So, I bought Candy Mag’s March issue. And the photo up there is a shot of my favorite article. It’s entitled “Ditch That Bad Habit”. It’s a must-read, ladies!

I quote, “As the school year comes to an end, it’s time to throw away all the clutter you’ve accumulated — including those bad habits that keep your from becoming the best that you can be!” ~~ I totally agree.

Anyway, this post’s going to be about girls’ common bad habits. To be clear, I won’t be copying the stuff written on the magazine. It is just an inspiration and somehow, a format or whatever you wanna call it. So yeah, there’s no copyright issues here, k? :)

Here goes…

Ditch this: Letting your unpredictable and subtle mood control you.
We are girls and we have bitchy hormones. It’s okay to be little-miss-moody because your girls will understand but please, please, don’t always act like you’re the queen of the world and everyone must adjust to whatever your mood is. Don’t be so self-centered and conceited, the world doesn’t revolve around you.

Start this: Be friendlier and focus on pretty things.
Disregard your pet peeves and smile more often. When you feel like your mood is about to snap, take a deep breath and talk to your friends about how cute your seatmate is or how lovely the newly opened salon is at the mall. If you feel like bitching around, pull your best girlfriend on the other side of the room and rant but do not, I mean, NEVER throw your tantrums at every other person you bump into.

Ditch this: Being too loyal with twitter, tumblr and facebook.
If you haven’t heard, there’s this lovely place called “The Offline World”. It’s a good place to hang out. If you feel like your “offline” friends are so whatever or if they don’t have time to hang out with you, why not plan an actual bonding with your “online” friends. Meet up with them, do crazy stuff and do not talk about twitter.

Start this: Party with the real world.
There’s more to life outside your favorite social-networking sites. Call or SMS your friends and invite them to come over or invite yourself to their homes. Text everyone on your phonebook and ask them to go party with you. Go to the mall or the beach or whatever. Just get your ass of that computer chair.

Ditch this: Self-pitying.
Did he break up with you? Don’t just sit there and reminisce. Don’t you even dare listen to all the cheesy love songs on your iPod that reminds him of you and makes your heart break even more. So what if he dumped you? He had the world on his very palm but he chose to let it go.

Start this: Getting your feelings off your system.
Write about it or talk to your best pal. S/he’s the only person who’ll understand why you can consider your story the “BREAKUP OF THE CENTURY”. Listen to what s/he says and refrain from saying “But…” because s/he knows what s/he’s saying. S/he can see the things you refuse to see, so believe it or not, s/he kinda knows better than you do.

Ditch this: Feeling awkward when boys are around.
They’re just boys. They’re human just like you. So don’t act weird around them because you might drive them away.

Start this: Acting normal and being yourself around guys.
Again, they’re just boys. Just act normal. Say what you want to say and do what you want to do. They can be bullies sometimes but being a girl doesn’t mean you can’t joke around them, too. Be confident and, uh, did I mention act normal?

Ditch this: Being to clingy and dependent on your man.
Boys will always be boys. Hanging out with their friends is very important to them even if all they do is play balls or drink. Yes, I get it, you love him and you want him to love you more. But choosing to hang out with his boys over watching chic flicks with you doesn’t mean that he loves you any less.

Start this: Hanging out with your girlfriends, too.
You have no idea how awesome the feeling is when you make yourself available at 10pm to be with your girls. Have a few beers with them, gossip over coffee or maybe host a slumber party. Bring chips, booze, magazines or bake cookies… do whatever! Just be with them because after all, when your guy dumps you, they are the people who will kick that douchebag’s ass.

So, what are your personal bad habits?
Have you tried getting rid of them? How?
Have you seen my photoblog?
View Candy mag’s April issue here.