Follow Your Arrow

Make Lots of Noise, Kiss Lots of Boys

Some of you may or may not recognize this post's title as the title of Kacey Musgraves most recent hit, "Follow Your Arrow". I have lovedddd Kacey Musgraves ever since I heard her song "Merry Go 'Round". And okay in general, I just really love good country music, but Kacey brings her own style to her music. What I enjoy most about her songs is the words. As I was watching the CMA's (which were fabulous and Carrie Underwood is fabulous and Luke Bryan is fabulous ugh), I heard Kacey perform her song "Follow Your Arrow", and I immediately fell in love with the song solely due to the lyrics. SO. Go listen to her amazing song, but for the mean time, here are the lyrics:

If you save yourself for marriage
You're a bore
If you don't save yourself for marriage
You're a whore-able person
If you won't have a drink
Then you're a prude
But they'll call you a drunk
As soon as you down the first one

If you can't lose the weight
Then you're just fat
But if you lose too much
Then you're on crack
You're damned if you do
And you're damned if you don't
So you might as well just do
Whatever you want
So

Make lots of noise
Kiss lots of boys
Or kiss lots of girls
If that's something you're into
When the straight and narrow
Gets a little too straight
Roll up a joint, or don't
Just follow your arrow
Wherever it points, yeah
Follow your arrow
Wherever it points

If you don't go to church
You'll go to hell
If you're the first one
On the front row
You're self-righteous
Son of a-
Can't win for losing
You'll just disappoint 'em
Just 'cause you can't beat 'em
Don't mean you should join 'em

So make lots of noise
Kiss lots of boys
Or kiss lots of girls
If that's something you're into
When the straight and narrow
Gets a little too straight
Roll up a joint, or don't
Just follow your arrow
Wherever it points, yeah
Follow your arrow
Wherever it points

Say what you think
Love who you love
'Cause you just get
So many trips 'round the sun
Yeah, you only
Only live once

So make lots of noise
Kiss lots of boys
Or kiss lots of girls
If that's what you're into
When the straight and narrow
Gets a little too straight
Roll up a joint, I would
And follow your arrow
Wherever it points, yeah
Follow your arrow
Wherever it points



Okay, now tell me that isn't completely true of our society today?! Because it is. No matter what you do, someone isn't going to approve or like it. The BEST line is "you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't" because I honestly feel that's how our generation thinks. So what does Kacey say about all of this? DO WHAT YOU WANT WHO CARES YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR ANYONE BUT YOURSELF. And I couldn't agree more. Whenever I hear this song I find myself thinking, "PREACH." BY the way, I'm not like saying you should go out and get wasted and smoke a bunch of weed and have a bunch of sex. No. It's about doing what's BEST for you despite what anyone else tells you. You are the arrow: not your best friend, not your mom, not your boyfriend. YOU. Alright this is getting a little too preachy for me, but: go listen to Kacey's song and keep doing you girl (or boy - shout outs to all the boys reading?).

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5 Really Important Things Every Highschooler Should Know

Why am I writing this list? I've been through four years of highschool, and I am approaching the end of my first semester of college, and I feel like there are quite a few things I wish I realized when I was still in highschool. So here's my own little rendition of what you high school readers should realize while you're still in high school!

1. High school is a love-hate relationship.

Okay high school is really crazy; it can go from like 0-60 in .2 seconds. I have never been on more of a "roller coaster" in my entire life. One day could be great - the next, one of the worst days ever. But it's all positive in the long run because it foreshadows pretty much the rest of your life. You're going to have good days, months, years, and you're going to have bad days, months, years. High school can help prepare you for these ups and downs, and usually in high school it's over minute things, so you can learn how to deal with them in a positive way to help you with the toughys later in life. No matter what, I promise you're going to really appreciate the good and bad times you have in high school because they make you who you are... leading into my next point:

2. High school is full of changes.

First of all, physically, you're probably going to change a lot from freshman year to senior year (thank goodness, I know). The funny thing is, you don't realize it until you're a senior, and you find yourself wondering when in the world it happened. But you'll be pretty stoked it did. Another change: your friends. If you have the exact same friends your freshman year as you do you senior year... you must have some pretty tight friends. Sometimes, you'll have a few that stick with you from day one, but it's rare. And even with those few really good friends, you're probably going to gain and lose others all the time. It happens. The important thing is finding those few that really are good friends. They'll be the ones there when no one else is no matter what you did. Cherish them! Because the likely hood that all of your best friends will go to the same college is like .0001% chance. Trust me, you'll miss seeing them every. single. day. even if they annoyed the crap out of you sometimes. Your true friends will always be there in college and beyond, but you won't get to spend the pointless, small memories with them like you did when you went to the same school.

3. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

What in the world does this mean? I'm mostly talking to the seniors regarding choosing a college. I could have easily made this mistake and I'm SO SO happy I didn't. Well, I partially made this mistake I guess. As I ventured out touring colleges, it was like one after the other until I went to U of L. I fell in love, and every other tour after that I simply didn't care. I knew where I wanted to go and the search was over. Thankfully, I have very bright parents who coninvced me I needed to apply to more than one place just in case. I ended up applying to U of L, UK, NKU, EKU, and Bellarmine. Of all the colleges, U of L gave me the worst scholarship. I was c.r.u.s.h.e.d. And for quite a while I just disregarded the thought of college all together. I had no idea what I wanted to do. Well, I knew that I WANTED to go to Louisville, but given the circumstances, I knew deep down it just wasn't the right choice for me. So what DID I do? I chose to attend NKU and live at home, and here's the best part: make money while doing it. I'm by no means saying money should completely influence your decison, but seriously it should be a pretty big factor when making your decision. People pay off loans even when their own kids are going to college - ew. Do not do that to yourself. However, you can make your own decision, BUT be sure to: apply to multiple colleges of different variety, so you keep your options open. People change their minds all the time, and you don't want to be SOL come May - scholarship accepting time!

4. Don't wish away your sport's seasons no matter how burnt out you are.

I think it's inevitable to get a little burnt out of whatever sport or extra curricular activity you're doing especially by your senior year of high school, but here's what you have to realize: you've put in countless hours of your time all for this one sport or activity, and for the majority of you, it's going to be the last time you REALLY play. Of course, there's always going to be leagues and other ways you can continue playing without comitting to college programs, but I can tell you first hand it's not the same. You'll never get that team back, you'll never get that student section cheering for you back, you only have RIGHT NOW. So, don't wish it away, make the most of it. You'll be glad you did.

5. Despite the last 4 points seeming as if high school is the best time of your life - it's not.

Don't get me wrong - high school was ONE of the best times of my life, but it is NOT the best. College really is such a great experience already, and for me, it's just begun. For once, you really feel like you are in complete control of your life, and as scary as that is, it's so so exciting. You start to feel yourself thinking as a grown up, making better decisions overall, and working in school for YOU, not for your college application. It's hard to understand until you're there, but going to school isn't such a struggle when you realize you're begining to build the true foundation of your career. Now, this doesn't mean learning in high school is pointless AT ALL. I'm going to college to become a high school Biology teacher, so clearly I place great value in secondary education. If you work hard in highschool, you'll develop a work ethic that you'll take with you through college and onwards. College won't be such a hard transition either. Also, it's a good idea to start thinking about what you like and don't like in high school as far as courses go because it will really help you in choosing the proper major. For example, if you absolutely hated anatomy, my guess is you shouldn't be a nursing major. And here's my favorite part of college: the pointless, petty high school drama, just - disappears. It's AMAZING. You'll encounter so many types of people you never have before, and somehow you'll have an understanding for each and every one of them - it. rocks.

Here's the point: don't wish your high school career away even if you think it's awful right now. You'll miss it, BUT college is a million times better, and it's really something to look forward to and work hard for.

Phew. That was a lot. But I hope you high schoolers take it to heart because when I was in your position, people told me similar things, but I didn't let it register. LET THIS REGISTER. You'll thank me later!

Finally, I know I say this a lot, but I love to hear that people are actually reading. SO, if you enjoy reading please let me know, either by commenting below, emailing me @ perfectlyunperfectblog@gmail.com, or by just telling me if you ever see me out and about (that is if you actually know who I am because according to my STATS I have readers all the way from Australia -eeeeeek shout out to the Aussie's reading! :)) I really appreciate even the littlest comments. (shoutout to E for giving my blog a shoutout about me giving her a shoutout - uh that's a mouthful) Until next time........

Stay Classy,
Megan LouAnn :)