I'm not exactly in a position where I get to be super-picky about the roles I get. But I would also never want to be a part of something that I think is poor in taste or doesn't align with what I believe in.

To me, being a woman in 2016 is allowing myself to contain multitudes. Looking at who's given the space to do so and why.

"Girly" can be limiting if you're told it's the only option. I don't think the solution is to get rid of the girly stuff or decide it's oppressive and get mad at a singer or book for not ACCURATELY REPRESENTING ALL WOMEN. There just needs to be more options for girls who don't identify with the girly aesthetic, and can broaden the idea of what being a girl means. Similarly, there needs to be more of that stuff that can be aesthetically girly, but feminist in the actual message.

It brings me no joy and not enough comfort to dwell too much on things I've said or written or made or worn in the past.

I'm not obsessively a follower of fashion in the way I used to be. But I still have all those magazines I bought at the time because I bought ones that felt a little timeless, more like books.

I try not to do anything I don't like, so I stay motivated pretty easily.

The idea that feeling confident and feeling misunderstood are mutually exclusive really bugs me.