Day one of my quest is off to a rocky start ladies and gentlemen. I managed to catch a cold this weekend and now my head is incapable of forming real thoughts or doing anything more strenuous than telling me that it is time to find a tissue. This lack of brain function is making it really hard to find any motivation to talk to anybody at all let alone start a conversation with someone who might possibly give me a dirty look (or eight) before walking away. What bad timing my immune system has!
My cheerleading coach insisted we all wear our uniforms today even though it is snowing and freezing outside. People with colds need hot coco, not skimpy skirts. Sadly, my uniform is not helping my health or my attempts at starting off my quest in a great way. For those of you who have never worn a cheerleading uniforms I feel that it is my job to inform you of a few small facts: a) they are not as comfortable as they appear and b) they attract teenage boys and/ or creepy old men while repelling everyone else. Maybe it is because the snotty stuck up attitude that has long been linked with cheerleaders is even more unfairly assumed when the actual cheerleading uniform is on. But as I mentioned before, it is a truly unfair assumption to believe that all cheerleaders are stuck up and snotty. I am a cheerleader and although I am a bit grumpy due to feeling quite crummy in no way am I stuck up. As I have said, I care what people think TOO MUCH and I find it really hurtful that people assume the worst.
Despite all my setbacks today, I really did complete day one of the quest much to my surprise. At school I stood up for my self and my fellow cheerleaders when a girl decided it would be fun to loudly comment on the length of our skirts. I surprised both my self and the girl when I turned around and very confidently said, “I’m sorry if the length of my skirt offends you but I can’t control how tall I am or how long my legs are. Plus I would rather have you be looking at my face rather than my buttocks anyways.” She then changed the subject and chose someone else to pick on. All in all, day 1 of my quest was a success despite my health. YAY! :)
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