Young Engagements

I was always excited for the days when everyone in my friends group would be getting engaged, planning weddings and throwing bridal showers. However, I always thought this would be when I was 27, not 19.

It seems asthough everyone around me is either getting engaged, is already married, or having babies. To be honest it kind of surprises me that people are ready to settle down at this age.

A while back I asked for some peoples opinions on the matter; this is what they wrote.

"Young in the sense of age doesn't necessarily have much to do with it. Now young in sense of a young relationship - that's what matters. It doesn't matter if you're 16 or 60 if you haven't known the person very long or marry impulsively (both of which are usually the issues with young engagements/marriages) that's when you run into problems."

"I don't see the reason to rush into it, marriage isn't something to take lightly its for the most part a life time commitment and you don't wanna end up in something you are gonna regret"

"I think religion and sex plays a big part in young marriages. I have more then a few friends who were married before the age of 18 and divorced by 21 because they wanted to experience a sexual relationship all because their religion says they'll go to hell if they have sex before marriage. Now they're 24-25 and divorced and all say it was a HUGE mistake getting married so young. On the flip side tho my two best friends got married when they were 22-23 years old and I think they will be together for ever"

"the human brain only becomes fully developed around age 25, so until then it's difficult for people to properly predict future consequences. I think this adds significant risk to making early huge life decisions."

If the couple is in love, been together for years, feel ready they should get married right? What if they are only 18? Why is there a stigma with young marriages? Why are they looked down upon? What's your opinion?

Vancouver Music Scene

Vancouver is a great place for entertainment. With a just a short walk down Granville Street you are met with an abundance of different types of entertainment options. Including; clubs, restaurants, bars, arcades etc. However, no one really thinks about all the live musicians that practice away for those bar gigs and how hard they are to come across.

Vancouver has an underground music scene lined with different assortments of bands. These bands practice like no tomorrow, print tickets, create facebook events, advertise and try their hardest to get people to their shows.

For a city that loves its music, the crowd at these shows are quite sparse. So why is the attendance at these shows so low? Where did all the music lovers go?

We should really support these artists and go enjoy a beer, learn some new songs and dance to their hard work.

The easiest way to find out about an upcoming show is Facebook.

Here are a couple upcoming shows in case you were interested in attending!

https://www.facebook.com/messages/584581007#!/events/1452282728337405/


https://www.facebook.com/events/676751545716907/?ref=br_tf

Red Hair Don't Care!

Imagine getting at least one comment a day, every day since the day you were born on your psychical appearance. That seems crazy, impossible and unordinary right? Wrong. This is the everyday life of a natural redhead. Not that I'm complaining about the comments I get on my hair, truthfully I love the attention from it. However, sometimes I wonder who I would be if I were born a brunette or a blonde.

I'm going to take you through the everyday life of a red head! Trust me this should be fun.

Trips to the Hair Dressers

Don't even get me started on how many times I wanted to dye my hair growing up. Around when I was 11 years old I was desperate to rid myself of my fiery locks. Besides the disapproval of my mother, grandmother and everyone else in my family, even if I truly wanted to get it dyed I literally could not find one hair dresser who would even consider it. Years of "I would NEVER want to be the one to dye such a beautiful colour!" or "Wow such a beautiful colour, never let anyone dye it! Although I doubt they would." Let's just say I am the talk of the salon when I wander in with my extremely long, thick red hair.

The Burning Question

"Is that your natural hair colour?" If I had a dollar for every time I have been asked this question in my life I would be living on a private tropical island. Let's just say that. Sometimes I'm guilty of answering "yes" before they even finish their question. However, this is often a great ice-breaker and conversation starter.

The Mix Up

"Hey I saw you walking today!" "I saw you at the mall and waved, but you didn't wave back! Did you not see me?" "Why were you at _______ yesterday? I thought you worked?" Awkward. Either Aliens have cloned my body and are impersonating me, or that wasn't me. Odds are it wasn't me. This happens a lot surprisingly. It kind of scares me a bit. Hope all those redheads are behaving out there.

The Wanna-Be's

Growing up with red hair is not an easy thing. All jokes aside, it really wasn't easy, and resulted in a lot of mean comments sometimes. I think this is why a lot of redheads who have been through the same thing really dislike when people dye their hair red. It has nothing to do with the person, but when selfies with newly dyed red hair include hashtags with "red hair don't care" "redhead" "ginger" or anything else pertaining to being a redhead, it really gets to us. We earned those hashtags! #lol

Regardless of these funny, everyday occurrences I wouldn't change my hair colour for the world. Being a ginger has shaped me into the person I am today and I will forever be grateful for my "carrot-top." Long live the 4% of redheads!

Does Make-up Matter?

Why do girls wear make-up?

A trend is circling the internet right now where girls take natural, no-makeup pictures of themselves. As these pictures circle around, it is easy to see that these girls are gorgeous with or without makeup. So why do girls insist on waking up extra early, spending excessive amounts of money and perfectly applying their make-up?

I feel asthough there is a constant pressure for girsl to look good. Whether it be the clothes they wear, the way they do their hair or their make-up. Is this influenced by magazines, models and celebrites, by boys and our peers, or actually to feel better about ourselves?

What's your opinion?