My Everyday Runway

It's the start of a new semester and I'm feeling good! This past finals week was the best finals week I've ever had, my half birthday last week was so much fun, and we're in the midst of a literal 6 day weekend. God is so good. I've been thinking and thinking about what I want to dive into in my next blog post for quite some time now, but I've come to the conclusion that who cares!? I mean, I do, but the whole point of this blog is to share my thoughts and hopefully help my readers out in some way. So, I'm aiming to write more frequently, more candidly, and more spontaneously on here in 2019. For my 16th birthday, a ton of my favorite gals and I dressed up in our best Mamma Mia outfits, ate dinner at my favorite place, saw the new Mamma Mia movie, sang ABBA karaoke, and ate lots and lots of Chocolate Chocolate Cafe Latte Cake. (eeee I miss it already!!) And, even though I knew that it would be such a fun night, I could've never suspected what I would...

What does having a "bad" day mean to you? It probably changes all the time. There are days that make you cry because of something tragic happening, other days make you cry for no apparent reason. Some days make you angry at others, and other days make you angry at yourself. Some make you frustrated with the entire world, and others make you frustrated with your situation alone. Other days make you regret, and others make you wish you did more.  These days may not feel like they have a lot in common, but there's one feeling I find that holds true for them all.  Defeat. Feeling defeated at the end of a day that brought so much you weren't ready for. Feeling defeated after others tore you down and you eventually started tearing yourself down without even realizing it. Feeling defeated because another day has come and gone, and it wasn't one you loved.  On days when others hurt us, intentionally or not, we tend to start asking ourselves, "what did I do...