rare juicy couture charms, gossiping in your diary and a denim halter top....
10 things i have been thinking about this week
my parents recently did what all empty nester’s evidently do which is ask me to clean out my childhood bedroom. i am naturally a very nostalgic person, so obviously i clung onto every yearbook and abercrombie camisole with white knuckles.
as i was going through the relics of my teen self i thought about something i have been working on lately which is noticing people/places/things i am instinctively drawn to without placing any morality or judgement on it. through pondering on this, i developed the theory that your mid-twenties are a teenage retrograde, you start to take yourself a little less seriously, everything feels a little bit sillier and the friendships that remain become deeper.
at this moment, everything i want out of life is exactly what i wanted when i was 14 which i so succinctly wrote in a diary entry from March 15th, 2011: "all i want to do is wear clothes i love and kiss cute boys" (!) maybe i'm feeling extra nostalgic lately, but i think we all should be listening to our inner teenager a bit more.
(it is recommended but not required that you read this while listening to teenage dream by katy perry)
here are 10 faintly nostalgic things i have been thinking about this week
while cleaning out my aforementioned childhood bedroom i unsuccessfully attempted to find my most prized early aughts possession: my juicy charm bracelet. this has inspired me to go on a deep dive into rare juicy charms on poshmark. i need this hot pink marie antoinette bust charm. it says “eat couture” on the bottom. (!!!!!!!!)
speaking of y2k jewelry.. i love this sandy liang necklace referential to the tiffany necklace i desperately wanted in middle school.
this fashion coffee table from urban outfitters my mom gave me one christmas as a tween, i remember going through each and every page and adding color coded post it notes to anything that resonated with me
anne hellen peterson recently published a op-ed making the case for why we should all prioritize living closer to our friends. i ~strongly feel~ that adult friendships should be as important as any other romantic or familial relationship so naturally i devoured this. i have been thinking a lot about how one of the greatest thrills growing up was proximity to your friends which in turn lends itself to more intimate and casual friendships. one of my favorite things in the world is running a casual errand with a friend which is organically done when you live close to one another- sex and the city does a GREAT job at depicting this type of friendship
recently read this nylon interview with mona may on the costumes in romy and michele’s high school reunion. i had a long lasting phase in middle school where i would watch clueless every friday night - i’ve found in my adult life i’ve been doing the same except on a monthly basis with romy and michele’s high school reunion. this all makes sense given mona was the costume designer for both films
speaking of a rewatch- lately i’ve been rewatching girls and was reminded of much i love the scene where marni and hannah dance to dancing on my own by robyn - to me this is one of the best representation of the joy of living with your best friend in your early 20s
7. amongst the many things i found in my childhood bedroom were my old diaries- i’m not sure when exactly when we all rebranded our diaries to “journals” but i am calling for a revert back to keeping a diary and using it to gossip with yourself. less feelings more gossip!
very into halter tops lately, especially this little denim number from miaou
i pre-ordered the latest j crew exposé - kingdom of prep: the rise and (near) fall of j.crew by maggie bullock. i have always had a very strange fascination with j. crew… i think that has to do with an appreciation for any mall store that has a strong cult following (i have a similar love for lilly pullitzer) and can’t wait to dig into this
& lastly in an effort to ~buy less clothing~ i have been getting experimental with my hair when i go out. i ordered these hair gems that i am very excited to try. load, click, bling!
XOXOXO