There is not enough time in the day!

I feel like I am moving a million miles an hour and my updates are falling by the wayside...

Lots of things on my mind so here we gooo.....

1. My little officially knows who I am (Big SiS reveal was this morning... 6am...) and we had a fabulous breakfast together and she is incredible.

2. My real little sis is at THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS! Helloo..... jealous. I have gotten a few picture messages... of the opening torch and a clip of the curling games. Go USA!

3. That chem test I had last week we got back yesterday and I got a 99%. Umm yeah. It was new to me to. I told my mom I've never gotten higher than an 85% on any science related test and I was beyond excited!

4. As Community Service chair I am heading Body Image Awareness Week (March 29-Apr 2) and this year the President of LUST contacted me about collaborating on some new ideas. In the past, this week has been promoted with the same ideas year after year. Having a nutritionist talk, showing a movie like Miss Congeniality, some sort of activity like Self Defense, etc. Sarah (the head of LUST... Learning & Understanding Sexuality Together) and I met on Monday and had an amazing talk about what we want out of the week. What did I want to communicate to my peers about body image?

These were some things we discussed...

How brainwashing and influential the media is. How young girls cannot pick up a magazine like US Weekly or Glamour without "Tips for a better butt!" and "New ways to lose weight in 5 days!" splashed across every inch of every cover.

When really, truly analyzing and dissecting media influence in our country today, this is a disgusting reality to be hit with this:

The thinner you are, the better girlfriend you are, the better friend you are, the better wife you are, the better daughter you are, the better person you are. Your friends will envy you, guys will want to date you, younger girls will look up to you, and everything will be perfect.

It makes me sick to see my friends and sisters equate how good of a person they are to a number. Their self-esteem hangs on compliments, mirrors, and never being quite good enough. Since when did women become society's canvas? There is always room for improvement, write down what you eat (it helps), sugar and carbs... beware. In other words, drop a jeans size, obsess over every calorie, and deprive yourself to the point of insanity. All I see is bullshit.

Ok, quite a rant, and now I'm all worked up... I apologize. I'll finish my list (with pictures hopefully!!) :) tomorrow.

I'm calling it a night...