Hello! It’s been a really long time since I last did a monthly favourites and considering I just can’t contain my excitement about these amazing things, I thought I would share with all of you wonderful people what I have been loving this month. Wow, that’s a lot of positive adjectives, sickeningly happy. SKINS Literally… Continue reading May Favourites
Rays and Jellyfish (a short story) By Alexandra Harrison May 2016 I don’t like the sun, because I know that I can blind myself. There is nothing stopping me, but a nagging consciousness to survive, to keep going, to move my head away when its rays scrape my irises and make my pupils shrink and… Continue reading Rays and Jellyfish (a short story)
Currently my school is going on a rampage to stop girls from wearing ‘too much make-up’ and wearing short skirts. They are doing this by publicly shaming girls infront of their peers and considering anyone who wears a lot of make up/a short skirt to be an unintelligent, dumb slut who is not worth employing.… Continue reading the natural woman (a discussion)
~guest post w/ selfie talking about self love. This post is amazing, it almost made me cry because she’s just SO NICE, so please give it a read. You deserve and need this kind of empowerment~ Hi hi le readers of Alex’s blog!! It’s a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, how do you do? *shakes… Continue reading Self love with Selfie
Seasonal Love By Alexandra Harrison Skies etched with white And lids lined with blue. Lips frosted with purple And skin tingling in the frost And the ice of the wind, As I clutch your fingers blushing pink at the tips. Spring comes rushing and crawling with moss, Light in leaves and paint cracked with heat.… Continue reading seasonal love (a poem)
Hello! Do you want three irrelevant updates about my life before we actually move on to the subject of this post? Of course you do, is there any better way to spend your time? Probably, but let’s go anyway… My favourite type of humour is self deprecation, because I can relate to everyone who dislikes… Continue reading The Sunshine Blogger Award
I really don’t like myself. I really hate my physical appearance and my personality and the more I surround myself with other people, the worse I feel. I am not comforted by the presence of others and maybe it’s when I want to impress new people, that I become even more conscious of my horrible-ness.… Continue reading All These Friends
Pink by Alexandra Harrison Pink, Lingerie, Slipped over pinkish breasts. Pink, Eyeshadow, Glistening on waxy lids. Tired eyes swelling pink, From fatigue, And forget-me-not alcohol. Curving pink skin. Is now stretched And pulled thin, Over a pink and greasy baby, With little pink toes Now shoved into pastel baby grows. Its screams, Silenced by a… Continue reading pink
April went by so quickly that I’m still trying to process what actually happened. I can tell you there was lots of snow, which in all honesty is a complete abomination considering it’s late spring/early summer here in the UK. I didn’t have any panic attacks (something I never expected to say) during April, which… Continue reading April Reflections and May Goals
Okay, I am feeling really strange right now. I would firstly like to sincerely thank you all for 400 followers. When I began this blog, I never expected to reach a number anywhere near that amount. This blog is so important to me and it makes me happy everyday and I know that I am… Continue reading 400 Followers!
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