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I’ve been thinking about Howl’s Moving Castle and how Sophie’s curse is a physical symbol of her self belief of being romantically unlovable (especially after growing up with beautiful, sought after women in her family.) How Howl tries to undo the curse the moment she steps into his castle but he *cant* because Sophie doesn’t want it to be broken. How, in the film, Sophie gets so close to breaking the curse in the field, but hearing Howl call her beautiful went against her self views, so she reinforces her sense of self by turning 90 again.

And the way that her love and kindness make her younger again and again. How film Sophie sacrifices her long hair, perhaps what past Sophie would have seen as her only beauty, for Howl but she’s grown so much that she still remains young, perhaps even confident about her grey hair, showing that Sophie no longer links her appearance to her lovability or worth and she learned to accept herself as she is. In this essay I-

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everytime i come on here and look at my account I’m reminded of the person I’m trying to be and that i need to work extra hard to let go of limiting beliefs and harsh reactions because that’s not what I’m trying to align with and in order to align with what i truly want i need to release all that holds me back

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idgaf who doing better than me. i’m doing better than i was last year. forever evolving.

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“I need to stop fantasizing about running away to some other life, and start figuring out the one I have.”

— Holly Black

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good morning to people with chipped nail polish, people who love art but cannot create it, shitty poets, people who have a love-hate relationship with math, people with multiple failed hobbies, people who heavily criticize things they enjoy and consume, almond milk drinkers, pie enthusiasts, people who own too many tubes of chapstick, people who wear blush, people with their phone on light mode, people with extremely niche interests, and people who organize their apps on their phone

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look at my mom’s office. my mom’s desk. my mom’s view while she’s working. i mean……. this is so good

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it’s absolutely gorgeous outside - blue skies! sunshine! not a cloud to be seen! - but my desk is its own perfect brand of moody and marvelous while the sun shines on the opposite side of our little house

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Everybody says they’re grown and mature until it’s time to communicate or apologise.

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Friendly reminder that you don’t have to wait until the weekends to live and enjoy your life. Go to your favorite coffee shop after school, call your friend, bake cookies on a Wednesday afternoon, dance around in your underwear. Your life is yours to live and you shouldn’t put it on hold because of work or school.

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“it is better to know one book intimately than a hundred superficially”

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and how you didn't even notice how poorly you were treated till you were out and over it and now you feel so sorry for letting yourself fall in to that 

Do you ever look back at your relationship with someone and literally can’t believe you let them treat you like that

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Alexander McQueen FW 2020

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Erin Fetherston Spring 2016 Bag