Sarah Dairiki

I have developed some pretty severe obsessions and guilty pleasures recently, and although I am fully aware that they are not healthy at all, I cannot stop myself from wanting to procrastinate on homework and instead engage myself in those guilty pleasures. Because my obsessions have been piling up on each other for months, I wanted to share them in case anyone shares the same ones as myself. Here are my top ten guilty pleasures and obsessions: 1. 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) - This band is literally my life. I have around 6 posters of them on the walls of my room, and they are the background of my laptop. I love them to death and have even written blog posts dedicated to them. And I am in fact going to their concert next year, so it looks like my obsession will not be ending any time soon. 2. Brooklyn Nine-Nine - I recently got hooked on this TV show, mainly because I developed a liking to Andy Samberg. He is one of my favorite actors, and he was hilarious on SNL, and is even funn...

As a senior in high school, I have had my fair share of ups and downs in relation to academics and my social life. I will openly admit, I am socially awkward. So much so, that I have even made other people I am talking to feel uncomfortable because I am so awkward myself. I feel like all students go through this sort of awkward and difficult phase some time in their high school life, and that although it may seem completely unfair, it is normal. Feeling like you don't blend in with the other students at your school is not something that should bring you down; I have experienced times in high school where I walked to my next class without my friends and felt insecure because I didn't have someone by my side to talk to; instead, I had strangers next to me who kept bumping into me because of how crowded the hall was. Instead of just attempting to blend in with others by sitting in the back of the classroom every single day of each year, you should embrace yourself for who you ar...

As a teenager, many adults think, Oh she is young, she can do whatever she wants!  Although that is true, it's also not true. As a senior in high school I find myself thinking about the future more often than I would like to admit. While many picture their senior year of high school partying, graduating, and spending time with friends, I think about academics, SAT and ACT testing, and the most stressful thing of all, college applications. Thinking about the sudden push to succeed from my parents and elder peers, I created a jar of inspirational quotes. I pick a few quotes from the jar daily and read them, becoming inspired and redeeming myself to continue my hard work towards success. Because of how much such a simple task has helped me, I wanted to share some inspirational quotes with you all with the hopes of inspiring you guys also. *Some of these are song lyrics, or quotes from novels/movies 1. "Sometimes you make choices in life and sometimes choices make you." ...

Social media. Everyone uses it, in some form or another. When the words social media are spoken, many teenagers minds immediately jump to Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, among many others. And although many kids, teenagers, and even adults possess accounts, they are all used for different reasons. For adults, they use social media to keep in touch with relatives, friends, news, and the like. For teenagers, it's an entirely different story. Teenagers use social media for a numerous amount of reasons. Whether it's to get constant updates on  celebrities, post pictures/videos, or to keep in contact with friends from across the world, social media is beneficial. So, even though social media is seen as positive in many people's eyes, why are so many teenagers insecure as a result? To me, the answer is simple and complex at the same time. I have an Instagram account, and there have been so many instances where I will scroll through my news feed only to find numerous p...