#prettystudies

hey lovelies! ✨

welcome to post 2 of my ✧ syllabus for sirens ✧ series! i've been sipping my morning coffee (with a splash of vanilla creamer because life's too short not to) and thinking about how to explain this concept that's been living rent-free in my mind lately…

✧ your mind is your most romantic accessory ✧

okay so hear me out. we spend sooo much time curating our aesthetics, right? the perfect bag, the dreamy lip color, the outfit that makes us feel like the main character. but what about our minds? what if we treated our thoughts with the same reverence we give to our favorite lipstick?

i was standing in front of my mirror last night, applying this gorgeous cherry red lip (the one i save for special occasions), when it hit me, i'm so careful with this lipstick. i store it properly, i apply it with intention, i show it off when i wear it. but do i treat my thoughts with the same care?

your mental glow-up is honestly the ultimate flex. like yes, that designer bag is stunning (and i want it too, trust me), but having a mind that sparkles? that's power that no one can take from you.

imagine if you treated every thought like it was precious. like it deserved to be stored in a velvet pouch, taken out carefully, admired in the light. because honestly? your ideas are magic. they're little spells you cast all day long.

some affirmations i've been whispering to myself lately:

my thoughts are velvet ribbons tying together moments of beauty

my ideas leave lipstick stains on the universe

my mind is a garden of possibilities, and i am the devoted gardener

my thoughts bloom like peonies, soft but impossible to ignore

speaking of gardens… have you ever thought about what you're planting in your mind? i've been so intentional lately about what i consume. the books on my nightstand (currently reading this dreamy poetry collection that makes me feel like i'm floating), the films i watch (only ones that leave me feeling inspired), the people i talk to (energy vampires need not apply).

it's like… if you wouldn't put cheap, toxic makeup on your face, why would you put cheap, toxic thoughts in your mind?

this week i've been making little lists in my journal of things that feel like mental silk, conversations that flow without effort, books that feel like a warm bath, music that makes my thoughts dance. i'm collecting them like pretty shells on a beach.

your soft assignment for this week (if you want to play along):

pick one delicious idea today. something that makes you feel powerful or pretty or both. maybe it's "my thoughts create my reality" or "i attract beauty effortlessly" or whatever feels true and gorgeous to you. repeat it like a mantra all day. write it on your mirror with a lipstick if you're feeling extra (i definitely am).

what's your favorite thought to wear lately? tell me in the comments!

xoxo, mindy 🤍

syllabus for sirens

hey lovelies 🤍, i've been sitting on my bedroom floor surrounded by all my journals trying to figure out exactly how to start this series. i kept writing and deleting and rewriting because i want this to feel like us having coffee together, you know? i finally released gloss pages, my magazine. just posted a glowettee hotline submission and currently working on this month's glowletter (my newsletter). now, i can release this brand-new series!!!

so here we are. syllabus for sirens. a little corner of the internet where we can talk about learning and thinking and studying in a way that actually feels good. because i don't know about you, but i'm tired of pretending that being smart means being boring.

i started thinking about this whole concept last semester when i was cramming for finals in this tiny coffee shop downtown. it was raining, i had my notes spread everywhere, and i realized i was actually enjoying myself? like genuinely having a good time while studying aristotle at 11pm with my third latte. and it hit me that nobody ever talks about how learning can feel almost… seductive?

that's what coquette academia is to me. it's not that stiff, dusty thing they try to sell us in school. it's taking notes in different colored pens because it makes the information stick better. it's creating the perfect study playlist that makes you feel like the main character. it's wearing your favorite cardigan with the pearl buttons when you write essays because it makes your thoughts flow better.

i literally have this ritual now where i put on these vintage-inspired glasses that i don't even need (embarrassing, i know) when i'm doing research because something about them makes me feel like i'm in a movie about a girl who's about to discover something important. and guess what? i retain more information this way.

thought itself is an aesthetic. the way you connect ideas, the questions that keep you up at night, the books you can't stop thinking about. they're as much a part of who you are as your favorite perfume or the way you do your hair. and there's something so powerful about embracing that, about making intellect part of your whole vibe instead of this separate thing you do.

so for this first week, i want us to start thinking about our "scholar selves" who are you when you're alone with your books? what makes you feel powerful when you're learning something new? what are the little rituals that help your brain work better?

soft assignment for this week: write down a description of your academic alter ego. what's her name? what does she drink while studying? what's her secret talent or habit that nobody knows about? what makes her feel confident when she's diving into difficult material?

i'm so excited to start this series with you all. learning doesn't have to be something we endure! it can be something we fall in love with.

xoxo, mindy 🤍

✧ 🩰 welcome to your new era of pretty thoughts & dangerous ideas✧

✧ your mind is your most romantic accessory ✧

✧・becoming the girl they can't touch but can't forget・゜✧

✧・゜: siren syllabus part IV: wearing seafoam on your skin and secrets on your lips :・゜✧

✨ the siren’s guide to becoming unforgettable