For my dream job, I would like to be a makeup designer for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour!

I would want to do this for many reasons. First of all, I would be able to travel the world for free! Taylor Swift tours the world because everyone just about everywhere loves her beautiful music and thinks that she is an amazing artist! I would get to travel anywhere from Tokyo, Japan to Italy!

Second of all, I would do something that I love to do everyday. I really like makeup because it is really cool and is a way to express how you feel. It can exaggerate certain emotions that you feel and can get people to act a certain way. If that isn’t enough, get to do it on Taylor Swift who is my favorite artist of all time!

Finally, I would have the privilege to hang out with Taylor every single day! I have always loved her so much from a very young age and she inspires me everyday to be a good person and to help others. Her music shows so much emotion and the struggles that she has had as a female artist, a person, and as a musician. I feel I could learn so much from her experiences and I really like her so much!

For this month’s reading, I read Rebel With A Donut by Chrissy Q Martin.

Emma is a nobody back at home in her school. She is sent away to her grandmother’s house in Florida to break her habit of following the rules at all costs, and to branch out a little and make some friends. Her grandmother has also invited her friend’s kids who are also in high school along with her. The five teenagers began their habit breaking adventures as they go on trips with their grandmothers together. She begins to take particular interest in a boy named Tyler, who he unknowingly went to school with her in their freshman year. As she begins to make friends with him, she soon realizes that you can’t always be scared and run from the truth!

What I liked about this book was its simple, sweet storyline that is very cute and easy to follow. Sometimes it is nice to just read a book that is happy and makes you feel good inside. I liked how all of the characters at the beginning seemed like such a mixed batch of people – Ravi is the ultimate nerdy school guy, Tyler is the popular people pleaser, Cole is the ‘scary’ one who wears gothic clothing, Hannah is the popular girl who wears fancy makeup and is constantly on her phone, and Emma is the nobody. But together, they all find ways to bond with each other in ways that they never knew before and built lasting friendships in their grandma’s retirement community in Florida! It made me feel warm inside and said that friendship can be found everywhere.

Grandma was my favorite character because she loves and cares for her granddaughter and wants to show her that change is good and can make you happy! One of her character traits is open-minded. A quote that supports this is on page 28, the Grandma states sincerely, “You’re so afraid of what people and of getting in trouble that you hide and run away. That’s why breaking some small rules might be good for you.” This quote demonstrates that Grandma truly cares and wants Emma to have a happier life and build some strong friendships.

My favorite quote from the story is “‘and you’re worth breaking the rules for.’” (Page 357). This is my favorite quote because it is really nice and shows how friends and relationships can sometimes make you feel uncomfortable and make you do things that you may not want to do. For Emma, this was breaking rules. She always focused on being obedient to everyone because she doesn’t want to do something wrong, and because of this she missed out on so many things. Sometimes it just takes someone to push you out of your box so that you can break habits and experience o many amazing new things the world has to offer.