10 Things Every Girl Should Know About Life

I scroll through Facebook daily to read up on what everyone is doing in life. I can't help but notice... Nobody has it all figured out, right? Seriously. No one. If someone told you they had life figured out and everything in their life was perfect then that person's pants more than likely caught on fire later that day...(they're lying if you don't understand what I'm getting at there.) 

I thought: help them out, Bron! And while I know I don't have it all figured out and I don't know EVERYTHING, I figured it'd be nice to tell you what I HAVE learned. So, I'm reaching out to the ladies here.

1.) There is such a thing as too much eyeliner. You can find a happy medium between football player stripes dripping onto your cheeks and nude water lines. It is possible. Just sayin'. 

2.) Being equally yolked in a relationship isn't just for religious and spiritual people. It's for everyone. It means having the same ideals and morals and yes, you ARE worth it. You DO deserve to share life with someone with the same values as you. You don't have to put each other's expectations on a weighing scale and figure out which one to go for. Compromise! And don't be so quick to get naked, everyone, for the LOVE! 

3.) Yeah, it is still cool to rock out to N'SYNC, Backstreet Boys, Cheetah Girks, or whatever awesome era of music you were born in. I don't care if you're 13 or 35...it's STILL cool, okay? Stop judging.

4.) Diets are completely non-existent and obsolete while on your period. I don't care who told you otherwise. They're wrong. Eat.

5.) You need girls night. Oh, but you're 60? Cool story, sister. You still need it. Whether this involves a glass of wine or a 2 liter of Coke, get it! You NEED it. Like to breathe and stuff.

6.) While we're on the topic of Coke, can we all just go ahead and tell Diet Coke to go home? Okay. All together now. GO HOME, DIET COKE. AND NEVER COME BACK BECAUSE YOU PLAY MIND TRICKS ON ME MAKING ME THINK I AM MAKING THE HEALTHIER CHOICE WHEN REALLY I AM JUST INTAKING LIQUID CANCER AND YOUR FIZZ ISN'T AS FIZZY AS IT SHOULD BE, OKAY?!

Okay, that was a little more than planned, but I'm glad I got it off my chest.

7.) What's up with this whole guys have to ask the girls out thing? Take the initiative, ladies! Don't wait on him! Because if you do, you could wait years because a lot of men are pansies and then you're two years late on getting married and you haven't even STARTED begging him for kids yet and your "biological clock is ticking-ticking-ticking" and you don't get your soccer mom minivan/SUV until you're 45 and it sucks...so...yeah.

8.) Number 7 only applies to those of you that are interested in marriage and babies because it's not for everyone and you can still live a successful life without it! So, suck it up and tell your mom to stop nagging because you are an independent woman and Kelly Clarkson wrote a song about you! 

9.) Buy the expensive shampoo and conditioner. I am partially saying this because I'm biased as a cosmetologist, but whatever, just buy it. You deserve it. It'll make you feel better. 

10.) Don't settle ANYMORE. Let today be the last day you settle! I'm not just talking about men. I'm talking about clothes, jewelry, words, emotions, EVERYTHING. STOP. I don't care what the situation is. You know what it is. Just stop.

That'll be all. 👍

I'm not a "Christian." I'm a Christian.

Well, I haven't written a while. Most of you know that I keep this blog as a way to vent and journaling/blogging is something I find really relaxing. I haven't felt that I've needed to in a while. Until today. It's time to make something very clear.

This morning, I took some serious heat at school. Most of our teachers will tell you it's because of jealousy since I had a good month in sales this May and while that may be the case for some, it's unfortunately not the whole reason I took the heat this morning. I openly stated that I'm a Christian. In fact, I openly stated it trying to relieve some awkward tension and make a few people laugh and I did just that, but others didn't see it that way.  The issue was that some people were taking a game we were playing a little too seriously and I tried to relieve some pressure in good fun after someone made some rude comments towards me by saying that I was a Christian so I wasn't going to comment back. Let me just clarify the following.

1.) I AM a Christian. And while multiples of you laughed and giggled about it in the corners and made snide jokes and remarks about it, I was sitting next to a group of people that actually have the capacity to recognize sarcasm and make light of a situation. Those people supported me and were embarrassed FOR you. So was I.

2.) I worked my butt off to make the numbers that I made this month. I advertised myself constantly. I wore everything Paul Mitchell outside of school to get people to ask about what I do. I dedicated my weekends to working at the school (let's not forget that I don't get paid for this.) I spent money buying people samples of product to use in hopes that they'd like it enough to buy some from me. I even paid for someone's service so she could see how much she'd love it and rebook. I should not have to feel bad while reaping my rewards for all of those things and there are a lot of you that tried to make it that way. I absolutely will not take that.

3.) I do not go crying to ANYONE'S office about situations like these. Not the owner's, not the counselor's, not the sales leader's, NOT ANYONE. I am an adult and as of right now I believe I can handle the situation myself and not have to go that far. But don't think for a second that just because I don't talk to them about it, they don't see it. They are not stupid. They are the most educated people in the building and they see it and know what's going on. 

Lastly, 

4.) Again. I am a Christian. And guess what? I have gay friends. I have lesbian friends. I have atheist friends. I have Mormon friends. I have Buddhist friends. I have any kind of friend that the "Christians" you're stereotyping me with would make fun of. In fact, the people you're stereotyping me with are the people who would do exactly what you did to me this morning to any of you. Go ahead, laugh and laugh. Tell me I'm a hypocrite. Tell me I'm a Bible thumper. Tell me I'm a stereotypical worldly view of a Christian. Laugh in the back of the room and high five each other when one of you is "ballsy" enough to say something out loud. I heard it. I saw it. Do you think that's the first time? Do you think you're the only person who has done this? Do you think I didn't see this coming when I enrolled into a secular school? Did you think I was unprepared? I'm not. If you'd like to talk about it, then TALK about it. I'm here all year. 

Thank you to every single person that stood up for me today and encouraged me and hugged me after class and laughed about the situation with me. You guys are the prime examples of decent human beings who just plain get it. To everyone else, I hope you get it one day. I don't care what god you worship or don't worship. I don't care what gender preference you have. I don't care whether or not you can read my sarcasm and decide my sense of humor. I don't even care what comes out of your mouth. You're just a human being like anyone else and you deserve to be treated with respect regardless of the situation. Right? Just like I do.