Change of Plans

January 17, 2010 - 1:15 AM

When I was growing up, I was the fat one. My best friend was the acne-ridden one. That was the way it was.

I remembered her trying different kinds of acne medication to alleviate her problems, but none of them seemed to work. The whole time, I thought to myself: "Thank God I'm not the one with acne. I'll never have to buy Proactiv."

Ha!

Well here I am at the ripe age of 21-COMPLETELY COVERED IN ACNE.

I can't believe it has struck me, not to mention the time it decided to strike! But it's here, and now, I am the somewhat slimmer acne-ridden one.

So I finally broke down and ordered my first set of Proactiv solutions. There is a cleanser, a toner, and a moisturizer, which are to be followed by a mask.

It is amazing the things that change. All of the things that I assumed to be constant in my life have all eventually changed.

As I make plans for my future, all of the variables continue to shift around me without hesitation or excuse.

This week, my boyfriend and I learned that the possibility of our attending graduate and law schools in the same city might be compromised.

Now, all of the plans and time-frames that I had set up in my head are crumbling and reordering themselves in my mind's day-planner.

I am in a state of shock. My face is covered in red pustules and Collin's and my wedding might be pushed back another year.

But of course, I hate to be so clichéd but: the only thing constant in life is change, and if fickle fate asked me, I would tell it that I find it quite inconvenient.