It’s Finals Season! (For High Schoolers At Least)

Finals.

What we all dread the most every year when the school year begins.  Why? Well…here’s few reasons & if you know of any more (which i’m sure there are plenty, please leave a comment. 

1.) Finals mean you have to go back all the way to September to review

2.) You actually HAVE to learn the stuff you didn’t because you watched Netflix when you were told to do the homework on it.

3.) You have to watch countless amounts of YouTube videos because your teacher taught you nothing.

4.) You won’t have time to finish watching seasons of your favorite t.v. shows because you’ll be cramming.

5.) THEY PRACTICALLY MAKE OR BREAK YOUR GRADE

6.) They stress you out to the point where you want to cry.  Or actually do (aka me).

7.) You wait until the last night to study……..

8.) Finals make you pray to God & wish for a miracle.

9.) THEY’RE FINALS.  What else could be worse?

So, in conclusion, we’re all in this together fellow students. Here’s some inspiration through some funny picture and kick those finals’ butts!!

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Everyone Has Bad Days

I have had three bad days straight.

To be honest, I hardly EVER have bad days, so this is rare for me. What I find even worse is that my year hasn’t started off very well because of these bad days. After my first bad day I told myself “tomorrow I’ll have a great day!” Boy was I wrong…

One of the biggest contributers to my bad days is my anxiety. I have struggled with anxiety for probably all of my life. In the past year, it started getting better. I had better time management, and also did exercises to relieve my anxiousness. I clearly need to start do those things that helped again and more often! My anxiety is mostly school related. When I am given a deadline to do something, I always meet it, but sometimes I feel the need to do things early in the week. So I guess I’m not a procrastinator, which is great, but because of this I always put a lot of pressure on myself to get things done early. I am taking three hard classes this year (along with running start AKA a college class through a community college) and I have at least an hours work of homework for each of those classes to complete a night! On top of that, I also study for those classes at least once a week. 

I know I should not let school stress me out so much, but I feel like their is so much pressure on every teenager regarding school in today’s society. Ask any upperclassmen in high school and a majority of them will tell you they are stressed because of school.

This is just a summary of my bad days. I’m not always negative, but I just needed a place to vent. 

Does anyone have any suggestions regarding what I can do to my school-related stress/anxiety? Any tips? 

I know I will have a good day one of these days and I am so looking forward to that!!! I am also very happy that I’m not the only teenager who has bad days relating to school. I think most of us are going through the same things. 🙂

If you’re having a bad day, you are not alone. There is always someone who will be there for you. The only thing you need to do is speak up! Stay strong everyone, life’s a roller coaster, we’re all in the same one in some ways. 

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Xoxo,

Paris

 

YOUTUBE: *My Favorite Beauty Gurus*

So, I have an obsession that most people in my life have no idea about…that’s YouTube!

I came across YouTube the beginning of my sixth grade year. I found a girl who posted a video on how she did her hair every day! The girl’s name is Dulce (or DulceCandy87). I instantly became obsessed with watching girls my age & older whose channels were about makeup, fashion and beauty!! I found sooooo many makeup and hair tips from girls my age through their videos. I soon made a channel just so I could subscribe to their channels and have an update when they’d make a new video. 

YouTube has gotten WAY bigger over the years. If you have been a beauty guru for about 4+ years now, it’s very likely your channel has gained at least thousands of views. I love watching the girls that I have watched for many years because I can relate to all of them. There just normal High schoolers, college kids, and even adults now with families. 

YouTube is my go to place for the latest trends and go-to beauty tips. I cannot express enough how great it is! So if you haven’t yet joined the hype yet, go check out some beauty guru’s channels! Here are just some of my favorites:

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SincerelyGracieImage   BeyondBeautyStarImage

 

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If you wanna check out my channel to see ALL of the girls I subscribe to: 

https://www.youtube.com/user/paris13sanders

XOXO,

Paris

HELLO BLOGGING WORLD!

Well, I finally gained the confidence to create my own blog. I might be writing these posts with myself being the only one reading them for a couple of months (although, I hope that isn’t the case). So thank you to anyone that is reading this other than myself.

Today is “New Years Eve Eve”.

It’s almost time to think about those resolutions that you, in reality, may never achieve this upcoming New Year, or scramble to find that perfect dress to wear to impress your midnight kiss. It’s also a time to look back on your accomplishments, downfalls, or any memories that came with the year of 2013. For me 2013 was a pretty good year. Although it wasn’t an outstanding year for me, it wasn’t a terrible year either. I found my love for throwing the Javelin. I started out throwing it 50 feet and ended the season throwing it eighty-nine feet. My family and I also traveled back to Pennsylvania, (go nittany lions!) where my mom’s side of the family lives. We also went on to NYC, and New England! I immediately fell in love with NE once I had some Boston clam chowder. It’s different than the West Coast, but similar in a lot of ways. Maine and New Hampshire have the best beaches in my opinion, big waves and shops right along the coast. This year I also faced what would be a hard year for me school wise. I am in 11th grade, (almost halfway done) taking hard classes and preparing myself for the SAT’s. I knew going into this year I’d really have to push myself to my limits and do the best I can. I love being challenged and learning but hate getting up early to go to school. 😡 I am doing a college class so I only have 4 classes at my HS which I love!! This year I also lost my grandma which was very hard because I never really experienced losing someone whom I was close with before. This year has had its up’s and down’s and has been a crazy ride (hasn’t every year though?) and I am feeling alright as it ends. 

XO,

Paris.