Analyzing my poem “Being Who You Are” by me aka Brandee Darden.

             Analyzing my poem “Being Who You Are” by me aka Brandee Darden. Friday, January 28th, 2022!! 

Intro to my blog!! 

Hello, my Shinning Star Butterflies! Happy Friday or in other countries, Happy Saturday! I hope everyone is doing well and amazing! If not, that’s okay! Everything will be okay! Just take it a day at a time!! It’s a new blog post day! Who’s excited for a new blog? I know I am!! On Wednesday’s blog, I talked about the colors that I would choose for my attitude and my personality. I think the colors that I choose for my attitude and my personality fits me just perfect and I am proud that they do! I love a sparkly hot pink and purple!!! I will always love those colors no matter what!! For today’s blog post, I will be talking about my poem, “Being Who You Are” by me aka Brandee Darden. I will be talking about when I was writing this poem, what was going through my mind? Why was it going through my mind? What is this poem about? Why did I write this poem about? If I have any advice to give to anyone who is ashamed of themselves, what advice would I give to that person or people? Why would I give that advice to someone who is ashamed of themselves? What is the significance behind that advice? Let’s get started on a new blog post! Shall we? We shall!!! 

Talking about my poem and why did I write this poem about on this topic? 

Hello, my Shinning Star Butterflies!! So, I wrote a poem called “Being Who You Are” and it goes something like this: “Being Who You Are” by me aka Brandee Darden. 

“Being Who You Are”. 

Being who 

You are, 

You shouldn’t 

Have to be 

A shame! 

Being who 

You are 

As a person 

And being 

The strongest 

Person you 

Know is 

Amazing! 

We all go 

Through struggles 

But those 

Struggles 

Make us who we are! 

We should 

Be proud of 

The person who 

We are! 

Being who you 

Are is 

Amazing! 

Never change 

For who you 

Are!!

-Love, 

B.M.D. I absolutely love this poem because sometimes, people struggle to be who themselves. I used to be one of those people who struggled with being themselves because I would get judged for what I like or I judged for what I wore but now, I don’t care who judges me! I am going to be who I am and be proud of who I am! I am proud to like whatever I like! I love Kpop music! My favorite Kpop band is BTS! I am who I am because of BTS!!! If people judges you for who you are, let them because you are who you are because of what you like!! Why did I write this poem about on this topic? The reason why I write this poem about “Being Who You Are” is because being who you are is absolutely amazing! You don’t need to change for anyone because being who you are as a person is absolutely amazing! Don’t change for anyone just because they don’t except you for who you are! Don’t blend in! Stand out from the crowd! Be your own kind of person and be proud of who you are!! 

When I was writing this poem, what was going through my mind? Why was it going through my mind?

When I was writing this poem, what was going through my mind? Well, what was going through my mind was I want people to know it’s okay to be different! It’s okay to be weird! It’s okay to like the stuff you want to like! If you want to like Kpop music, that’s up to you! If you want to dress how you want to dress, that’s completely up to you as well! Just be who you are as a person! Be the person who you want to be! Don’t be a shamed to be the person who you want to be because you need to be someone who is amazing and someone different! No one wasn’t born the same!! Everyone was born differently!! Why was it going through my mind? The reason why this was going through my mind is because everyone was born differently! No one wasn’t born the same! Everyone is different in their own way! I am very different from my siblings because I love Kpop music but they don’t but that’s okay because they accept me for who I am! Everyone is different and everyone can like whatever they like! They can like reading books or they don’t have to like reading books!! It’s completely up to them! They can like listening to rock and roll music or not! It’s completely okay with people liking different things! Don’t change for someone who isn’t liking something that you don’t like!!! You like whatever you like and be happy with it!

What is this poem about? Why did I write this poem about?

This poem is about being who you are and not being a shamed of who you are! Being who you are is an amazing person!! Being who you are is wonderful! The struggles that we faced with makes us the person that we are because we go through things that are so hard, but we don’t need to give up! Yes, life is so hard at times but God throws us struggles and we can handle those struggles such as being the proud person that we are and not being a shamed to be ourselves! We don’t need to be afraid of being ourselves because we are amazing!!! We got this!! Be strong!!! Why did I write this poem about? The reason why I wrote this poem about is because being who you are as a person and we don’t need to be ashamed of ourselves! Being ourselves around our family or friends, it’s okay! We don’t need to hide behind a mask because someone doesn’t accept us!! The only person who needs to accept you is you!! That’s it! If other people don’t accept you, that’s their problem, not yours!! Accept you for who you are and that’s it! You are absolutely amazing and don’t forget that!!

If I have any advice to give to anyone who is ashamed of themselves, what advice would I give to that person or people? Why would I give that advice to someone who is ashamed of themselves??

If you struggling with self acceptance and being ashamed of being yourself, here is my advice to you: don’t be afraid to be ashamed of yourself! The person who you are today, the person who you are tomorrow, and the person who you are in the future is amazing! Don’t change for who you are because someone says “you don’t fit into society” or someone says “I don’t like your fashion sense. Change your clothes”. If someone says anything like that to y’all, you tell them “that’s okay! I love being who you I am. I don’t need to for society and I love my fashion sense. I’m proud of who you I am because God made me this way”. Don’t let anyone change for who you are!!! Why would I give that advice to someone who is ashamed of themselves? The reason why I would give advice to anyone who is ashamed of themselves is because sometimes, people do struggle with being who they are because they are getting judged or even bullied for something that they like! If my advice could help people who are struggling with self acceptance and not to be afraid to be themselves, then I am doing my job! I hope my advice could help people out in the world who are struggling! Please, self acceptance yourself! Love yourself first before you love anyone first!!! 

What is the significance behind that advice?

The significance behind that advice is I want people to know that it’s okay to be who they are! They should never be afraid to be themselves! They should never be ashamed of themselves because people tell them the are different!! People will always be different no matter what! You should never try to change people because if you try to change people, then you are not accepting them! If you try to change yourself, you are not accepting yourself! Accept the people around you and yourself as well because you are amazing! Everyone is amazing no matter what! Be who you are and never be ashamed of yourself! It’s okay to be you! Be who you are as person and never forget to love yourself as well!!!

In conclusion/ Tip of the day!

In conclusion, I’m proud to be who I am! I am not ashamed of who I am because I am different from my family and my friends! I am proud to be who you I am because V from BTS taught me how to be myself! I was ashamed to be myself and I was afraid to be who I am but now, I am not afraid to be who I am and I am not ashamed to be who I am anymore! I am proud of who I am! I am proud to be the person that I am! I will never be afraid or I will never be ashamed to be who I am anymore! I am who I am and I am proud to be who I am!! My tip of the day is never be ashamed to be who you are! Be proud of who you are because you are an amazing person and never forget that! Ignore the haters because they are not worth your time!! Don’t waste your energy on them! Ignore them and be you! You are loved by so many people including myself! Don’t be ashamed of who you are! Be proud of who you are!!! #beproudofwhoyouare

Alright, my Shinning Star Butterflies!! Y’all have reached the end of my blog post for today! I hope y’all enjoy today’s blog post! Don’t be afraid and ashamed of yourself! Be proud of who you are because the person that you are is awesome and amazing! You are loved and you will always be loved! I love y’all so much!! Stay gold! Shine bright like a star that y’all are! Fly like a butterfly and chase your dreams! I love y’all and I will see y’all on the next blog! Have a safe weekend and be proud of who you are!!! Your blogger girl is out! Peace! ✌🏻💜💜

My little edit that I made a couple of days ago! I love this edit! Be proud of who you are! Never be afraid of who you are! Be proud of who you are because everyone is amazing in their own way and never be afraid to be who you are!!!

My bias, V from BTS! He taught he how to be myself! Before, I couldn’t be myself because I felt like I was going to get judged or someone would make fun of me because I like something completely different! Now, I am proud of who I am and I am proud to like what I like!! 

“Be proud of who you
Are, not ashamed of 
How someone else 
Sees you.”
-Unknown! I love this quote because if people are ashamed of you and the way they act, that’s their fault not yours!! Be proud of who you are and never change for anyone else because you’re amazing and don’t forget that!!

The colors of my attitude and my personality! By: Brandee Darden!

                 The colors of my attitude and my personality! By: Brandee Darden. Wednesday, January 26th, 2022!! 

Intro to my blog!! 

Hello, my Shinning Star Butterflies! Happy Wednesday or in other countries, Happy Thursday! It’s a new blog post day!! Who’s excited? I know I am!! I hope everyone is doing well and having a good day or night, wherever y’all maybe be at in this world! If not, that’s okay! Everything will be okay!! If y’all every need anything, I am always here for everyone!! On Monday’s blog, I talked about the year 2021! 2021 was full of emotions but two good things happened to me that year and those things were becoming a blogger and picking out a name for my fandom which I am so proud of that name! I love that name so much! I love the Shinning Star Butterflies! It is so perfect and I love it so much! On today’s blog post, I will be talking about the colors of my attitude and my personality! I will be talking about if I could choose two colors, one for my personality and one for my attitude, which colors would I pick? Why would I pick those two colors for my attitude and my personality? What does the colors represent in my life or how I am? What is the significance behind those colors? Why is those colors so significant? Now, who is ready for this blog post? I know I am! Let’s get started with this blog! Shall we? We shall!!!

Describing my attitude and my personality!! Why did I describe my attitude and my personality like that??

If I could describe my personality, I would describe it as a girl who loves sparkly and glitter. I’m very bright and bubbly! I love bright colors and I will always love bright colors forever and always! I am that person who doesn’t stand in the same crowd as everyone else does! I am that person who stands on her own and does completely opposite of everyone!! If I could describe my attitude, I would describe it as if you get me mad, you are going to regret it! When I am mad, it is not pretty at all! If I don’t like you, I will tell you that I don’t like you but most of the time, I can be a calm person when I want to be! Just don’t mess with me or you might regret it!! Why did I describe my attitude and my personality like that? The reason why I describe my attitude and my personality like that is because sometimes I can be calm or sometimes, I can outgoing and sparkly, depending on my mood! Don’t mess with me when I am mad or you might make it worse and you don’t want that! Just saying!! 

If I could choose two colors, one for my personality and one for my attitude, which colors would I pick? Why would I pick those two colors for my attitude and my personality??

If I could choose two colors, one for my personality and one for my attitude, which colors would I pick? If anyone knows me and if anyone has been around me for a long time, I would hot pink with sparkles as my attitude and my personality color would be purple!! Everyone who has known me for a long time or who knows me all of my life knows that I love hot pink and purple! Those two colors has always been my favorite colors! I feel like the hot pink with sparkles would fit my attitude better because I can be a sparkly person and I love the color hot pink! Hot pink is my favorite color and will always be my favorite color until the very end! I don’t care what anyone says! I feel like purple would fit my personality better is because I can be a calm person at times but when you get me mad, you will regret it and that’s not a joke! Why would I pick those two colors for my attitude and my personality? The reason why I chose those colors as my attitude and my personality is because I feel like those colors fit me so well! I have always loved those colors since the day I could remember! I will continue to love those colors until I die! I don’t care! I love those colors and I will always love those colors no matter what!!

What does the colors represent in my life or how I am??

With the color, hot pink with sparkles represent me as this person who loves sparkles and will always love sparkles! I loved glitter for along time!! I love anything that shines bright and I love glitter!!! Glitter is my favorite thing and I love anything that I can put glitter on! I love glitter eyeshadow!! When I do my makeup, my favorite part of doing my makeup is the eye glitter! Putting the eye glitter on top of the eyeshadow to make the eyeshadow pop is my favorite! I love glitter! With the purple, I love color purple! When I think of purple, I think the saying “I purple you” by my BTS bias, V! He came up with that saying and it means “I will trust and love you for a long time” and ever since then, it has always been with me! Purple is the last color of the rainbow and I love purple a lot!! Purple can be a calming color and when I think of my personality, I think about it as this calm person until you make her mad and it is not pretty! Trust me! You don’t want to see me mad! That’s a fact!! 

What is the significance behind those colors? Why is those colors so significant?

The significance behind those colors are those colors represent me as a person and why I am that person! My attitude and my personality can be different but sometimes the same!! I love the color hot pink with sparkles and I love the color purple! I love those colors so much! I love anything that has to deal with sparkles! I would wear eye glitter on top of my eyeshadow to make my eyeshadow pop! I love the color purple! Purple is such a beautiful color and I love when I wear purple! I think hot pink and purple are my two signature colors! Why is those colors so significant? The reason why those colors are so significant is because I am a girly girl at heart! I love anything that has to do with hot pink with sparkles and purple! If it was up to me, I would do everything hot pink with sparkles and purple! That’s just me!!! I love those colors and I will love those colors until the very end! I don’t care! Those colors represent me very well and I am proud that those colors represent me very well!!!

In conclusion/ tip of the day/ question of the day?

In conclusion, picking colors that represent you as a person but also as your attitude and your personality can be challenging at times! For me though, I have always loved those colors because I would wear those colors most of the time especially hot pink because I love to stand out, not blend in with the crowd!!! I am that person who has her own fashion sense where I would match everything! From my outfit to my purse to my shoes to even the accessories, everything has to match! To this day, I still do that and I am a grown up! I don’t care!! I am who I am and I am proud of it!! Here is my tip and question of the day! My tip of the day is pick colors that represent who you are as a person! Pick colors that represent your personality and your attitude! Don’t blend in with the crowd! Be your own kind of person! Pick the colors that you like and love! Don’t let anyone pick them for you!! My question of the day is if you had to choose two colors, one for your personality and one for your attitude, which one would you pick? Why would you pick those colors? Sound off in the comments down below and tell me which colors would you pick? I would love to read y’all’s comments! Please!!! Thank you so much!! 

Alright, my Shinning Star Butterflies! Y’all have reached the end of today’s blog post! I hope everyone enjoyed today’s blog!!! Choose colors that represent who you are as a person and don’t blend in the crowd! Be your own kind of person! I love y’all so much! Stay gold! Shine bright like a star that y’all are! Fly like a butterfly and chase your dreams! Happy Wednesday or in other countries, Happy Thursday! Stay safe and I will see y’all on the next blog! I love y’all! Your blogger girl is out!! Peace!!! ✌🏻💕💜

Me wearing my favorite shirt that is hot pink! I love this outfit a lot! I would wear this outfit again because I love it a lot!

Me in my purple flannel! I love this purple flannel a lot! It is so nice and I love it a lot!!!

A purple makeup look that I would wear for a BTS concert in the future!!! I can’t wait to use this purple eyeshadow with the eye glitter soon!!!

Me on Thanksgiving Day 2021 wearing my favorite color, hot pink eyeshadow with a little bit of gold glitter with a pink lipstick!

The year 2021! By: Brandee Darden!

           The Year 2021! By: Brandee Darden! Monday, January 24th, 2022! 

My first blog post that I did on May 15th on my room blog page! I’m so proud of myself!

Intro to my blog!!

Hello, my Shinning Star Butterflies! It’s your girl, Brandee back with another blog! Happy Monday or in other countries, Happy Tuesday!! It’s a new blog week and three different blogs are coming! Woohoo!!! Who’s excited? I know I am!! I hope everyone had an amazing weekend and I hope everyone is doing well! If not, that’s okay! Everything will be okay!! I’m here for anyone who needs anything because here in the Shinning Star Butterflies, we are family and we don’t give up on each other! We support each other no matter what! Last week, I talked about analyzing the song “Your Eyes Tell” by BTS, how I got into BTS and the Korean dramas that I am into! If I had to pick a favorite blog post from last week, it would had to be how I got into BTS? The reason why I picked that one as my favorite it is because it brought me so many memories! BTS was the very first Kpop group that I got into and I am so glad that I got into them! They are absolutely amazing and I love them so much! On this week’s blogs, I will be talking about the year 2021, the colors of my attitude and my personality, and analyzing my poem “Being Who You Are.” For today’s blog post, I will be talking about the year 2021! I will be talking about since it is the year 2022, how was 2021 for me? Why was it like that for me? What was my favorite thing or things that happened in 2021? Why was that my favorite thing or things that happened in 2021? What is the significance behind my favorite thing or things that happened in 2021? Why is it so significant? Now, should I get started with this blog? I think I shall get started with this blog!!! Let’s go!!!! #newblogpostiscoming!!!

Describing 2021! Why did I describe 2021 like that??

If I could describe 2021, it would be full of ups, downs, and times where I just cried and times where I was happy! 2021 was full of happy memories, sad memories, good moments, and sad moments as well! 2021 was a roller coaster ride! That’s how I describe it! The memories that sticked out to me is when I became a blogger girl! Yes; on May 15th 2021, I became a blogger girl! I never thought I would see myself doing blogging, but I am! I enjoy doing blogging so much! I want to be an influential person to everyone around the world and be there for people who need it! I want to be there for people who doesn’t have anyone! I want to help people out! I love helping people out because I feel like certain people need other people to lean on and other people need to help out other people as well!! Why did I describe my 2021 like that? The reason why I describe my 2021 like that is because it was a roller coaster! It was roller coaster of emotions everywhere! One moment, I was happy! The next moment, I was sad but then, I remembered something! I remembered my Shinning Star Butterflies! My Shinning Star Butterflies are the ones who kept me going when I was going through a hard time! My blogging journey has been an amazing journey and I am so happy that I started my blogging journey!!! 

Since it is the year 2022, how was 2021 for me? Why was it like that for me?

Since it is the year 2022, how was 2021 for me? Well, 2021 for me was full of emotions! There was good emotions and there was sad emotions! The good emotions and the sad emotions are neck and neck with each other. The good emotions were the people who I love got married and not only that, I started blogging! 2021 was good to me but also had some sad moments where 2021 wasn’t good to me at all! 2021 was a hard year but that’s okay because I never gave up and I kept fighting for my supporters aka my Shinning Star Butterflies! Becoming a blogger last year was the best decision that I have ever made! In the beginning, I didn’t know what I was doing! But, as time went on, I realized that I was meant to do this and I am happy that I am doing it!! Why was it like that for me? The reason why 2021 was like that for me is because I had some moments where I wanted to give up and I was down on myself. I was heartbroken and I didn’t feel worthy. I felt worthless but I realized I’m not worthless. I will never be worthless. I am worthy and I am always worthy! When I am blogging, it is taking the pain away from how I am feeling and I am putting emotion into my blogs! Showing my emotions through my blogs means showing my vulnerability side! When I am vulnerable, I am vulnerable! I don’t hide my emotions! I show my emotions and I am gladly happy that I can show my emotions!!! I rather show my emotions then, hide them!!! 

What was my favorite thing (s) that happened in 2021? Why was that my favorite thing that happened in 2021? 

If I had to pick a favorite thing or things that happened in 2021, it would had to be becoming a blogger and picking out the name for my supporters!! Becoming a blogger means a lot to me! Sharing my stories, my life lessons, my advice on certain things, and stuff like that means a lot to me! I want to be a good influence to people who needs some good stuff happening in their life! I don’t want people to feel sad all the time! I want people to know that they have someone who loves them very much and that they have someone there for them if they need someone! I want people to know that they are loved by me and by other people as well! On this blog page, we are a family and us family stick together no matter what! We can never be split apart no matter what! If one of us is sad, we are all sad! I want people to know that we love each other and we are there for each other no matter what! Another thing that happened in 2021 that was my favorite was picking out the name for my fandom! Picking out a name for a fandom can be hard at times but picking out something that means a lot to me was very important! I love glitter! Ever since I could remember, I loved shiny things and I love glitter! I love anything that has to deal with glitter!!! I also love stars and anything that has to deal with stars is my favorite! Butterflies are my favorite thing in the world! I love butterflies! Butterflies are my favorite thing and I will always love butterflies! Why was that my favorite thing or things that happened in 2021? The reason why those were my favorite things that happened in 2021 is because picking out a fandom name for your supporters can be fun at times and I had fun picking out a name for my supporters! Also, becoming a blogger has been an amazing experience so far! I am so proud of myself for sticking to it and never giving up on it! I am so excited to see what the future for me! Who knows? I could be a well known author or traveling around the world doing book tours! I could possibly be doing youtube videos promoting my own books! Who knows? I can’t wait to see what the future holds!!!

What is the significance behind my favorite thing or things that happened in 2021? Why is it so significant?

The significance behind being a blogger and picking out a name for my fandom is very significant to me! When I think of blogger, I think of someone is very influential or someone who wants to show their vulnerability to everyone around the world! I don’t mind showing my vulnerability side because I wear my heart everywhere! No matter what I do, whether it is writing or my poetry, I leave everything to my emotions and how I am feeling! I love showing my emotions and I love showing different sides of me that people don’t see everyday!! I tend to hide my emotions sometimes but when it comes to writing or blogging, nope! I show my emotions and I am proud of showing my emotions!! The name picking for my fandom is very significant to me! When I was thinking about a name for my fandom, I wanted something that I had to deal with glitter, stars, and butterflies. So, when I combined Shinning Star Butterflies, I thought it was absolutely gorgeous and amazing! I absolutely loved it and I had some people help me with the name picking as well which I am very thankful for!! Why is it so significant? The reason why it is so significant is because if you put so much emotions into something that you love or something you enjoy, then you are putting a lot of love to it!! I enjoy blogging and showing my emotions to everyone! Picking out a name for my fandom is very amazing and awesome! Picking out something that I like and something that means a lot to me is very special to me and I want my Shinning Star Butterflies to know that they very special to me! I want them to know that this blogger girl loves each and one of y’all so much and cares about y’all so much and I always will!!

In conclusion/ Tip of the day/ Question of the day?! 

In conclusion, 2021 was very hard but also very good! Yes, some moments were very hard but those good moments will last forever! Yes, I had a moment where I was very depressed and very hard on myself because I felt like I wasn’t worthy or I was worthless but I’m not worthless! I will never be worthless! I am so much more and my Shinning Star Butterflies are not worthless either! Y’all are so much more and y’all need to realize that each and one of y’all is special! Y’all will always be special! This blogger girl loves and cares about y’all so much! I will always care and love y’all so much! Here is my tip and question of the day! My tip of the day is leave every emotion that you have into everything that you love doing! Whatever you love doing, leave your emotion into it! Don’t hold your tears in! Let your tears out! It’s okay to cry! Just don’t hold those tears in!!! My question for my Shinning Star Butterflies is what was 2021 like for y’all? What are some good things or some not good things that happened in 2021? Sound off in the comments down below! I would love to hear y’all’s comments! Please and thank you so much! I love y’all!!

Alright, my Shinning Star Butterflies! Y’all have reached the end of today’s blog post for today! I hope y’all enjoyed it! Just know that y’all need anything, I am here for y’all because I care and love y’all so much! I will listen and I will not judge! I hope everyone has a good week ahead of them! Happy Monday or in other countries, Happy Tuesday! Stay safe and I will see y’all on the next blog! Stay Gold! Shine like a bright star that y’all are! Fly like a butterfly and chase your dreams! Your blogger is out! Stay safe! Love y’all! Peace!✌🏻✨⭐️🦋💜

Another edit that I made a while back! On each side, it says “Blogger, Future Writer, and Influential.” I love this edit a lot because yes, I am a blogger! Yes, I want to be a future writer. And yes, I am influential or at least, I try to be! Being a blogger is the best thing ever and I love it! I would love to be a writer and write books about my past life and what I went through! When people to me that I am an inspiration, it makes me feel good! It makes me realize that I know that I am doing a good job and I am very proud of myself!! 

My edit that I made a while back the saying “Shine Like A Star. Fly like a butterfly! Chase your dreams.” I have two sayings! I have this one and I have one that says “Stay Gold. Shine bright like a star that y’all are. Fly like a butterfly and chase your dreams! I love those two sayings a lot because everyone is a star and everyone is golden!!! If you fly like a butterfly and chase your dreams, you will do good and you can chase your dreams if you believe that you can do it!!

Analyzing my poem “Dear Present Me.” By:Brandee Darden!

         Analyzing my poem “Dear Present Me”. By: Brandee Darden. 

Intro to my blog!! 

Hello, my Shinning Star Butterflies! It’s your girl, Brandee here with another blog post! How’s everyone doing? I hope everyone is doing well and amazing! If not, that’s okay! Everything will be okay! On Wednesday’s blog post, I talked about my goals for 2022! Honestly, goals won’t take overnight to achieve. It could take weeks or months or sometimes, even years to achieve!! Just know that you should never give up! Never give up on what you want to achieve because if you can do it, you can achieve it! On today’s blog post, I will be talking about my poem “Dear Present Me”. I will be talking about when I was writing this poem, what was going through my mind? Why was that thing going through my mind? What is this poem about? Why did I write this poem about? What is the significance of this poem? Why is this poem so significant? Should we get started with this blog post? I think we should get started! 

My poem! How much does it mean to me? Why does it mean to me?

I wrote a poem called “Dear Present Me.” It goes like this. “Dear Present Me”. By: Brandee Darden. 

Dear Present me, 

You are doing 

great! You’re strong, 

beautiful, smart, 

and a fighter! 

You don’t give up and you don’t 

need a man 

to make you happy! 

You can get through 

anything that you 

put your mind 

to it! Keep 

on fighting! 

-Love, 

Brandee D. I love this poem because I know that I am fighter and I know that I will never give up so easily. This poem means so much to me! What I said about myself is so true! I know that I am a fighter! I fight for what I believe in and I don’t easily give up! I keep fighting and I love myself for who I am! I don’t need a man to keep me happy! I can get through anything if I can put my mind to it!! The reason why this poem means a lot to me because I wrote it! What I wrote about me is so true! I am a fighter and I fight for what I believe in. Yes, I cry but at least I try my hardest to fight through what I believe in!!! 

When I was writing this poem, what was going through my mind? Why was that thing going through my mind?

When I was writing this poem, what was going through my mind? What was going through my mind was I wanted a poem about how strong I am and I don’t need a man to make me happy! I am literally happy on my own! I wanted to remind not only myself but other people that they are strong as well! I want people to know that you can get through anything that you put your mind to it! You have to keep fighting through the hard times because if you let the hard times beat you down, you are going to get defeated and you want to give up! Never give up because everyone is strong enough! Why was that thing going through my mind? The reason why it was going through my mind because I want to remind people you are strong enough and you got this! You don’t need to let whatever is bothering you let you down! You are strong and you got this! Don’t let anyone or anything bring you down! Everyone is strong! Everyone is beautiful or handsome in their own way! Don’t let anyone tell you differently!!! 

What is this poem about? Why did I write this poem about?

This poem is about my present day self! This poem is a reminder that I am doing a good job and I am trying so hard to not give up and keep fighting!! When you go through so much stuff everyday and all you want to do is give up but I have to keep fighting because everyone around me wants to keep fighting! I know that I don’t need a man to make me happy! I feel completely happy on my own and I will be happy on my own until I get a man who will make me happy in the future but for right now, I will make myself happy in the meantime!! I know that I’m strong and I know that I am beautiful! I definitely know that I am a fighter because I fight for what I believe in everyday! I fight my own battles and I fight to get to the top!! I’m proud of myself for getting through what I have went through in my past! I am so proud of myself for not giving up! I am so proud of myself for fighting because I am a fighter and I will never give up!!! Why did I write this poem about? The reason why I wrote this poem about is because this poem is to remind everyone about the present me and who I am today! The person who I am today is a fighter! I know that I don’t need a man to make me happy but I know in the future that I would love to get married. Right now though, I am happy on my own! I am happy doing things on my own and fighting my own battles! I know that I am a fighter and I know that I will always be a fighter! I don’t quit! That’s not in my blood!! What is in my blood is blogging and I will continue to blog because that makes me happy! I love blogging!!! 

What is the significance of this poem? Why is this poem so significant? 

The significance of this poem is represents the person who I am today!! The person who I am today fights for what she believes in. Yes, I even fight for my own battles and that’s okay. It could be draining at times and hard on me but at the end of the day, I am trying to make myself happy and that’s all that matters! Me making myself happy matters to me! In order to live a good life, I need to be happy but at times, it is so hard to be happy especially when life can get hard at times but I need to remind myself that life goes on and that I don’t need to give up!! I need to live life to the fullest!!! I need to make myself happy and focus on the good than the negative!!! Why is this poem so significant? The reason why this poem is so significant is because each and one of my poems hold a significance to it! Each poem of mine means a lot to me! Each poem tells a story! Like this poem that I am doing a blog post about! My poem “Dear Present Me” is about me! It is about reminding myself that I know that I am beautiful, I know that I am smart, and I definitely know that I am a fighter! When things do get rough, I tend to wanting to throw in the towel and just give up but I can’t because I have people who are supporting me and cheering me on! I can’t give up and I know that I need to keep trying my best at all times!!! 

In conclusion/ Tip of the day!

In conclusion, I know that I am a fighter! I know that I can’t give up because there is people who are counting on me and supporting me no matter what! I need to love myself for who I am and for who I was! I need to learn how to leave my past in the past. I need to keep fighting for what I believe in and make sure that I am happy! My happiness and everyone else’s happiness matters to me! I need to be happy for not only myself but for everyone else as well! I don’t need to hide what I am feeling because hiding from what you are feeling is the worst thing that you can do! Acting like you are okay is the worst thing ever!! If you are hiding something, tell someone! Tell someone that you aren’t okay and that you need someone to talk to! Don’t hide your feelings! If you need to cry about it, cry about it! Let your tears flow!! Don’t stop them from flowing!! My tip of the day is be the person that you are today! Be your present self! Be proud of who you are because being who are as a person is amazing! It doesn’t matter who you are in the past! Just be who you are in the present! Leave the old you in the past! Live in the present and don’t give up!!!

Alright my Shinning Star Butterflies! Y’all have reached the end of today’s blog!! I hope y’all enjoy this blog post for today! I hope everyone has an amazing weekend! Stay safe!! Happy Friday or in other countries, happy Saturday! Stay gold! Shine bright like a star that y’all! Fly like a butterfly that y’all are and chase your dreams! I believe in each and one of y’all! Never give up! See y’all on the next blog! I love y’all!!! 💜💖

“Don’t cry over 
The past, it’s gone. 
Don’t Stress about 
The future, it hasn’t arrived.
Live in the present 
And make it beautiful.” 
-Unknown! I love this quote because don’t cry what happened in the past! It’s in the past! Move on from it! Don’t even stress or worry about the future because it hasn’t happened yet!! Live in the present and make it beautiful! Try to make yourself happy!!! 

“You have to 
Present yourself.
You have to know 
How to talk
About your 
Vision, your 
Focus, and what 
You believe in”.
-Anna Wintour. I love this quote because you have to show people who you really are! You have to show them what is your focus on the present and you have to show them that you can do it! Show them what you believe in!! Show them that you can do it!! Present yourself who you really are!! 

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow
is a mystery, today is a gift of 
God, which is why we call it 
the present.”
-Bil Keane. I love this quote because yesterday was history and it is in the past! You will never know what tomorrow could bring us!! Today is a gift of God because you woke up to another day and that is a miracle! You never know what tomorrow could bring you and yesterday is the past and you should forget about it!! 

My goals for 2022!! By: Brandee Darden.

                                  My goals for 2022! By: Brandee Darden. Wednesday, January 12th, 2022! 

Intro to my blog! 

Hello, my Shinning Star Butterflies! It's your girl, Brandee back with another blog post! Happy Wednesday or in other countries, Happy Thursday! I hope everyone is doing well and amazing! If not, that's okay! Everything happens for a reason and you're going to have better days! Never give up because you have people who love you very much and if you don't have anyone who loves you, y'all have me who loves y'all so much! Each of my Shinning Star Butterflies matter to me and I care about y'all so much! Just know that I love each and one of y'all so much! I will always care about y'all so much and I will never give up on y'all because I care! On Monday's blog, I talked about my Christmas presents! I loved each and one of my Christmas presents so much! I loved my eye shadow palette by Morphe with the collaboration of James Charles! I also loved my mini fridge with the freezer on top! Everything that I got was so awesome and so cool! I loved it all! For today's blog post, I will be talking about my goals for 2022! I will be talking about what are my goals for 2022? Why did I choose those as my goals? How am I going to achieve these goals? What is so significant about those goals and why those goals so significant? Should I get started with this blog? I think I shall! Let's get started!!  

How do I define the word "goal"? Why do I define goal like that? 

The way that I define the word goal is trying to achieve your goals that you have been dreaming of achieving for so long. Either is a long dream that you had or a short dream that you thought of from a few months ago. A goal can be a long dream or a short dream. Goals can't be achieved over night. It takes a long time to chase your goals but the one thing that I can tell you is to never give up on your goal or goals! As long as you believe that you can achieve your goals, you can do it! I believe in you 200%! Always believe in yourself! When no one else believes in you, believe in yourself! You're the only person you can't give up on! The reason why I do define goal like that is because goals don't take over night to achieve! They can take months or years to achieve and if you believe that you can achieve your goals, then you can do it! Never give up on your goals! Always believe in yourself and always aim high for the stars!! 

What are my goals for 2022? Why did I choose those as my goals?

What are my goals for 2022? Well! Y'all maybe wondering what are my goals for 2022! My goals for 2022 is to be happy, become a better writer, learn to forget the past, and loose weight. Why did I choose those as my goals? The reason why I choose those as my goals is because I feel like happiness is really important. I feel like happiness is very important is because if you aren't happy around other people, then how are you going to be happy around others? You need to be happy within yourself before you can be happy around other people! The reason why I choose to become a better writer is because I want to write more about serious topics that people may not pay attention to or they ignore what's going on in the world. I feel like people don't watch there surroundings when they need to and sometimes in different parts of the world can be so dangerous that it can scare a lot of people. So, I want to become a better writer by writing more serious topics about what is going on in the world and stuff like that. I feel like as a woman, I feel like I should warn other women and men as well because there is psycho women out there as well to watch for their surroundings and make sure they are safe as well!! My third goal that I would love to achieve in 2022 is learn to forget the past! The reason why I choose that as my goal is because I tend to bring up the past a lot and I have a hard time to forget the past. The reason why I tend to not forget my past is because my past hurt me a lot and you can forgive what hurt but you can't forget what hurt you the most and I want to forgive what hurt me and move on from my past! The fourth and final goal that I want to achieve in 2022 is loosing weight! The reason why I choose that as my goal is because I am tired of not eating healthy and I feel like I am not happy in my own skin, so I had to change! I am happy that I choose to loose weight and eat healthier!!! 

How am I going to achieve these goals?

Y'all are probably wondering, "Brandee, how are you going to achieve these goals"? Well, my Shinning Star Butterflies! The way I am going to achieve these goals is by focusing on each of them individually. I am going to focus on them individually and then, once I am finished on the first one and then, I am going to focus on the second goal. Goals don't take over time to achieve! They can take months or even years to achieve and I want to try to achieve these goals! Yes, I deserve to be happy! I want to be happy again because I feel like happiness should come to me and I want happiness in my life. I am praying that I can be happy again! I am praying that I can become a better writer and learn to forget my past. Becoming a better writer won't be easy but I know that I can do it! I know that I can help educate people about being safe out in the world and just watch for your surroundings. Just be safe wherever you go and make sure you have someone with you! Learning how to forget your past won't be easy either! When something or someone hurts you from your past, you can't forget it but you can learn to move on from it and I will try to move on from my past because if I move on from my past, it will make me a stronger person and I want to be that strong person that I am!!! I remember struggling with loosing weight and it was so hard because I would go on these diets and it wasn't easy but now, I work out pretty much everyday and eat somewhat healthy! I do drink mostly water though. I cut out sodas and kool aid. I drink one cup of kool aid at times but it mainly water and I am so proud of myself!!! 

What is so significant about those goals? 

Y'all maybe thinking to y'all selves, "Brandee, what is so significant about those goals"? Well, the significance of those goals is I want to be happy! I feel like being happy is very important. I feel like if I am happy, then everyone around me can be happy as well. I love to smile and I want to be happy! I can't be happy and down at the same time. If I am sad, how can I be happy? I want to be happy again and I am praying that I can be happy again! The significance behind me becoming a better writer is I want to write more blogs and I want to write a lot more of poems. I feel like I could write a whole book on my poems because my poems mean a lot to me and if anyone can relate to my poems out there in the world, then I am doing my job well. I would love to write my own book one day and my first book title would be called "My life struggles". I would write about my life struggles and what I went through such as bullying and trying to commit suicide. Me becoming a better writer and my writing getting better would be so significant to me because I love writing and writing is a part of who I am! The significance of me forgetting my past is I usually talk about my past a lot. I try not to talk about my past but it is so hard not to. The reason why it is so hard to talk about it is because it brings back memories such as getting into another relationship! Getting into another relationship is hard for me because I am afraid of getting my heart broken again and I don't want that to happen again! The significance of me loosing weight is very important! I had trouble loosing weight before and it was so hard but now, I try to eat healthier and I exercise as well! 

Why those goals so significant?

The reason why those goals are so significant is because these goals are important to me and they are real life goals that I would love to complete. I feel like me loosing weight is a big impact on my health because I never been into exercising before and now, I love to exercise and it can be fun at times! I think becoming a better writer it would be good for me as well because I love to write and I love to write poems. I love writing! It helps me get my feelings out and I don't have to keep everything inside! I want my happiness back and I would love to be happy again! Being unhappy is the worst feeling in the world! If I could change about me being unhappy, I will! From this point forward, I will try and be happy! I deserve happiness and if I can try and be happy, then I want my Shinning Star Butterflies to be happy as well! Learning to forget about past won't be an easy task but I know that I can do it and I believe that I can do it! I will never give up and I feel like my past is putting me down; so, I need to fix that and learn to forget about it and never talk about it!! 

In conclusion/ Tip of the day/ Question of the day?

In conclusion; I feel like with these goals, I feel like I can complete them! With the goals, I will never give up! I will continue to fight for my happiness! If I can continue to fight for my happiness, I can be happy! I know that I can do it! I will continue to make myself happy by doing the things that I love to do the most! I will continue to drink water everyday and exercise everyday! I am proud of myself for how far I have come with my weight loss journey so far! I will learn to forget my past and focus on the present!! If I continue to become a better writer, maybe one day I will have my own book! That would be awesome! I would love to write my own book! I would be proud of myself for writing that book and dedicate to the people who have been sticking by my side through my blogging journey so far!! Here is my tip and question of the day! My tip of the day is never give up on your dreams or goals! If you want to become an author, then you can do it! If you want to become an actor, then you can also do it as well! You can do it and I believe in everyone 300%. Never give up! My question of the day is what is y'all's goals for this year?? Why did y'all choose those as your goals? Sound off and let me know in the comments down below. I would love to hear y'all's goals for 2022!! 

Alright, my Shinning Star Butterflies! Y'all have reached the end of my blog post for today! I hope y'all enjoy this blog post for today! Just know that I love y'all so much and I just want to say thank you to each and one of y'all for supporting me through my blogging journey! I love each and one of y'all so much! Thank you! Please, stay safe! Happy Wednesday or in other countries, Happy Thursday! Watch for your surroundings! Please! Stay Gold! Shine like a bright star that y'all are! Fly like a butterfly and chase your dreams! I love y'all and stay safe! Your blogger queen is out! See y'all on Friday! Peace! 💜💟✌

"Start writing, no matter 
what. The water does not 
flow until the faucet is 
turned on." 
-Louis L' Amour. I love this quote because by writing, words and sentences are forming and they start pouring out! Just like a water faucet; once you turned on the water faucet, water starts to flow! 

"If you don't leave your 
past in the past,
it will destroy your future. 
Live for what today
has to offer, not what 
yesterday has taken away".
-Unknown. I love this quote because if you let your past destroy you, how are you going to focus on the future or the present? Move on from the past and forgive what hurt you!! 

"Weight loss is not impossible. 
Weight loss is hard, 
but hard is not 
the same as impossible."
-Unknown. I love this quote because weight loss is hard but it's not impossible because if you know that you can do it, don't doubt yourself. Believe in yourself!! 

"You glow 
differently when 
you're actually 
happy". 
-Unknown! I love this quote because when I am actually happy, I smile and I am laughing! I am actually in a good mood and I am happy! I would love to have that glow back!! 

My Christmas gifts! By: Brandee M. Darden.

                                  My Christmas gifts! By: Brandee M. Darden. Monday, January 10th, 2022! 

Intro to my blog!! 

Hello, my Shinning Star Butterflies! How's everyone doing? I hope everyone is doing absolutely amazing and wonderful. If not, that's okay! Everything will be okay! I hope everyone had an amazing weekend! My weekend was okay! Happy Monday or in other countries, Happy Tuesday! Last week, I talked about the makeup looks that I will do for the holidays, and my skincare routine. I loved all of those blogs but if I had to choose a favorite blog from last week on my makeup slash fashion blog page, it would be my skincare routine blog post because I feel like skincare is very important! I feel like skincare is important because when us ladies wear makeup, I don't know about the other ladies, but when it comes to my skin when it comes to wearing makeup, my skin and my lips will feel dehydrated and I hate that feeling. That's why I love having a skincare routine because everyone's skin is different and everyone has different products that they use for their skin. For this weeks blogs, I will be talking about my Christmas presents, my goals for 2022, and my poem "Dear Present me". For today's blog post, I will be talking about my Christmas gifts! I will be talking about what did I get for Christmas? Do I love my Christmas gifts? Which gift did I love the most? Why did I love that Christmas gift more than my other Christmas gifts? Should we get started? I think we shall! Let's get blogging! 

What was on my Christmas list for Christmas in 2021? Why did I wanted that stuff? 

What I wanted on my Christmas list for Christmas in 2021 y'all may ask? Well, what I wanted for Christmas was Kpop merchandise, a mini fridge, office stuff for my blogging area, paint, paint brushes, canvases, and some more things. The whole reason why I wanted a mini fridge is because ever since I started blogging, I wanted to have ice coffee and I love ice coffee a lot. Another reason why I wanted a mini fridge is because that way I can have my own snacks and have healthy snacks in my mini fridge as well. The two reasons that I wanted Kpop merchandise is because I love Kpop music more than anything in this world and Kpop is apart of my life and the second reason why I wanted more Kpop merchandise is because you can never have too much Kpop merchandise especially if you are a big Kpop fan like me!! The reason why I wanted paint and canvases is because I love to paint! I think painting is fun and therapeutic and also fun! I think to me painting is fun! I love to paint! The reason why I wanted that stuff is because when I started to blog, I wanted my blogging area to become more an office area so that's why I wanted some office stuff! The reasons why I wanted a mini fridge is because to eat healthier and drink ice coffee in the mornings! I think me wanting some paint, paint brushes, and canvases for Christmas is because that way I can paint some stuff and it can be fun for me and I can paint some things for me and for anyone else who wants me to paint them something!! 

What did I get for Christmas? Do I love my Christmas gifts?  

What did I get for Christmas y'all may ask? Well, in my stocking, I got some paint, paint brushes, sticky notes, canvases, socks, jewelry, and some Reese's. For Christmas from my dad and my step mom, I got a mini fridge with a freezer on top, a hot pink long sleeve shirt, a purple sweat shirt, two leggings, a MorpheXJames Charles eye shadow palette which I have been wanting for a long time and I finally got it. From my mom and my sister, Tyna, I got a vlogger set which my brother in my law picked out for me, a BlackPink pillow which lights up, a Selena shirt, makeup brushes, a BTS magazine, a BTS book, and some more Polaroid film for my Polaroid! Do I love my Christmas gifts? I absolutely love my Christmas gifts!! I think they did absolutely amazing and I love my Christmas gifts so much. I love my BlackPink pillow so much because it is so cool how it lights up. It lights up different ways which is so cool! I love my mini fridge so much! I love how it has a fridge part and a freezer part! It is so cool and I love it so much. It is so cool! I love my magazine and my book of BTS so much! I love BTS so much and my family knows that I love BTS and BlackPink so much and I am so glad that I got some Kpop merchandise for Christmas!! 

Which Christmas gift did I love the most? Why did I love that Christmas gift more than my other Christmas gifts?

Which Christmas gift did I love the most y'all might be asking? Well, that is a hard thing to answer because I love everything that I got for Christmas. I love what I got because I know I will use all of it and I know that I will enjoy it a lot. It is so hard to pick my favorite gift because each gift means a lot to me and each gift is for different use. So; if I had to pick a gift, it would have to be all of them because I love all of them equally the same and I love my presents that I got. I am happy about the presents that I got for Christmas 2021!! My Christmas presents that I got were pretty amazing if you ask me!! The reason why I love all of my Christmas gifts is because to me when I think about it long and hard, I think to myself "I can't pick a favorite Christmas gift. It is so hard to pick out a favorite." I love all of my Christmas gifts. They mean a lot to me and I enjoy my Christmas gifts a lot. I think my family did good and I am happy! 

In conclusion/ Tip of the day/ Question of the day?

In conclusion, I enjoy the Christmas holidays with my family and I enjoy the presents that I got for Christmas from both of my mom and my sister, Tyna and my dad and my step mom. My brother in law did so good on the vlogger set for me. I am so excited to use it soon when I do lives for my makeup tutorials. I am so excited and I can't wait. I can't wait to wear my Selena shirt out in public soon with my makeup all done soon. I already used my Morphe X James Charles palette already and I already love it. The colors are absolutely beautiful and I love the colors so much. I love the makeup brushes a lot. I already used them and I am in love with them. They are made with bamboo and I love it. The brushes are so soft! I love it a lot! Here is my tip and question of the day?! My tip of the day is whatever your family got you whether you didn't like it or if you do like it, it is the thought that counts. If you didn't get what you wanted for Christmas, there is always your birthday or the next Christmas. It doesn't matter the amount of presents you get, as long as your happy then your happy! I didn't care about the amount of presents that I got! I was happy with my family during the holidays and I loved every minute of it. I loved spending time with my mom and my sister after Christmas as well and I got to spend time with mom on her birthday which was so cool. I fed the ducks which was awesome! Getting presents doesn't mean anything but spending time with your loved ones matter because you never know when they could have there last moment on earth so spend time with them as long as you can! My question of the day is: What did y'all get for Christmas? Did y'all like the gifts you got? Sound off in the comments down below and let me know what y'all got for Christmas?

Hello, my Shinning Star Butterflies! Y'all have reached the end of my blog post for today! I hope y'all enjoy today's blog post for today! The holidays isn't about gifts!! It's about who you spend it with because you never know when you have that last moment with your family! So, spend it with your loved ones as much as you can! Make the best memories with them and tell them that you love them. Don't say anything hurtful to them and then, regret it! I love y'all and Happy Monday or in other countries, Happy Tuesday! Stay Safe! Stay Gold! Shine bright like a star that y'all are! Fly like a butterfly and Chase your dreams! I love y'all and see y'all on Wednesday! Peace! 💙💙✌

What my dad and my step mom got me for Christmas! I love my Morphe X James Charles Palette so much! 

What my sister, Tyna and my mom got me for Christmas which I love so much! I love my Selena shirt so much! It is so pretty and I love the picture of Selena that is on the shirt! 

My stocking stuffers that I got on Christmas Eve! Not pictured is my jewelry but I love the stuff that I got in my stocking!!!