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

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 ————————————– Charlotte Alexander called us from Moscow, ID. voicemailpoems.org/submit/ facebook.com/voicemailpoems x.com/voicemailpoems bsky.app/profile/voicemailpoems.bsky.social instagram.com/voicemailpoems