Maria Talks

Maria Talks and We Like It!

Recently I’ve been hearing a lot of talk about the website mariatalks. It’s a website for teens that discusses sex, birth control, and other related topics. Some people have said that the language used on the site isn’t exactly teen-friendly, and some of the content (such as talk about…

Playing with Hair

“Good” Hair Doesn’t = Beauty

What exactly is “good” hair? I wish I knew. People often tell me that I have “good” hair. I beg to differ. It’s thick, curly, and extremely hard to manage. For a period of time, I hated my hair. I begged and begged my parents…

Telenovela Cielo Rojo

Las telenovelas

Hola, como estan? Se que no les he dedicado mucho tiempo y les pido disculpas por eso. Pero, les tengo algunas preguntas. Que piensan ustedes sobre las telenovelas? Les gustan? Que piensan ustedes sobre los hombres que ven telenovelas? Yo se que muchas personas piensan…

Prom Dress

Get the Dress – Without Breaking the Bank

Hey girls, I know that prom is just around the corner, and from what I remember, I was a little stressed out about what hair style I wanted and what dress, shoes, and accessories I was going to wear. I also remember everyone talking about…

Yoga

Restore, Relax – Yoga

Someone asked me the other day what type of yoga I practice. I paused and responded “It depends on the day”. Am I in the mood for a gymnastics-like class filled with hand stands and tricks? Do I feel like going to a rigorous hot…

Punching

When A Parent Encourages Physical Violence…

I feel like lately it’s common to hear stories on the news about parents who get in the middle of their teens arguments. Recently, a father from Florida was caught on video encouraging his 16 year old son to physically hurt the boy his son…

PCOS Blog

Pretty Common Ovary Situation

Is it Polycystic Ovary Syndrome? Or should PCOS stand for: Pretty Common Ovary Situation? I’m not exactly sure who decided to make acronyms out of the many medical terms that are used today. Perhaps because I’m in the medical field I take a lot of…

Studying

Vacationing… or Studying?

My spring vacation is here and I’m very excited because it means that I’m one step closer to summer vacation. Even though I only get one week of vacation, I can catch up on some much needed sleep and enjoy the break from school; especially…

Teen Mom

MTV’s Teen Mom

Have you ever seen MTV’s show Teen Mom? If you haven’t, you’re missing out big time. This show looks into the lives of teenage girls between the ages of 16 and 18 who have gotten pregnant and now have to deal with school, becoming an adult…

Front Row Seats for Thin Girls Only?

Did you hear about what happened with the American Idol fan? Recently I read about 19-year-old Ashley Kauffman who bought tickets (along with some of her friends) to see a taping of American Idol. Ashley and her friends were excited because they arrived at the American Idol set…