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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
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| Happy New Year! |
Hey Fab Gals!
New Year's Eve is today! Can you believe that? It's almost 2009. This is probably my favorite holiday - there's something exciting about having a whole new year ahead of you, like a blank page. Of course, that new beginning inspires a lot of people to make a resolution.
Are you making a resolution for the new year? I have mixed feelings about hem. I mean, it seems like people expect them to be broken, so it's almost like they don't mean anything. And it seems like "losing weight" is always the #1 resolution. I was just watching the news, and they were talking about how to get "Flat Abs for the New Year." I certainly think making a resolution to work out more or eat more healthy food is wonderful. But seriously, are flat abs really the most important goal for 2009?
Then again, it is nice to have some direction, some goal for the new year. And if you have something you really want to get done, then by all means, go for it! But the cool thing is, even if you don't have a resolution, if you keep moving forward, things will change anyway. I have long since forgotten what my New Year's Resolution was last year, if I had one. But when I look back on the past year, so much changed - I started a new website, went to a new school, got a new hairdo, made new friends - and a million other tings that I couldn't have imagined or expected on January 1st.
So I haven't totally decided if I want to make a resolution. I still have 14 hours. But maybe I'll just create a good motto, or find a theme song. Or I might just go into the year completely resolution-free. Because even if you don't know what's going to happen, if you stay open to change and true to yourself, it will be a good adventure. Promise.
xoxo...and a Happy New Year!
The Fab Gal Labels: change, fab gal, goals, new year, resolutions |
posted by Fab Gal @ 9:51 AM   |
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008 |
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| Let's Lose Control! |
Hey Fab Gals!
Do you ever have really high expectations for how things will go? It can be such a let down - like when you've been anticipating your birthday party for weeks, imagining every detail of your perfect day. There is no way it can possibly match what you've dreamed up. Then the big day comes, and you're disappointed. Maybe things don't turn out bad, but they certainly didn't match what you hoped for.
Sometimes, I wish my life was more like a TV show. Then, even when bad things happened, I would kinda know what was coming, and it would all neatly wrap up in the end. Real life is a little more. . . complicated. With everything you do, there are a million ways that things can turn out. Some are good, some are bad, and some are just different then you'd expect. So the chances of things happening the way you expect? Like a million to one. The universe doesn't really play in your favor.
I have been disappointed, surprised, and thrown through quite a few loops before. And what it's made me realize is that maybe it's best to just take life as it comes. Sure, life is what you make it out to be, but it's also how you take what you are given, because you can't know what's coming for sure. It's good to have some sense of direction, to know where you want to go. But maybe, it's okay to just be where you are, right now.
There's so much - school, friends, family, boys, whatever. If you try to control it all, you'll be disappointed, because you just can't do that. And you might miss out on some great surprises if you are too focused on perfection. So just be you, and take life as it comes. No expectations, no reservations. Don't be worried or scared for what's coming - you'll be ready when it gets here. Promise.
xoxo
The Fab GalLabels: being yourself, breaking plans, change, control, expectations, fab gal |
| posted by Fab Gal @ 9:46 AM |
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Friday, July 25, 2008 |
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| At the Crossroads |
Hey FGs!
About 6 years ago, I was obsessed with Crossroads. You know, that Britney Spears movie? It's okay - you can laugh. Point is, at the beginning of the movie, these three BFFs make a box with their memories and their goals for the future, and then they bury it, and agree to open it on a special date.
So me and my two BFFS, L and M, decided we should do it too. I don't remember much of its contents, but I know for sure I put in a CD because I wanted to be the next Britney Spears. L wanted to be an actress, and M wanted to be a marine biologist. We decided that we would open it at midnight on July 4, 2008. It's been 3 weeks since that day... and we still can't find it.
When we made the box, I remember thinking about what my life would be like now. Now, looking back, I wonder if I would be disappointed. Part of me thinks I would. I guess I just thought things would be different, more figured out. By the end of the movie, Britney has a record contract, a perfect boyfriend, and is well on the road to fame and riches. I really don't have anything that compares. I'm still waiting for that text to come through and the braces to come off and for the whole world to realize how wonderful and talented I am. Perfect? Not so much. I can't even find a stupid box. 
Despite all of that, I am really, really happy with who I am right now. I learn new things everyday, and I am contstantly surprised with life. I have amazing friends. I don't know what the future holds, but I see where I'm going, and I like it. So maybe the smaller, blonder version of me would be disappointed. Too bad. But she wanted me to be Britney Spears, so she didn't have much foresight, anyway. xoxo The Fab GalLabels: change, fab gal, friends, goals, memory box, self esteem |
| posted by Fab Gal @ 8:21 AM |
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Monday, June 16, 2008 |
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| Labeled |
Hey there FGs!
I don't know about your school, but at ours, yearbooks are a BIG deal. Everyone loves to see how many times their picture got in, and they really love to guess what the theme will be, even though it's usually pretty silly. This year, the theme was "Labeled," and the cover was filled with all the things our student body can be labeled as. They were all nice things - outgoing, athletic, memorable - but it made me think: Are labels ever really a good thing?
We label people for convenience, like "Carrie, she's smart, she can help me with my math homework," or "Adrienne is a cheerleader, so she must know everyone at school." Athlete. Blonde. Nerd. Whatever. Especially when we're younger, and our world seems a little crazy, it makes things easier to just categorize people and not think about it.
Some labels are supposed to be positive, like the ones on our yearbooks, but there's a problem: they don't leave room for change. Sure, maybe today you are the shy, smart girl in the back of the class, but maybe tomorrow you want to be something different. Some will welcome the change, but people who are stuck on labels will miss it. Either way it doesn't really matter. It's like my friend J-Lo said: "You know who you are. Focus on that. Other people will see that eventually." It doesn't matter where you end up in the yearbook - how you see yourself is so much more important.
You, Fab Gal, are not a can of soup. You don't need to be labeled. Don't live up to someone's expectations - live up to your own. Don't be something - be yourself. Live above the labels and leave room for change.
How have you been labeled, FG? Do you put labels on other people? Are they really a bad thing? Leave a comment to let me know what you think.
xoxo
The Fab Gal
FG Update: The Fab Gal will very soon be moving to a new home - http://thefabgal.com/. Perfect for us, right? Keep checking back, more updates to come!Labels: change, fab gal, individuality, Labels, yearbooks |
| posted by Fab Gal @ 12:58 PM |
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