take a sad song, and make it better.

Good morning everyone! I want to let you all know that I have been a hypocrite.
I am sure we have all gathered from this outlet that I am a pretty happy lady. Which is true; except lately. I have been miserable.

Stressed. Anxious. Bitchy. Emotional.
These adjectives should not be anywhere near me as a person.

The truth is, I am not happy with my life, and it's my own fault. But that isn't my point here. My point is; life is simple, happiness is simple. I have forgotten that lately and this week I am putting that mantra back into my decision making.

I've said it before and I will say it again. No one lives your life but you. No one else is allowed to tell you how to feel or what decisions to make, because they aren't making them or having to feel the way you do.

Life isn't short. It is actually pretty damn long. Which is scarier to me than the whole "short" theory. If you aren't enjoying the place where your life is now, and are continuing to do nothing about it...guess what? You are settling into decades upon decades of hating your life.

Ideally, one day you will be sitting at your awful desk job and the life fairy will appear out of thin air and grant you a better job and poof away your love handles as an added bonus. If anyone knows of that happening, give me a call. As far as I know, if you waste time simply hating your job and your fat ass, tomorrow you will still have a terrible occupation and a lumpy butt.

If you want Jillian Michaels' body, you aren't going to get it by wishing. If a job is making you miserable, it won't stop through positive thinking and no action. You must change your every day routine to improve your tomorrows.

I guess people see life as short because they waste too much of it. Once it has passed, we can't reclaim it. I don't want to look back on a single stage of my life and consider it wasted. Our crazy materialistic ideals are what bounds so many of us to a miserable life. Some people believe despite the words of my four favorites, in this economy and country, love is not all you need.

I say, isn't it though?

busted flat in baton rouge.

I don't think it is any secret that almost every human being with female genitalia is "addicted" to Pinterest. Myself included. It's a great place to put off being productive and find cute craft ideas, inspiring quotes, etc. However today I chose to look at the board titled "Beauty" and I couldn't help but laugh the entire time.

"How to get natural looking make up in eighteen easy steps."
"Acid peel..at home!"
"LOVE this lipstick, only $89.95!"

Don't get me wrong, I love make up as much as the next lady, but we as a society are absolutely ridiculous about it. It's a multimillion dollar industry that basically has no legitimate purpose if you really think about it.

I have a great one step system to getting that natural fresh faced look...it's called waking up. Perhaps a shower? Maybe going for a jog? Voila. Natural face. You're welcome.

I'm sorry, did you say home made acid? On my face? Okay..how about you go first on that one sister.

I don't know about you but I can list twenty two things I'd rather spend ninety dollars on. I don't know that I have ever had any lip complaints, hell I would call them borderline luscious and I rock out Wal-Mart chap stick.

If you have the money to spend on making yourself high maintenance, good for you lady, whatever floats your boat. But personally, I don't see the point. Odds are, you're beautiful. You probably don't realize this because you are too infatuated with the "potential of beauty" that various products are promising you. They're lying. You don't allow your peers to lie to you so why are you taking that foundation label's crap? If you stopped looking at what needs to be better maybe you'll realize what is already great.

Trust me, I could rattle off five things in two seconds that I dislike about my appearance. Everyone can. However, if you asked me to do the same about a friend, I wouldn't know where to start. We are harder on ourselves than we are on others. Our eyes aren't trained to find physical flaws in our loved ones, we simply see who they are. Something they despise about themselves may go completely unnoticed by others, or perhaps it is even a quirk that is loved by those same people. The point is, be friends with yourself. When you have a free moment, go stand in front of a mirror. Don't go into Mean Girls mode and pick yourself apart. Look into your eyes just as a friend does. After all, you are your own best friend. Chances are you will start to notice gorgeous things about yourself that you have always overlooked.

This may sound strange coming from a nineteen year old female, but my biggest beauty inspiration is Janis Joplin. Her wild haired head and euphoric smile hang largely on a poster right outside my bathroom. When anyone mentions her name, they aren't going to get a "Damn she's sexy!" in response..but you know what? I think she's beautiful. She didn't care what she looked like and the best part was..neither did anyone else. She was still iconic, wildly successful, even a cover girl. Because she was amazing, and everyone knew it.

I have a secret to tell; you are amazing. It's your job to let people know this fact, and it can be done no matter what you are wearing or what is or isn't on your face.
Passion is the best thing you can put in your eyes. A smile is the sexiest thing you can wear on your lips. Nothing brightens up a complexion like a quick dance around the room to your favorite song.

We all know you're beautiful. We know you're good enough. Why don't you?