A lot of people get mad at me when I say I can’t stand living in Oklahoma. They tell me Oklahoma is great: it has a low cost of living, nice people and there is a lot to do. I have to disagree.

Being someone who has lived in Oklahoma my entire life, I have yet to see what is so appealing about it. Yes, maybe some of the above mentioned statements are true but Oklahoma is just not my cup of tea.

We all know at least one person who insists he or she doesn’t like a handful of things: a certain kind of music, some brand of international cuisine, a movie or television show. Of course, we’re only human so none of us like everything all the time — that’s the beauty of variety, and the ability to choose — but I’m sure we’ve all known people who make that type of claim only to find out they’ve never actually listened to a song they claim to hate, eat some kind of food they claim to abhor or watch a movie they think sucks.

Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Charles Manson – what do all of these men have in common? Despite their normal appearances and lifestyles, all of these men are murderers. These men aren’t the only ones, either – the list of individuals who appear like completely innocent, normal people but commit heinous crimes like these is extremely long.

On April 15th, two men were added to that list: Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The controversy? Dzhokhar made his way to the cover of the August 1st issue of the Rolling Stone Magazine.

I hate it when someone has died yet people say, “if so and so was here he or she would….” A beloved family member died awhile back and I find myself constantly having to contain my ire as the rest of my family and those who knew her throw around what they believe she would have done, said, etc. It makes me angry that anyone would dare to say he or she knew her well enough to be the authority on how she would have processed any event.

Today, I’d like to talk about an odd topic. It’s about the airplane mode on cell phones. Ever see it and wonder why it’s even there? Because if you can’t use your phone on a plane why even have it on?

You yourself have thought “That is the most useless invention for a phone that you can’t delete,” next to the volume levels. Because, who sets their volume on three dots? Either you turn it on silent or all the way up. So really, all there should be is silent and on for volumes on phones.

Many of us have heard the statement “ignorance is bliss.” I would like to refute that statement and say no, it is not.

That supposed bliss will be gone the minute cold hard reality becomes known.

I personally think if I am aware of a situation, I can plan and act accordingly. If I am unaware of it, when the situation comes to light, it’s like a hit in the face.

I think 90 percent of the population runs on as little sleep as they can.

People tell me all the time, if you’re not constantly tired as an adult, you’re not doing it right.

I am constantly tired, but I really don’t feel like I have that many adult duties.

Today I would like to blog about — wait for it — stretch marks. No, you did not read that wrong.

As a mother of two, I have my fair share of stretch marks decorating my body. Many times at baby showers or during the summer I hear mothers lamenting these marks — “I can’t wear my bikini anymore or my stomach is gross now.”

I would like to spin a different view of these scars.

Every night that I don’t have class, I read my children bedtime stories. Many times, this is the highlight of my day.

I can let down, relax and share adventures with my two favorite boys in the world.

We can go on an adventure in the wild, meet monsters, fight a villain or just play.

During finals I noticed that my already miniscule personal time, zapped to zero.

One afternoon after I had gotten, per say, caught up on homework. I spent the rest of the day doing nothing of importance.

I watched a movie, read some of a book, played with my kids and took a nap. The rest of that week I was able to accomplish so much.