Writing Mode

I'm in writing mode right now. Prepare to be annoyed.

Every time there's a new Glamour, I almost immediately buy it. Except for the one with Taylor Swift on it. I don't dislike her, I just don't think I wanted that issue. It had lots of pants in it.

The newest issue has Scarlett Johannsen on the cover, and of course she looks gorgeous, but furthermore, this is the November issue, where they list all sorts of beautiful and amazing clothes. Even more so than usual. This issue is particularly amazing because it's centered on curvy, beautiful women. It's so empowering. To my delight, I discovered one of the best passages I've ever read. Ever.

[From Glamour] 'Sounds nuts, but when you hit a certain age, should you...settle? 89% said NO.

"Marrying someone you aren't crazy about just to secure the financial and domestic conveniences of wedlock is as stale and trite as day-old Doritos. Settling represents a failure of both imagination and confidence. It marks an essential disregard for others and for ourselves: for the capacity to love, to give, to inspire. It's difficult enough to make a marriage last. If we cannot so much as drum up enthusiasm in the beginning - if we lack even the memory of a full-blooded passion to sustain us through times of trial - then we are frail indeed. By settling, we exploit others, and we impoverish ourselves." -Cristina Nehring

That is girl power.

Labels for this post: satisfied, refusal, independence