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We are the girls with anxiety disorders, filled appointment books, five-year plans. We take ourselves very, very seriously. We are the peacemakers, the do-gooders, the givers, the savers. We are on time, overly prepared, well read, and witty, intellectually curious, always moving…We pride ourselves on getting as little sleep as possible and thrive on self-deprivation. We drink coffee, a lot of it. We are on birth control, Prozac, and multivitamins…We are relentless, judgmental with ourselves, and forgiving to others. We are the daughters of the feminists who said “You can be anything” and we heard “You have to be everything.

Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters - Courtney E. Martin (via kaitykait)

Hmm.

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Good stories write themselves—bad ones have to be written…
F. Scott Fitzgerald in a letter to Harold Ober (via alex-ivy)
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We All Fall…

We all fall down and there are periods in life when we fall more than other times; sometimes we’re down longer than others but there’s always someone there to pick us up and brush us off ;)

MMR

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Good friends are the ones who tell us the truth about ourselves. Even when the truth might be something we’re reluctant to admit.
That we still have a great deal to learn.
That we sometimes need to ask for help.
That we may be overlooking a golden opportunity.
Hearing the truth can often set us on a different path and we never know where that path may take us…
Desperate Housewives
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It’s not the destination but how you feel on the journey that matters
Tv show - Heartbeat
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You’re not who your past says you are. You’re who you chose to be.
Hetty Lange - NCIS Los Angeles

Wedding Bells

In just a little under a week I’ll be happy to say that I’ve gained a sister.
See my oldest brother is getting married the 1st of April and I’m really excited!

He is the first of the 4 kids to get married and he’s actually marrying one of my friends.
At one point in my life I realized that there could be a chance that I wouldn’t like the person one of my siblings ended up with - you know how Hollywood movies portray the horrors of in-laws..
Fortunately this isn’t the case.

I can honestly say that my brother has been an example for me against what Hollywood shows us.
That you can still go about the same way your parents did. That when you become interested in someone, you don’t just blurt it out but you really think about if you can see yourself marrying this person. If not well then don’t start a relationship with them.

There’s also the fact that they’ve talked about everything before getting engaged; and I mean everything. In movies they always show how you have to be careful not to talk about things too quickly. Don’t mention too early how many kids you want or share your thoughts about marriage because that might scare the other person away.
The truth is though that you should talk about these things early on, before your heart gets too involved. Because what if you want kids and the other person doesn’t - wouldn’t it be better to figure that out early on in the relationship and save yourself from more heartbreak?
You’re also doing the other person a favor by not wasting their time or causing them more grief.

A relationship isn’t something you should just rush into - there are other people’s feelings to consider too.
But hey don’t take too long or someone else might come along and sweep your special someone off their feet because you took too long to figure it out..

MMR

The Perfect Day

Sometimes you experience moments in life, you know you can look back on and think: “See there. That’s a moment of true happiness!”

This weekend had 2 full days of moments like that.
It was 2 days where I really thank God for the wonderful people he has put in my life.
A group of friends, from many different nationalities, that you know have got your back no matter what. People who help you think about what you want in your life; what’s important.
Friends who help you get closer to God and feel his amazing love for you through them.

I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve a group of friends like this but I am so glad I have them! Even though we’re going to have to part ways in a couple of months and sadly we might not all be able to keep in touch; this past year has created a bond between us and memories that will last forever.

I hope everyone gets to experience those perfect moments of true happiness.
I know I’m going to enjoy these last few months to the fullest and hey life is just getting started - there are many “Perfect Days” yet to come…

MMR

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Thought this was pretty funny

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Language is what it is because of what it has to do.

M.A.K. Halliday