One of the things I love is picking my own blueberries during the summer. There’s only one place to go, into the mountains, and only one variety that I like. Unfortunately, this year my favorite variety was mowed down and I had to spend a good amount of time tasting all the varieties on offer. […]
Tag: lifestyle
Deconstructing the “Minimalist Ideal”
Decluttering is so on trend, isn’t it? It fascinates me that after the long, long decades of the “more of more” mentality, it has taken a sudden and severe shift. Ironically, it seems to be mostly an aesthetic choice and not a lifestyle choice, and my mind runs with reasons why that could be. When […]
Daily Outfits – Week 2
Welcome to week two! First, let’s start with the outfits. Now, let’s get into what I’ve learned this week. 1. Tees do NOTHING for me I’m not wearing tee shirts anymore. No cozy tees, no oversized tees, no basic v-necks or scoop necks or crew necks. I’m done with them. They do nothing for my […]
Minimalism : Changing Mentality
Once, I thought minimalism was simply getting rid of everything. It was an empty home, sterile aesthetics, and intense simplicity. Of course, who doesn’t think that at first? Most media only talked about the extremists; you know, men who only own five items. Hikers who fit all their belongings in a backpack and travel the […]
A Quiet Life
I know all you introverts are going to understand me when I say this: I want a quiet life. “A, what is a quiet life?” you may ask. Oh don’t worry, I’m going to have a nice big aesthetic mood novella (it’s a thing now) below. If you don’t want to know or be inspired […]
5 Ways I’m Getting Through the Quarantine
Photo by Kristaps Ungurs on Unsplash So, how is everyone? Doing okay? Stocked up on TP? Anything else on your panic buying grocery list? I’m kidding. Kind of. To everyone who has towers of toilet paper, that’s not fair, you should share, I’m secretly mad that I didn’t buy any (and paper towels) before all […]
Why I Started a Blog – aka What Are We Doing Here?
I started a blog a long time ago. Like, a long time ago. I was at the tender age of 13, following the trend of all the Myspace users linking their ~*private*~ LiveJournals and Xangas like throwing your thoughts out into the void of the internet and then hiding it was something profound and ~*mature*~. I made […]