jumper dweller

For some unknown, or at the least semi-unknown reason, it is ridiculously difficult for me to be kind to myself. I'm sure many of you reading (if there are actually 'many' of you in the first place?) will be able to identify with that. In a culture where every single achievable thing is quantified and compared with everyone else's achievable things, it's unsurprisingly that we young whippersnappers struggle to admit that we have value and worth aside from what we create/our grades/our monetary assets. Everything is about consuming, growing and competing, and that is just not a culture that cultivates kindness.  Self care! It is a radical thing, these days, to treat yourself nicely. We preach self-care as gospel, but it's far from bubble baths (Lush being our treat of choice), painting nails and applying some oddly cooling face mask. Self-care is our weapon, our fortress against low self-esteem. Once we value ourselves as people, looking after ourse

  A happy Louise!  Hi folks! Me again. Long time, no write (?)... In truth, the title of this blog post, 'Super Busy', has been indicative of my past (aka-til-now) and future (aka-henceforth) state. It's bloody difficult to balance work, study and generally being a human being. So, here are a few tips (it's going to be a short post today, folks, I'm currently procrastinating from uni work, sorry!)  Today's outfit! Stay Accepting: enjoy who you are and STOP COMPARING  This tip is a good one, if I do say so myself. It can be really difficult to accept the situation you're in. Maybe uni seems overwhelming or you just don't like your new haircut (okay, both relevant for me...), but ultimately, nothing lasts forever and the achievement gained from waiting things out, whether that be an MA degree or long hair after the pixie-grow-out phase, is always worth it. Time is a wonderful thing and it passes all too quickly, so enjoy where you ar