Note to Self #graded

Dear 6th grade Ruth,
First things first, do not touch your hair one more time! You just touched it, didn't you? Well let me tell you something, your curly hair is beautiful, whether you think so or not. Yeah, its cray cray most of the times, and sometimes it looks like dreads, but you gotta just suck it up. Its gonna frizz, its gonna poof, and its never ever EVER going to look good on picture day (you and me both have senior pictures to worry about, chica), but you're gonna see those girls trying to curl their hair like yours and it'll never look the same. You have it all, naturally, so live it up. Same thing goes for your height. What are you now, like 5' 10"? and all of the guys must be about 5' 1". Yikes. Alright, they'll eventually hit puberty and shoot up (well most of them), and don't worry, the tallest guys are usually the cutest. Until then, stop trying to wear A&F and Hollister clothes. No matter how hard you try they aren't going to magically become long enough. Go to the Buckle instead. So yeah, start loving yourself. Life's going to be a lot more enjoyable if you do.
 A quick side note, on top of loving yourself you should also love life. Here's a handy little tidbit: grades DON'T count in middle school. Yeah, its really important to develop good habits and you should always try your hardest (it'll pay off when you actually know how to do stuff in high school when everything counts), but you don't need to cry your eyes out over a C- on a 5 point quiz. Stop stressing and also, savor your sleep.
Speaking of sleep, which sounds fantastic, I'm off to catch some ZZzzZZzs,
See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya! (oh wait...just kidding!)
loveee, Ruthie

p.s. Regardless to what you think, the art room in Central ISN'T near the gym. Remember that for the first day of school, it'll save you about 20 minutes of walking (: