59/365

It's Saturday and you know what that means! Here's what you missed on Glee (plus how I feel about it).

Mason has a crush on Jane but his sister is super controlling. At the same time, gay jock -- I can't remember his name and I don't like his character -- has a crush on Roderick's only friend. This friend happens to look much too old to be in high school. It was quite odd. Mason attempts to enlist Roderick's help so that he can duet with Jane instead of his sister. GayJock also wants Roderick's help so that he can get with the guy who is way too old for high school. Oh the drama of high school kids. Obviously, it all works out.

Sue has taken on a new BFF, a twelve year old getting ready for his bar mitzvah, because she needs a few things from his uncle, who is head of the school board. What a plot. Myron, the twelve year old, is a great performer and wants to enlist the Glee club as he into to his dance number while also using them as back up dancers. Myron was a bit of a pain -- as most twelve years old can be.

In the end, everyone is happy. It was a weird sort-of stand alone episode, except Sue obviously still wants to destroy the Glee club. (Did you read that in her voice? I definitely wrote it in her voice.) 

Also, it's three episodes to the end. Even though Glee is an aggravating show, I'm not sure I'm ready for it to end. Oh no...

catch you later,

Karleigh

"I'd like your feedback as to whether I was brilliant or simply outstanding." // Rachel Berry

58/365

One of the most awful things to me is that women are still not considered equal to men. I was listening to the news this morning and a 90 year old lady was sharing her story. When she finished high school, she wanted to go to college but her chosen field of study was only open to men. She did not have any options for school, so she was left to chose another career. Now, at ninety-something, she is finally being given the chance to fulfill her dreams, with women that are nearly forty years her junior. 

While this lady is able to finally live out her dreams, women still have troubles convincing their peers that they can do everything that men could do. Well, if you face this problem, you have only one solution. I'll let Emma Watson reveal it to you.

 

I think at this point, if you are a woman, then it is always your responsibility to show that no matter what you want to do, that you are just as worthy as men are -- of everything. Remember that next time someone says you aren't able to or aren't supposed to do something.

catch you later,

Karleigh 

“Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me. Insisting on this story was a form of mind control, but for the most part, it worked.” // Cheryl Strayed

57/365

Last night, I saw a film that resonated with me in the funniest way. Boyhood is a movie that was filmed over a twelve year period, following the same people throughout that time as the main character, Mason, takes the journey from boy to man. As I was watching, I could easily identify the age of Mason because I had been through the same areas of pop culture. Boyhood is the perfect film for people who are around nineteen to twenty-two. Those people have been through the same trials and tribulations as Mason. His struggles of boyhood with resonate with you. Trust me. 

I often talk about how unique and different that you are, and while I do believe that, there are similar struggles that people face. Mason and his sister face abusive parents, bullying, and all of the other problems that many children have faced by the time they turn eighteen. Boyhood ends with Mason beginning college and, right now, many people that are starting at a university will identify with him heavily. I definitely think that you should make a trip to redbox and watch this. It's worth it.

catch you later,

Karleigh

"I mean, I just wanna be able to do anything I want, because it makes me feel alive." // Mason, Boyhood

56/365

Normally, I spend these blogs talking about how much potential you have and how wonderful you are -- and that's all true -- but today, it snowed three plus inches in my hometown. So instead of writing a lot today, I thought I might share my snow day pictures. 

Now, there are some things you all might not know about me. I love looking at old pictures -- like really love it. I don't have a lot of pictures of my grandmother or my mother available to me, but I do have a few of her and my grandfather posing in the snow. Obviously, I semi-recreated it.

catch you later,
Karleigh

"Some things are more precious because they don't last long." // Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

55/365

Do you ever imagine what your life might be like? Have you imagined your wedding, taking your kids to soccer practice, dying with your spouse like in The Notebook? Or do you not like to think about it because it always happens to be picturesque? Even though our futures may not include making over 50k a year or having a house in the suburbs with 2.5 kids, they are still ours. And you have every right, at eighty-five, to be very proud of everything you have done. If all you've achieved is a citizenship award in grade school, then it was well deserved.

Basically, you're worthy of awesome things. You will do some awesome things. I just want you to remember that when it is the worst day ever and you wear the same outfit for three days. 

You were built to conquer. You were made to be unstoppable. Don't let anyone deter you. Don't let someone tell you that you can't or that you won't. If you want and you work, you will. 

catch you later,
Karleigh

"The secret to having it all is knowing you already do." // unknown

54/365

I do not understand how people could believe that your want for your mental well being could be wrong. Sometimes, the things we do for ourselves don't make sense to other people. If you are upset, you may have to dance around to Beyonce for a few hours before you can feel better. If you get upset, you may want to have a cry in the shower. If you can't do certain things, you may have to stay away from them. I want you to know that's okay. 

It's okay to do things for yourself. If people make you feel bad about the things you have to do, then don't pay them any mind. Don't look at their social media. Don't text them. Don't surround yourself with people who make you feel bad. Let bad things go, so that you have room for good things. 

Those things I've already mentioned are important -- it's important to know that you're okay -- but at the end of the day, here's something else: keep going. Never stop waking up excited to start the day. If you start off your day with good things and you think positively, you will find good in the day. You just have to keep going.

catch you later,

Karleigh

“I must endure & endure & still endure.”// Tennessee Williams

53/365

I struggle a lot with being the bigger person. I often let things get to me and then I leave them to dwell and fester until I'm overwhelmed by anger. It's a really awful thing. However, there are some cases where you cannot confront someone. My mother, actually, often tells me not to confront people. Usually, people will let things go -- unless they hold grudges well. I happen to hold grudges well.

I am sad to say that I inherited my grandmother's cold shoulder and not my mother's forgiving heart.

I'm working on it, though. I'm working on forgiving people and letting things go. Sometimes you have to let people be how they wish to be, whether it be good or bad. Usually if someone wants to be mad, they are going to be mad. Forgiveness is not a part of human nature. You have to actively try to forgive someone in order to find peace with them. Maybe it's not just me that needs to learn that. Maybe the person that is at the root of my anger should learn that too. 

catch you later,

Karleigh

"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." // Oscar Wilde