Sun care tips

Knowing myself, I will be out in the sun this summer, so I guess some of you are too. Therefore, despite the fact that I want you to have fun, we also have to keep it safe. This includes sun care.

1. Sunscreen
Put on sunscreen. Please, we do not want to get leathery skin when we grow up, nor do we want to have skin cancer. So please, wear sunscreen, it is good for your skin and body. Some of my favorites include Watermans and the Hawaiian Tropic brands, since they last so long.

2. Hydration
Ever heard of too much sun? This happens to me all the time, and I believe that I got too much sun at Lake Conroe. So, hydrate your skin after you have been in the sun all day. Drinking water will help. Also, I like to use the Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration After Sun Lotion after a long day in the sun.

3. Lip balm
Skip the lip gloss, and turn to your new friend lip balm. I got burned on my lips (which is not fun), so please wear lip balm because your lips might burn and it will peel.

4. Aloe Vera
Sunburns happen, so to help with the pain and heal faster, use aloe Vera. It will help with the sting and peeling.

Stay safe and have fun.

With love,
Violet Sar Bleu

It's all in you and me

Depending on what type of person you are and how you perceive things, you will look at situations different than I would, and that is perfectly perfect because agreements do not thrive perfection. Disagreements, that are constructive, make things perfect by ridding all of the jagged ends.

With love,

Violet Sar Bleu

Things I just noticed

Coming back from Lake Conroe made me realize something, I live in my bikinis in the summer. I am not even kidding. I literally live in my bikinis, everyday all day. Why do say these things? It is because I have more bikinis more than underwear. That just shows how my life style is. But, I am not ashamed of it. From visiting Destin to going different beaches all around, I cannot help but notice that I live in my bikinis. I sound crazy, but in the summertime I literally do.

The reason why I have so many bikinis is because every year I get a new one, just to freshen everything up a bit. But, although I have grown taller, I have not grown that much wider. Therefore, my bathing suit size have not changed since the 6th grade, and to add onto that, I get swimwear as a birthday gift since it is during the summer.

I have no shame in saying all these things because it is true, and I cannot deny it.

With love,
Violet Sar Bleu

On a Getaway

I get to live in my bikini, tank tops, and cutoff shorts, and I cannot be any happier. This trip is just getting me so excited to go to Destin.

This post is just for us, just to see how am I doing.

With love,
Violet Sar Bleu

Weekend Trip

I am off to Lake Conroe this weekend, and I am super excited, even though the waves will be less that desirable there- I mean choppy waters, really- but all in all, I am so psyched.

I do not understand

In every school, no matter how great or seemingly "terrible," has white collar crimes. When I first heard this term, I have no idea what it meant and felt ignorant for asking my sister about, which in turn, of course, she knows about it. White collar crime, as defined by me, is when a person screws other people in order to be ahead, usually in an unfair way. You might probably think "I do not understand," "Life is unfair, get over it, kid," or "I know what you are talking about."

An example of white collar crime (in the most innocent way possible) is when a kid asks another kid to test out a bridge to see if it would break. The kid asking knows that the bridge will break, so the other kid ends up falling, while the original kid remains safe and continues on. I think that is a white collar crime, but I can be wrong. I think that is what it is.

Why do I bring this up? I have no idea. It came to my mind when I was finishing up my kaleidoscope picture, and I wonder why people do it. In my opinion, it takes more work to cheat, rather than learning and do the test on our own. I sound mean, but that is what I think. There is a group of students in my grade who are so competitive and obnoxious with school, and even though they consider themselves friends with one another, one of the insiders of the group told me that they do not even like each other and pretend to be each others' friends. I feel pity for them, not only do they have to put up with the thought of the other person being better, but also, they do not like each other. I feel lucky to have a group of people who surround me and support me and actually genuinely like me.

I want you to have great friends and a circle of people you can be proud to call your friends. A good friend can have fights with you because it is usually done out of good, never trying to bring you down. Trust me, no one should have to have fake friends.

Now, with fairness. People say that life is unfair and that is the way it has always been. Even though I know and accept the fact that life is unfair, why does have to be like that? We can make life fair if we wanted to. So, what is holding us back?

With love,
Violet Sar Bleu

Quincenera and Rube Goldberg

I have the most random stuff coming at me at one time. Tomorrow, I have to go and support my lovely friend at her quincenera, and I said have to, not because she is my friend, but because I bought a dress. I will go to the quincenera anyway.

Another thing that is weird is my Rube Goldberg project. Yep, the huge chain reaction. Of course, I will finish it soon.

Yeah, just wanted to update about my life. It is a really short post, but I have to do some school work and ready myself for future comings.

With love,

Violet Sar Bleu

I love Holden Caulfield

You will read the title and probably think that I am mental. When I told my friends and my teacher that Holden Caulfield is one of my favorite characters, they looked at me and questioned about my well being. Yes, they were that surprised. However, I know that I am mentally stable and I will tell you why I love Holden so much.

1. He is not the ideal coming-of-age character.
Most coming of age characters are the people we want to be or have a friend that is like that. For instance, who wouldn't want Scout Finch or Stephen Chbosky's Charlie as their friend? However, Holden Caulfield is not the type of person we would want to be friends with and is unlikeable. I am unlikeable, and so are you. Not everyone can be cookie cutter, and that is the reason why I love him so much. He is unlikeable like me, and the image of Holden to me reflects the way I see myself at times.

2. Holden does not get along people around him.
Yes, I get the idea that he is foul mouthed, but past that, no one will talk to him. When he tells the reader that he will ring someone, he does not call anyone because he knows that no one will pick up. It is like when a person looks through the contact screen of their phone and does not call. I am sure we all know how that feels like. Everyone has that little burden in their life, and Holden's inability to make people listen to him reflect about how most of us feel in a conversation.

3. Holden does not complain about losing his innocence.
Despite the fact that he comes off as a rude guy, in the end, he gets harmed. Whenever, he talks about the old times with Jane, where everything is innocent, he switches off to "you" when he is talking about himself. This happens when he speaks about checkers and holding hands and being innocent. It hurts him so much to speak about it that he cannot say that he experienced it himself, but a different person. It is almost like Holden is speaking about his life in an another person.

All in all, those are my reasons for loving Holden Caulfield. Even though many people hate him, I love him to pieces and continues to be one of my favorite characters.

With love,

Violet Sar Bleu

P.S. I have more reasons, but these are the top reasons why.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

I took the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator thingy, and I am an ISFP. If you do not know what is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, do not worry. I did know what that was before my sister forced me to take the test, which apparently mass my sister an ISFJ.

All of this system really does is to classify people into 16 different personality types by the way they focus their energy, the way they take in information, they way they make a decision, and the way they place themselves in the outside world.

What an ISFP means is that I am an introverted, sensing, feeling, and perceiving type of person.
My sister on the other hand is am ISFJ, which means that she is an introverted, sensing, feeling, and judging type of person.

For the first letter, you can be an I or an E. I for introverted and E for extroverted.
For the second letter, you can be an S or an N for sensing and intuition.
For the third letter, you can be an F or a T for feeling and thinking.
For the fourth letter, you can be a P or J for perceiving and judging.

Tell me what you are in the comments below by looking up the Myers-Briggs Indicator quiz. Also, Disclaimer: finding your type will take some time and we cannot really know what our true type is, so an online quiz will not be so accurate, but it will lead you to the right direction. It took me a long time to find my type, and I hope you have a fun journey.

With love,

Violet Sar Bleu

Dress Shopping and Denim Distressing

Yesterday, I went out to eat with my mother and sister and eventually picked out a dress for my friend's quincenera (despite the fact that she is turning 16 and the quincenera should have been last year). It actually took my surprisingly quick when I was finding a dress and eventually came out with a pretty lightweight, high-low dress (yes, I have joined the bandwagon, kinda late, I know).

Today, I have to work on a Rub-Goldberg experiment (if I spelled it wrong, sorry) and right now, I am distressing a pair of high-waisted shorts, yay.

I know, boring blog, but anyway, I hate state mandated tests.

With love,

Violet Sar Bleu

Manslaughter vs Murder (?)

I might sound very ignorant, but I do not understand the difference between manslaughter and murder.

What I believe what murder is:
I might be wrong, but I believe that murder has the intent of killing the person who is already dead. It is an intent and has a cooling off period before the actual killing, so therefore, it was intentional and not impulsive.

What I believe what manslaughter is:
I think it is when the person does not mean to kill someone, or that the intent is not to kill the person

Someone, please, explain.

I think J.D. Salinger and I will make fast friends.

For someone who is a heavy reader and tends to read a lot of coming of age novels such as The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, Bless Me, Ultima, Perks of Being a Wallflower, etc., I have come across many great novels and many not-so-great novels. Even though I am quite young to say what are my favorite novels and what are not, I still believe that I have an opinion.

I prefer more modern takes on the idea of "coming of age" because let's face it, the way children grew up during the Gothic time period is totally different from the way kids grow up now. It is just like trying to compare yourself to Jane Eyre; maybe, we can find some characteristics, but the life pattern is just so different.

I want to discuss three of my favorite coming of age novels, which are The Fault in Our Stars, Perks of Being a Wallflower, and The Catcher in the Rye. However, I do not really consider The Fault in Our Stars as a coming of age novel, but the character does experience some life changes. All of these three novels have made me cried, not going to lie. In the novels The Fault in Our Stars and Perks of Being a Wallflower, I cried because I fell in love with the characters. But, it comes to the point in the novel where either the character dies or the character gets hurt, and that is why I cried. Hazel, Augustus, and Charlie are not perfect human beings, but at one point or another, I kind of wanted them to be my friend. It sounds a bit sad, but it is true.

In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is not the ideal protagonist. I believe that if we asked another author to put the character Holden Caulfield into another novel, that person may put him as the antagonist. He smokes, he drinks, he does all of those crazy things, but I feel empathy for him, not pity. I believe that J.D. Salinger is a genius for portraying Holden as a protagonist. Sure, there is alot of profanity in this novel, but I think without it, it would lose some of the special characteristics that make it such a perfect piece of writing (in my opinion). Not only that, but the book is effortless to read. It flows, unlike many that jump from one to the other (which makes a difficult for me to read). I cried because I could not figure Holden before and feel terrible because of that. Many people hate this novel, but I love it.

Here are some videos that reflect my opinions on the novels (though  not entirely)

The Fault in Our Stars Inspired Song
Awake My Soul by Mumford and Sons

Yes, today is a book day, hope you do not mind. What are thoughts on these three novels?

With love,

Violet Sar Bleu

April Favorites

Since April has come to an end in order to make room for May, I decided to do, in order to remember the fabulous (and rainy) April I had by telling you some of my favorites for that month.

Beauty:
I am not the type of gal that likes to wear makeup because one: it is too humid to be wearing makeup where I live and it will melt off your face and two: it seems like a burden to me. However, I will give you some of my favorite beauty products I use under my face.

1. Neutrogena Sunblock
I wear sunblock everyday because my skin gets burned easily. This sunblock is not greasy whatsoever and it does not make my face look shiny.

2. Saltwater
I make my own saltwater with water and sea salt and spray just enough to cover my body with a light layer of mist and it makes my skin feel so soft.

3. PCA Dry Skin Bar
I do not have dry skin, but I do get lazy with moisturizing my face. This bar allows me to have enough moisture in my skin after I wash it that I do not need to moisturize. Also, it is very refreshing and cleans my face so well.

4. Forever Aloe and Jojoba Scrub
This is my favorite exflotiator because it takes off all of the crud off your face, but it is very gentle. I use it once a week in order to make my skin feel smooth and soft.

Fashion:
I am a comfort freak, but I still try to look my best. So, my clothing choices below are not only fashionable, but also comfy.

1. Muscle Tanks and Loose Tanks
I have been wearing my muscle tanks and loose tanks with bandeaus lately, and they are so comfortable and it makes my outfit look put together yet casual.

2. Cutoff Shorts
I love my denim cutoffs because they are comfortable and make my outfit look casual, but not to the point where I look too casual. And, they pretty much go with almost everything.

3. Loose Woven Shorts
These type of shorts are so comfortable and feel like I am wearing pajamas, yet they look so put together and come in different prints and colors and I love them.

4. Crop Tops
I wear crop tops, but not like the crazy ones, with my high waisted shorts. I do not like the tighter ones and prefer the boxxier cut ones because they are comfortable and on trend right now.

Music:

1. Zedd- Clarity
2. spookyghostboy- Firesticks
3. Whitley- More Than Life

Random:
1. Mint Oreos with Peanut Butter
2. Hershey's Kisses
3. Ice Cream

My Crazy Idea

Call me crazy, but I want to go and experience North Korea. It is one of the most isolated and secretive places on the entire planet. I know that the country is not the most idea vacation spot to say the least, but I just want to understand the country. Despite the fact that people tell me things about the country and about the people, I still feel a slight mystery to the country. For what is actually goes in that country.

What are your crazy ideas?

With love,

Violet Sar Bleu

Sleep Deprivation

Now, I will not rant about my teachers giving me too much work because half th problem is my procrastination. But, I will tell you how I went through my day.

I slept at 1:00 am last night and was exhausted. In the morning, I was a total zombie and every single little noise was amplified and irrated me. Nonetheless, I went though my first 3 classes just fine. By fourth period, I got irritable and started tearing up because how annoyed and tired I was. Pretty much just hit the wall.

Yep, but I straightened out in the end. I feel exhausted.

With love,

Violet Sar Bleu