Day 21: Rant about something. Get up on your soapbox and tell us how you really feel. (a pet peeve, a current event, a controversial topic, something your husband or roommate or neighbor or boss does that really ticks you off)

   Hold on, let me climb up to my soap box and pick up my mircrophone. I hope it's hooked up to a PA system because I want everyone to hear me loud and clear.

   Okay, here goes nothing. I would like to bring up the topic of self-portraits, commonly known as selfies. My first topic of choice is the name, itself. Why did we all of a sudden start calling them selfies? Is it to make the act of snapping our picture (every chance we get) cuter? To make it more endearing? Or to justify our narcisism? Why don't we just take that cute little bow off of it and call it what it is? Ron Burgundy had it right when he shamelessly said, "Hey everyone, come see how good I look!"

   I don't take issue with snapping a picture of yourself every once in a while. We all have those days when we look in the mirror and say, "Hmmm, I'm looking extra spectacular today" (or something like that). After all, that's why we call them good hair days, and that's why we ladies just love to purchase make up. Or, at least, this lady sure does!

   I'm talking about those chronic selfies-takers. You know the ones. They're invading your Instagram with pictures of themselves, seemingly unknowing that they just posted the same picture with a slightly different facial expression about 45 seconds ago. 

   People, no one appreciates these! Well, okay, maybe some creeper who's crushing on you and stalking you via your latest and greatest social media network. So, to help you out with what can only be labelled an addiction, I've created a checklist to ensure you don't become one of those people that gets unfollowed, unfriended, or just plain dropped.

   You might be a chronic selfie-taker if:

• at least half of your posted photos include no other person but yourself
• you have posted a picture of yourself more than once in the same day
• If I'm being honest, we should change thist to "in the same week". Once per week is more than sufficient at showing people how good you look.
• your last three posted pictures have the exact same background
• Do you think people don't notice that you're wearing the exact same outfit and you're standing in the exact same spot? There's nothing wrong with taking multiple pictures of yourself in an effort to get the right one, but you should pick that right one and make it your ONLY one.
• you have to use a mirror so you can see your entire outfit
• Don't get me wrong--I'm sure everyone loves your outfit. But consider this: If you're a chronic selfie-taker, you should probably invest in a phone with a flip-camera. It'd be an investment that you'd obviously use everyday.
• the background of your picture includes toilet stalls
• If you can't wait until you have exited the bathroom, you most likely have a selfie problem. The grossness of that public restroom negates your cuteness.
• the number of "likes" you got from your last couple of selfies is decreasing
• Just like you, there are going to be people who think you're cute. In which case they're going to like your photo. This might fuel your drive to take a couple more, but please refrain. As I mentioned earlier, people get tired of looking at you over and over. A great indicator that you've posted one selfie too many is when your likes start to decrease. Take a hint, sweetie, and take a break.

   If you can relate to 3 out of these 5 checkpoints, you might want to think about taking a few shots of scenery, your pet, or some random object just to mix it up a bit. It's just a suggestion.