Toxic People Call For A Toxic Life

   Everyone knows that gossip and drama addicted negative nellie. The more that you are around that type of person the more they rub off on you. It is literally like a toxin taking over your mind. Slowly gossip and drama overwhelms you and you become the person that everyone hates. Personally, I am able to attest to this as I have sadly fallen into the hell hole of negativity thanks to my room mate in college this year. Every where she goes drama follows or begins and my freshman experience has partially been ruined because of her. Even the school administration does not want to deal with her and as I am freaking out about living with this person I have become a gossip and drama machine as a form of venting about my living situation. Seeing that I will not be able to resolve this living situation any time soon, I have decided that I should at least try to change my attitude and become myself again in the meantime.

   In a search for ways to improve, I stumbled across a different blog called "A Guide To Dealing With Toxic People." The first piece of advice was to avoid this person, however since I live with her, that is going to be an inevitable thing. The second tidbit of advice was to gravitate toward people that are not only nice to you but everyone. This was a way more helpful suggestion for me. I always like to meet new people and if I can find others that make me personally feel better and help get me back into my old ways of not just complaining all the time that would be an awesome way to break my current negativity habit. This piece of advice also reassured myself that I am making positive strides for myself in life. Recently joining a sorority has allowed me to surround myself with both positive and friendly people and also has helped me stay out of my dorm room and away from my toxic roommate for long periods of time.

   A third piece of advice was to help the other person see the light. You would not believe how many times I have tried to help her break her habits. Even if it was just confronting her about drama I have done it many times and she still is creating problems. I do not understand how people like this can exist and not realize the problems she leaves in her destructive path. Barely anything has changed and I don't know if she is just not listening to me because she only cares about her thoughts or if she just does not understand that she is truly the reason things are going wrong around her. Clearly this is not working and although good advice, my roommate is showing signs of being unbreakable.

  The fourth tip provided was the obvious one that I need to avoid: don't mirror their behavior. Although I admit I am gossiping, I see it as more of a way to vent all the bad things that are occurring in my room. Although it is in a way helping me, I do believe that people are annoyed with my constant complaints and therefore I want to change for the sake of me and my friendships. The final tip is to reflect on the relationship and I can truly say that it has been something that I have done from the beginning of the school year. I do not plan on keeping this girl in my life for one minute after freshman year ends and we go our separate ways. We really do not even have a relationship other than roommates to be completely honest.

  Changing my life around will help me start sophomore year with a positive vibe. My fellow blogger who gave these tips is completely right. Keep these people out of your life! They will either effect you or change you and it is not something that any person would want to have happen to them. Toxic people are problems just waiting to happen and no one needs that negativity in their life.

Women Like Football Too!

   
    As of yesterday, the yearly awaited event of the Superbowl took place. In it's 50th year, the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers winning Peyton Manning his second Superbowl ring. Although my favorite team was unable to make it to this mega event, yes I still watched and not because the halftime show included Beyonce, but because I LIKE FOOTBALL. That's right guys, I am a girl, I like football, and despite the jokes I understand it and can get just as rowdy as the boys.

     I will admit that my favorite parts of the Superbowl each year are the funny commercials shown and the big halftime show with some of the most popular artists in the world. However, does that mean I'm not also watching the game, and enjoying it? I personally get caught up in the game and get just as pissed or happy when a player fumbles or an interception occurs. I also am just as annoyed with the stupid calls the refs make throughout the game unless it's in my team's favor. When the New England Patriots won last year I cried with joy that my favorite team, the team I grew up with, had an incredible victory. I even watched each and every game that I was able to up until the major event and continue to each year. No I don't play fantasy football like most men, but at least I'm not googling information for every thing that occurs like the internet thinks all of us girls do.

   Let's be honest all of us come for the food as well because, Superbowl food is the best food. Nachos, buffalo chicken dip, wings, pizza, and the list keeps growing because all the parties supply different game time goods! Not to mention where would you guys be with out us girls who probably made  half of the food. This event brings everyone together and whether or not the guys of this world like it, us girls are here to stay for the game!

   No the game is not over when the time runs out either. I can talk with anyone who wants to about most players and teams outside of their scheduled air time. Any injuries, news, suspicions, or lawsuits involving the sport I will most likely know about and can have a decent discussion about them. And for those girls that both like and pretend to like the sport I can also discuss who is hot and who is not. Either way I am willing to talk about almost everything pertaining to the sport.

   Think what you may gentlemen but girls like me do exist out there despite the feminine exterior. I'm not saying all women are into the sport and can keep up with the guys but those that can are out there and I am one of them! In the show The League, the fantasy world becomes competitive and viewers find that one of the wives knows more than the husband and controls his team. My younger sister even plays fantasy and knows the game well. The male population should not be so surprised that these kind of women are out there and they should embrace it. It's not like we are scary. We just like the sport. For me it started as a way to bond with my father, but now its one of the many forms of weekly entertainment that I look forward to because the sport gives me and many other viewers across the country something to believe in each season.

   Just because the sport is played by men doesn't mean that women can not also enjoy it. It also doesn't mean that we can't pick up a football and throw it just as far or well as the guys during that family football game around thanksgiving. I like football just as much as any other man and maybe even more then some. I didn't learn about the game to sound impressive and I sure as hell did not learn to throw a football well just to look impressive. The game is fun from both the field and the bleachers, or the couch. I will always enjoy the sport and if anything, I will continue to learn each and every season.