Hi there, firstly, let me just say thank you for taking the time to view my new little space.
I love to write, it is a medium I have felt strongly tied to in all periods of my life. From a young age, I was a perfectionist. I can recall upon a day in summer camp at my local community theatre, I would have been around 7 or 8, we were tasked with drawing some sort of illustration. Shockingly, a tad dramatic—I remember frustration washing over me. I was not living up to the expectations I had set forth in my adolescent brain that a Matisse-adjacent masterpiece was somehow going to produce itself in front of me. I had a strong adversity to the feeling of failure from a young age, without much context as to why I felt that way—all I knew was that I would like to avoid it. Needless to say, I refused to finish my drawing. Little did I know, it would be inevitable that these battles of expectations versus reality would manifest in this adventure called ‘growing up.’
In my encounters with these types of experiences, my one true steady, has always been to write. Poetry, songs, diary entries, these outlets have always grounded me and allowed processing of emotions. This feels a bit like returning home.
For those of you that might know me from my current online presence, you are probably familiar with my displayed love of fashion, personal style and aesthetics. I have a strong passion for curating a digital story. It brings me so much joy to plan out my Instagram feed (shoutout UNUM).
You can expect to see this space as a platform where I write about my love of fashion, personal style, city guides, interior inspiration, everything vintage, books I am reading, and more.
I plan on publishing personal entries as well—my journey with loss, growing up, and anxiety.
I truly hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I am already enjoying writing it! All my love.
xx
Abi
so excited for this!
Yay! The Substack we’ve all been waiting for !