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To the women who don’t want children

31st July 2017 By Jonelle 12 Comments

To the women who don't want children | Tyranny of Pink

When I was growing up, I wasn’t sure if I wanted children. If you asked me, I’d have said “mmm we will see what happens.” I’ve never been overly into kids in the way that some people are. I never thought I’d be good at being a mother either. I was never a natural with…

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Filed Under: Being Mom, Authentic Living, Being You, Blog Tagged With: acceptance, be unapologetically you, be who you are, be yourself, being a mom, choices, choosing me, following your dreams, life purpose

My body, my tattoos, my regrets!

27th June 2017 By Jonelle 12 Comments

Tattoo | Tyranny of Pink

I’ve heard it said about a million times before, to me, to others to the world in general. Oh you’ll regret them when you’re older… It’s tiresome, it’s boring and it’s not really helpful in any way. I often want to say not as much as you’ll regret being an asshole but the truth is,…

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Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many

10th April 2017 By Jonelle 14 Comments

Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many | Tyranny of Pink

Things are not always what they seem! That’s a fact. [bctt tweet=”Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many. Phaedrus #QOTD” username=”tyrannyofpink”] My friend Cass wrote a post on her blog Leather Jacket Foxes (how cool is this name?) about the difference between online and offline lives and I think you should read…

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Learning to back myself. Allow myself to be more. Learning to back myself. 
Allow myself to be more. 
More out there. 
More out of my comfort zone. 
More authentic. 
More me. 

This coat is fucking fabulous. 
I was terrified to buy it... it's too much. Over the top. Not me. 

Well. This is me. 
This is my coat. 

Guess it's me now. 

#embraceyourself #authenticself #beyourself #backyourself #zarastyle #leopardprint #zara
It was a cold November day and she had dressed her It was a cold November day and she had dressed herself up in layers of cardigans and covered the whole lot with her old tweed coat, the one she might have used for feeding the chickens in.

#barbarapym #janeandprudence #qotd #quotesaboutchickens #chooks #chooksofinstagram #aliceandclementine #chickens #backyardchooks #backyardchickens
The perfect Sunday. All day on the couch. Prosec The perfect Sunday. 
All day on the couch. 
Prosecco. 
Burgers. 

Dreading Monday.
I need a holiday.... 

#summerday #wellingtonnz #prosecco #oceanview
And in the naked light, I saw Ten thousand people, And in the naked light, I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence

#hellodarknessmyoldfriend #soundofsilence #disturbed #home #redandgreen #homestyling #sanseveria
Date night. Date night.
Bit my pretty red heart in two. I was ten when th Bit my pretty red heart in two.

I was ten when they buried you.   

At twenty I tried to die

And get back, back, back to you.

I thought even the bones would do.

#sylviaplath #darkpoetry #poems
It's the kind of tired that sleep can't fix. #bat It's the kind of tired that sleep can't fix. 
#bathtime #metime #whiskygram
Tiny house living. When your kitchen counter doubl Tiny house living. When your kitchen counter doubles as your office space. 

#wfh #wfhlife #workfromhome #homestyling #tinyspaces #smallhouse

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