~Weekly Update~

Hello Superstars,

    The image above is an inside visual of how my updates start. I'm usually lounging in bed, laptop on knee, staring at the layer of homework I have to do for the upcoming week. My mind plays the rhythmic game of left to right a.k.a. "Should I burn the midnight oil or allow my pimples to heal?" If you can't catch my drift, I'm saying should I study into the late hours of night or  get my beauty rest. I'm choosing to get my beauty rest. First, I must give you the scoop about my week.

   This week was actually quite crummy. Being a teenager, is almost like battling depression. You can have your "high" weeks where your grades look dandy, you carelessly laugh with friends, and there's nothing weighing you down. Out of the blue, you can experience a "low" week. A week where you just aren't performing your best on test, you question friendships, and with every step you take you find it  harder to make the next move. I experienced a week like that.

   I have had "low" weeks in the past, so I know that I can get back up from this one. I know there is light in the future, and I am ready to put on my sunglasses and step forward.

  Some interesting things has happened this week like… my obsession with Latin music. Superstars, it is absolutely one of the best genres to jam out to! I am not fluent in Spanish, but that does not stop me from attempting to sing my heart out to Celia Cruz. Latin music is really the only way I can make it through a workout.

  Speaking of working out, I have been consistent with exercising lately. It's actually my favorite part of the day because I can ditch the books and… listen to Latin music. Mother nature is currently raining on me (comment below if you know what I mean), so I've been having insane food cravings. Of course, I cave in and satisfy my taste buds. I just make sure to work 10x harder at burning calories.

 


Before every workout, I have a cup of Yogi green tea.
It doesn't have much flavor, but I know it's doing my body good. The strange thing is is that I drink it from a cup that has "Coffee Time" written on. Isn't that funny?

  As for an update on my fashion style, I'm finding myself in the gray area of being an edgy, bohemian Southern Belle. Can you even picture that in your head?

  Boys? Well, I wouldn't mind sharing a few unpleasant words with one particular boy. You know, just to straighten him out. As for another, I don't want to do anything to scare him off. I'm Sarah E., so anything I do could scare him off.

  Whew! I think that's all, Superstars. I know my week probably seemed extremely random to you. Hey, it was to me. I enjoy doing these because it directs my mind away from the negative events I experienced. Sharing my life with you, shows me that what I thought was a bad week wasn't all that bad. I mean, I lived to share it with you!

                                                     Love ya,

                                                     Sarah E.

 

What's Attractive in a Guy

Hello Superstar,

From the time I started school, I preferred hanging with boys. No, I was not the girl playing "doctor" behind the teacher's back. I was just the easy going girl that got along better with guys. Let's be honest, girls come out of the womb gossiping or "(fill in the blank) talking".

To this day, I can pull up a chair to a table full of guys and talk. When it comes to sports, I'm silent. I only chime in when I hear a well-known athlete's name. By chiming in, I mean mentioning how good they look in their uniforms.

Reflecting on myself, I see parts of the same Sarah E. from preschool. For some, that could be a bad thing. Honestly, I don't think it's bad. As long as I can remember, I have always been a person strong in my beliefs. Whether that was thinking Ken needed to ditch Barbie to women having the choice over THEIR bodies, my beliefs and thought process have been shaped by ME. My beliefs have been influenced, but not brainwashed into me.

I'm noticing the more I join predominantly male tables the more I am encountering bias, uninformed, gullible, and brainwashed young men. I know I probably sound like a five letter word right now, but I am an honest blogger. It hurts me to see such young, intelligent individuals fall into the traps of society. To see these boys believe anything that enters their ears is mind-blowing. You do not even want to know how I react when they have the audacity to talk over me and  repeat the one-sided facts they have consumed from "valid sources"(Examples: televised news, youth leaders, people they have not ever experienced a period, etc.).

In my opinion, that is unattractive. A guy without their own beliefs is a complete turnoff. If I wanted my ears to bleed from invalid facts, I could turn on my TV.

I have to say through Ayn Rand's bizarre thinkings
 there were some treasures.

I feel that each one of us is blessed with a mind. A mind that is able to decipher things differently. We have mouths and hands that were meant for expressing how we feel. Do not forget, we also have ears to hear everyone's side. Times are changing. Now, is the time to establish what you want to believe. It's beautiful to see a guy have the courage to say what is on his mind. HIS mind. It's beautiful to see them express what they have thought so deeply about, and not repeat the same nonsense that was on a conservative news station or what their father told them. To me, a guy with his own beliefs, no matter how bizarre they are, makes him the most attractive creature.

Love ya,

Sarah E.

Superstars, I just had to add this one for fun.