Morning Skye

Clarity. Hyper-Active. Warmth. Cheers

[not-your-familiar]

Doing well

I don’t love you anymore. 

I don’t miss you anymore. 

I checked out your pages. 

What can I learn from you? 

You know more than I - you are taking action for a living. 

You knew from the get go, like many others - gotta sell products. Your own rapport, your own relationships built on quality and trust, transparency, selling is just a form of helping others with their needs. Hairdressing - your licensure, your tools, equipment was just a small investment but you get the best stuff. 3 years down it’s still being used, or maybe upgraded again. People come back because they trust the skill and quality, hopefully timeliness too. It’s all so obvious, but I’m not doing anything like that. You’ve always thought to sell your own products - You made a page for that. That’s the way to go. 

Like all the ladies hopping into the lip tint, brow tattooing, lash extending - and selling their own tips, training sessions, supplies. Tax is a small price to pay for the clientele, talent/practice, and friends that are created. 

Seeing friends doing the fun stuff and still living well. I was able to do the fun stuff but I never thought to sell. I only thought to give. Giving is free. I have few friends. I’m not showcasing myself, I am shy with my abilities. So I am null. I have become null. 

I am 25. I should start a business like my friends. 

My own talent. My own desire, to help others. Or help myself, my own vanity. I shied from vanity because it was taught to be immoral. But Why can’t I? Just .. accept my own feelings. -- and stop being withheld by others, because they disapprove of my feelings? my thoughts? that make up ME?-- 

When do I stop fighting. When do I wake up. 

now now now. 

Drop the boys. I need to accompany myself before I can accompany another. I need to chase myself. Not chase someone else. I found a nice guy. but he is more focused on himself than he is for a partner. That is not what I am seeking. I need to be whole.. 

I wish I could flip a switch and have another persona. The woman I always imagined myself to be. Black, Red, cold and hot. Styled and eye-catching, self-supporting financially with supplemental friends. I have contemplated sugarbabying, and just keep interviewing until I find the right men, that aren’t just for fucked up sexual grooming experiences. California is expensive. 

I just know, I can’t achieve feeling myself, as whole, as me, in my mom’s house. Even if it is a good place to be. It is only my mind saying it’s bad. but physically it is good. I know. I know. 

I take it for granted? Until life slams me. I will be shaken with the inability to support myself. Rock. Bottom. is to possible. with how I am.. now.. for 6 years now.. 

a pity. The pitiful life of beauties. 

[eightchemicalkisses-deactivated]

Ice Queen

Such a snowfall;

Sugar rains softly from the

sky, and her lips

pucker up for these icy kisses.

A frozen icicle, sprinkled

In nature’s magic fairy dust,

her eyes wide with anticipation.

Waiting for your outstretched hand;

your warmth to embrace her.

She craved a forest fire.

Alone she stands,

her face a memory lifted to a

godless moon.

her tears slowly turn to ice.

Frozen heart, blood running blue.

So sad, so true.

For she mourns the death of the sun.

-C.S.

[studydiaryofamedstudent]

[studydiaryofamedstudent]

Out for a walk

https://www.instagram.com/diaryofdrkristin/?hl=en

[mapeauaime]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3W6-lKJNHf/

[coralstudiies]

Do you know any black person ran study blogs?

hii!!! yeah i used to follow some but they’re all deactivated now (i just did a search)

once again if any of you who see this know studyblrs ran by black individuals do reblog and tag them so that me and anon can follow them

[sostudyings]

@blacklinguist​ 

[blacklinguist]

@best-cranberry @stuhde @damn-yelle @theburnedoutnerd @eatpraydig @mphstudies @blackamericanist @quartercentry @thewayforward

[stuhde-deactivated20251220-deac]

i am also working on developing at network for black and/or indigenous studyblrs. be on the lookout soon!

here are some more:

@shakcspearean @soumal @mardistudies @seraphic-studies @nehrdist @ssehuns @studyfulltime

[zoekezia]

thanks for tagging me! reblog so we can find more! 🖤

[zoekezia]

also here are some digitals my boyfriend’s brother took of me yesterday ! ☺️

ig: @zoekezia

[liekeland]

[visionsandvistas]

Need any photography tips? Send a question or DM. Happy to help!

[not-your-familiar]

Wake up emo

It’s odd to write a note to myself again. Where to begin? I woke up feeling empty of accomplishments, achievement, medals, exams, certificates. I looked at friends’ linkedins - they are in awesome companies within teams that encourage their learning and growth. My company - hasn’t so much been vocal about it. Perhaps it should have been me all along - reminding them hey i want to learn. Hey I want these certifications. Hey I want a proper process.. Hey I’m here to learn or I gotta go elsewhere. 

2020 was the year I recovered, provided chance by my professor and her director friends who believed in my graduation. I didn’t feel it. but He made me feel a spark within myself that was not lit. I met with Leslie who is on a study grind - her manager tells her to take more education, they will pay for it. My boss is handling his own cases. I have.. nothing but minor contribution it feels. “Hey I noticed this and thought this might make it more effective - can you take a look? It will help your work” will earn you berry points. 

However, I have interest outside the company. I don’t want to do admin work. I just want to live. It’s selfish? I’m 25. I don’t have trade skill. I just need, like others, to learn commerce and business operations in order to run/sell my own trade. Uncle Andy and his jewelry, what will I? 

I like texture, I like visual arts, I like tangible crafts.

Just bought e new ipad, the pencil too. Off I go to learn how to design and maybe visual rendering for selfish purposes. Pick up odd jobs that people who have years years of experience and talent in, can earn higher and snag better jobs. 

Or bio, eco, science, social studies research/support.. finance/data.. I don’t know. What do I really care about? I love to read and dive into those discussions, but for profit? I have to match skill with action, and why seek a path I have no skill in. 

Or fulfill my dream job of flight attendant.. You can do it. Adrianne and Jack did. You can do it. I’m not as beautiful or poised - but It is easy to look and get cleaned up. Just persevere for the good simple looks, and you can pass too. You have beauty, it’s hidden in plain sight. 

There’s a guy I like. He said he’s a web developer for amazon. I don’t think he’ll stick around when he finds my job/ lack of dream, my switch in energies and confidence. For the stable, my insecurity will be a warning flag. 

[not-your-familiar]

Tipsies

1. Stop selling yourself short 

2. You’re amazing and full of potential. Who’s saying you aren’t smart? Who says you aren’t a leader? Stop labeling [yourself and others to generalities.]

3. You aren’t not attractive. 

4. You build your own walls. The only one limiting oneself is yourself

5. Possibilities are endless. You CAN apply for Ivy League. You never know where you’ll go if you don’t APPLY. 

6. You’re smart, you’re sophisticated, you have style. Believe the praises people say, they don’t come often nor from many. Do you need an audience? Or just one voice? Believe in yourself above all. 

Voices inside my head speak of me lowly. 

Voices besides me speak of my highly. 

Believe the praises others speak of you 

Believe in yourself and the potential others see in you. 

People fear the potential they see. 

Make their fears reality. 

Own your life, your reality, your world. 

The world is your oyster

(?)

[duncan-tashi]

Some movies directed by black women.

[thestudyspace]

DISCLAIMER: This post is not sponsored by any company. I’ve just found some websites and information that can be used for students. Please research them thoroughly before buying/applying/signing up to anything please! If you use something that is great, please let me know so I can add it to the list!

MYUNIDAYS - Verify your student status and get discounts to lots of shops and restaurants, as well as offers and deals, including half price Apple Music student account, and 10% Asos discount. UNIDAYS can also be used in many different countries including the UK and the US. They also have an app which you can be useful when using certain discounts in shops and restaurants (some can only be used online and vice versa).

NUS - Similar to UNIDAYS, but you have to pay for an NUS card/membership. They have some pretty good discounts for various things. Again, there is an NUS app.

SAVE THE STUDENT - everything you want to know about student life, summed up in one website! Information on student finance, budgeting and saving money. Great for if you’re living at university.

STUDENT BEANS - Similar to UNIDAYS and NUS. Again, lots of discounts and you can register free. They also advertise jobs, work experience, etc.

THE STUDENT ROOM - Forums for students, which also offers lots of advice on various topics such as student finance and applying to university.

THIS IS MONEY - Some helpful student budgeting tips. 

BRIGHT KNOWLEDGE - Lots of information about different subjects and careers. 

SORTED FOOD - Cheap but delicious recipe ideas!

SAVE THE GRADUATE - Helpful website for graduate students, with information about jobs and further study.

BBC GOOD FOOD - More cheap recipe ideas for students.

APPLE EDUCATION - Buy Apple products using your student information.

SUPER COOK - Find recipes using what ever you have in your cupboard! 

STUDENT PRICE CARD - For students in Canada, you can get discounts (10 - 15% usually) on shops, when you pay for a card/membership.

BUDGET BYTES - Delicious recipes on a budget!

This is not a complete list, but I’ll try to add to it through out the year!

[lsleofskye]

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[marissakopacz]

[nasa]

Mathematician. Leader. Heroine. Remembering Hidden Figure Katherine Johnson

Tonight, count the stars and remember a trailblazer. 

We’re saddened by the passing of celebrated #HiddenFigures mathematician Katherine Johnson. She passed away at 101 years old. 

An America hero, Johnson’s legacy of excellence broke down racial and social barriers while helping get our space agency off the ground.

Once a “human computer”, she famously calculated the flight trajectory for Alan Shepard, the first American in space.

And when we began to use electronic computers for calculations, astronaut John Glenn said that he’d trust the computers only after Johnson personally checked the math.

As a girl, Katherine Johnson counted everything. As a mathematician, her calculations proved critical to our early successes in space travel.

With slide rules and pencils, Katherine Johnson’s brilliant mind helped launch our nation into space. No longer a Hidden Figure, her bravery and commitment to excellence leaves an eternal legacy for us all.

“We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics.” - Katherine Johnson 1918 -2020 

May she rest in peace, and may her powerful legacy inspire generations to come! What does Katherine Johnson’s legacy mean to you? Share in the comments. 

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[shesmorgan]