Sugarbriety... what???

For the past 10 days, my leadership class had an "optional" challenge of doing the sugarbriety challenge.  This means we couldn't eat sugar (it's so yummy...), refined grains (my life source), or dairy (my source of fat).

FOR 10 DAYS.  10 WHOLE DAYS.

I failed. Miserably.  On the 8th day, I gave up, I couldn't do it anymore.

Partially because I was losing an extreme amount of weight.  Mostly because I was tired, hungry, unsatisfied, and wanted to feel like a human again.

I ate all of the chocolate when it was over.

I'm going to be honest, it would be effective if you needed to lose weight–I can't deny that.  But I wanted food, and it didn't work for me.

I can seriously say it was the most pointless pain I had ever put myself through.

You say you like chocolate?

NO. YOU CAN'T.

You want a bagel for breakfast?

HAHA NOPE YOU CAN'T HAVE IT.

You want to have ice cream for Mother's Day?

NOPE. YOU DON'T FRICKIN DESERVE IT.

Do have any idea how difficult it was?  Do you?  DO YOU REALLY?

I'm sorry, it's something I feel very passionately about, I like food.  And eating.  Well, eating mostly.  It's one of my passions.

So yeah, if you're looking to lose weight, go for it.  If not, I don't recommend this challenge unless you feel like being overly exhausted, aggravated, and craving only the things you are told you can't have.

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I want to finish by thanking anyone who is reading this blog or has read this blog at some point this year.  Although my blog isn't popular like this amazing one, or this one, I found out that I genuinely like writing every week.  It was homework that wasn't tedious, it was more of a way to express my feelings about things I liked or hated (like this one).

So.  Yep.  Hope you enjoyed all of my rants and sob stories and lists, because I know I enjoyed yours.

Ciao Bella!

A day in the life of...

A nerd (according to me)...  An overachiever (according to friends, not myself)...  A crazy person (according to my older sister)... A normal teenage girl (according to my parents, but they're wrong).

Okay, so maybe in actuality, a part of me is in each of these categories   I watch nerdy TV shows.  I do all of my homework.  I overreact to certain things.  I like friends, food, and clothes, along with a lot of other girly teenage things.

So yeah, I fit in to each and everyone of these categories.

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Needless to say, fulfilling all of these things make me feel like this:

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Now on to the actual point of the post... my life (I wrote that using a smeagol voice... that's creepy).

1.  Wake up (this only occasionally works, sometimes it takes more than a few tries).

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2. Put on clothing to look like an actual human being

THAT complicated...

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3. Make food, so that I can continue to function

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4. Bus ride... finally something not too bad (if you have a friend on your bus, at least)

Because Logic...

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5. Two Periods (Either Math and Biology, or AP Geography and Chinese)

I just really like this meme, okay?

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6. Lunch. Friends.

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7. Two more periods (Either Manufacturing Tech and Leadership, or Public Speaking and English)

What can I say?

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8. Depends on the day: Sometimes, one. Sometimes, all of these things...   Either: Volunteer at the Park City History Museum or Furburbia Or: a sport (depends on the time of year...) Or: Go home to do the work of the home  Or: Hang out with my friends (assuming it's a Friday)

I bring it on myself, really.

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9. If I'm not already home, arrive home.  Shower if needed.

All of the good shower memes were blocked... stupid filter

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10. Dinner.  FOOD. What can I say?  It's a big part of my life.

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11. Homework. DUH. DUh. Duh. It's actually not that bad.

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12. Read the books with the words to fall asleep.

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13. Sleep... Want more of it.

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5 must haves

This week, I have been experiencing some writer's block, so this idea was stolen from my bestest friend Lulu.

In life, there are always things that you always have to have with you at every single moment of every single day.

Some of mine are pretty normal, while others, well, not so much.  So here goes it, my five must haves.

1.  Headphones

Headphones are great, well, in every way.  Music, videos, and everything else that have any audio are great when you're bored waiting for the bus or waiting for your physical therapy to start (a story for another time...).

The biggest plus is that you can use them to get rid of the annoying thoughts in your brain.  Blast some music in your ears and after a while, you start to feel better.

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2.  Vaseline

I'm not completely sure about this, but I've heard that most lip balm companies put chemicals in your lip balm to make your lips feel more dry.  Effective marketing?  Probably.  Customer needs satisfied?  I think not.

I get dry lips and cracking lips a lot, and vaseline is my go to item because of it.  I really love not feeling a blistering pain every time you smile, so it's definitely a plus for me.

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3. Extra Hair Ties

I HATE having my hair in my face for tests.  It's my pet peeve.  I generally find I get lower test scores because of it too.  Because of this, I always keep an extra hair tie on my wrist, for any moment I may need it.  So, to any of ya girls out there, or guys with long hair,  if ya need an extra hair tie, there's a good chance I'll have one for ya. 

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4. Calculator

Revealing the nerdy (very nerdy) side of me, I ALWAYS have a calculator on me.  Usually, it's a huge TI-84 graphing calculator, but it's at least the one on my phone.  I can math, but I'm bad at division–really bad.  So, my calculator is my needed friend.

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5. Lotion

Kind of an extension from vaseline–my skin get's dry on a constant basis.  I always have a travel sized lotion in my backpack for those times that I can't stand it (and those I can too).  I love love love Bath and Body Works.  They've saved my skin more than once...

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