Kayla's Corner

I find it funny how certain names have different connotations. On Tiktok there have been multiple trends revolving around different names. They've included:  girl names to stay away from, guy names to stay away from, mom names who are the strictest, along with many more. Honestly, most of the time they're true. I don't know if people with certain names just live up to the stigma surrounding their names or if it's just a coincidence, but I know first hand that guys with J names are bad news, Emilys are stuck up, and some of the strictest moms have the name Cindy, Susan, or Lisa. (my mom's name is Susan so I can attest to that). My name never comes up on any of the lists which I'm kind of happy about because it means my name isn't super common (even though there are like five Kaylas at Troy High) and I don't have any connotation connected to my name. I've always liked my name. Growing up, my sister always wanted to change hers, but I always felt that m...

For so long, I thought I had this great plan for my life after high school, go to the University of Michigan and then become a dermatologist. Anytime someone would ask me where I wanted to go to college or what I wanted to be I would recite that back to them. However, now as college is only a few months away I realize I don't actually know what I want to do with my life. Michigan is out of the equation not only because I was deferred, but also because I can't pay that much for my undergraduate if im going to grad school too. I'm stuck going to Oakland or Wayne, and because of that the first part of my plan that I had since elementary school had to be thrown out. With the first step of my plan gone, it got me thinking about the rest of it. Do I even want to be a dermatologist anymore? I started looking into the airforce because I've always wanted to fly a plane, but it's an eight-year commitment which is way too long. Also, I would probably end up with a spouse in th...