Alright... I've failed my challenge already. It's been so long since I posted that I actually had to sign back into the site- how embarrassing!
I have a small excuse, as it was Spring Break for me and my schedule was way off, but I'm still sorry. However, to make up for it, tonight I will be posting some of the most yummy recipes for y'all!
Let's get down to business (to defeat *beat, beat* the Huuuns).
Lesson 31) Everyone Likes The Top Of A Muffin Best...
But no one likes a "muffin top." For those of you that don't know this term, it is the pudge (aka fat tissue) that rises just above one's pants, forming the same shape as a muffin that shapes around its tin. They can be small or large, and any size in between. Now, you should always love your body- that's a given. If you feel beautiful/handsome, it doesn't matter what the numbers (or anyone else) say. However, I do not love my body when it's looking good and then I go home and eat everything I can get my leopard-polished hands on. This is not nice to my body. In fact, I am being rude to it by stuffing past its "full" notch, and then attempting to stuff it into my party-jeans. How dare I? When you go on breaks you HAVE to be careful to keep to your regular diet. Yes, a treat here or there to celebrate being on break is wonderful, but try to remember that break does end, and those calories refuse to be left at home!
Lesson 32) Spring Flings
No.
Back in "the day" these were fine- back before iPhones, back before Facebook, back before Twitter. These days, there is no one out there that you don't have a way to keep in touch with other than snail mail. Spring Flings are supposed to be precious days spent with someone you found at the beach, or is the son of a family friend you shared a condo with, or the hot life guard by your grandma's pool... the likes. Spring Flings were people you walked away from when school called again and you told your friends about him/her... gazing wistfully into the distance, hoping one day you might meet again. Today, you can just look him up on Facebook or Tweet him. Then, where does the magic go? A few slightly awkward conversations ('cause let's be real- how much actual talking about yourself did you do on vacation?) that end in you just not pressing the "poke back" button and hoping that his family decides not to join yours this coming summer! I could give you many stories of such flings from the F500, but they're all the same. Either agree to be a REAL Spring Fling with barely a last name, or fall in love and be with him forever- because the middle road is no longer available in today's world.
Sorry, to all you Romantics out there, but someone had to tell ya.
Lesson 33) Would You Like Some Couch With That Potato?
I'm going to be brief. If you're home for break, GET UP. Get off the couch and go outside. If you come back and everyone else has been going on adventures and all you have to share is a record for how long a person can watch "The Real House Wives of Orange County" before their head explodes, there's a problem and you're going to be sad.
Get up and GO OUTSIDE.
...not that I know what the "The Real House Wives of Orange County" is or anything...
Lesson 34) The Lone Star State
Did you know that when you go into bars in Texas with your parents, they don't ID you?
This is what Sara learned over her break. Her family went with some friends to an estate in Texas and she had an awesome week! We got texts/picture all week about the awesome places she was going and cool sites she was seeing along her hikes and adventures.
I'm going to encourage you to take such trips as breaks. She was with her family, and she had an excellent time (even brought me back an uber pretty bracelet)! She didn't stay at home, but she didn't do one of those crazy drink-all-day-and-night-first-week kinda trips either. All the horror stories about those trips are true, to be honest. I can say that because I know a lot of the kids they happened to. No, I'm not a prude (trust me) and I'm sure they're fun at the time, but wouldn't you rather have shorter periods like that -such as the weekend- and be able to have real memories? I'm not trying to push the mushy-family-time ticket, but we're almost to that age where we have our own house and own mortgage- take the opportunities when you can!
Lesson 35) Center of The Universe
I would prefer this to be me. However, that kinda gravitational pull doesn't look good on that many people, so I'll acknowledge that I'm just one of the shining stars! In reality though, we have to remember that breaks from school are breaks for everyone. Breaks for you, breaks for your Mom worrying where you are, breaks for your Dad sending you grocery money, and breaks for your siblings. It was weird when I was in high school and both my brothers were in college. None of us ever had the same breaks, so there was always one or two of us wondering around while everyone else's lives were going on as usual. It's okay to be relaxing, but there are other members of the household who are trying to enjoy their break as well, or trying to keep to their schedule! As the little sister, I ask you to be considerate of the siblings when you come home. As a college kid, I remind you that your parents are paying your tutition so you should probably be nice while you're home. This is a lesson I'm working on myself- you may no longer be surrounded by 20,000 other college students, but you are certainly not alone.
Lesson 36) Procrastinators Unite... Tomorrow
I hate doing laundry. Honestly, I would rather wash dishes, or iron, or dust. ANYTHING would be better than sorting out those clothes, timing the dryer, hanging things up, folding, ect. I don't know why I feel so hateful towards laundry, I just do.
So of course I put it off until the last few days I was home, when I didn't have anything to wear and was about to resort to digging through my brothers' old drawers. When we go home, we need to get such things done ahead of time. The last few days of break need to be relaxing, not stressful and full of work. We need to be appreciating those last moments of family and free food!
Lesson 37) Sleeping Not-So-Beauty
Over breaks it's really tempting to just sleep forever and a day. You're at home and your alarm clock is taking a week off too! However, this isn't the greatest for your sleeping schedule. This morning I had to get up in time to be ready for class like normal, and that was just difficult. I wasn't too bad over break, but my body was not happy about this whole getting-up-before-nine stuff that I had brought back. Imagine how bad it will be if I do that all summer! Also, I think it messed up Mom's schedule as well since she couldn't do everything she wanted since I was sleeping in, such as turning on washers.
And remember what I said- we want to keep the parents happy.
Lesson 38) You're Like Coming Home
This is a country song by Lone Star that you should go listen to.
For the first time for me, returning from break was actually really exciting! I was so glad to see everyone, it seemed like I was falling back into place, as if we'd never left. All the sudden people got my jokes without explanation, and I could return to my regular vocabulary. Don't get me wrong, I love my family. But first semester was a tiny bit rough for me and this one's going really well group-wise. Plus, I've been in my dorm room longer than I've been in the new house my family moved into this summer. It's not home, but it's a home, and I'm happy to be here. These are the friends I belong with, and you should always appreciate these moments. Yeah, you're going back to school where work and study resides BUT you're back on your campus where you rule the world!
Lesson 39) Garfield Is Right
Mondays suck. Let's be real, they just do. Every professor wants to throw things at you because he/she's coming back from break to and realizes they have to get everything done before the semester exams start. None of the F500 is having a good day. My bio professor pushes up an exam, Sara's math proctor yelled at her for doing something another proctor told her to do, Daphne found out her 10 page paper is actually due THIS week, and Erin's teachers were just generally unkind.
But it's supposed to be in the 60s/70s by Thursday, so we just have to get over Hump Day (Wednesday)! Mondays are evil, but surviving it just means you're a little closer to the next weekend. Push through it, Honey, because next Sunday is the official beginning of Spring, so the sun will be shining!!
Sorry all of these came together, but they're just as loved as all my other lessons!
Curl Girl, out!
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