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Confident, secure, easy going. These are words that I thought described me. I had never been worried about putting on make-up, fixing my hair, and especially what I wore. But, like everything else, things change. The causes of this change may seem somewhat normal, but one of these blunders changed something that I thought would never be budged, my self esteem. Most generally, I still describe my self as confident, secure, and easy going, but during one particular situation, all of these feelings tend to disappear. To me, it feels odd that in one short instant, I can go from the happy go lucky girl that I think I am to a shy, embarrassed, and angry girl. Strangely enough, it has happened, and more than once. One chilly, breezy morning, I reluctantly approached the softly shaded brown double doors of Cleveland High School. With each slow step that I took, I felt even more tired than I was when I was pried out of bed by my mother. This particular day, I had quite a few important obligations to take care of at school, including meeting with the OSSAA board of members. This group includes students, teachers, coaches, and athletes from all of the Tulsa 7 conference. I was chosen as one of the representatives for our varsity softball team. It was suggested that we dress up for this meeting, which meant hair, make-up, the whole works. Of course, I complied. I spent about an hour getting ready that morning. I knew that there would be a big crowd that I would be standing in front of, so I took much more time in the bathroom getting ready than normal. I brushed my hair just right and put on the perfect amount of make-up (at least as far as I was concerned). I tried on quite a few of my new clothes before I decided on my new pinstriped pants and sleeveless black and white sweater. I completed the outfit with a pair of platform sandals that had one strap across my foot and a shiny black headband in my hair. I worked so hard to achieve what I considered good enough perfection that I spent the next few minutes rested my exhausted body on the couch (I was not a morning person by any means).
Approximate Word count = 1433
Approximate Pages = 5.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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