Initially the five things I could not live without were all materialistic. Since the show, I have grown to realize there is a lot more to life than "stuff." I would have to say that today the five things I cannot live without are friends/family, laughter, the gym, music, and great conversation. I guess everything else is nice and of course it is wonderful to have "stuff," but at the end of the day, it is just meaningless! I have realized that "stuff" can be very misleading. When you base your life on "stuff" you are never happy because you are always striving for more. Something else always sounds bigger and better, things get old, and there is never any true contentment. Living a life centered around "stuff" is like trying to find the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. It is an unattainable goal and you are always reaching for more. You need other things in your life to fill the void. --> The trip to Skid Row was amazing and awakening. Before Midnight Mission, I never really gave thought to the homeless. I mean I would pass by them all the time considering I live in big city, but I never really stopped to think about it!!!! Going to Skid Row was definitely an eye opener. At first I was seriously scared. I was very far out of my element and all of the people certainly did not look nice and friendly. However, looking back now, I am so glad we went there. It gave me an understanding for people that have so much less in life. It made me realize how much I truly take life for granted. I thought about how much I value "stuff" and how shallow that really is. Overall, I am really glad we volunteered at the Midnight Mission. It was my first charity work, and I will now continue doing charity for the rest of my life. I realized how good it feels to help others.
At the auction I was so confused as to what to donate. I really had no clue who was coming but I definitely wanted to raise the most money for the Midnight Mission. As I looked through my bags I was getting more and more discouraged. I just could not imagine people seriously bidding on my stuff. My only thought was that the only people that would seriously appreciate anything I brought, which was mostly clothes, would be females about my size with my taste in clothing. This freaked me out because for some reason I did not think that would be the demographics for the auction attendees. So needless to say, I chose to think a little outside of the box. I ended up donating a couple hundred dollars worth of gift cards I happened to have in my purse, some nice jewelry, and the hardest thing to part with, my favorite hat!!!!!! I felt that the gift cards would be a very wise choice because they had a face value and would appeal to more people. I thought that is was my safest bet to get definite money for the charity, which was my main concern.
When Ana called Sarah R. out for her fake purse, I was a bit surprised. In a perfect world Sarah R. would have spoke up herself and clarified the situation, but I do not think she was even given time to do so. Luckily, I had nothing to do with it and I was happy to stay out of the drama.ANOTHER ELIMINATION NIGHT!!!!!!! Oh boy...just as nerve racking as last week. It is hard knowing that someone will be going home. This week I was a little less nervous than last week. There was so much drama that the other girls caused and/or were involved in that I was pretty sure I would slip under the radar of even being in the bottom three. I was right! It was Sarah R., Amber, and Julin. I am not sure what I would have done at this point if I were the judges. Sarah R. had a huge flip-out and would not apologize for it and Amber actually left the loft. At least Sarah R. and Amber clearly have room for improvement and change, which I understand is the point of this. Julin ended up going home and I am sad to see her leave, but I would have been sad to see anyone leave.
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