Monday Musings

The pace of the blog is really getting away from me this week! My father and I are going to the airport tomorrow, he'll be going back home and I'll be going back home. That's an odd idea to internalise, that my parents home and my home are different. This isn't to say, of course,…

Quality Over Quantity ?

I'm reflecting on the idea of daily blog posts. In my last post, "Balancing Beauty," I talked about the benefits and detriments of seeking inspiration (or, references for self-comparison). It occurred to me as I was writing, that most of the places I visit for inspiration / entertainment post much less frequently than I do.…

Balancing Beauty

I'm taking a look at the gap between inspiration and comparison. In thinking about the way I consume social media, I figured that I probably spend 6 hours a day (not at once!) listening to podcasts about different lifestyles, refreshing Twitter, scrolling through Instagram, or checking up on people with Snapchat. I deactivated my Facebook on…

Spinning Plates

It's the start of exam week here on the blog. I'm going to be slightly less prolific this week as I direct the bulk of my energy towards passing my exams and turning in term papers. Here is a short list of the things that I'm currently juggling. School - three exams, two paper. My thesis…