including me! That’s where I’ve been. I’ve been sick basically since the end of December, and it’s just been a revolving door of colds and flus. I’m not even really replying all that regularly in my girly group chats because between the colds, flus, and complete lack of vitamin D, I am so so so out of energy for everything. Also if you live in the uk you better be washing your hands bc norovirus is doing the rounds and hand sanitizer does not kill the virus!!!!
I know more than one girl friend who has spent over £40 on a little square piece of plastic called a Brick. These Bricks block social media on your phone. You set a limit, once you cross it, you’re locked out for the day. Every time I get an ad for one (always on Instagram, they know their audience) I think I just cannot justify spending money on it. I know I need to stop scrolling, but surely I have the willpower? Especially if £40 is at risk? SURELY????? (I do not).
At the same time, I’ve been getting texts from friends I haven’t heard from in ages and getting a proper catch up in. They’re taking up new hobbies: knitting, reading, and they’re all trying to spend less time on socials. As someone with more than a few handmade jumpers, I can confirm that any hobby where you tangibly get something you made at the end is so rewarding. I knitted Angus some of the Sailor Slippers that have been doing the rounds on KnitTok for Christmas, and now I’m back at work on a Lopi jumper.
The design that was strictly reserved for bandanas a few decades ago is now on literally anything and everything. Especially the red style, which as a child I was encouraged not to wear due to its association with gangs (this annoyed me because I’ve always thought it was very cute!), is now on bags, jackets, scrunchies, you name it! Part of me finds it refreshing to see an old print used in a new way, but the other part of me can’t get behind buying big ticket items in this print because it feels like it’ll get dated very quickly. I do hope we’ll see the popularisation of paisley though - it feels like the natural next step to the western trends that have been going around.
As part of my vendetta against my phone, I became a season ticket holder for the local football team. It is honestly a gorgeous part of my weekend routine to get a 20 minute walk to the stadium, 90 minutes of entertainment with a snack halfway through, and 20 minute walk home, all without really ever looking at my phone. It makes me feel like a more active part of my community, it gives me something new to talk about, and lets me meet people I otherwise never would - all wins! Except, it confuses everyone around me.
I am, at heart, a girls girl. I look like a girl’s girl, I act like a girl’s girl. I also enjoy sports. This baffles the men surrounding me at the football matches, and the girls who don’t know me very well who find out I’m a season ticket holder. The men sitting next to me at matches have on occasion (in a friendly manner) asked if I played football. This seems to be the only reason they could imagine I’d want to be there, and explains how I, a woman, can understand what’s going on. Fair play, I did grow up playing pretty much every sport popular in Canada - soccer is not one of them. It’s not rocket science though! What I’m trying to get at here is: sports are very, very important to culture and society. The longer we all pretend that sports are only for boys, the longer we’re cutting ourselves off from that. Let’s stop okay!!
betty, my cat; she has been working overtime lately on her cuddling and she hasn’t complained once
the traitors (uk); this season has been great. It felt fresh compared to previous seasons, and I haven’t missed an episode yet!
the body shop lip and cheek tint; an absolute staple in my makeup bag rn, does both of its jobs perfectly
amazon bala bangle dupes; bought these post-christmas and i love them! they’re a fraction of the cost of real bala bangles but I can’t tell what the benefits would be of paying for the real deal
boat shoes from schuh; £8 in the january sales and i absolutely love them they’re so cute
M&S january jumper sale; a lot of great options, I went for an oversized grey cable knit jumper, I think it was £15 and I’ve already worn it like 5x. sold out now but there are some other cute ones
zara barrel leg jeans; not on sale, but I felt like these looked more slouchy than full barrel leg which really suits me!
benefit brow gel; I switched back to this on a whim recently and I am so glad I did. Perfect brows every time I use it!
Phizz 3-in-1 tablets; I was gifted these from Holland & Barrett, they have your day’s worth of vitamins B1, B2, B5, B12 (and more) and I’m lovin having one in the afternoon after a gym session or a run
this cough that wont go away
too faced mascara. tell me why this is always rubbing off under my eyes!!!!!!
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