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Today's Post | ART/LIFE/STYLE 🎤🌱💁🏽 In my transition to essentialism, I have been focusing on doing less than I think I “need to do” everyday. As an achievement addict, you can imagine what a challenge that is for me. To do less?! Whaaaaat?! So far, I gotta say—I’m loving “less.” I’m way more deliberate about my decisions; which imbues the things I do choose to do with more meaning and intention, I have more time to digest and process my experiences and actions throughout the day, and all of that leads to the fact that I’m actually way more productive than I was when I was trying to “do everything.” Some examples of things I’m essentializing: 💄make-up: Red lipstick is essential. Until/If I find a natural foundation or a good diy make-up recipe, wear nothing else. 🍳breakfast: I make sure I have yogurt or fruit early on and then I usually make a bigger something later in the morning. 🎹creative time: I’m transitioning so that the majority of my time is spent on my highest contribution—my creativity. I consider any form of writing or making I do each day a huge achievement, which is a reframe for me. If I’ve “done nothing” else that day, I’ve done a lot. 🙇🏽‍♀️thinking time: time to think is essential for me. This is also a new reframe. Because of my internalized sexism, I used to think that only men could possibly need time to think. I dealt with that belief, and now consider my moments of daydreaming very important. I also deliberately leave some time that is designated for my thinking. 🌺self-care: Today is #SelfcareSunday, which I’m continuing from my self-care Saturday yesterday and will continue on my self-care Monday tomorrow. Essentialists understand the importance of self-care as a daily practice. Essentialist author, Greg McKweon refers to it as protecting your asset. What do you want to essentialize? : : : #essentialist #minimalism #lifestyleblog #naturallifestyle #naturallife #blackblogger #creativity #honoryourself #selfcaresunday #selfcare #livemore #doless #selfie #heatfreehair #forkurls #naturalhair #nomakeup #redlip #protectivestyle #downwithsexism #endsexism #einsteintime #nofilter (at Harlem)

Today's Blog: LIFE/STYLE 💁🏽 My mother told me last year that people have been telling her since I was a little girl that I have a “presence.” Often times throughout my life, my “presence” has scared people, or, at the very least, made them uncomfortable. It’s a weird thing to have people frequently confess to you that they’re scared of you: To learn to internalize that in a positive way, or to make the choice not to internalize it at all, takes maintenance. Starting from the age that girls are socialized to be small and acceptable—around 6,7,8—it happened to me, too. You know? Somewhere it got in there that it wasn’t ok to be “a lot”, (read: myself). Somewhere it got in there that it wasn’t ok to “maintain” my Self. My process of growing as an adult is the process of undoing these lies. : : : Rest of my confessions are linked in the profile :0) 📸 by @nowateronmars #theartistslife #artcriticism #artcritic #lifestyleblog #writer #womenwriters #blog #blogger #blackblogger #blackgirlmagic #confessions #bevulnerable #visibility #representation #blackart #naturalhair #protectivestyling #forkurls #heatfreehair #blackintellectuals #fashion #nyfashion #vintage #vintagefashion #shine #womanhood #portrait #inspiration #toomuch #toomuchwoman #highmaintenance