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The magic of studying on a bar's table.

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such a busy day!

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manifesting good grades for this school year!

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I want to:

- Read for 30 minutes;

-Read the bible;

-Study for college every day;

-Do yoga or cardio.

#nodalchallenge

glow up with me ·∗ˈ‧₊° 60 day challenge!

i wanted to start a 60 day challenge bc tracking my daily progress/healthy habits helps me romanticize my life and stay consistent :-) i love sharing this online space with everyone, too, so feel free to join me <3

rules

🖇️ reblog/reply to this post with 3 valuable parts of your life that you want to give energy to! mine are academics, physical health, and spiritual growth <3

🖇️ every day, post what you did to invest in those goals :) like 1 hr studying, working out, etc.

🖇️ use & follow #nodalchallenge to see my and others’ progress :)

🖇️ join by friday, april 5th!

prizes???

🧸 1st & 2nd place in consistency by june 4th will get a custom pinterest moodboard and spotify playlist :)

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I started going to the gym again and my mental health has been doing a lot better. I’m just enjoying uni a lot more. I’m having fun with my classes, and it’s nice to see my friends everyday. I need to remember to calm down and stop stressing over the small things.

(March 12th, 2024)

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little things that help me be/feel more feminine✧˚ ༘ ⋆｡🩰 ˚𓍢ִ໋

~ keeping my nails healthy and moisturized - if my nails aren't done i'll use a nudish-pink gel color and i also keep my nails long by growing them out. keeping my hands moisturized, pretty, and clean helps me to feel more feminine

~ do face masks - taking care of my skin makes me feel beautiful which in turn makes me feel feminine

~ pedicures - if i dont go and get a salon-done pedicure i'll just take care of my own feet, but keep ur feet pretty also. we tend to neglect our feet but they take us EVERYWHERE and in my opinion deserve the most care. having pretty feet literally makes me feel like a PRINCESS

~ meditation and yoga

~ listening to hyper-girly songs and artists

~ seeing the beauty in everything

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I hope that these days come soon.

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I am trying so hard to do the things I have to do, and I really don't know why it's being so difficult. But at least I am trying, and this makes me happy at the end of the day. I am in a period of self-discovery, figuring out how I can love my life more and more, and improve who I am now for what I want to become someday. I feel that I can do anything, but I need to keep trying.

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Journaling Pages

welcome page

goals & dreams

tracking progress

write a poem

bucket list

books to read (and leave space for you to give your rating / summary of the book after you've read it)

what makes you happy

write about the person you love

a letter to yourself in a year, 5 years, 10 years

your greatest accomplishment

how do you want to feel on a daily basis and how can you make that happen

photo collage

what are your values and why

affirmations

what do i need less of in my life

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Online aesthetics and the effects of social media trends

Let's talk about this.

How it can affect young teenagers

Open Tiktok or Instagram and everything on my For You Page now shows "How to achieve a Clean Girl Aesthetic"', "Old Money Aesthetic Hairstyles", "Cottagecore Hobbies", "How to be a Femme Fatale"

It never ends. Trends keep popping up left and right and it's inescapable.

As a young, impressionable teenager, I was, of course, naturally going to be influenced by these ever-changing trends. I'd constantly change my room aesthetic, buy new clothes, and I was never satisfied with my appearance. Why? Because I didn't look like the girls on screen.

News flash. You're never going to look like them. All that content they produce which gets 100k likes is done with excessive attention to detail, expensive lighting and sound equipment, and top-notch editing software. OF COURSE, you can't look like that. It's completely manufactured. It's heartbreaking to see young girls develop body image issues because of the constant bombarding of these "aesthetics" which are basically different beauty standards and stereotypes all wrapped up in a neat little package that is labelled "personality and style". I don't have anything against the concepts of aesthetics. I love how Dark and Light Academia is centred around learning, and how Cottagecore is all about relaxation and not conforming to being part of a 9-5 and just living life. I like how the Clean Girl is focused on being healthy and productive. What I don't like is how all these healthy things, which normal functioning humans should be doing are now turned into "trends" and you must "choose" between them.

Why it's so harmful

Fashion: Since aesthetics keep changing, you're going to find multiple that appeal to you. What happens when you discover you really like cottagecore, but your closet is filled with dark academia tweed? You turn to fast fashion. It's cheap and stylish. But it's horrible for the environment and that floral dress you're wearing was made by a woman in a sweatshop in Bangladesh, while fashion giants like Shein pocket the money.

Makeup: It's always there. Always. You cannot find a "how-to" post regarding aesthetics and makeup is not included. Its always how much blush to apply, why mascara is your best friend, blah blah blah. You know what I want to see? An aesthetic which promotes a clean, fresh face. I do wear makeup, not saying I'm perfect(yes, I wear lip tint and sometimes eyeliner), but it's the ridiculous notion that there's a specific makeup look for each aesthetic, and they say it's not very heavy, but really is concealer, foundation, blush, mascara and lipgloss light makeup?

Other: Then comes the things you should own, the bags, the shoes, the jewellery, the house decor. Did you notice to achieve the look, we're spending money bit by bit? Then you don't even realise it's made a dent in your savings.

Mentality: I hate this part about aesthetics so much. A while ago, I was really interested in Dark Academia and how it was centred around learning and studying. But everything was gloomy and dark and said I should be tired and bitter to achieve this. I'm not a serious person by nature in the first place, but here were blogs telling me to be "mysterious" and how I should be getting only 4 hours of sleep to be true Dark Academia? What is this dystopia? There's this weird obsession with how someone should behave if they like an aesthetic.

Online trends are all consumerism based. It's all to get you to blow your money on things that don't even benefit you.

There's a reason I never include and never will include tags like #clean girl or #pink pilates princess in my posts because it sort of reduces you to a certain aspect. Why confine yourself to these barriers? Wear what you want. Read what you like. The one "aesthetic" I believe in, is "that girl" which in reality is different for everyone, but boils down to being educated, well-mannered, and considerate. I will make a post on this. Being educated and kind is such a flex, not wearing one flowy white dress and "thinking" you're in a meadow. Break out of the pattern of being influenced by algorithms. Don't restrict your identity because of FOMO and the urge to be trendy. You've got this.

<3

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Just chilling and studying

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that girl

there is not one definition of “that girl.” although social media might tell you that in order to be “that girl” you need to lift weights, drink green juice, meditate and wear lululemon. but the truth is that everyone has their own defition, and being “that girl” is just being the healthiest version of yourself.

1) visualize

find people you admire. look at the habits you admire, the things they do and what they’ve accomplished. look at how they did it. if there’s a celebrity you admire, find out how they got to that point in their career.

look at the hobbies that bring you happiness. for you, “that girl” might be a musician, maybe she paints. find hobbies that bring you joy and fullfilment in your day to day life.

visualize what you want to achieve. what goals do you have? what do you want to accomplish? how do you want to be perceived? what do you want to be remembered for?

set goals- set maybe 5-10 longterm goals, but focus on the present. what do you want and how can you get there? 

create your “action plan.” when you know what you want, whether now or in the long term, create an action plan of how you’re going to get there. what habits will you practice? what steps will you take?

2) growth

reflect on your current self. why are you not your dream person? what habits are you holding onto that you need to get rid of?

work on letting go of the past. what’s done is done. as Bob Dylan once said “you should always take the best from the past, leave the worst back there and go into the future”

practice self-reflection. reflect on your actions and how they make you feel. learn from every situation in your life in order to grow as a person. always reflect on your own behavior, and on the world around you.

3) new habits

improve your mental health. this looks different for everyone obviously, but work on bettering your mental health in whatever way you can. develop habits that help you achieve this.

improve your physical health. again this can look different for everyone, but ultimately it’s up to you to develop habits to improve your mental health. your diet, lifestyle, etc. 

take care of yourself. practice self care. put time into your appearance, into how you look and feel.

start small and stay consistent. make little changes to your day to day life, small things that your ideal self would do. eventually it’ll feel regular to do these things.

4) final thoughts

becoming “that girl” is all about visualizing who you want to be, and then acting like that person. you ARE “that girl,” you just need to make adjustments to your current lifestyle in order to achieve growth.

i hope this post was helpful. my asks are always open for advice, sending positive energy and all of my love :) -amy <3

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7.02.23

getting things done actually feels a lot better than not getting things done, fun fact i just discovered first hand!