Renaissance Woman in Progress

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Anonymously make an assumption about me and i'll confirm/deny it

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it has been way 2 long since i’ve updated this blog- hoping to maybe start writing again soon

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I am just so in love with 'seven things on self love' You really made my day.

Thank you so much! I'm happy I made your day :)

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Hi, so I just wanted to tell you that I think your poetry is amazing, and it really helped me through some things and so yeah. thank you.

Hey thank you- all the best!

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hey, my friend saw your "seven thoughts on self love that came to me before I got my driver’s license " and was like "Caoimhe (that's me) would love this" and shared it with me and can i just say that you're awesome and I'm really looking forward to following your blog ^_^

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[chocolatefrogs]

Stars are not small or gentle. They are writhing and dying and burning. They are not here to be pretty. I am trying to learn from them.

Caitlyn Siehl, “Sky Poem” (via chocolatefrogs)

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this is my 4 soccer practices in a row hair

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I want a girl who gets up early. I want a girl who stays up late. I want a girl with uninterrupted prosperity Who uses a machete to cut through red tape With fingernails that shine like justice, And a voice that is dark like tinted glass.

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summer look: dark circles under eyes white tank no bra booty shorts

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COMPLIMENTS THAT AREN’T ABOUT PHYSICAL APPEARANCE 1) You’re empowering. 2) I like your voice. 3) You’re strong. 4) I think your ideas/beliefs matter. 5) I’m so happy you exist. 6) More people should be listening to what you have to say. 7) You’re a very warm hearted person. 8) It’s nice seeing such kindness. 9) You’re very down to earth. 10) You have a beautiful soul. 11) You inspire me to become a better person. 12) Our conversations bring me a lot of joy. 13) It’s good to see someone care so much. 14) You’re so understanding. 15) You matter a lot to me. 16) You’re important even if you don’t think so. 17) You’re intelligent. 18) Your passion is contagious. 19) Your confidence is refreshing. 20) You restore my faith in humanity. 21) You’re great at being creative. 22) You’re so talented at ____. 23) I don’t get tired of you the way I get tired of other people. 24) You have great taste in ___. 25) I’m happy I stayed alive long enough to meet you. 26) I wish more people were like you. 27) You’re so good at loving people.

3:29 p.m. feel free to add to this!  (via expresswithsilence)

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i am no one’s type. i am a splotch and a shadow some days i’m floral skirts and smiles like green tea some days i’m flannel and existential dread don’t you wish your girlfriend was a grey area like me maybe the freckles on my cheeks are stars but maybe they’re bullet wounds the music i make is never the same color twice for forty days and nights i am silver crosses and lavender soap but for the next sixty i’m black sweats and music like smoke i will forever be “a” because I can’t seem to sit still for long enough to become “the”. i am no one’s type.

no one’s type (llb)

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sure yeah ok my hands are shaking and sweaty and this shirt makes me look fat and I can’t speak without bursting into tears but did you know that the day that you told me you loved me we both knew that you only meant that you loved me in the way that people love dogs and movies and 80s rock bands yet I still pretended that you meant you loved me in the way that people love stars and the bible and I wish I didn’t have to pretend all the time and I wrote a thousand poems for you but you never even told me you read them even though I saw your eyes scan the page and I want to be your type I want chubby blondes with yesterday’s makeup to be your favorite type of girl but you held hands with a brunette and I laughed and tried to forget that I thought that we could ever hold hands and have quick beautiful little moments documented by the click of an iphone but I am dumb and sad and you are a shooting star fast and bright and I just want to hold your hand

”” (z.v.w)

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1. you’re a really shitty writer. 2. give me my ring back. please. 3. stop touching my hair. 4. my clothes smell like you and it makes me want to fall off a cliff. 5. stop touching my hair. 6. i was telling the truth when i told you i was over you. and i was telling the truth when i told you i wasn’t. 7. i couldn’t care less about what you’re doing tomorrow, i just wanted to hear your voice. 8. i’ve never met someone as insecure as you who still feels entitled to everything around them. 9. i know i’m beautiful. i just wanted to hear you say it one more time. 10. stop touching my hair. 11. get out of the car.

eleven things you probably should have heard from me (llb)

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“ I. five sets of two hands, fingers spread wide my best friend lying next to me squeaks out “never have I ever masturbated” a chortle and a shrug between the boys as they flick down their obligatory fingers and I can’t help but feel a twinge in my stomach as my pinky follows suit the silence in the room is thick and grey and suddenly sliced by “…really?” yes really. have you ever experienced fun? II. I pull away a hair caught in my scarlet lipstick in my reflection I see my table mate from english class behind me she blinks twice and scoffs “who are you trying to impress?” the bathroom door is closed behind her before I can ask the last time she did something to impress herself. III. before a trip to the mall one of my friends spends two hours perfecting her bronzer and choosing the perfect pair of shoes the other rubs in dry shampoo and is out the door in less than five minutes they are two of the most beautiful girls I’ve ever seen. IV. my father calls me beautiful through a mouthful of popcorn as I pour a glass of milk to accompany my now third piece of leftover birthday cake he plants a kiss on my cheek and I grin as I wipe it away. V. she asks me what to do to start loving herself and I send her away to my full length mirror and demand to only speak to her when she’s found something to adore the way I did with my knobby knees and tiger-striped hips and big square teeth fifteen minutes go by and she finally points to the freckles on her nose splits into a grin the one that makes everyone weak in the knees and I watch the lightbulb go off above her head as she realizes it’s never been her job to hate her body VI. i tell my sister she looks cute today and the look on her boyfriend’s face when she blurts out “damn right I do!” is priceless. VII. I used to worry that I’d never find someone who loved me at all and now my biggest fear is finding someone who can adore me as much as I’ve come to.

seven thoughts on self love that came to me before I got my driver's license (llb)