Lexi Herrick

Many people know the struggle of wearing too many hats in this life. God knows I have created quite the stack of them on top of my messy head of hair. Being a student while also working means you create much more of an experience than that of an added resume builder.

Beauty has varied throughout time, various cultures and the vast different perceptions of the world. Beauty has been described and depicted through pictures and concepts penetrating our minds and ability to create confidence. Beauty has been defined in so many ways. What I have discovered is that beauty is simple. Beauty is happiness.

It was there to get you through the long nights of cramming for midterms you should have prepared for weeks prior. It livened your eyes at those first few internship meetings. It reminded you that you were a rockstar, even at 6 a.m. on Mondays.

As women, we live in the ultimate lose-lose situation. The ways in which we display our sexuality and bodies are constantly being evaluated and condemned for any reason people can conceive.

The concept of second-shift motherhood is not a new idea, and unfortunately is not changing as rapidly as it should.