🦋 Butterflies, Pearls, and Glasses:

Friendship, Fashion, and Staying True to Me.

This morning in town was lovely — I joined in with circus skills and dipped into the tree workshop. I felt grounded, playful, and connected. And now, I’m preparing for my friend’s 27th birthday on Tuesday, 19th August.

At Claire’s, I found the sweetest gifts:

• A friendship bracelet for me and Ureka, one of my besties since I was 17, but didnt get that one as i already had done in 2021.
• A three-way butterfly necklace for my trio — delicate, symbolic, and full of meaning
• One half of the butterfly reminds me of Dale Tryon in Australia and the other half is me, born in Germany
• A white pearl necklace that shimmered like Dale’s grace — soft, elegant, timeless

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👑 Princess Diaries and the Pressure to Conform

I’ve been watching Princess Diaries — not the fictional one from my birth year, but the newer series with Katie Price’s daughter. She dreams of owning her own makeup brand, which I admire. But when the manager said, “Many girls get nose jobs at 18,” I paused.

I turned 18 in 2019.
No nose job.
No surgery.
Just me — learning to love my natural curves and features.

Plastic surgery might seem glamorous, but it has consequences. I choose to celebrate real beauty — the kind Dale Tryon embodied, the kind my grandmother nurtured, the kind that doesn’t need filters or fillers.

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👓 Glasses as Fashion, Not Flaw

I used to feel peer pressure — people saying, “You look prettier without glasses.”
But now? I’m in love with them.

• I’m short-sighted, so I need them
• I wear reading glasses, distance glasses, and sunglasses — all part of my outfits
• They’re not just practical — they’re powerful

Dale would’ve smiled and said, “Darling, glasses are just another accessory — wear them like pearls.”

so next time you have someone telling you to not wear you glasses when you need them, don’t listen because the truth is you are pretty inside and outside with or without glasses.