up the beanstalk, down the rabbit hole

"Wish on everything. Pink cars are good, especially old ones. And stars of course, first stars and shooting stars. Planes will do if they are the first light in the sky and look like stars. Wish in tunnels, holding your breath and lifting your feet off the ground. Birthday candles. Baby teeth."

[syb-ill-ah]

Relatable Vyvyan ❤️

[gothicprep]

[bottles up feelings and lets them age for 10 years like a fine wine]

[firedrill]

[feralmonkey]

[idolos-frases]

[feralmonkey]

Me: *wakes up*

Me: I need a nap

[ruisi]

walking thru the streets late at night would be so Good and calming if I didn’t have to be scared of every man and car I see after 8pm

[miniangel]

stop

[sixteensmallstepstohappiness]

1. push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise. 2. push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable. 3. get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else. 4. stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything. 5. buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice. 6. buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small. 7. strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full. 8. organise your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle. 9. have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck. 10. push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog. 11. message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. push yourself to follow through. 13. think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything. 14. become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends. 15. lie in the sunshine. daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn’t a thing. open your eyes. take small steps to make it happen for you.

A self care list. I’ve been working on this. I promise it’s worth it.  (via alunit)

[streaky-bacon]

if i talk to you in all caps and bad grammar then that means u are friend

[wordsnquotes]

I may think of you softly from time to time. But I’ll cut off my hand before I ever reach for you again.

Arthur Miller, The Crucible (via wordsnquotes)

[brianmalik]

if i sigh loudly enough will all of my problems go away 

[foreverrwanderlust]

Do you ever realize how badly you’re going to miss a moment while you’re living it? Like wow, these are the good days. I am here and I am happy and I feel alive.

(via foreverrwanderlust)

[isthatchocolateorpoop]

FRESH. I have something on my mind and this incredibly startled yet pouty selfie is part of my argument.

For a long time, I have been following Mommy blogs & parenting ‘pages’ on Facebook etc and without naming names, there’s one that I do rather enjoy reading. They have funny articles, sometimes sad, sometimes refreshing and that’s all great but there is a hideous underlying theme in their posts: mothers are basically frazzled hobos who can’t figure out how to discipline their kids and keep a schedule, much less look presentable. Yes, that is the case sometimes, but if I hear one more goddamn story based on the idea of 'just enough energy to pull on the yoga pants & style the playdough into my 'do’, I’m going to lose my mind.

We have the skills to multitask - it’s in our genetic makeup whether we like it or not. MANY women get themselves and their kids out the door, fed, happy & fabulous. I have never once got to the office and found a clump of rice cereal in my hair or a cheerio in a scarf. I don’t get marks on my black attire before I hit the office. (Yes, sometimes it takes an extra shot in my venti latte to remain at or even reach this peak freshness!) I love red lipstick. But I’m practical. I put it on AFTER I’ve smooched my little bunny goodbye in the morning & because I love red lipstick & have done so for years, I keep makeup wipes in my purse because I know how unruly it can be when you eat basically anything & end up with a *horizontal stripe on your chin (*every damn time - I never learn). I don’t wear a crap ton of makeup. I am fascinated by 'contouring’ & while you won’t catch me applying it to my own mug, I really do enjoy wearing an amount that I feel comfortable and confident in. I’m pretty thrifty at reworking my work wardrobe because I can’t be assed buying & wearing something new every week.

My point is: I hate those categories we as mothers tend to put ourselves in and the fact that it’s written that way online so often enforces a herd-mindset. I’m proudly put together everyday & so are the mothers I work with. There are tons of women everywhere who are foxy & powerfully confident everyday, however that looks for them. So why the hell are we continuing to celebrate the few who are making the rest of us babes look like we can’t handle life? I have a shit day if I am not wearing something that makes me look & feel my best. Sometimes, just like superheroes, we need a mask to get through it. My mask is red lipstick, not lulu lemon.

[sloime]

[sheholdsyoucaptivated]

[leaveful]