Good morning at the 12th off December, 2024.

 Good morning everyone, 

It's still too dark outside to see the weather, but I feel it's pretty cold. 

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I'm typing you this while my nailpolish dries. I got the shiny pearl white from the Essence advent calendar on my nails, with a little Essence gel top coat. I'm also wearing a subtle hint off make-up. I had unpacked so many items from the advent calendars, I felt like it. It's just a bit off concealer, under eye brightner, mascara, lipliner and lipstick from the Catrice advent calendar. (The nude ones) And I look nice. Good enough for a morning off coffee service. It's diffrent than how it was back in the days, when it could never be enough make-up. Now it really stands out I'm wearing some to begin with. I keep on comparing this era with the previous one, and I can't help it. It's became just too bad not to mention, and often I find myself in negative suprise about it. 'But that's not how it was, are you serious?' Something in me still isn't used to it. And my mind stresses all the time over the whole situation. 

I know I kept my own home an oasis off old fashioned, timeless comfort and small luxury. And I feel I haven't gone backwards so much. But if you see other people... but it's merely due to not to wear too much make-up to begin with, and playing it softer than most people my age have done. I have never been rich in my entire life, but if I compare my lifestyle to the big crisis victims.... I think I did well in picking good old comfort and old fashioned luxury. And to be simple with style. It's a few tricks in the book not to look poor when you actually are. I can't help it. Just concealer and mascara for an eyelook is very simple. Sided with a good nude lipstick. But nowadays, most women look too ratshet. And I stopped dying my hair, but using shine shampoo and good conditioner and it still looks fresh and healthy enough. I'm a brunette with a blonde sheer in her hair, so I get away with natural hair. Simply by keeping it fresh and cut. See, a few tricks in the book not to look too poor when you actually are. 

Maybe I should share them, so poor people can get a bit more off a hold on themselves before this gets out off hand. But maybe it's too late already. Tons off people have befallen victim to this crisis. Not capable to maintain a wealthy style. Maybe I should keep these tricks for myself. Most people don't want to hear a pointed finger from me. Thinking I'm just obnoxious with my advice. But I feel like I haven't befallen a victim to the crisis as much as they have. And my wealth comes from hoarding ahead, thinking and acting ahead. It can't he done if you current situation is too low. You need enough wealth in advance to withstand a wealthy lifestyle for a time period afterward, you need to be conserving, sober and wise with it. A little like how Old Money often does it. Sober and simple, yet luxurious enough to leek wealthy. That's how I could describe it. Adapted to a low budget, it takes an iron will and saving. Picking the right choices in how you care for yourself, and then go with it. And for me it works perfectly. I never looked poorer than working class on a governmental wage. See, timeless sobriety goes a long way.  

I wanted to keep a face when everything was still cheap enough for everyone to be luxurious. When I do now, they think I'm the richest girl on the block with what I do. I hope it floats long enough not to let me sink. Back in my depression era, my clothes just looked a bit better. dark and grungy, yet cool. These can pass as clean and functional. But most people think that's fine enough already. 

So, I don't really see myself as a crisis victim. I never had that much, but my lifestyle stayed somewhat the same, and I still got everything. Ordinairy people have become such victims. I never had much money, but I do pass by. I

Allright, that's about it for now- 

Thank you for reading.