Hi!!, (✿◠‿◠)
Welcome to the first blog post of Inner Gloss. My inner child is actually so happy right now! I have always wanted to write, and I love writing. I tend to read a lot and catch up with a lot that goes on around me. But I also basically voraciously consume content—from books to video essays on pop culture—and I've longed for a space to share my own thoughts. Well, here we are!
Inspiration struck from an unexpected place: Sex and the City. It has always been such a cornerstone in my life. I honestly couldn't write any of my English essays without listening to Carrie pawn and fight over Big and her typing into her little laptop, "I wonder..." The show inspired me to move to NYC. So, in that same way, it is no surprise that it finally got me to start writing. In some ways, I need this more than ever. An outlet that no one I am closely related to knows about—a place for me to pour my heart out and say everything I want to say unapologetically.
This is a space where I can wholeheartedly be myself. I feel like I have never truly got that option because of consistent and constant struggles with figuring out how to navigate relationships (in general) in my life. Relationships have always felt like this persistent challenge for me to deal with. I can never seem to breeze through it as easily as everyone else. Maybe it's because I can finally admit that I used to be a bad friend and didn't really know how to be a friend. Perhaps because I didn't have boundaries before, I am perpetually going back and forth with how much boundaries I should have or how I should interact with people. Anyway, that can be another blog.
Well, back to finally something much more upbeat because that really did not set the mood for what I want this to be. So don't worry, it won't all be heavy introspection! One moment, I'll be pondering life's big questions and the next, I'll review the latest beauty product (like the $40 YSL Candy Glaze Gloss Stick I just splurged on - worth it? The jury's still out!).
Thank you very much for reading up until now, and please subscribe. I plan on writing consistently three times a week and giving reviews and opinions on a plethora of different things.
Also, I know everyone has a short attention span now, so I am keeping all my writing under 600 words.
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