Be yourself.

It sucks but we're all guilty. Stop pointing fingers and listen to yourself for once. No one said life was easy, we'd all be lying if we said it hasn't got the best of us before. Don't deny it, we're all scared as shit. We can't help but ask ourselves who we really are and what the hell we're doing with our lives. The older we get the harder it is to catch a break. Time's not slowing down, save yourself why you can, you have to be yourself. As selfish as it may sound, your first love should be with yourself. People will hurt you, learn from it, move on, don't hold yourself back. Perhaps we're all distracting one another, making ourselves question who we are. Maybe when we hate, it's actually something we hate in ourselves, right before our eyes, staring at us until our eyes water. Don't give into the temptations and stop listening to the bull shit. Take a step back and think for yourself, have trust in your instincts. When push comes to shove, maybe you're wiser than you thought. You have a mind of your own, use it. Your intuition is more powerful than you will ever know. Maybe no one is right, maybe there is no right answer, and maybe we're all just holding on to what we know. You are not alone, we're all growing up, everyone has their battles. We're all looking for something, a reason, an acceptance, a common ground, maybe we're all just looking for eachother. But when it comes down to it, you have to ask yourself, are you really happy? Are you true to yourself or are you just a copy, a collection of someone else's thoughts wrapped up in a shallow soul that can't breath? Well there you go, walk around aimlessly, have no direction of your own. Stop before you lose yourself, don't forget who you are. You are amazing, embrace what you have and smile. Screw the expectations and pressures of society. Life has no guarantees, life has no promises. Say what you feel, just let it all go. Let people think you're crazy. Deep inside we all want to feel it, feel who we are, know what we want, and fall in love with ourselves. Don't second guess yourself or compromise who you are, for all you know this world is a lie. And that is what you have to do, you have to let go. This is what you've always wanted, to be yourself, to be free, as free as you'll ever be.

Stock up on these bad boys to make your skin as smooth as a baby's bottom!

I've been reading up on foods you should eat to make your skin more youthful... here's a collaboration of what most articles said:

Tomatoes: I know you've heard lycopene can reduce your chances of heart disease, but it can also increase your protection against sunburn, creating more collagen, which can also lead to anti aging with lines and wrinkles.

Almonds: I'm obsessed with them, especially the dry bags of them you can buy in the produce or baking section. They boost your vitamin E. Walnuts are really good for your skin too.

Apples: It's all in the peel, quercetin protects you from the sun, just like tomatoes do.

Romaine Lettuce: Vitamin A is they key, it increases your cell turnover.

Strawberries: Vitamin C, helps your skin look younger, creating more firm skin.

Dark Chocolate: It increases blood flow and circulation!

Also, exfoliating your skin and using make up remover helps with fine lines in your face, especially around your eyes. I used to take all of my make up with face wash but I try to use make up remover then use face wash. Wear sunscreen, (no brainer) it's your skin's best friend in the sun. And lotion up every time you get out of the shower, or even better use baby oil!

Everyone's getting married or pregnant... should I be headed that way or something?

Seems like everyone is getting married or having kids now and I'm not even close to doing either. I don't even know what I'm going to do when I get out of college yet, let alone what I'm doing next week. Greenville's selection of eligible men has not turned out to be the greatest so far, not that I even have time to look as it is. My love life is currently non existent and quite frankly I dunno if I'll find someone that I truley love and want to be with for the rest of my life any time soon. I've made impulsive decisions when it comes to men before but reality is starting to hit me. I'm 22 years old, one semester away from graduating, I can barely afford having my dog, there's no way in hell I could afford being married or having a kid right now. Most of the guys I've talked to lately have just dissappointed me, I've come to find that the only person you can truly count on is yourself. I'm not ready for marriage or children. I don't even know if I'm ready to be in love with someone. I don't think love is something that should be taken lightly, and when I say it, I'm damn sure going to mean it. And one of the most important things I have learned growing up is that you have to love yourself before you can be in love with someone else. I still have things to work on myself, things I want to accomplish. Maybe Mr. Right will come along some day, but for now I need to focus on myself, because I have cared way too much what other people have thought about me for way too long. As much as I hate to admit it, I'm starting to move on because I'm starting to realize that life goes on.

You gotta find that weird balance in life where nobody's right and nobody's wrong.

You've got to find that weird balance in life where nobody's right and nobody's wrong. The most important thing is not about always having something to say or to judge, but to see why someone else feels different, to try and understand where they're coming from. Once you can understand someone you can always find a way to connect, a way to let them understand you, but most importantly, you might actually find a way to love someone. And no matter how different their views and opinions may be from your own, they may find a way to love you back. Everyone can relate to everyone in some way, learn something from one another, we're all connected, we just get caught up in this world a little too much sometimes to see what's standing right in front of us. But when you find that connection, the feeling is absolute bliss.

p.s. This post is dedicated to one of my good friends, Kaitlin Ordoneic (girl in the picture with me), we bonded one night talking about this and our crazy lives wondering if we'll ever find the man of our dreams! We both came up with the opening quote to this post, "You gotta find that weird balance in life where nobody's right and nobody's wrong." It's the truth if you really think about it. :)