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[whitepeopleclapping-blog]

Scorpio:

You’re a petty, vindictive monster. You project your insecurities onto everyone else, hitting others before they hit you first. You enjoy watching others suffer because you’ve convinced yourself that they actually deserve it and that you deserve better. You’re poison to everyone you come in contact with.

[mothermayimaria]

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[itsjunkfood]

What's a diet?

[keltonwrites]

Dating’s not supposed to be a mind game like chess, it’s supposed to be a fun playground game like tag. It’s full of giggles and wonder and sometimes you’re it, so tag the guy, and run away. You don’t need to “incept” a man with the idea that he is chasing you. All you need to convince him of is that you are worth chasing. Do boys like to chase? Yes. Do girls like to be chased? Yes. Are gender roles malleable and open to interpretation in the world of modern dating? Yes. We all like people who are brave, self-aware, socially adept, and have their own lives they find engaging and fulfilling. Just be one of those people, and if he doesn’t think girls can be “It” in the game of tag, then you wouldn’t want to play with him anyway.

Dear DateByNumbers on CollegeCandy

[keltonwrites]

You tell someone you love them because you want them to know it, not because you want to hear it back.

Kelton Wright, Dear DateByNumbers on CollegeCandy

[keltonwrites]

Asking the person you are dumping if you can still be friends is like firing someone and then saying they’re welcome to stick around as an intern. Rude.

Dear DateByNumbers on CollegeCandy

[keltonwrites]

If you want the job, you apply for it. If you need a lawyer, you call one. If you like a band, you buy the album. And if you want to hang out with someone, you ask them. That’s it. Seriously. You can ask them to go to a concert, you can ask them to join you for a cup of coffee, you can ask them out for a drink, you can ask if they want to go for a walk, for a hike, for a jog, for a bite, for a beer, for a bender, whatever! Do things have the potential to get a little awkward for 35 seconds when that person turns out to be taken or attracted to the opposite sex or has rules against dating coworkers or maybe just has had a really shit year and isn’t ready to start answering questions that have to do with where they’re from or who they know and in the end them saying no has nothing to do with you at all? Well, yeah. But like I said, the “no” likely has nothing to do with you when the “yes” has everything to do with you. So ask. That’s the only way anything goes anywhere.

Dear DateByNumbers on CollegeCandy

[keltonwrites]

Anonymous asked: I need a new, professional wardrobe that is cute and makes me feel like I will be respected. I am seriously on a budget. Where do I shop?!

I’m gonna need you to stay in one Friday night and carbo load on spaghetti to get ready for the kind of marathon day that is required to build a flexible and comprehensive work wardrobe. I love being able to execute the looks I find beautiful, but I don’t have a Ralph Lauren budget. I don’t even have a Gap budget. And sorry, but one $90 sweater is not worth sacrificing the amount of sauce I usually require on any piece of food. Too frequently ketchup, coffee, and ink make appearances on my clothes because I can’t seem to live within the constraints of a functioning adult, so I operate on low-cost clothes. But if you want to buy cheap and look respectable, there’s more to it than finding deals. Here are some tips that I have found helpful when trying to create a wardrobe that’s business casual and opportunity ready:

1. Have a colour palette.  I’m not saying whip out your Sherwin-Williams tabs, but know the angle you want. I love to wear big-bam-bright colors, and those colors pair well. Are you a earthen tones kind of chick? Maybe you love the animal print look. Either way, try to keep it in the same family. It will make your pieces go further.

2. Accessories make a brand new outfit…and accessories are way cheaper than clothes. Picture a simple navy shift dress. Pair it with tan pumps, a bright green/gold bauble necklace, a cream cardigan, gold bangles, and a red lip.  Now picture the same navy shift dress with cream knit tights, brown riding boots, an army green cargo jacket and a forest green blue gold brown pashmina with a warm rose lip. Or even with a leopard print cardy and red heels. The possibilities!  Charming Charlie’s is a great place to build out your repertoire of accessories.  Look at this necklace in dark grey.Gorgeous and classy for $15?  I’ll take it!

3. One of my favorite secrets of fashion in New York City was right at Astor Place – nationally known, completely affordable, and not one of my friends shopped there: K-Mart. Places like K-Mart, Sears, and Wal-Mart are treasure troves of unexpected pieces.  Check out this dress:

It’s $17! For work, you can wear it as is, with a blazer, with a cardigan, with a chunky sweater over it, with a turtleneck under it for a little Love Actually vibe. That’s five ways to wear one dress, and that’s not including all the switch ups with shoes and accessories. This is where having a general colour palette you stick to will come in handy.

4. For respect, make sure your clothes fit properly… because you’ll get respect by being confident, and you can only be confident when you’re not constantly pulling at your hemline. Show pride in the way you dress yourself. It’s the first thing people see and it should convey the attributes that are important at your company and within your role. I’m a project manager for an ad firm, so it pays for me to look carefully curated with pep in my step and a splash of creativity… because that’s exactly how I do my job.

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