Aloe Under Sweaters

So I was rubbing green, sweet aloe gel over my sun burns this morning and looked outside to see this:

Yeah, that's snow. Several local school districts have cancelled school today. It's an actual snow day, and I could not be less enthusiastic about it. 

Mother Nature, please allow me time to adjust and apply sunscreen before bringing winter back.  

Meanwhile, I'm going to listen to Weezer and avoid windows to cheer myself up.

Sun Screen Please!

Yesterday was gorgeous out and so I decided to sit outside to study and write. Unfortunately, I did not realize the strength of the spring sunshine. Thus, the awful one-shoulder  Flash Dance sunburn you see before you.

Bad sun-burns are comical, but all jokes aside, wearing sunscreen is very important. Beyond that, making the choice to NOT slide into a tanning bed is important too. I know that the temptation to tan is great for twenty-somethings. Many of my girlfriends (and even a few guy friends I have met along the way) visit tanning salons regularly. This is a terrible and unhealthy habit to fall into.

I recently read an article about a twenty-something girl who had lost her battle with melanoma. Though I have never used a tanning bed, her story still terrified me. Tanning aside, she was a health conscious girl with her whole life ahead of her. And so, I felt it was important to share her story with my readers... Click here to read this article and see why.

And remember girls and guys, pale is beautiful too!