do not be afraid of your own heart beating
there must be chocolate maybe even daily
I would recommend buying the better cheese
drink orange juice in the morning it will help
drink wine or whiskey and write things down
it is always good to know your own handwriting
remember how clean sheets feel and hot baths
keep lip balm by your bed keep a tissue in your pocket
buy a lamp so your room is warm and buy things
so they are memories later and look at your hands
they are beautiful! Once a week make a nice meal
because you can and don’t be afraid to be alone
that would be like throwing away perfectly good
socks or bras keep them and buy new underwear
it’s easy to forget but let your friends remind
you and remember your friends and their favorite
colors and kiss someone just to taste their lips
love your apartment even when the microwave breaks
love food even when it is toast from the toaster
love your hands and your skin put rings on your fingers
wear a designer lipstick and keep it in your pocket

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Charlotte Alexander called us from Moscow, ID.

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"The Way to Keep Going in Your Twenties" by Charlotte Alexander

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