TOHELLWITHIT

TOHELLWITHIT

Lily Donaldson, Gemma Ward & Caroline Trentini by Steven Meisel

I don't know about you, but I love a good new years resolution! There's just something about the idea of change that always gets me excited. Whether it's a small adjustment to daily habits or a huge turn-around on your outlook on life itself, the opportunity to change for the better is always welcome in my book.

If I thought last year's resolution of being more open and changing my pessimistic attitude was hard to achieve, wait 'til you hear this one! My 2011 resolution is--get this--to act my age. I realize that everyone who knows me would describe me as "hard worker" who is "wise beyond her years" and is "really responsible". In other words, people think I'm REALLY DAMN BORING but just they won't admit it. It's too bad, really, because they'd be right.

Let's look at the facts: I've already planned out my life for the next five years, people mistake me for 25 all the time, and even my mom is pressing me to live a little. Sigh. It has dawned on me that I really do take life way too seriously. I don't even remember the last time I did something spontaneous or reckless or went out past midnight (actually, come to think of it, I never have). Fact of the matter is: I'm 17 and the last time I checked, 17-year olds were allowed to have fun, be wild, experiment and feel invincible...it's just a part of life! When else during the average 85-year lifespan is it socially acceptable to run around in thigh-grazing dresses, dye your hair pastel pink and dance atop tables?!

 See, the problem with my obsession of pursuing my ideal future life is that I've taken on way too many responsibilities and grown up far too quickly, thus disregarding any thought of living in the present and therefore leading a boring, responsible, sensible teenage life (and who wants one of those?!) In the end, my mother was correct (yet again) in saying that I've got the rest of my life to be old, and that I should HAVE FUN NOW and enjoy being a teen while I still can.You only get to be young once, might as well have the best time ever, right? So from now on, to hell with it--I'm going to go out there and carpe that f-cking diem! YEAH!!!

Now, excuse me while I sneak out of the house via my bedroom window on a school night to go have said fun (kidding).

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