youandmi

i am @createwithmi

[youandmi]

2015 I visited New York. I spent my spring break in Tokyo. I moved to Dallas. I gave away over 75% of my material possessions. I bought my first car. I lived alone for two months. I went to Vegas with friends for the first time. I moved back to San Diego. I moved in with someone I love. I began a San Diego adventure list. I started keeping a journal for the first time since elementary school. I discovered two of my favorite beers of all time. I started to step out of my cooking comfort zones. I got my first big kid job. I attended my grandfather's deathbed & funeral. I began investing more in quality over quantity. I learned to appreciate coffee. I inspired others.

2016 I am going to help my mom to the best of my ability. I am going to add more signature dishes to my repertoire. I am going to dye my hair. I am going to pay off at least one of my loans. I am going to buy less and do more. I am going to meet my financial goals. I am going to live more meaningfully.

[wordsnquotes]

We need to be kind to each other. We need to give each other the benefit of the doubt. And most of all, we need to support each other. How does it hurt you to support another woman? It doesn’t-it makes you stronger, it empowers the person you support, and it sets a great example for anyone who looks up to you.

Sabaa Tahir  (via wordsnquotes)

[amandagenine-deactivated2019062]

I’m tired of people romanticizing overexertion. Exhausted is not the new chic, coffee (though a delicious necessity) is not a food group, and running on fumes is not admirable. Why do we hold pedestals for sleepless nights, breakdowns, and inner turmoil? Are those really things to aspire to? Self-care. Balance. The ability to know when your body, mind, and spirit need to take a step back. Those are things we should admire. We have to stop blurring the line between ‘commitment’ and self-endangerment because too many people are burning out before they have a chance to truly shine.

my opinion on the way we envision hard work and the way we should live life  (via runningmandz)

[just--space]

[spacedbitch-blog]

FINALLY look at the clarity in everyone one. No longer pixel blots

[metal-mamma-deactivated20161106]

Click it

[life-screamss]

this is so badass

[mehreenkasana]

I realized that I walk briskly because I feel that if I look very busy and send the message that I have a very important reason for being in this space, perhaps men around me will think I have a right to go on my way un-harassed, untouched, un-bothered. To be a woman in public is to be on your guard, all the time.

Yusra Amjad, Why do women walk so briskly in public? (via lilgivenchyprincess)

[wnq-writers]

It’s harder to be weak when everyone thinks you’re strong.

Kendall Grace (via yesdarlingido)

[leseanthomas-deactivated2021030]

THE COST OF AMBITION: - Late nights, early mornings. Lots of associates, few friends. You will be misunderstood. - You will be single unless you’re lucky enough to find someone who understands your lifestyle. - People will want you to do good, so long as you don’t do better than them… …and for those reasons, you will most-likely do many things alone.

(via fuckhardandcum)

[psych-facts]

Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and the thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it yourself.”

Edmund Lee, Lessons Learned in Life  (via floriental)

[1112pm]

Who made you feel so neglected that your eyes light up when I ask you how your day was

[rupikaur-deactivated20170926]

paris. beirut. baghdad. japan. mexico. 

[kushandwizdom]

There’s always enough hours in the day to work on yourself.

(via kushandwizdom)

[obscureafternoons]

I’m convinced that time spent idle makes for a healthier state of mind. We want less and are more at peace when we get it. We sleep better and work harder. Simpler things bring us joy. When we daily observe our immediate surroundings, we are more grounded in our context, more attuned to the rhythms of whatever season or place we are in.

Plus, the changing shapes of clouds need our attention.

[butthorn]

small goals

[pointblur-blog]

Jenny Yu

[soulbrotherv2]

[feedmeburgers-deactivated201601]

I wanna know their names

[the-stray-liger]

Their names are Carlos Polanco, Carl Snyder and Alex Hall and they defeated the Harvard debate team on the topic of access to education for undocumented children 

[theijeoma-deactivated20180827]

Here’s to the security guards who maybe had a degree in another land. Here’s to the manicurist who had to leave her family to come here, painting the nails, scrubbing the feet of strangers. Here’s to the janitors who don’t even fucking understand English yet work hard despite it all. Here’s to the fast food workers who work hard to see their family smile. Here’s to the laundry man at the Marriott who told me with the sparkle in his eyes how he was an engineer in Peru. Here’s to the bus driver, the Turkish Sufi who almost danced when I quoted Rumi. Here’s to the harvesters who live in fear of being deported for coming here to open the road for their future generation. Here’s to the taxi drivers from Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt and India who gossip amongst themselves. Here is to them waking up at 4am, calling home to hear the voices of their loved ones. Here is to their children, to the children who despite it all become artists, writers, teachers, doctors, lawyers, activists and rebels. Here’s to Western Union and Money Gram. For never forgetting home. Here’s to their children who carry the heartbeats of their motherland and even in sleep, speak with pride about their fathers. Keep on.

Ijeoma Umebinyuo - Immigrants. First generation. (via ancient-serpent)

[fuckyeahfeminist]

I support Planned Parenthood.

Because without it, women all over the country would be left without basic healthcare… And basic bodily autonomy.

Let’s review PP’s services:

38% - STD testing and treatment for all genders

34% - Birth control (that’s where we prevent unintended pregnancies, valiant “pro-life” folks)

15% - Cancer screenings/prevention

9% - General women’s health and prenatal services

3% - Abortion (which receives ZERO government funding)

1% - Other health services (including adoption referrals and family practice services)

When someone votes to defund Planned Parenthood, they’re not actually defunding abortion. They’re fighting to end affordable healthcare for women across the board.

[fuckyeahfeminist]

Now is the time to make your voice heard. The House has voted to defund PP, but the Senate and the President can still crush that bill.