Day 15: Five funny fears

1. Frogs, lizards, etc.
2. Getting some crazy, random disease
3. Alternate realities
4. That the world is ending
5. That Vampire Diaries may get cancelled

Day 14: A vacation you would like to take

This Summer I want to study abroad in Iceland. 

"Iceland," you ask? Yes, Iceland.

I have a lot of reasons. The main reason, though, is that Iceland isn't your typical vacation spot; you can't just go to Iceland without any connections like you can Italy or the United Kingdom.  I'll be going with two of the best Meredith Professors, both of which have countless connections with Icelandic people.  I also just think it'll be a great opportunity.  

I want to travel to many other places in my lifetime, but I think this would be a really great place to start.

Size 0

Women are subjected to a ridiculous amount of criticism concerning their bodies.  If a woman jiggles in the wrong place or doesn't have the right hair color, then she is likely to try and change these things; why, though?  Why is it such a big deal? Did you know that the average woman weighs around 162 pounds and wears a size 14 (L.A. Times)? Women are pressured to be thin, to be tan, to wear makeup, to wear the right clothes; however, this is an extremely unrealistic goal.

Many average-sized women are having to buy their clothes at plus-size stores, because most stores, namely designer ones, do not even make clothes for the average woman's shape.  Do they expect only skinny people to be fashionable and NORMAL women to be frumpy? Zero is not a size; zero means nothing, nada, zip. So why is society today asking women to conform and be something they're not? I like being something; being nothing is not, and has never been, something I want. 

I'd be lying if I said I didn't struggle with my weight and body image like everyone else, I do; however, the older I get the more I realize that I want to be healthy and independent. I don't want to conform; I like doing my own thing.  So to all of you girls who, like me, look in the mirror and wish they saw something else, tell the world that you don't care what they think; you matter.  If you want to be healthy then great, just do it for you!

I'm not trying to bash the naturally skinny girls; if you are a size 0 or 2 without trying, good for you, but this isn't addressed to you; so, don't be offended.

(This is Glamour's poster child for the average woman; this picture has received laud from all over because a woman of average size was showcased.)

  So, be yourself, because you are beautiful!