Being in Love and Being Lazy

Okay so I obviously wrote the following portion of this post a week ago on Valentine's Day, and I believe I passed out right after, soooooo one week later, here I am finishing this post! I've been busy!

Love is in the air…

Alright, let's get the obvious over with. It's Valentines's Day, and I bet some of you are expecting me to complain and whine about it because - hello I'm like super single. But no, I actually enjoy Valentine's Day. Sure, I'll make jokes, but honestly, it's a great day. It's not just couples being all mushy gushy bleh, bleh, bleh. It's really just about love. It doesn't matter if a little 8 yr old gave me a Valentine, it still brightened my day. My sisters (yes, I have two, Madison, and then Justine, a newly adopted sibling of mine) and I went to Build-a-Bear and made each other bears, and it was a ton of fun. My mom had Gigi's cupcakes delivered to our front door by the Florence Freedom mascot, and it was the sweetest thing in the world. I had a fabulous Valentine's Day. So for all of you out there who moped your way through today, stop making yourself miserable, and open up your eyes to the other forms of love all around you! Love isn't just from relationships, but from friends and family too!

This about sums up my Valentine's Day, luvvvvvvvvvvved it. 

My Vow to Stop Being So Lazy

We live in a generation very, VERY different from our parents', and it's fairly obvious most of the significant changes come from rapid technological advances. Yes, this has benefited society in countless ways, from new medical treatments to easier communication across the board, but with all of the technological advances comes a lot of laziness. It starts small. Instead of walking up to the front door and ringing the door bell to pick someone up, we sit in our cars and send a simple "Here" text message. Some of us can start our cars from the warm indoors on a cold winter morning by the press of a button (I for one, definitely do not have this luxury). But all these little things add up to a lot of laziness, and then we become comfortable being lazy. SO many teenagers can sit down in front of the TV or computer screen and literally watch 10 hours of Netflix. I'm guilty. You're probably guilty. And a lazy day like this is okay every ONCE in a while, but honestly, being this lazy scares the poop out of me. When you put this life into perspective, there are so many things to try, do, see, and learn, and we will never have enough time. But we do have some time here on Earth, so why are we not doing everything we can to make the most out of it? I don't want to waste 10 hours in front of a projected image. I want to spend 10 hours doing something I have never done before. I want to stop being so lazy, and actually get out and see what else the world has to offer other than 6 seasons, 120 hours, 5 days of Gossip Girl. So here is my vow to STOP being so lazy, and START exploring much much more. It's easier said than done, but I'm ready. You should be too.

Randomness because that's what I do

1. I have been wanting to get a tattoo for a while now, and I think I'm finally going to get it in the near future! Yay! Also, I can't stand when people say "That tattoo has no meaning" or "He/she only got that tattoo because it's 'hipster'" Like no. If someone is getting a tattoo (aka placing something on themselves for the rest of their life) it has meaning. They might not give you a reason, but to them, there's a reason. So stop being a little poo head, and let them be.

2. I've been asked a lot lately why I write a blog, so I figured I'd remind my readers and myself of the answer. I write a blog for a few main reasons.

1. I really enjoy writing. Always have, always will. I've just gone from writing about cute little stories I made up when I was about 12 years old to writing about real things I see happening around me, and hopefully one day I'll be published for something whatever it may be - book, article, I don't care. 
2. I think blogging is a great way for me to connect with those who I don't get to see very often, and let them know of some things going on in my life. I've been told a few times by people that I don't see much that they really like reading my blog because they feel it helps keep us close even if we're not together nearly as much as in the past. (Shout out to my girl McKenzie)
3. Finally, I blog to keep a record of some of the most unique years of my life - college. I love to look back on memories, especially through pictures, but I also think this blog is a great way to do just that.

Okay now that I've sufficiently expressed my love for blogging, I'm out! It's been real, see you lovely readers next week! Maybe! You never know with me. 

Stay classy,

Megan LouAnn :)

Slim Shadyyy - a guide to DTR

DTR

For those of you lameos out there who don't watch MTV's Awkward (watch it, people.), DTR stands for "Define the Relationship". Since Valentine's Day is coming up in a week, I figured it would be a good idea for me to help some of you DTR if you are caught in the limbo of not knowing whether or not to get your boo thang a gift or not. Those of you who know me might be thinking to themselves "who is she to be giving relationship advice?!" because yeah, well I've been single for close to 2 years now. Ouch. But that doesn't mean I haven't been through countless trial and error processes of everything leading up to an actual relationship. So yes, I'm drawing from my own personal experiences, my friend's personal experiences, and summarizing it into a few generic situations you could find yourself in whether you're in a relationship or in that unknown phase where you just don't know what the heck is going on. Phew. Here goes nothing.

1. The Repeat Offender

Alright, this sucker just keeps popping up in the confusion of "should we try it AGAIN?!" Is it worth it? Why hasn't it ever worked out in the past? This could be the ex you just can't let go of, or maybe just someone that you've always had something special with but haven't acted upon it. They're the one who you finally let go and then a simple text saying, "Hey I miss you, let's hang out!" draws you right back into the mess of things. I know you've all had something like this, and I think this is one of the most confusing situations to DTR. Obviously, there has been reasons why it never worked out in the past, but that can just be trivial things such as timing. You've also got something that makes you hold on. So what do you do? My best advice: decide to dive right in and REALLY try to see where things could go, or let it go. Don't let it be an in between situation any longer. Tell yourselves, yes, let's go on a few dates and decide if it's going to work once and for all, OR next time you get that "I miss you" text, tell yourself you don't want to go down that road again. It's easier said than done I KNOW. But if you're ever going to get past it, you've got to picture this guy/girl with a "yes" and "no" box next to them, and then check one. There are no more "maybes".  

2. BFF or BF

As far as identifying this relationship, I think it's pretty self explanatory. You are really good friends -REALLY good friends, but there's also that chemistry between the two of you, and you don't want to ignore it anymore. This is one that I'm really drawing from personal experience, and one that I'm not very happy with the outcome. Everyone always says that the best relationships come from being friends first which I'm going to necessarily disagree with. And I also think if it's really bugging you to find out if you could be something more than just friends then by all means go for it. You'll never know if you never try. However, make sure going into it, you're both on the same page as to what would happen if it ended up not working out, especially if you value your friendship a lot. To go from talking to someone almost all day every day, to walking past them without even acknowledging each other, sucks. Period. You've really got to make a promise to each other that you're willing to get past the hurt feelings or awkwardness in order to be friends again because no valuable friendship is worth losing over a failed relationship. End of story.

3. The Next Morning

Okay, what in the world do I mean by "The Next Morning"? This is the guy you made out with at a party, possibly intoxicated, and you're left wondering the next day if it could be anything more than that: a drunk hookup. Honestly, nine times out of ten, the answer is going to be no. First, you might not even really know anything about him/her, especially important details like their oh I don't know... name? number? But okay, let's say you do know their name, and they saved their number in your phone. Now comes the actual deciphering to decide if they were really into you or not. First, you have to ask yourself if they actually held conversations with you. Did they show an interest in actually getting to know you or were they more interested in the obvious? How drunk were the both of you? Alcohol has a funny way of making you do things contrary to your "norm". Unless he/she really went out of their way to talk to you for a while and wasn't really drunk, I'd just let it go. Sure, you had fun with them, but as far as turning into a possible relationship, the chances are slim shadyyy. On the contrary, if you really do want to see if they have an interest in something more, wait a day or two, text them, and find out, but just be aware that they might just reject the idea all together. It's cool, it happens, and maybe you'll be the 1/10 that starts into something more. 

That's alllllll folks. Have fun DTRing. It really isn't fun when you think about it, but after you DTR, you'll feel a LOT better about things. As for me, I'll go ahead and DTR my relationship with food. I think he might propose soon.... :D 

Until next time..

Stay classy,

Megan LouAnn