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Hoarder’s Guide to Getting Rid of Junk

I’m sort of a pack rat. I keep random trophies from vacations, playbills from concerts in fifth grade, novels I used to love, One Direction merchandise that I’m not sure what the hell to do with, old makeup…I keep a lot of things and I get into occasional moods of “LET’S CLEAN EVERYTHING AND THROW AWAY ALL OF THE CLUTTER!”

In these moods I find myself able to throw away things that were supposedly sentimental and I have this satisfied feeling whenever I throw something away. After I had to pack and unpack upon moving back from college, it really hit me how much of a pack rat I am and how hard it is getting rid of junk. Like, I have 20+ dresses, clothes from MIDDLE SCHOOL, hundreds of bottles of nail polish…too much stuff.

Look, I know minimalism is the new trend but I will never be a minimalist. I can’t. I’ve sort of tried, but I just have too much stuff and I’m an overbuyer with anxiety about using things up or running out of them. I’ve decided getting rid of junk is the best I can do, so, my packrat friends, here’s the guide to getting rid of junk.

12 Ways To Be Less Of An Asshole

Title got your attention, didn’t it? I debated on sweetening the title or maybe censoring it a little bit but there are so many things to be offended by on the Internet if someone is deeply offended by my using the word “asshole” in a post on my tiny little sector of the web, um, I guess they wouldn’t click on this in the first place, would they? If they did, maybe they’re a bit of a masochist.

There’s not really a better way to phrase it because frankly I don’t take the word “jerk” or “meanie” seriously and the word “bitch” is far too gendered (that’s a whole other story). Frankly there’s no word that has quite the widespread connotation as “asshole.” It’s universal. I’m already being a bit of an asshole in my introduction alone, whoops. I’m losing my credibility as a reliable narrator but I promise I’ll win it back in the next paragraph.

Perhaps you don’t consider yourself to be an asshole and maybe you aren’t one, but there are definitely habits you (and me, definitely me) can take on or end to be less of an asshole in general. Basically here are some ways to make the world a little bit of a better place, here’s how to be less of an asshole. I’m not preaching, I swear, I’m guilty of many of these things.

10 Things To Do The First Week Of College

The first week of college is really emotional, hectic, stressful and overwhelming. Excited yet? Oh yeah. Although it is intense, it’s also a great week and it’s quintessential when getting yourself settled and established in your new home away from home.

Instead of getting lost in the chaos, here are ten things to do the first week of college in order to stay organized and focused on the important things.

1 Year Blogiversary: Lessons Learned After Running A Blog For A Year

One Year Blogaversary: What I've Learned After 1 Year Blogging / Blogging Lessons Learned

It’s eyeliner wings & pretty things’ one year blogiversary! I can’t believe that just one year ago I started my own blog and it’s grown to what it is today. eyeliner wings & pretty things has officially turned one and I feel like a proud mom. Above is me eating some chocolate chip cookies full of food coloring in a celebratory fashion.

Like, excuse my language but holy shit, this has taught me that a year flies by. There are so many posts that I forget even writing and so many things I forget even accomplishing. I bought a domain, became self-hosted, join blogger networks, did sponsored campaigns, got some freebies, wrote over 100 posts and generally just build a brand. Also, I got business cards which is the coolest most adult-y thing I have ever done.

I thought I’d share some of my blogging lessons learned after blogging for one year, because what better way to celebrate than a bit of self-reflection?

Monthly Archives: May 2016

Hoarder’s Guide to Getting Rid of Junk

12 Ways To Be Less Of An Asshole

10 Things To Do The First Week Of College

1 Year Blogiversary: Lessons Learned After Running A Blog For A Year

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