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new year’s intentions

02/01/2021

New Year’s Intentions 2021 aka Aiming to Survive the Year

Happy new year lovelies! How are we doing? Does 2021 feel any different from 2020? I’m not going to write a post about Girl Bossing© 2020, nor a detailed plan for Girl Bossing© 2021, because who can actually take that seriously? I’m writing this in December of 2020, and have not at time of writing… Continue reading

Books, brain chat

'Eileen' Ottessa Moshfegh, 'House of Ashes', 'How to Build a Girl', Indifferent Ignorance, new year’s intentions, No. 1 Reader's Club, reading goals 2021, writers on Patreon, writing goals 2021
31/12/2018

RIP 2018 Etc

So. Farewell, then, 2018. I’m on the sofa rewatching Luther before my friend’s New Year’s Eve party. I never know if I can be bothered with anything later than 7pm these days, but my friend’s NYE parties are always excellent, as most events are once I’m there, which is what I’m hoping will be the… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Dogs

Indifferent Ignorance, New Year’s Eve, new year’s intentions, new year’s resolutions
07/01/2016

How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution by a Qualified Expert (part of this title is a lie)

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DISCUSS., January 2016, Paywall

Blogging101, exercise, hula hula party, Indiferent Ignorance, Jay Gatsby gives no fucks, new year’s intentions, new year’s resolutions
04/01/2016

New Year’s Intentions 2016

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(All Hail) Creation, DISCUSS., G. Way, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, January 2016, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Paywall

‘The Raven Cycle’, being plagued with insecurities, Blogging 101, blogging resolutions, Blogging101, Facebok pages, Gerard Way GIF, giving up chocolate, Indifferent Ignorance, New Year, new year’s intentions, new year’s resolutions

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new year’s intentions

New Year’s Intentions 2021 aka Aiming to Survive the Year

RIP 2018 Etc

How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolution by a Qualified Expert (part of this title is a lie)

New Year’s Intentions 2016