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she/they wanting to be better at being myself 20!

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-20 yr old college student, studying sociology

-on a self improvement journey! created a sideblog to track myself and find likeminded people who are also trying to stay motivated (=´∀｀)人(´∀｀=)

-i’m currently on a weight loss journey, if you’re currently recovering with an ed or uncomfortable with talk about (mostly healthy) restriction and body talk, this is not the place for u.. i believe in u tho!!!!

-i might talk about some adult topics on this blog so im keeping it 18+, please don’t follow if your blog is ageless/a minor

goals for myself:

-weight loss + a a better physical appearance

-more proactive in my relationships, i’m a chronic over thinker which causes me to pull away from others 😭

-going out more and not spending all my time indoors

-be better in school …..

-decentralize my phone

-achieve the “put together vibe”

-love myself

my interests: sociology, jfashion, drawing, singing, and recently wonyoungism lol… also i currently have the redacted audio brainworm (lincoln truther)

music: loveee amy winehouse, pinc louds, john roseboro, malice mizer, anime music (guilty pleasure) and tons of others!

some other miscellaneous things about myself:

-i love motorcycles!

-i’m eastern african

-my favorite color is pale blue

-my favorited “aesthetics” are angelcore, divine machinery, rococo, and anything related to classic lolita (like the jfashion, not the book or movie. none of that nonsense has a place on this blog)

borders by akash on pinterest

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2026 : #4 How to get out of a depressive episode (the easiest way)

I’ve been on a looooong hiatus, and I know I promised y’all some crazy blogs and content. But I’m finally back n the first blog I’m sharing right now is about how to get out of a depressive episode. I wanted to give you an easy, realistic way to start pulling yourself out of that slump. originally, I planned to publish this as a regular blog post. But because this piece is personal it’s part of my journey and a part of my 2026 I decided to include it in my 2026 list instead .. enjoooy

1. forgiivve yourself : you haven't done anything for days maybe weeks. And you're sitting there beating yourself up about it like that's gonna magicallyyyyy get you off the couch (it won't) Shame is not motivation It's just more weight , shame = more weight . you have to forgive yourself because carrying guilt about being depressed while you're already depressed is literally doing double the damage for zero reward and comparing yourself to last year's version? Last month's? Why would you do that to yourself? That person didn't go through what you went through this week. Stop holding yourself to a standard that doesn't fit your life right now. You're allowed to be sad and you're allowed to feel nothing.Forgive yourself so u can actually move forward instead of staying stuck in guilt.

2. looower the bar : Get your goals sheet/page/journal ..  take whatever number you wrote down and cut it by more than half. 40 minutes of running? 20. 3 hours of studying? 35 minutes ,for a whole week. You're probably thinking "that's nothing, that's pathetic." Exactly. That's the point. When you're in a depressive episode, ur battery is at 10%. Expecting yourself to perform at 100%  is just u being delusional. And when you fail at that delusional goal, you feel worse and sink deeper. So lower the bar so low you can't miss. 35 minutes of studying u can do that. Then you do it again tomorrow. And after a week of actually showing up for small things, you've built momentum. Then you add more. that's strategyyyy girlie . And those three non-negotiables ! Wake up at a decent time, eat a good breakfast, sleep at a reasonable hour (make ur own non negotiable list , this is just an example)

3. ccclean your space : Clean your room , ur desk , ur phone , ur desktop.( I don't totally buy the "clean room, clean mind" thing and I stand by that , u can absolutely have a tidy space and still be a mess inside )  a messy space is working against you whether you feel it or not. Every pile of clothes, every cluttered desktop, every notification you never cleared it's all little bits of noise. Little things screaming for your attention when you have zero attention to spare (also clean that fyp) You're already fighting your own brain. u don't need to fight your surroundings too. So clean it because it removes one more thing from the list of things draining you. Less draining things = more energy for uu

4. aaacknowledge that you're trying rn : When you're stuck in a depressive episode, ur brain loves to tell you that you're not doing enough that  you're lazy that u're just lying there rotting while everyone else has their life together. But look at what you're actually doing right now you're here, reading tips, scrolling through whatever platform, looking for anything , uuu're searching , that's effort keeeep searching !

5. dooo something that makes you happy : I don't mean fix your whole life. I mean do one thing that gives you a tiny hit of something good in this exact moment. Go to a café and order a drink you actually like. Go to a bookstore and just walk around smell the pages, read the first chapter of something random . Go to a park and sit on a bench like an old person. Call a friend and say "I need to get out of my head, come eat something with me." Go have dinner outside your house even if it's just alone at a cheap place. Pamper yourself cuuuzzz youuuuu dddddon't have to earn happiness , uuu don't have to be productive enough or healed enough or "deserving" enough. You can just have it steeeeal a moment of good for no reason other than you're here and you're tired and you need something.

6. tryyy to build a morning and night routine : if you're depressed, if you're tired, if you're barely holding on, that routine of “productive 5am girly routine” will last exactly one hour and then you'll feel worse for failing it. When you're depressed, your brain loves to trick you into thinking "okay tomorrow I'm gonna wake up early, work out, study, clean everything, reply to everyone, cook all my meals, fix my whole life." And then tomorrow comes and you do nothing and now you're depressed plus disappointeddd  you can't build a house on a cracked foundation. If you're depressed, your foundation is cracked right now. U don't add more floors, you fix the crack. And the crack is just showing up , so doing the absolute least until doing the least feels easy. For the next 7 days, build the most boring, simple, embarrassing routine you can think of.

@bloomzone

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wait being like a mega girlfailure today but starting tomorrow i’m fixing my life i promise

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you can't avoid your way into a life you love

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decenter men 2026

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Get your life together, even if it’s already 1 PM. Take a shower, care for your body, put on a face mask. Clean your room and organize that shelf. Make yourself some hot chocolate, grab that dusty notebook, and start small: divide it into three sections : one for daily planning, one for tracking habits (choose 2 for your first week and color-code them: green if done, red if skipped), and the last section for journaling your thoughts. Step outside, sit in a café, go through your phone, delete everything unnecessary and create a fresh email to follow inspiring people who actually lift you up. Do a little shopping, come back home, cook something for yourself, watch a movie, stretch and let tomorrow meet a better version of you .

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finally home (in my apt!)!!! didn’t know my roommates bf was here, so i was a bit shocked to see him but lmao! i was having a snack in the kitchen and overheard her calling my mom and it sounded like she was talking crap about me, which made me a bit sad because i was excited to see her, but i could be overreacting! if she did have a problem with me she would say it to my face, she’s not the type to bottle things in! i have to unpack now and then get ready for a meet n greet…

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not tipsy enough for ts

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i lied my cousin said my face is flushed and i feel rly warm … i lowkey forget that im a lightweight 🥲

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not tipsy enough for ts

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also happy new year! wish i had started on planning for next year earlier, but i was kind of in a state of catharsis… or maybe just depression IDRK. only yesterday i started working on my plan for next year. tmw i’m gonna be up early for a doctors appointment so ill have time to continue working tmw :) also redeleted instagram!!

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life has been crazy these past few weeks so i’m gonna quickly type out what’s been happening these past few weeks:

-got a bit depressed since coming home

-friends have basically ghosted me

-started sugar dating, hasn’t been super successful but some guy bought me a water bottle

-bought the artist of life pdf, getting back into the habit of journaling

-i have super high hopes for next year!

-started using niancinamide

-final grades: 4 As, 1 B. higher than what i thought they’d be!

[bloomzone]

everything about my 2025 program

my dreams goals list is divide to 7 categories

- arc of studying

- arc of reading

- arc of solitude

- arc of education

- arc of aesthetic

- arc of health

- arc of joy

Arc of studying :

- i want to master all subjects in school with a focus on understanding rather than memorizing.

- create a weekly study schedule and stick to it I don't want to be messy

- i want to develop my weak subject by studying regularly on them in the week

- I'm not a "phone obsessed" typa of person i don't have social media app because ik they can ruin my life and my attention span too but I need to stop listening to music during studying and switch to brown,white .. noises

Arc of reading :

- i set a 100 books challenge because I want to comeback to my reading area

- keep a mini journal to reflect on lessons learned from books

- explore other genre of books like history and philosophy but my focus point is self help

Arc of solitude

- embrace quiet moments to recharge and reflect.

- as someone with a very very small circle I want to focus on going in solo date rather than waiting for someone to hangout with me

- i want to love myself more and be my own best friend

Arc of education:

- immerse myself in mandarin , italian more

- gain in-depth knowledge about other countries culture since one of my biggest dream is to travel the world

- subscribe more in pages that have a relation with humanities , literature and cultures

- I have 100 french essay ideas ，I'm going to challenge my self to write 1 everyday so I can develop my vocabulary more ( my dad idea :⁠,⁠-⁠) )

Arc of lifestyle aesthetic

- as someone who love home and my desk the most , the things that i need to develop and grow is the idea of clear room = clear mind

- even during busy time , i won't forget to tidy my room

- i want to enhance my room styling to deepen my affection for the space and be always motivated .

Arc of health :

- regular exercises and healthy eating are essential because eeevryyything depends on a good health

- i'm not a big fan of intense workout so stretch or pilates are my bff !

- put a reminder alarm to never forget my vitamins

Arc of joy

- as a person who gets stressed a lot i need to take care of my mind and spirit

- if I feel like my negative thought start eating me again I need to refresh my mind by a long walk , buying something meaningful , listening to my happiness detox playlist , watching my fav youtubers

- stay away from anything that reminds me of old negative memories

So to achieve these goals from the 9 categories I need to set small habits . I selected a few habits to turn it into a daily routine . i stared setting these small habits since the early days of december so rn they are sticking into my days :

1 . wake up at 5:20 am and stretch

2 . skincare and read 5 pages of my book

3 . morning journal and a duolingo session

4 . day planning

and others like eating vegetables based meals , stay away from soda drinks and have a creative session evey 10 days and drink more water I need to work on them more

this make it 11 habits ! for this year.

📮 : fact box :

『 I was listing to an episode of huberman lab it talked about how when you're feeling lazy stuck or procrastinating the way to snap out of it isn't by doing something easy but actually by challenging yourself to do something harder than the task you're avoiding It might sound counterintuitive but this approach is rooted in the way dopamine works in our brains. you might procrastinate writing an essay and end up cleaning your room instead—something you’d usually avoid Cleaning feels easier than the thing you're avoiding so you do it Now imagine this instead of cleaning u do something even more challenging. Suddenly ur brain shifts gears, and you find it easier to return to the original task. Why? Because dopamine levels rise, and once that happens, you operate at a completely different energy level.It’s not just psychology—it’s biology at play. This little shift in mindset can completely change how u approach procrastination and productivity 』

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happy christmas to all who celebrate!!!

i can’t believe it’s only a week until the new year, i haven’t really been thinking about it until now. i spent some time journaling and doing some reflection on the last year to a guided yt video, and it was lowkey a plug for her workbook (lavendaire, love her!) but i’m not tryna spend 40 bucks 😭 does anyone know some type of online resource/more affordable thing similar to it? i want to get into the habit of journaling again and i really enjoyed her prompts! something specifically aligned with self growth and glow ups of all sorts~

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super tired but my mind is telling me to make my brows super thin. i have to be up in 5~ hours to catch the train

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lmao i trimmed them a bit and look way better… finally ready for bed. decided i’ll take an uber to the train station bc ain’t no way am i carrying this bag on the bus, it’s too heavy 😭

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super tired but my mind is telling me to make my brows super thin. i have to be up in 5~ hours to catch the train

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lowkey feel icky i need to wash my hair… it’s too late to do it now unfortunately so ill just go to my short shift tmw and just try to not think abt it lol. i’ll just wash my hair in the afternoon and get ready to go home.

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it’s been a month since i started this diet, realized im down 8 lbs! in my past attempts at weight loss, ive always done rapid and unhealthy restriction, which caused me to lose a lot of weight quickly at first but then id plateau, so seeing this change is a bit weird but im proud of myself! i thought i wasnt doing very well because i was used to such extreme results, but in hindsight i was right on target!! im grateful that i’m in this new environment that allows me to learn how to eat healthily, and im grateful to be able to get help from professionals, and im also grateful to be mentally well enough to follow it!