call?
One of my friends called me at, like 5 o'clock in the morning, because they like getting up at un-Godly hours

If you could move somewhere else, would you?
Well, I hate my house with a passion, so anywhere but where I am is great!

Would you be able to date someone who doesn't make you laugh?
No, for I dearly love to laugh, and someone with no sense of humor would drive me CRAZY!

Has anyone ever sang to you?
Only Happy Birthday

When was the last time you bit someone?
What? Why would I ever bite someone? I am a civilized human person, not a man-eater! That's disgusting.

Do you think you can love someone without trusting them?
No

Is there someone who you can spend every minute with and be happy?
Well, maybe not EVERY minute. Sometimes, I even get tired of being around myself! True story.

Last person to make you smile?
My mom

Have you ever wasted too much time on a certain boy?
EEEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!! No!

How was last night?
Uh, it was super duper!

If you're being extremely quiet, what does it mean?
Maybe I'm thinking, or maybe I just don't want to talk to you!

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?
I don't think so. What does rock bottom feel like?

Do you have trust issues?
No, I don't think so

Was this a good weekend?
Yeah, it was a fine weekend

Were you happy when you woke up today?
Well, I am always happy that I wake up, but never at that moment, I'm too busy being grumpy that I had to be done sleeping.


Well, that was fun! I'm not going to tag anyone in particular this time, but let anyone who wants to try this take it!! I hope you liked my answers, and if you do this tag, please comment me and tell me! I would love to read it!

Which Pride and Prejudice Character are you?

I found this quiz on Allison's blog, and thought I would try it and see what I got. I was pretty happy with my results!!! What's even better is that she got Jane Bennet! That just proves that we are sisters, if not in blood, than at least in Christ.


This was a ton of fun, and I think everyone should take this quiz!!

Which Pride and Prejudice Character are you?

Elizabeth Bennet Elizabeth is intelligent, lively, attractive and witty. She does, however, have faults-- chiefly, a tendency to judge on first impressions and believe hear-say.

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~Erin