Meenal Yaps - Blog Posts
honestly very tired of self care being turned into a chore
like oh you want to feel confident? well you’re going to need a seven step skincare routine and four products because you were born with curly hair and now it needs to be ✨defined✨. take a relaxing bath! all you need are two bath salts, a bath bomb, and candles to round it all out. take an everything shower, start running daily, make three specific pieces of art every day. write 2000 words a week.
i don’t want to have to PLAN my self care, i want to be able to do these things at a moment’s notice when i need it. but of course, when i think of doing it I’m immediately reminded i can’t, because there’s no point if i’m doing it halfway.
the “ideal” self care is shoved down our throats, but remember it’s not ideal for everyone. (it’s not even ideal for most people!) if washing your face with a nice smelling face wash is all it takes to make you confident, do it. if you’re happy with your hair, don’t be pressured to do more.
just because it’s not “ideal” doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take a step towards it. it doesn’t have to be a chore if you don’t want it to be. it can be effortless.
AHHHHHH CONGRATS GIRLY HE SOUNDS AMAZINGGGG 🥹💗
I GOT A BOYFRIEND TODAYY!!!
HE’S SO SWEETT WE HAD A PICNIC IN THE PARK AND CLOUD GAZED!! (This was supposed to be posted yesterday but I guess I forgot to click post)
just a warning for yall!!
(also dw i am not in any way related to dubai…it was just the first place i thought of)
keep your guard up my loves 💗
yk what would be cool? if a bunch of ppl did a joint studyblr blog so we could stay accountable with each other and also do the cutesy things that come along with a studyblr.
i want a studyblr SO BAD but i don’t have the commitment to post every day…so we could take turns posting. that way it also doesn’t get too boring w the same things every day.
if anyone wants to do this, hmu it would be fun
istg it’s like they want us to have a folder for every subject that’s color coded fr. i just have my big binder and my required science notebook…which i despise (it’s so BIG and for WHAT we haven’t even used half of it and we’re so close to the end of the course)
also, pet peeve—teachers who say “guys we are so behind” when it is CLEARLY their fault. like you’re a yapper who assigns the same notes for homework that we take again in class. stop saying “we’re behind” like we can fix your lesson plan.
okay i am genuinely curious since you read so many books and it feels like every week you are posting abt a new one…
how many books do you think you have in your tbr??
i actually only have seven at the moment, and sometimes they don't even stay on my tbr for long, but i usually add books along the way so its really just endless
even worse than stapled packets are worksheets in comic sans
and (although this is more annoying) NON-HOLE PUNCHED SHEETS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP FOR A WHILE. like ma’am where am i supposed to keep this. you have a three hole punch at the front of the room that only you can use…USE IT.
okay i am genuinely curious since you read so many books and it feels like every week you are posting abt a new one…
how many books do you think you have in your tbr??
i actually only have seven at the moment, and sometimes they don't even stay on my tbr for long, but i usually add books along the way so its really just endless
WAIT THEY WOULD
and i am pretty sure they do omg that’d be so cute lol
i’ve also heard you can put nail polish on your staples before you put them in the stapler and the result is so prettyyyy
okay i am genuinely curious since you read so many books and it feels like every week you are posting abt a new one…
how many books do you think you have in your tbr??
i actually only have seven at the moment, and sometimes they don't even stay on my tbr for long, but i usually add books along the way so its really just endless
yes that’s so real!! why can’t my teachers hand-bind our homework fr 😡
okay i am genuinely curious since you read so many books and it feels like every week you are posting abt a new one…
how many books do you think you have in your tbr??
i actually only have seven at the moment, and sometimes they don't even stay on my tbr for long, but i usually add books along the way so its really just endless
seriously like no those aren’t notes on acid nomenclature, they’re detailed plans to overthrow my country’s corrupt monarchy actually
okay i am genuinely curious since you read so many books and it feels like every week you are posting abt a new one…
how many books do you think you have in your tbr??
i actually only have seven at the moment, and sometimes they don't even stay on my tbr for long, but i usually add books along the way so its really just endless
like wdym i’m doing my ap human homework actually i’m a british boarding school student from the 1800’s who has nothing but candles and an intimidating aura
okay i am genuinely curious since you read so many books and it feels like every week you are posting abt a new one…
how many books do you think you have in your tbr??
i actually only have seven at the moment, and sometimes they don't even stay on my tbr for long, but i usually add books along the way so its really just endless
ignore how i was in love with certain molecular shapes. it’s my way of remembering okay.
the dichotomy of my notebook
okay so my swiftie friend and i did taylor album rankings…here are mine
my brother was reading my poetry over my shoulder when i wasn’t looking and then he started reading it OUT LOUD and i screeched very loudly, slammed my notebook closed, and said “OH MY GOD YOURE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO READ MY HANDWRITING”
so guys he knows how to read cursive now. i need to come up with a cipher or smth i swear
i am actually very impressed (as someone who has a tbr that stretches on forever)
and how do you have so much time to read?! i feel like since i started high school i have no time for hobbies lol. plus you have such amazing grades—
okay i am genuinely curious since you read so many books and it feels like every week you are posting abt a new one…
how many books do you think you have in your tbr??
i actually only have seven at the moment, and sometimes they don't even stay on my tbr for long, but i usually add books along the way so its really just endless
this. it’s not cute to only want to date older men as a minor. it’s not coquette to starve yourself for a “better body”. and the worst part is that the entire girl blogging community has become known for these things. it’s not just feminism, it’s ethics. as a 18 year old, those things might be normal (although they shouldn’t be), but some forget that younger teenagers flock to girl blogs as well. i myself was a victim of this as a 12- and 13-year old.
i’m under the opinion that if you feel so compelled to post about dating older men and ed’s (as well as sh-positive posts, but that’s a story for another time) then you should mark your blog as nsfw. you might not THINK younger users are seeing your blog, but they ARE.
at the same time, we need younger teens to know that these posts are not and should not be the norm. when everyone on your main feed is an ed blog it is incredibly easy to fall into the vortex of those behaviors too.
this turned into a rant, so i’m sorry, but this is a genuinely important topic. as someone who has been influenced by girl blogs—which took a long time to recover from—i am disgusted at how prevalent they still are.
idk if my frontal lobe cortex is developing, but has anyone else realised how gross and weird the obsession with dating old men, eating disorders, the lolita movie and book, and other pieces of media that idolise pedophilia are within the girlblogging community? The way that some girls on here are so obsessed with looking weak and wanting to find an older man to look after them is really damaging the feminist movement.
yeah h3so isn't sulfurous acid. It does not exist. Sulfurous acid is h2so3. I think I was trying up something like sulfonium and wrote h3so by accident and the ai decided to say that h3so was sulfurous acid
ohhh lmao😭😭😭
my teacher always gives us fake formulas for tests and stuff so i was being stupid and didn’t pay attention lol. thank you for responding though!! 💗
ahh it’s so lovely!! thank you dear!!
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ahhh tysm this looks so lovely!! 💗
hey hi hello!!! congrats on 350, omg you so deserve it. i adore your posts. plus the new theme is SLAYING what?!!?
for your event, could i get the plummet? i have never actually read powerless (it’s been on my list…but very far down) but the event looks so cool.
congrats again!!!! 💗
thanks for participating in the trials! you're so sweet, tysm for the compliments! hopefully powerless will be moved up your list soon.
the plummet ꨄ︎
meenal. the girl who picks flowers in the forest. the girl who wears yellow to the balls. the girl who makes friends but is independent. the girl who writes undelivered letters to her family. the girl who enjoys life while it lasts.
when my spanish teacher is trying to get our attention she’ll say “hey hi hello” and i think we should all use that as a greeting more often
just patronized my local lemonade stand (that belongs to my brother’s ex girlfriend)
i hope you think of me when you hear dress by taylor swift
Tag game!!
I hope you think of me when..
I hope you think of me when you see anything periwinkle or broadway related
@xoxzso @soft-likethesunset @sweetreveriee @auntiejohn @meangirlsbway @urmumsfan @xoxochb
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yesterday i went to this game and there was this soccer dad absolutely HARASSING these ten year olds. he’s not the coach. he’s not even the assistant coach. just bc you used to play soccer doesn’t mean it’s okay to be screaming at these literal children????
funniest thing about kids league soccer (my younger brother plays) is the parents screaming “PRESSURE!!!” at a bunch of 10 year olds. like yeah there’s pressure. saying the word pressure isn’t going to put more pressure on them. what is the logic???
funniest thing about kids league soccer (my younger brother plays) is the parents screaming “PRESSURE!!!” at a bunch of 10 year olds. like yeah there’s pressure. saying the word pressure isn’t going to put more pressure on them. what is the logic???
guacamole and chips are a comfort food of mine and so i ADORE guacamole. esp my mom’s. i make it sometimes but dont know where to stop with the salt so it doesn’t turn out the best lol.
i don’t like olives ew (no offense to olive enjoyers im just kind of a picky eater)
mangos are good!! i don’t like a lot of fruits bc of the texture, they’re mushy and ew but mangos are smooth so i like them!! also there’s this drink called mango lassi that i get at indian restaurants and i adore it sm
oh my god i despise raw tomatoes. like i am gagging thinking about raw tomatoes rn. i dont like them in my guacamole, i dont like them in sandwiches or burgers, just…EUGH. the texture the liquidyness the seeds floating around in the middle…i hate them.
i have never had a cannoli but based on my preferences i’d assume i would like them!!
FOOD DISCOURSE: reblog with ur opinions on guacamole, olives, mango, hummus, tomatoes, and cannolis
happy first day of spring to my fellow seasonal depression girlies 💗🌷🤍🌼
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