Danae

Stay Healthy In High School

By Danae V.

When  starting high school the amount of stress that one takes on is incredible, and can affect how you eat, sleep, and your lifestyle in general. On top of the stress add on a changing schedule, and a change in your normal routine. All of this can have a great effect on how you eat, what you eat, and how active you stay. It’s very important to maintain a healthy lifestyle and not allow these drastic changes to affect your health.

Eating the unhealthy food that is offered in the cafeteria isn’t the best, and sometimes it’s not appealing at all. I personally cannot take a bite of the cafeteria food; it makes me sick to my stomach just by smelling it. Now if you pack your own lunch that can make a difference, you then have control over what you eat in school; maybe a fruit salad, or a regular salad, with a healthy dressing. Having a healthy meal doesn’t mean you can’t indulge in an ice cream or some French fries,  but it’s all about moderation and making sure you don’t surround every meal  by simply processed foods, and grease.

Now when it comes to exercising, instead of taking the bus home why don’t you walk? Or if you live a few stops away from school, you can also use this as an opportunity to walk, and burn some calories. If you have more time in your schedule, you can go running on the weekends, take a jog in the morning before school to wake yourself up. Or if you don’t want to go outside why not do some jumping jacks or jump rope during a commercial break instead of staying on the couch and finishing your snacks.

                As a high school student there’s one thing you will constantly feel as if you are deprived of, and that is sleep. Which means that it’s something you must stay on top of, your parents always nag you to go to sleep early, and how you overslept, well going to sleep around nine or ten can help satisfy those eight to nine hours of sleep that you need. This will help you be more energized and avoid all those sugary drinks that you usually consume in order to stay up. Lastly make sure that you are consuming the suggested eight to ten cups of water daily, in order to keep yourself hydrated, cleanse your body from toxins, and keep your brain sharp.

STYLE JOURNAL 

Day 1- To begin this makeup adventure I decided to do a very simple silver eyeshadow with some green, not the extreme metallic one, but something light, but that would still be able to catch someones attention, I really liked this one, and I can see myself doing this.

Day 2- For day two I attempted to do an ombre purple, green and silver. I really loved this mixture, and how it came out, It was so simple, elegant, and the purple added some life to it, so that it wouldn’t be so bold. I think that this kind of eyeshadow style can be used with various colors, so vibrant colors wont be too overpowering. 

Day 3- After trying the purple eyeshadow day three, I thought I would continue being adventurous and try a blue eyeshadow. Big mistake, it was an atrocious look, and had me looking as if I was in a bad fist fight, and was left with a blue eye, its something that I definitely wouldn't do again. 

Day 4- On day six I attempted to do a simple smokey eye, I really liked it, but it was more a night look, and therefore I don’t know how much I would really wear it, and I realized after it was all done, that not every smokey eye is flattering, if you make it too dark you may just end up looking like you should be casted for zombies or horror movie, I would wear this again but if I am going out.

Day 5- I wasn’t really sure what I would do this day so I decided to a cat eye, and try to do a gold line, by dipping some gold eyeshadow in water, in order to make the pigments stronger, and do a second line. It was very simple yet stood out a lot, it was a little time consuming, but very cute. 

Day 6- I wasn’t really sure what I would do this day so I decided to a cat eye, and try to do a green eyeshadow instead ,. It was very simple yet stood out a lot, it was a little time consuming to get the eyeliner correct, but very cute. 

Day 7- This look was a little similar to the first day, but the eyeshadow wasn't as dark of a green, it was more simple, and light, which made it easy for me to like and actually consider doing on a regular day.

Day 8 - As I try different eyeshadows and styles, I decided to add more of pinks to the tones, and start steering away from simple nudes, I therefore placed some pink eyeshadow, not too much to make it look like I have pink eye, but just enough that it would create a soft undertone. I like this style and it has a girly feel too it, if you pair it with some blush and lipgloss. 

Day 9- For day three I did a little bit of a more bold look, and did some purple eyeshadow, at first I was scared to even look at myself, but after seeing how the tones mixed, I actually really liked it, it stood out, and was something I would never try, but I'm glad that I did. 

Day 10- This look consists of a lot of nude tones, I liked this look the most because it can be used on a regular day, its not to flashy, and being that I'm not accustomed to really wearing a lot of makeup its the one that i am most comfortable in. Its a style that I would definitely use, theres some gold tones to it, and its cute and simple. 

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