Olivia's Output

            Every morning, I wake up at 5:55am to my phone playing Rihanna’s newest song and I don’t get out of bead until I have refreshed and scrolled through Instagram.  After getting dressed, I spend another 30 minutes going through Snapchat or watching Youtube. At school, I take every chance I get to watch another video or play another game on my device.  Once I am home, my addiction doesn’t stop as I go straight to the television to catch up on my 50-minute episodes of my favorite shows on Netflix.  Then, I start my homework, but that does not stop the distractions.  If a notification pops up on my screen my muscle memory keeps me from staying on task.  After finishing an hours worth of homework in four hours, I watch my shows in my bed until I fall asleep to the bright blue light of my screen.  Then, I wake up and do it all again the next day.               I easily consume at least 6 hours of media a day and it has taken control over my life. Media has had its leash around m

     Recently, When I was looking at swimming suits in the cosmopolitan magazine I recognized the use of many different body types. The simple picture of a larger woman next to a short women made me extremely happy. I couldn't help but smile knowing that fashion magazines are starting to include all body types. This inclusion is a big step into making media healthier for the eyes of women and little girls everywhere. Now, while looking through magazines, a women doesn't have to feel like she has to change to fit an unrealistic image. My favorite part about the article was the subtitle ,” Because every body is a bikini body”. After looking at the many different body types in all kinds of swimwear I was able to find one that would fit me perfectly. I walked away from my computer knowing that I don't need to change to fit into a bikini or the more mainstream expectation of what a girl should look like in the summer time.