{"id":7977,"date":"2015-06-12T19:48:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T19:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abitcoquettish.wordpress.com\/?p=7977"},"modified":"2015-08-22T07:59:13","modified_gmt":"2015-08-22T07:59:13","slug":"five-things-6-12-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-6-12-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things (6.12.15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7982\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/3w4MuylhJZ\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7982\" data-attachment-id=\"7982\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-6-12-15\/virginia-woolf-excerpt-quote\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/virginia-woolf-excerpt-quote3.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"virginia woolf excerpt quote\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/virginia-woolf-excerpt-quote3.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-7982 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/virginia-woolf-excerpt-quote3.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"virginia woolf excerpt quote\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/virginia-woolf-excerpt-quote3.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/virginia-woolf-excerpt-quote3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/virginia-woolf-excerpt-quote3.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/virginia-woolf-excerpt-quote3.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I know the feels, Virginia (Woolf).<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. It&#8217;s been a while since I last performed\u2014which explains <a href=\"https:\/\/abitcoquettish.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/22\/five-things-5-22\/\" target=\"_blank\">the brewing anxiousness<\/a> that led up to the minute we parked the car in front of our friend&#8217;s studio. My partner (and teacher) and I debuted his newest choreography! I didn&#8217;t suck!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But I also didn&#8217;t do great either.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In fact, the more I watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Yi69U0xe-2I?t=9s\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a>, the more I cringe (being a perfectionist certainly doesn&#8217;t help things). But here&#8217;s the kicker, a sign of progress:\u00a0<em>I don&#8217;t entirely hate it.<\/em> Or myself, for that matter. If anything, I&#8217;m excited to do it again just to prove to myself and everyone else (who cares) that I\u00a0<em>can<\/em> do it better. It&#8217;s been a while since I did this. It&#8217;s been a stressful few months.\u00a0<em>Breathe, Kim<\/em>, I need to remind myself.\u00a0<em>You&#8217;re allowed to make mistakes. You&#8217;re allowed to be imperfect.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And that sliver of change\u2014the allowance,\u00a0the start of self-acceptance\u2014that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m most proud of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. My mom came back from a three-week trip to Taiwan and Japan and came back with all the sheet masks, pretty blotting papers, and little treats a girl could ask for. I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;ve gained at least eight pounds since her flight landed, but at least my skin is looking pretty damn fantastic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(Also: I&#8217;m glad the U.S. is <em>finally<\/em> starting to recognize how incredible the Asian beauty market is. I&#8217;ve been sheet masking since I was a toddler and it took two decades for people to see that as an acceptable thing.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. <a href=\"https:\/\/abitcoquettish.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/08\/five-things-5-8-15\/\" target=\"_blank\">The book-buying thing hasn&#8217;t stopped<\/a>. Going through my book list and ordering a few at a time is immensely satisfying. The problem now, however, is where to begin. Do I want to read Vivan Gornick, or more Didion? Aliza Licht or Beauvoir? Classics, or modern-day fiction? The green cover or the blue? AH.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. I don&#8217;t care how\u00a0pass\u00e9 white nails may be. I love them in summer, I love them on nights out, I love them for performing; I just can&#8217;t get over how white nails\u00a0punctate every hand gesticulation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/06\/08\/zoe-saldana-husband-last-name-_n_7536974.html?ir=Women&amp;ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000046\" target=\"_blank\">Zoe Saldana&#8217;s husband takes her last name<\/a> and tells hers he doesn&#8217;t &#8220;give a shhheeeetttt&#8221; for what people think. Go him. Go Zoe. So much YES.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">. \u00a0 . \u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. It&#8217;s been a while since I last performed\u2014which explains the brewing anxiousness that led up to the minute we parked the car in front of our friend&#8217;s studio. My partner (and teacher) and I debuted his newest choreography! I didn&#8217;t suck! But I also didn&#8217;t do great either. In fact, the more I watch the video, the more I cringe (being a perfectionist certainly doesn&#8217;t help things). But here&#8217;s the kicker, a sign of progress:\u00a0I don&#8217;t entirely hate it. Or myself, for that matter. If anything, I&#8217;m excited to do it again just to prove to myself and everyone else (who cares) that I\u00a0can do it better. It&#8217;s been a while since I did this. It&#8217;s been a stressful few months.\u00a0Breathe, Kim, I need to remind myself.\u00a0You&#8217;re allowed to make mistakes. You&#8217;re allowed to be imperfect. And that sliver of change\u2014the allowance,\u00a0the start of self-acceptance\u2014that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m most proud of. 2. My mom came back from a three-week trip to Taiwan and Japan and came back with all the sheet masks, pretty blotting papers, and little treats a girl could ask for. I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;ve gained at least eight pounds since her flight landed, but at least 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