letting the light in

We cant help it really, can we? It seems everywhere we look and everything we do is shrouded in darkness. The worst thing a girl can do it forget the light that she holds within her. So, I hope this list eases your soul as it does mine. These are things that bring me joy in small yet undeniable ways:

• brushing your curly hair while looking in the mirror (you slowly start to lose sight of your face and cant help but laugh.)

• getting in a warm shower after getting caught in the rain.

• lying in your mums arms after really needing a hug while at university.

• a long walk with headphones and a pack of Marlboro golds.

• salted popcorn and a diet coke at the cinema.

• seeing your best friends fall in love.

• getting a reasonably priced matcha at a coffee shop that does not taste like fish.

• tan skin and green clothing.

• sharing a cup of tea with your flatmate after a long day apart.

• starting a book that you know you’re going to love.

• Walking on wet sand on the beach in the winter and feeling the cold sea water through my boots.

• buying new pyjamas.

• following my mother’s Persian recipes.

• sharing a cigarette with a dear friend on my front doorstop.

• finding something cute in a charity shop and it’s your size.

• talking to my dad on the drive back from uni.

• vodka cranberry with elderflower cordial and raspberries.

• an incredible first kiss.

• chopping off your hair with kitchen scissors and it actually looks good.

• cooking something for the first time and it ending up perfect.