how to not feel out of sorts

is anyone else struggling with astrology rn lol

Friends,

I don’t know how or why the chaos in the stars can affect us all so differently - spiritually, energetically, physically, emotionally, mentally, etc. But it does. And this past Sunday, let me tell you - I was just. One spiral. One, gigantic spiral that thought it was a great idea to spend $80 on Uber Eats, ordering that Lee Slaw that was majorly disappointing. But I needed a boost, ok?

It’s now Tuesday, and I mustered myself out of that Sunday spiral. How, you might ask? Well, I have compiled a list of things that make me, just - feel like me again. And I wanted to share it with all of you.

1. Eat berries and yogurt and honey. There is something calming about buying berries in a turquoise carton.

2. Call a friend in a different country. Remember how beautiful it is to have friends all over the world.

3. Get off TikTok. Everyone is yelling and I always feel like I’m doing something wrong.

4. Go to a different area in the city, or, your favourite area in the city. One where you have beautiful memories with people that you love.

5. Pause the Taylor. Play an affirmation track, go on Pinterest. Start making mood boards. What photos, what words are you drawn to? How does it all make you feel?

6. Back to number 4, switch up your usual order at your coffee shop. I am usually a black coffee / Americano girlie - but, maybe, we treat ourselves to something new. Maybe we get an oat milk latte. Maybe we get a cortado.

7. Lipgloss and flowers. There is no better cure than a new lipgloss (I’m trying this 19/99 one) and a new vase of flowers on your kitchen table. Soft pink tulips, pussy willows, baby’s breath. It’s spring, it’s renewal, it’s new energy.

8. Remember that you’re trying the best you can. Remember we’re all trying the best we can.

9. Write down your glimmers. Which is essentially ten things you’re grateful for, but the word “glimmers” is so beautiful. My glimmers right now: my morning coffee, my rosewater face mist, this weather, my upcoming nail appointment, my new creative projects, my new writing group, my new lipgloss, I get to wear my cute oversized denim jacket INSTEAD of a puffer today, I have my favourite rosé sauce in the fridge for later.

10. Speaking of creative projects, I HAVE to show you what me and my beautiful friend Alycia (who also helped me design the new Every Little Thing logo) - created for her company, Daily Decorator. For her March postcard club, we collaborated and created a Lana - Ultraviolence inspired sticker collection:

    

    I’m so obsessed with these stickers. In each order, you get a poem that was MAJORLY inspired by me and OFM’s last night together (read here lol) - which is just, really, the most magical thing when I think about it. To have a memory that was so impactful on my life, now being a momentum that is physically being shared - is, just. Otherworldly.

11. Which leads me to my last point. Make art. Create. Paint. Dance. Design something on Canva. Write a letter to your friend. Doodle on a post-it note. Buy a new set of watercolours. Add imagery to your emotions. To your memories. We can always learn something from chaos. But I think, it’s always important to come back to these moments. To come back to ourselves.

What makes you, feel like you again?

Love you,

Emily