Take this Compliment!

I try to be nice. Really. I make an effort. So when I see someone wearing new clothes or an article of clothing that is especially flattering I make an effort to compliment it.

When I extend these compliments to others (usually females) I seldom receive a "thank you" in return. Rather, this individual will respond by telling me which store the clothing was purchased at. My compliments usually go something like this:

Me: That's a nice sweater!
Basic female: Forever 21!

Like I care. I'm not going to run out an imitate your outfit, and I don't care where you bought it. In fact, I am shocked by the number of people who respond by confessing the bargain price at which the clothing was purchased. No one wants to know how frugal you are.

So a word of advice to whomever reads this: learn to take a compliment. Respond appropriately.

Summer is the Best

Hello again, and PRAISE THE LORD! I am on summer break. For children and young adults in America, we spend nine months of the year waiting for summer. Now that it's here, I think it's time for me to embrace it and enjoy it.


I say this every year. I tell myself that I am going to have a phenomenal summer and accomplish a lot, yet it never seems to happen. This year I am going limit my goals, but really seek to hit these goals.

First and foremost, I am going to relax. This simple objective is enough to make my summer amazing. People complain about being tired for the majority of the year, so by the time summer finally rolls around we have an excuse to relax. 

Ultimately, the summer doesn't change anything other than the weather. We choose to change our mindsets, but since summer is here I am going to utilize this excuse to change my mindset.