happy valentine's day

Apologies for the obnoxious overload of Valentine's Day imagery. Funnily enough every single item pictured comes from Trader Joe's! All of this could be had for about $22. Unintentional plug for the store there... I had a really rough weekend and made it awful for someone else and for that I am remorseful but determined to make things right. And once again I have realized I have an amazing support system in my family and at work (school is missing because I've withdrawn my interactions there... bad huh). So anytime I declare I feel alone or alienated I need to give myself a good slap in the face! Even though it is good to look closer, we definitely need to zoom out and look at the bigger picture constantly.

Love to my friends, family, dear ones. I'm dysfunctional without you...!

shake it off

just let it go

stop looking for things to justify your annoyance

not that it needs justification or you get angry over nothing

but just try to be the bigger person

because clearly, [this person] can't

I can't stress enough how fortunate I am to have an amazing support system of friends, family, loves in my life. In the previous post I was obviously agitated about a few things not going my way, which was wrong of me, but as I'm human I'm prone to this kind of behavior. My mom, my sister, my stepdad, my boyfriend, a handful of SC friends, a trusty handful of pre-college friends, one awesome person at work, my poopies... all keep me from going crazy, granted that they aren't making me crazy at the time. hehe. <3

happy 19th!

Dear Sistersaur,

Happy 19th birthday! I know this is sort of a nothing age, but you are reaching the years of "real" adulthood much faster than you think, so enjoy youth while you are there!

Since I know you are a lass of refined and particular tastes, (and because there is no way in hell I can afford anything crafted by Ann Demeulemeester/Rick Owens) I can only humbly offer to treat you out to a day of thrifting/flea market adventuring where you could hopefully find a leather jacket/boots/metal trinkets that your heart would so desire. (Let's do that soon.)

Or, I'll just provide you with your own personal herd of wild buffalo. An endless supply of meat + leather, fur & cuddles!

And of course, because after all this gallivanting you will thirst like a heathen, I will procure a bottle of Jack to help quench your thirst.

Happy Birthday Y, I wish you an amazing one. ♥

happy birthday

One of my favorite possessions - a Polaroid from the 1970's of my stepdad TC on the driving range. He is more of a father to me than my own paternal father is, and arm in arm with my mother means the entire world to me.

From one OG (hahaha) to another, happy birthday, TC.

♥