I was going through some of my old journals a few days ago and I stumbled upon this piece. If you read through all of the points I made, you can see I was quite young when I wrote this. I wanted to reflect on this. My idea on “What Makes the Perfect Girl” has changed a great deal. I don’t think I can sum it all up in one sitting, but I’m going to try and hit on some of the main points. To start off, this is my original piece.

What Makes the Perfect Girl

• no glasses
• always has her fingernails and toenails done in a French Manicure
• cool clothes
• wears makeup
• perfect hair
• flip cell phone with pink rhinestones on it
• funky pink room
• rich
• two-piece swimsuit
• skinny
• hot boyfriend
• goes to fancy places on dates
• allowed to go to the mall by herself
• goes on cruises
• goes out of state for vacation
• can stay up till eleven o’clock
• sleeps in
• funny
• pretty

That makes the perfect girl.

The perfect girl? Is that even a thing? Well, what do I think points a girl in the direction of perfect girl? Here goes.

What Makes the Perfect Girl-Revised

• funny
• smart
• independent
• kind
• outgoing
• happy
• knows what she wants in life
• talented

While I know I missed many important points, this is all I can handle right now(I’m exhausted). It just goes to show how much people change; how much I change. It’s kind of crazy. I think I like my second list a whole lot better though. I feel like I’m getting closer to the idea of “perfect”, even if I don’t really believe in it.