Summer Tunes

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Change

Watching how far people have come is really inspiring, when they care enough to change for themselves and for the people they love.

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You would still be my best friend if you hadn't hurt me so badly.

Chalkboard Labels

     What I love about the idea of chalkboard labels is you can recycle them, they are not permanently one name. Here I took painters tape and made square and rectangle label shapes, primed it, and painted on three layers of purple tinted chalkboard paint. It was really easy, and afterwards I took of any excess paint around the edges, while it was still wet, and viola! chalkboard labels. There is an even more wonderful idea that you can try, where you put chalkboard labels on your storage bins in your food cupboard. We all know when the food runs out you are forever stuck with that ghetto sharpie label.

Here are several more ideas:

Last Name

      I live in a small town where absolutely everybody knows who I am. Whenever I go out in public there is someone who will recognize me and I have absolutely no idea who they are. As snobby as that last sentence sounded, its meant to be genuine. They know me by my father, but not by me. I am tied to my last name. They should think of me as 'Chloe' and recognize me for my own qualities, my own hard work. My father is a fantastic writer. I am a fantastic writer (you might not be able to tell by the sloppy unedited blog posts). In turn it is assumed I got the talent from my father. I do believe in talent, but what I believe in much more is hard work and passion. My writing did not get better by having talent or good genetics, I worked my little tuchus off to be a great writer, and I will continue to strive to improve. The saying "The apple does not fall far from the tree" applies to some, but mostly is bull-crap. You can be similar, have similar qualities, or bad traits and habits, but you should not have to be tied to your family's mistakes or success. Last names just give people another excuse to judge you and your behaviors. Your actions and your behavior should be judged but the weight of judgment put on your last name, your family, should be lessened. People deserve a chance to prove themselves.