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Friday, July 11, 2014
Room Pinspiration
I've accidentally (or not so accidentally) gotten really into designing my "new pad" even though I have over a year before I'm allowed to leave my home for a better place- aka college.
Now, I don't know where I'm going to go, or how I'm going to pay for it, or what what I'm going to major in, but I do know that I'm incredibly excited to decorate my apartment/house post-college. I recently created a Pinterest board dedicated to such. It's so fun! So I thought I's share some of my favorite pinterest board things on here because they're beautiful. Here's to pinspiration for a house I'll probably never have. Like at this point I'm basically fan-girling over furniture.
Now, I don't know where I'm going to go, or how I'm going to pay for it, or what what I'm going to major in, but I do know that I'm incredibly excited to decorate my apartment/house post-college. I recently created a Pinterest board dedicated to such. It's so fun! So I thought I's share some of my favorite pinterest board things on here because they're beautiful. Here's to pinspiration for a house I'll probably never have. Like at this point I'm basically fan-girling over furniture.
Here's a little office that's wooden desk and stuff. It's cute.
It's a full wall book shelf! It's perfect for books. Lots and lots of books.
This kitchen is like rustic and country and beautiful and amazing and everything.
This sitting room area is bright and happy and lovely and I would live all up in it.
I would kill all of these plants, but this outdoor space is so pretty.
This reading nook looks like it belongs to a royal.
There's something about the grandma floral prints and the colors and the wood that just makes this great. I want this living room.
This map is cool. And you can mark places you've traveled. And the rustic flowers and the pot. I don't know. It's great.
This vanity makes me feel some type of way.
I hate laundry but I love this laundry room. I would just come in here and I wouldn't even do laundry. I just like the room.
These are like bunk beds for when I have all the sleep overs as a grown up. Wait, do grown ups have sleep overs?
I love pinterest so much. It's so great. All this furniture in rooms and it's aesthetically pleasing. If you're not on Pinterest, what are you doing? You're probably living a much more productive life than I am.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Fake-It-Till-You-Make-It Principle
So lately I've been on this lipstick binge. I've been wearing it nearly every time I go out. It's the most miraculous thing ever. It's a small investment that makes me feel like a million bucks whenever I put a color on my lips. I know this may seem superficial, but it's actually a thing that economists have seen to be true.
It's a beast of many names. I've heard the Lipstick, Manicure, or Salon Principle. Basically what it is is that people (here mostly women) will pay for small indulgences that improve their outward appearance (like getting a new lipstick or a manicure or a salon trip) when they are in tougher financial situations to make them feel better about themselves. This means in lieu of Jimmy Choos or Louboutins, we go to the Wet N' Wild display and fill our carts with $.99 lipsticks and nail polishes.
One time I was watching a documentary (let's be honest, it was probably an E! Special) about people who made it big in the "pamper business," and there was a story about a man who did manicures for celebrities. This was the first time I heard about this "Manicure Principle." I don't know the specifics, but I think he got laid off from a job doing art of some sort, and a relative of convinced him to pick up the nail polish brush. But he said something along the lines of, "No matter how bad the economy is, people will still pay to look good." People will pay to look good, to feel good about themselves, no matter how bad their economic situations are. Especially if it's immediate gratification. That's why the "diet" industry is a billion dollar construct.
But it's not even specifically when the economy is bad, it's in any type of distress. A lot of our knee-jerk reactions are to look good, even if we're not doing so good. One time I asked my mother if she could bring anything to a desert island (provided she had enough food and water) what it would be, and she responded with "red lipstick." Because even though no one would ever see her, that red lipstick would make her feel okay and normal and pretty and confident like she could conquer that island.Even in Sex and the City, the all powerful Carrie Bradshaw used a makeover to mend her broken heart. Like a new look, a new life. It's why we make New Year's resolutions, buy new wardrobes, change hairstyles, get makeovers. It's more like a Fake-It-Till-You-Make-It Principle.
It's kind of weird how our outward appearances effect how we feel on the inside. A great hair day can make you feel like you can conquer the world, but a pimple can make you cower in the presence of someone attractive.
It's not a bad thing to make yourself feel pretty. I mean sometimes, especially when times are tough, putting on a little lipstick can make you feel great about yourself. And there's nothing wrong with decorating your body however you see fit. However, it's not what's on the outside that gives your life meaning, it's what you put out into the world. If you put out great stuff into the world, you'll get great stuff back. But if you want to put out great stuff while wearing hot lipstick and killer shoes, go ahead. It's all about how you feel about yourself. Moral of the story: wear your red lipstick on your desert island if it makes you feel good about yourself and gives you the confidence to survive.
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It's a beast of many names. I've heard the Lipstick, Manicure, or Salon Principle. Basically what it is is that people (here mostly women) will pay for small indulgences that improve their outward appearance (like getting a new lipstick or a manicure or a salon trip) when they are in tougher financial situations to make them feel better about themselves. This means in lieu of Jimmy Choos or Louboutins, we go to the Wet N' Wild display and fill our carts with $.99 lipsticks and nail polishes.
One time I was watching a documentary (let's be honest, it was probably an E! Special) about people who made it big in the "pamper business," and there was a story about a man who did manicures for celebrities. This was the first time I heard about this "Manicure Principle." I don't know the specifics, but I think he got laid off from a job doing art of some sort, and a relative of convinced him to pick up the nail polish brush. But he said something along the lines of, "No matter how bad the economy is, people will still pay to look good." People will pay to look good, to feel good about themselves, no matter how bad their economic situations are. Especially if it's immediate gratification. That's why the "diet" industry is a billion dollar construct.
But it's not even specifically when the economy is bad, it's in any type of distress. A lot of our knee-jerk reactions are to look good, even if we're not doing so good. One time I asked my mother if she could bring anything to a desert island (provided she had enough food and water) what it would be, and she responded with "red lipstick." Because even though no one would ever see her, that red lipstick would make her feel okay and normal and pretty and confident like she could conquer that island.Even in Sex and the City, the all powerful Carrie Bradshaw used a makeover to mend her broken heart. Like a new look, a new life. It's why we make New Year's resolutions, buy new wardrobes, change hairstyles, get makeovers. It's more like a Fake-It-Till-You-Make-It Principle.
It's kind of weird how our outward appearances effect how we feel on the inside. A great hair day can make you feel like you can conquer the world, but a pimple can make you cower in the presence of someone attractive.
It's not a bad thing to make yourself feel pretty. I mean sometimes, especially when times are tough, putting on a little lipstick can make you feel great about yourself. And there's nothing wrong with decorating your body however you see fit. However, it's not what's on the outside that gives your life meaning, it's what you put out into the world. If you put out great stuff into the world, you'll get great stuff back. But if you want to put out great stuff while wearing hot lipstick and killer shoes, go ahead. It's all about how you feel about yourself. Moral of the story: wear your red lipstick on your desert island if it makes you feel good about yourself and gives you the confidence to survive.
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