COVID-19 + Coming of Age

Each age cohort has a defining moment or moments. Millennials came of age during 9/11, Boomers during the social revolutions of the 60s, and Gen X during the Cold War. But we children of the new cohort: Gen Z aren't quite sure what our defining moments will be. As I sit here typing this, my…

I Think About This A Lot: G-Dragon in Fantastic Baby

The Cut has this series called I Think About This a Lot where editors discuss the pop culture moments they can't get out of their heads. I'm the queen of replaying random moments and fixating on various things so I decided to do a bit of artistic thievery and create a little series of my…

What I Eat in a Day

We love spontaneity over here! This morning I randomly decided to do a "what I eat in a day" post so I just did it! Here's a real life example of what I like to eat, of course it varies but this is an accurate representation of my food tastes. ☆*:.｡Breakfast｡.:*☆ Omelet + kombucha For…

Watch Us Rise -Renee Watson + Ellen Hagan

My family knows when I'm reading an especially spectacular book. How? Because I don't do anything but read, I don't say anything but how much I like the book, and I don't take very long to finish it. Watch Us Rise was the first book that did this for me in a very long time.…

On the Come Up ~Angie Thomas

"Who are you? of the millions and billions of people in the world, you're the only person who can answer that. Not people online, or at your school. I can't even answer that. You're the only one who can say who you are with authority. So who are you?" On the Come Up is the…

Dressing Like Kpop Albums

I'm back with another lookbook style post! I came up with this idea one day and immediately latched onto it. If you know me then you know I love kpop and I love fashion. Planning these outfits was a blast and I hope you enjoy this concept! For each of the 7 kpop albums I…

Two Ten Jack : Japanese-inspired Izayaka

iz·a·ka·ya /ēˈzäkəyə,ēzəˈkīə/ noun: izakaya; plural noun: izakayas a type of Japanese bar in which a variety of small, typically inexpensive, dishes and snacks are served to accompany the alcoholic drinks. After dozens of Yelp searches, menu perusal, and deliberation. I finally decided on a restaurant for my 17th birthday dinner: Two Ten Jack Nashville. If…

I’m Still Here -Austin Channing Brown

Per my mom's suggestion, when I read certain books I keep a pad of sticky notes inside to mark special quotes and passages. Austin Channing Brown's I'm Still Here held dozens of sticky notes peeking out from both ends: a testament to gorgeous prose holding deep thoughts. The rest of the title is "Black Dignity…

Valentine’s Day Mini Lookbook

Hey!! Valentine's day is coming up and I wanted to share three outfit options in case you need some outfit ideas for the big day. ⓛⓞⓞⓚ ① Sweater: Goodwill/American Eagle Jeans: Calvin Klein Shoes: Converse Necklace: Claire's This one is quite casual: perfect if you have school on Valentine's day and want to be cute…

What I Read in January

Does it feel like January lasted forever to anyone else? Even though I didn't set a reading goal for 2019 I still wanted to read more and rekindle the part of me that got lost in books when I was younger. I read a good amount of books in January that I wanted to share…