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Nothing is stopping this September Halloween train. Enjoy.

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Three years without a moodboard is enough time I think. Fully leaning into the fall vibes this year, despite the fact that it is nearly 100 degrees outside.

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Three Years Is Long Enough

Hello again to the exactly 123 people who have seen this darkened corner of the internet. Instead of writing a long ass story about the past three years, I’ve decided to just make a little list.

Things That I’ve Gained:

✅ An IUD

✅ Ten pounds

✅ A xanax prescription (thanks doc!)

✅ A new Disneyland pass, which is the same thing I’ve had since i was approximately six years old but hey, it’s still exciting.

✅ 2023 SDCC exclusive tamogachi (yeah I’m really stoked about this)

✅ Perspective

Things That I’ve Lost:

❌ Three Ovarian Cysts.

❌My Sanity

❌ A Best Friend (more on this later.)

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One Year In Lockdown

Next week marks the last “real” week i’ve had an over a year, which is for lack of a better term, bat shit insane. I know i’ve ~ grown~ in the past year, but when you’re still siting in the same apartment, doing the same thing you’ve done for the past year, it’s hard to actually see that growth.

I know that I know always use the good olive oil, and burn my good candles, and drench myself in the good perfume after showers. Life itself has changed so much, that being rewarded constantly is a must.

I know that I have found five favorite new takeout spots, and have learned ten favorite recipes.

I have become better at my job than I ever could have imagined, but also sometimes I take lunch naps.

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2021 New Year's Resolutions

🖤 Get this damn vaccine.

🖤 Get used to wearing makeup again. 

🖤 More water

🖤 More skincare

🖤 Less Juul? 

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Living During Lockdown

As Los Angeles heads into another full on lockdown (this is lockdown number two), I’m getting a lot more anxious than I have been in the previous few months. It was an easier transition from going out 90% of the week to staying in 100% of the time, than it is being inside and staying even more inside. I miss walking around farmers markets and being around the hustle and bustle of everything. Only time will tell if we will ever get back to where we once were. 

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Post Birthday Dispatch

My Birthday was last week, and while I normally love the day, this year just wasn’t all that great for obvious reasons. I am so thankful to have friends and family around to celebrate with me. They made me feel truly special, and loved, even in quarantine. I only cried once at my party (and it was because they gave me a dinosaur card, and i fucking love dinosaurs). I’m so thankful to have such good friends that know me well enough to get me a LOUIS VUITTON SPEEDY (25) They knew my LV collection was missing one, and that I was going to get one either way, but it’s still nice to get a great gift like that. 

All in all despite being in quarantine, we were able to safely celebrate, and I was able to be around the people I love. 

also I got to eat three pink cupcakes. The best. 

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clips are my new favorite accessory. 

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A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book. Irish proverb

Will add, CBD gummies help too. 

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I have been cooking A LOT during quarantine. 

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I now have short hair and it will be red shortly, I am obsessed with all of the chic short hair styles I can try now. 

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I (Probably) got Covid and (Barely) Survived.

Kyle just got back from the hospital, after having pneumonia in both lungs and a mild case of covid. I was taking care of him during his sickness, so there is a 85% chance that the sore throats, aching pains, and general malaise I had were actually covid and not the unbearable feeling of being alive. After seeing how much covid actually sucks, I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.  

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Ignore the pale, deeply unmoisturized face you see, this is all about the fact that I chopped all of my hair off with some kitchen scissors last night. 

Tomorrow I will be going (bright) red, and i have purchased gallons of color safe conditioners and shampoos. 

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I hate being sincere so I’m gonna be very quick with this one. I’m so proud of myself for sticking to something that is ~bettering me~ for an entire year! Woo! 

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Things That Are Keeping Me From Going Crazy

🔹Melatonin drops. I seriously can’t even begin to wind down without them.

🔹Tik Tok. I keep scrolling for so long that they tell me to get off the app. 

🔹Blue Light Glasses. I haven’t had a screen induced headache since i’ve bought them. 

🔹A Mouth Guard. Grinding my molars to dust is SO 2019. 

🔹Online Window Shopping. I’m trying to not order online as much as possible because 1 I would like to come out of quarantine with more money than I came in with and 2 I don’t want to overburden and already overburdened system. 

🔹Duolingo. Having something to do every single day, even if it’s just five minutes a day is really comforting.

🔹My Juul. (sorry doc)

🔹My loving and incredibly supportive partner. 

🔹Writing about myself + my day, no matter how mundane.

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Important meetings, breakfast, lunch and dinner, and of course lots of sleep are being done from the bed vs the designated areas in my house. I have lost all hope, and truthfully I don’t care. 

+ i don’t smoke but i am apparenly a worldclass juuler. 

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Quarantine Skincare Regimen

1️⃣Wash the sleep off my face with ice cold water. Watch Tik Toks during. 

2️⃣Cleanse with a gentle, sensitive skin cleanser. Send funny Tik Toks to husband, 

3️⃣Vitamin C Serum, since I no longer see the sun, and will not see concequences of wearing VitC in the sun. 

4️⃣Jade roller during first meetings of the day 10 - 11. Work from 9:30 - 6:30.

5️⃣Gua Sha, since you have nothing better to do. 

6️⃣Existential dread

7️⃣Wash face with gentle cleanser

8️⃣Heavy duty night time eye cream

9️⃣Panic about not having silk pillowcase, sleep on silk scarf on top of pillow. 

🔟Rinse & repeat daily, even though you have no clue what day it actually is.