Things you look for in men?
Put together (usually subtle designer), good haircuts and neat nails, expensive aesthetic dental and vision care, a high quality/rigorous educational background, a pricey hobby or two, a network of personal and professional connections that would boggle the mind of an average person, a good family name (no matter how small), experience traveling, good manners and a mild temperament, a set career path with a reasonable backup plan, little to no debt, and good mental health.
you have more degrees of freedom than you think
you can completely reinvent yourself in well under a year with sufficient commitment
you probably make at least one decision every day which will meaningfully alter the path you’re on if you change it
this is terrifying but it’s also maybe the best thing about being alive
as long as you’re breathing, there’s a chance
Iconic image of Princess Diana on a yacht in Portofino, Italy, in August 1997.
Staying consistent even when it’s not immediately rewarding is where the shift happens.
Favorite hair tutorial? I can't seem to get the blowout look right
I think that this is the holy grail of hairstyling routines.
do you ever look at strangers smiling or dancing or having fun and think “i love you”? or see someone bop their heads along with the music from their headphones and you just wish you could tell them how pretty they look doing just that? or feel your heart warm when you watch someone laugh really loudly and then think about them later that day, completely randomly? you’re a part of that, too. someone has kept quiet about how beautiful you are to them, has smiled at the thought of this complete stranger that made their day, has repeated a joke you made to someone they love. there’s a lot of quiet love and admiration and connection in this world and even if you think you don’t belong, you’ve always been and always will be a part of it.
War is over. Woke up to 10 different emails. 5 waitlist notifications and 5 financial aid offers from 5 schools.
i became what i needed and called it art
hi! sorry to interrupt you scrolling, but i just wanted to remind you that you are very loved, needed and appreciated. there is so much waiting for you in the future, so hang in there!
No better feeling than honouring the promises you made to yourself