Taking a break

I want to start by apologizing for the gap in posts but I've been really stressed out and trying to settle everything and it seems like everyone down. I went through a rough spot but everything is better now....hopefully. I really don't have much to say so that will be it for today.

Why 21?

I know we have all heard this debate about why the drinking age is 21 but yet a person can own guns, smoke, buy lottery tickets, travel alone, vote, buy porn, serve in the military, and so many other things at the age of 18. I was thinking about this today quite a lot. Today is my fiancees 21^st birthday today as well as a good friend of mines. I was also starting to notice a decline in the “quality” of celebration on a person 21^st birthday. This could be due to a wide variety of factors but then again it could be only one. People are drinking at a younger and younger age. In my high school there were freshman going to parties with upperclassmen and getting fallout drunk (so they say.). What is the attraction to underage drinking? Some say it gives you some sort of freedom that you otherwise never feel. Really? To me freedom is living on my own and being able to go out and have fun and not have to have a curfew among other things. People view this as differently as heads an tails on a coin which I find fascinating when I sit and listen to their reasons about how people aren’t as responsible at 18 as they are at 21. Well then think about this for a second shouldn’t all those other things I listed before be bumped up to 21?

Standards Suck!

As I was wandering around Wal-mart trying to get everything set for my fiancée’s birthday tomorrow I realized that no matter what you do in life you are always being judged by a set of standards. Some being higher then normal. Yeah I get the fact of having them when you are working …but that isn’t what I mean. For example when it comes to clothing I often find myself wondering what makes a designer brand that much different then a cheaper brand? Yeah I get the fact that the designer has money and fame and all that jazz but if you were to take that all away what would be left? What are the STANDARDS for choosing what is and isn’t designer brands? Maybe I’m in the wrong but seriously I’m just curious. Take a look at your significant other or a friend for that matter. Did you have certain standards you followed when you started a relationship with said person? You probably did. If you ever take the time to notice you’ll see some obvious things 1-women have high standards for other women and 2- men have lower standards for other men. I’m not saying this about all men or all women just well…most I guess. Take some time as your out and about today or even if you stay home and see what standards you notice being “enforced” on the people around you!

 

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Today is the day!

Today is the day I have decided to start trying to change myself. Not because of what anyone said or what anyone thinks but simply for the fact that I have slowly noticed things about myself that I need to change such as my focus and my drive. I have been way to passive in life and I need to go back to the fun, wild (okay maybe not wild!) dedicated girl that I used to be! Don’t get me wrong my life is awesome but it could be that much more awesome if I stop letting things people say bug me. I’m stronger then I was way back when and the only way to go from here is up! I love my life for various reasons…..I’ve got an amazing man by side who cares for me and loves me and will help me achieve any thing I set my mind to. I can’t thank him enough! I also have amazing friends who have stuck by me through a lot! I can thank you guys enough for being there through the good times and the bad! You rock!!!!!!! I guess it’s time to stop writing and just talking about it. Today and every day from here on out I go out and make the necessary changes! Wish me luck!