Daily Intimidations

Stumbling through life gracefully.

[shittywatercolour]

Him: I’m not looking for anything serious right now. 

Me: No, me neither. 

*six bridal magazines fall out of my bag* 

[outofcontextarthur]

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When you interview for a job and find out the salary is double what you currently make and they’d be asking you to do less. WHAT! HIRE ME. 

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fall in love with your solitude

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When you find your dream job posting and are almost too scared to apply.  Please, please pick me. 

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Yesterday I was shopping with my mother and I was shocked to see how low her self esteem is. It really broke my heart that a woman so smart, resourceful, funny and vibrant could think so lowly of herself solely because of her size.  I am only slightly smaller than my mother, but I am much more chesty. I was expressing to her how embarrassed I was that I had to go to a plus sized store to purchase bras (because despite my smaller band size, the cups must be large).  My mom would not buy a jacket because it was sized as a large. She said it was too embarrassing - she would not do it. She would rather suffer in her medium jacket - which is too small and struggles to do up.  How can you teach someone to love themselves, when you are so hard on yourself? 

[thestarsshine4you]

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I’m taking this with me in 2017.  I think I need to frame this. 

[murrddocks-blog]

Don’t Hurt Yourself - Beyoncé ft. Jack White

[unstableadult]

This is my new favourite song. <3 

[gymbunnyamber]

Everything takes time.

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Christmas is the time of year when a man you went on two dates with five years ago, messages you proclamations of love.  Whelp. 

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“Why don’t they work like you? I have never seen one of them work nearly as hard as you.” When staff appreciate you.  Thank you. 

[phoebebufay]

[boazpriestly]

#that is really inspirational

[clarity-in-insanity]

This is actually what happens.

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Every day working in hospitality.  YES. 

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Waking up early to make your guy some apple cinnamon pancakes. 🙊

[theliteraryjournals]

I don’t suppose you have many friends. Neither do I. I don’t trust people who say they have a lot of friends. It’s a sure sign that they don’t really know anyone.

Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow Of The Wind (via theliteraryjournals)

[this-aint-no-url-blog]

Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Box of Stones

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My new crush. <3

[unstableadult]

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People or Pawns?

I thought I would grow out of the stage where you get embarrassed by your parents. I have yet to.  Today I went to have my fine deduced (I accidentally ran a red light at 1:00am, while driving home from work and I was caught on camera....).  My mom wanted to take me and I was so happy to have the support.  She told me she had the best story for me to get my fine reduced. I waited reluctantly, as she spun a tale of how my father was in the hospital and that I was speeding home to get to him. This was a bold faced lie and yes, my dad has cancer but I am not using it for my own personal gain.  I kind of smiled through her explanation and felt my stomach tightening.  When it was my turn to see the judge, my mom wanted to come in with me and I told her I’d be fine on my own. I talked to the judge and told her the truth - I did not think I would be able to stop in time, so I sped up to go through the light before it was red. I wanted to get home after a fourteen hour shift and I was a little overzealous in my approach. She dropped my fine by $100.00 - which was much less than the norm as they usually drop them by $200.00 just for showing up. I was speeding (by a sizeable amount), so I could understand her decision.  As I walk out with news, my mom explained that I should have used my dad’s sickness to get out of it. I turned to her and said, “I have these awful things called morals”. She processed to agree that she would not have been able to use dad’s illness to get out of it either, but she was adamant that “your sister would have”. Again, trying to find common ground in alienation.  It’s hard when your parent is so small minded and immature. I love her, but not her views or how she treats others. People are not pawns.