To be born a Southern woman is to be made aware of your distinctiveness. And with it, the rules. The expectations. These vary some, but all follow the same basic template, which is, fundamentally, no matter what the circumstance, Southern women make the effort. Which is why even the girls in the trailer parks paint their nails. And why overstressed working moms still bake three dozen homemade cookies for the school fund-raiser. And why you will never see Reese Witherspoon wearing sweatpants. Or Oprah take a nap.
I keep the copy of Garden & Gun that this article is from in my car. You need to read (or re-read) this article. This quote perfectly sums up why I started this blog. Love love love. (via rulesforthesouthernlady)

Southerners take no issue with absurdity. We don’t pretend the world is logical or fair. If there were a signature regional gesture it would be a shrug. For us, crazy happens. Better to sit back, enjoy the show, and drink the tea.
Allison Glock (via thelittlestfox)

constable-connor:

I feel like this a lot of the time

There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.
Don Miguel Ruiz (via wendesgray)

The world will knock you down plenty. You don’t need to be doing it to yourself.
Elizabeth Scott, Perfect You (via sleepychick)

I want him pissed off at politicians, ill at ease, trying to manipulate me into doing favors for him I would do anyway. I want him looking for his glasses, trying not to come, doing the dumb verb of journaling, getting spinach caught between canine and gum, berating my logorrhea, or my not staying mum. I don’t want him at peace.
Karen Green, on her late husband, David Foster Wallace (via sometimesagreatnotion)

“She doesn’t approve of fashion magazines. It’s chichi and an unrealistic approach to self-impressions as well as economics.”

“We’re going to have trouble. She’s a thinker.”