Middle Child Complex

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[learnelle]

Book club paintings vol. 1 ♡ The Love Letter (1911) by George Lawrence Bulleid and Miss Auras, The Red Book (1907) by John Lavery

[thatkindofwoman]

[middlechildcomplex]

Forever looking for metaphors and similes and plot points that aren't there.

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I wrote this one night exhausted after finishing my $500/month, seven-step skincare routine.

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How to Deal with a Professional Setback - Wit & Delight

One of the most impressive women I’ve ever met was my very first boss and she taught me a wealth of knowledge in how to deal with a professional setback.

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A Letter to My Future Child - Wit & Delight

Hey Kiddo. It’s me, your Mom. I’m writing to you from the past. The very distant past, actually. You see, as I write this, your existence is still far off in the hopeful future. And as much as I can’t wait to meet you, I’m ok with both of us taking our time. I want you ...

[basicyo]

[artist-cezanne]

Landscape in the Ile de France, 1865, Paul Cezanne

Size: 33x41 cm Medium: oil on canvas

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Combating Your Inner Critic - Wit & Delight

I’m intimately familiar with my inner critic. She and I go through adult life together, hand in hand. Here are several ways to combat your inner critic.

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Sometimes, The Coffee Shop is Perfect

Most days it’s crowded. Echoey. Loud. The coffee is slow to come out and too hot to drink.  The person behind you steps on the heel of your boot and the screaming snot-nosed toddler bumps against the back of your legs. 

But sometimes, the coffee shop is perfect. 

Sometimes Coltrane is playing on vinyl while a miniature poodle and happy baby play together on the bright, tiled floor.  An old man reads the newspaper next to a pair of college students, textbooks and high-lighted planners sprawled out between them like maps.  A fashionable woman walks in and sparks inspiration instead of lust and envy and the couple holding hands across the table, sharing a single cup of espresso is the most hopeful sight you can imagine. 

Sometimes, the coffee shop is perfect.

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[birdasaurus]

Na Nin

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An understatement (at SoHo, Manhattan)

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Sarah Elliott