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✨Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson✨

Your alarm goes off at 4.30am and you immediately jump out of bed. This morning you are going hiking/camping with your friends. Shivering a little in the morning chill, you run to the shower and let the warm water run over your skin, collecting on your collarbones. Your dainty wrists move as you wash your hair, exfoliate your body, and shave your legs. Drying off, you look at yourself in the mirror. Dewy skin and sharp defined cheekbones look back at you. You run your fingers over your ribs and hipbones, a smile on your lips.

You laid out your clothes the night before and pull them on as the first rays of dawn peek through the crack in the curtain. A grey t shirt and black jeans slide onto your slim frame. You pick up your green woollen jumper. It used to be skin tight but now it is slightly baggy on you. A beanie and hiking boots finish off your outfit for the day.

Stepping into the kitchen, you quickly make some coffee and put it in a keep cup so you can sip on it on the road. You hear the horn of your friend’s car outside and run to the door, picking up your backpack on the way. They tell you to jump into the middle seat because “you’re the smallest”. Cupping your warm coffee in your delicate fingers, you smile as your friends talk excitedly about the trip ahead.

Arriving at the campground, you help set up the tent and pack your rucksack for the day. Swinging it over your shoulder, you feel it digging in slightly into your prominent backbones. It feels good.

my rational brain: you should be concerned

*Wear white

*Grow your hair long

*Use shimmer lotion or coconut oil to make your skin glow

*Use gold eye makeup

*Clean and declutter your room

*Pray, meditate, listen

*Oil your nails

*Listen to gentle music

*Sing frequently

*Clean your face and let it breathe

*Be brave and compassionate; courageous and kind

*Use rose water liberally

*Help those in need

*Wear perfume with frankincense or vanilla or roses

*Use a wooden comb