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they seem like not a big deal, but if you do them correctly, i promise your life will have the same glow up mine had!

1. GET ENOUGH SLEEP. top 1 priority of any girl that truly cares about herself. a good night of sleep is extremely important for your mental health and overall wellbeing, mental clarity and emotional regulation. also beauty sleep is real, you won't maintain your prettiness if your sleep schedule is bad. aim for uninterrupted 7-9 hours per day (with REM). no more, no less

2. KEEP ALWAYS EDUCATING YOURSELF. remember when women and girls couldn't go to school, universities or just learn anything aside the tradicional feminine roles? we collectively fought for this right, so please never stop learning. education is power and will never be a waste of time because you’ll always receive something back from your knowledge—and it’s the only thing no one can take away from you

3. MANAGE YOUR FINANCIALS WISELY. i need to scream this one. the current state of the whole world's economy isn't the best (it's actually the opposite, the prices change fast and you actually don't need all those material stuff your materialistic mind tells you. remember it's your time (your hours of work) being traded for what you buy

4. DRINK WATER. aside from kidney stones (i never had, but i know people who had and they suffered a lot), keeping hydrated gives you a better skin and help maintaining your energy always up. i'm not talking about soda, but pure water or natural juices. this is what truly counts

5. CREATE A COMFORTABLE LIVING SPACE. i'm being serious. my psychologist always says that our environment is a product of our mind, so if your living space is messy and dirty, it'll impact on your mind. also, add some decorations you like, make it nice place to stay

6. LIMIT SCREEN TIME. no, you don't need to spend five hours per day on social media, i'll be an extremist and say you don't even need more than one hour per day, but at least don't make it your whole day or a copy mechanism for life. queue is your friend here on Tumblr, you'll have an active blog without losing your valuable time all day here. you probably don’t even remember the last post you saw, so it’s not that important at all

I am too young to say I have won the game of life. But I can tell you that in my old age, I will proclaim victory even if no moment of serendipity ever occurs again from today which I highly doubt.

You have got to believe that there is someone on your side. Like it can't just be me? I moved 5 times in my life and I have found profound luck. So intense, that I feel there is someone watching me keenly and sending me guardian angels (I don't mean to be spiritual) but that's the only way to describe it. Since this realization, I have acted like so. I look around because I know there is someone for me. Like people are so kind to me. It brings me to tears sometimes. It also helps that I smile all the time and I speak to both living and nonliving things hahaha.

Make sure to make people feel great to be associated with you. I have had people from all walks of life; old and young tell me they are grateful they met me. Why? I am kind. I treat people well, I make them feel special, I send them my banana bread, I write notes, I check in on them. You have to create your own village.

Be good at something. It doesn't matter what it is, make it part of your identity. I followed a recipe and make some of the best focaccia bread and people know me for my baking. I work a 9-5 mind you and everyone thinks I am just fun because I bring some kind of pastry. It even more endearing when I try something for the first time and it turns out bad and they tell me they'd try it anyway hahahaha.

Suck at something. No one wants a little miss perfect. I am sure you all have a flaw or some skill you just try so desperately to learn. Mine is Excel hahaha. I despise it, but for some reason, it has allowed me build camaraderie with some folks on my team. Because I always ask for help and end up conversing with them. People think i'm smart for doing that.

as a senior, i know that a lot of my peers are experiencing senioritis and i know that highschool can be tough in general. it's so easy to slack off and fall behind but as someone who pushed through and is graduating next year with flying colors i wanted to share some of my best tips for the dolls still in the midst of highschool...💬🎀

FIND YOUR WHY ;

what is your dream? what is your goal? why are you doing this? and be raw and real with yourself. if your having trouble deciphering your "why", find someone to compete with. now im not telling you to go up to the person and say "hey im competing with you" nor am i telling you to be weird and hostile. NO. a little healthy competition now and then is so good for you.

if you feel like something always looks a bit off when your putting yourself together, im going to be giving some tips and principles to always look put together and doll...💬🎀

THE TWO THIRDS PRINCIPLE ;

out of your hair, your makeup and your outfit, 2 out of the 3 MUST be done. in my personal opinion when in doubt i always go for my hair and my makeup. not having my hair done ruins every outfit i put on and a little gloss and blush and mascara always makes me feel super pretty and dollified.