Back to school!

Hey y'all! I'm back! Yay!

I didn't post anything for a while because I was busy visiting family and friends and the kind of stuff you do when you don't have school for 2 months. 

But, those 2 months are almost over (I know, it's sad), so that means I will be going back to school soon, very soon. So because of that I decided to write a 'back to school' blog post. 

I know some of you have already started a new school year (I apologise for being late) but you know, you can always read this and keep things that you like in mind for next year! (Or not, that's up to you)

I'm going to split this up in different categories to make it a bit more easy to read. (you can also skip parts if you're like 'I really don't want to read this')

1. PREPARING

It sounds a lot more serious than it actually is but I always like to prepare myself a little bit before the first day of school. And with preparing I mean cleaning out my desk and make sure it's nice and clean for the new school year. I sometimes even buy new supplies and stuff. Even a new backpack if I'm tired of my old one. 

But for me, preparing also means that I start to go to bed earlier because during these 2 months, I always stayed up late and slept 'til noon. So on September 1, it will be hard to get up at 7am again. Therefor, I start going to bed earlier so I get used to a different sleeping pattern (:

2. OUTFIT

This is most likely the most important or stressing thing of the whole 'going back to school' thing. It is for me. This part isn't so interesting for those of you who have to wear a uniform in school so I am very sorry! If however, you would like me to write a post about that, just let me know and I will write one for you! (Even if only one girl asks)

So, for those of you who don't have to wear a uniform, I think we can all say that your outfit of the first day of school as to be absolutely perfect because you know, first impression and stuff. So I am going to show you 2 outfits that are perfect for the first day of school (:

 Outfit 1: This outfit is super simple but so pretty! I really like the color of the skirt.   

And those shoes! I really love them. You can wear this outfit the best with some  black tights (:                   Top: New Look Skirt: New Look Shoes: River Island Necklace: New Look

Outfit 2: Can we just talk about the cuteness of that top? When I saw it I was just like, I need this! I just paired it with some black high waisted jeans and some black loafers, simple but cute! Oh and thee top has great quality! 

Top: Zara Jeans: Boohoo (you can just take any pair of black high waisted jeans)  Shoes: New Look

3. HAIR

I would do my own 'tutorial' but, I recently cut my hair short and have no idea what to with it (I just either curl or straighten it) Soooooo, I was thinking of a solution and I thought 'Why not search a youtube video with amazing hairstyles and put it on here?' Aaaaand I didn't have to look far at all! I recently watched Bethany Mota's 'Back to school hairstyles' videos and just LOVED all of the hairstyles she created (you might already have seen this video, but I'm putting it in anyway!) And I mean, it's Bethany Mota, don't we all love her?

So that is it for this 'Back to school blog post' I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing it! Let me know in the comments if you are excited for the new school year and what your 'first day of school outfit' is going to be (:

 And remember; school might not be fun but try to make the most out of it and you'll be fine, before you know it's summer again (:

I wish you all the best of luck this school year! (Also the ones that have already started)

Love you loads!

xoxo, Cato

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Feeling accepted and being part of a group

Today's post is about a subject that I feel like every teenager has to deal with at least once. And that's (as you probably already know from the title) to feel accepted and to be part of a group because being a teenager is all about finding out who you really are, where you belong, what you really like etc...

For some people this can be harder than for others... 

We find being part of a group very important because we feel like we're accepted by that group for who we really are. We also feel like we belong somewhere. And that's a great feeling, but being part of a group isn't always that easy. We will sometimes be part of a group because we feel like we have no other choice. We feel like, if we're not part of that specific group, people will make fun of us or judge us. But isn't being part a group about having the chance to be yourself? And once you feel like you have to change something about yourself (even if it is something ridiculously small) to fit in, to be part of that group, you stop being yourself. Don't ever change who you are just be part of a group! It's really not worth it because there is another group that will accept you for who you are and won't judge you. If you have to try to belong somewhere, stop trying because also that is not worth it, believe me, I recently had to deal with it myself and it really isn't worth it. There are people out there, probably even closer than you think, that will accept you without having to try. If you feel left out or not accepted, talk about it! Talking about it really does help, it doesn't matter to who, a friend (who you can be yourself with), your parents, a teacher or even your diary, it helps! 

The most important thing is to hold to who really are. Because if you aren't yourself anymore, who or what are you? Also, when you meet new people, don't pretend to be someone else, be yourself, and if they don't like the real you, it's their loss! People judge, that's just human nature. And so what if they judge you? As long as you feel comfortable they can judge as much as they want because you know better!

Don't waist some of the best years of your life trying to be someone you're not. Find a group (even if it is a small one) where you can be yourself with and your teenage years will be so much more fun! 

A thing that I also learned is to not care too much about what people will think about you. Being yourself also means expressing yourself (using, clothes, appearance, ...) A quote I like to use is: 'Don't dress for them, dress for you' And it means don't care about what they'll think. Care about what you think and feel. It's so much easier being yourself than being someone else. And that 'rule' is not only fr your clothes it's for everything, do what you like not what you think others will like. Because you are not like others, everybody is different and unique in their own way. The world would be a boring place if everybody was the same wouldn't it?

Finding yourself is a part of being teenager and sometimes it's hard but as long as you're yourself, everything should be okay! And once you've figured it out, enjoy it! Do the things you want to do woth the people you want to do those things with!

I think the biggest message behind this post is pretty obvious: BE YOURSELF!

I hope you enjoyed this post because I would like to make more of these if they help people (:
I know I kinda said the same thing all te time but I just hope you understand me (:

xoxo, Cato

(follow me on twitter: @xCato__ )

P.S.: I was listening to this song recently and it perfectly describes this blog post : Colbie Caillat - Try , listen to it, it's amazing! (: