celebrate – Golden Aged Girl

IT’S PROM (Hair Tutorial)

Mid-May brings some of the best things of the year. As the "winter" in Southern California turns to summer (we just skip spring all together), no matter where you are, you can feel the energy of teens and young adults getting excited for graduation and summer break. But before they step on that stage and accept their diploma, they've got one thing to do: Go to prom. Prom season makes me so happy. I haven't been to a prom in 5+ years, but I miss having events to get all dressed up for. So this[...]

The Hiatus: Celebrating My Youth

Well, that was quite a hiatus, wasn’t it? Did you miss me? I missed writing. Really missed it. I suppose I should start this off with a bit of an explanation of my absence. It’s pretty simple, really: I’ve been busy living. I decided now’s as good a time as any to take a look at my youth-celebration list from It's Miserable and Magical and check some things off. I even threw in some pictures from my instagram for visual aids! Yay visual aids! 1) Travel: Often, with friends, alone, and t[...]

A New Year, A New Romance

I was walking through Target a few days ago, trying to be super responsible and not get distracted from my Only-Things-I-Absolutely-NEED list (how is it you can’t walk out of Target spending less than $100?), when I turned the corner and stopped dead in my tracks. I had stumbled upon it: the “holiday” section of Target. A giant pink and purple banner covered in red hearts hung over the aisles, staring me down. Valentine’s Day. And we were barely a few weeks into January. I stared at the[...]

Advice on Post-Breakup Advice: How to cheer up a friend after a breakup, from someone who’s recently broken up.

The day after my breakup, a friend of mine who became single 2 weeks before me (something is in the air, I swear) gave me the best advice I’ve ever heard after a breakup. She said “Everyone has advice, everyone says what they think is best, and while their intentions are good there's absolutely nothing anyone can say that's going to make it better.” I’ve heard a lot of things over the last 6 weeks (wait, it’s been that long? I think? Time flies…), but none of it has been as true or[...]