How Hard Must Shopping Be?

So back to school shopping is boring and a waste of a perfectly good summer day. We all know that. What I'd like to know is, how many people actually find it difficult to find clothes that cover every part of the body that needs covering?

Maybe I'm overly modest, but I don't feel comfortable in skirts that sit above my knees or tank tops that show the bra underneath. Apparently everyone else doesn't care, because it is really hard to find anything that fits my criteria.

Let me give you my list of thing I cannot and will not wear:

Hipster pants
Jeans
Tank tops without a built-in bra
V-neck shirts
Shorts that stop above the knee
Skirts that stop above the knee
Shirts that stop above the pants
Shirts that are see-through
Sweaters that are cut weird
Anything with spikes on it
Anything with skulls on it
Flats without a middle strap
Heels
Wedges
Dresses that stop above the knee

I could go on. But I think you get the picture.
The problem is, the stuff on my list is the only merchandise in the stores I am required to shop at. Do you know how long it takes to find a decent pair of shorts? I have one pair of shorts in my closet. One! How about finding a pair of shoes that don't feel like they're going to fall off? Or maybe leggings with a proper waistband that aren't glossy or neon coloured?

It's near impossible! What do these designers think we are? Teenagers who want to be adults? So we just hit our teens. That doesn't mean we're suddenly ready to be adults. Though, if you were judging by our appearances, you'd think otherwise.

I'm Back!

Yes, concerned readers, your favourite fourteen year old blogger has survived summer vacation and the first few days of school and is now ready to report!

I am serious. I have been really busy lately. I have been directing eighth graders to classes, saying hello to the little baby grade eights I know, and trying to organize all my course outlines and locker agreements. For those of you who don't know, you have to sign a paper saying you understand that the school is allowed to go through your locker in order to get one.

Yeah, just because I am all of a sudden a "niner", I suddenly feel old and superior. I kid you not. And here you thought I was sweet and angelic. Sorry to make you look foolish.

There is something about not being the youngest anymore. I can actually help out that little lost grade eight who was being mislead by one of my less moral fellow students. Well, actually she wasn't that little, she was taller than me. But still. The point is, I am suddenly a step above those kids, and I haven't even turned fourteen yet!

You're probably wondering what's wrong with me. Well, other than growing into womanhood, suddenly feeling awkward whenever I see my schoolmates at my new dance studio, as well as aforementioned superiority problem, I'm doing just fine. For now, anyways. Oh, horrors, I just thought of something. If being a grade nine makes me feel this grown up, what will I be like when I'm in grade twelve?