Hey there! Thanks so much for dropping by and welcome to Mixed Hues. I'm Annabelle, the girl behind it all.
I started Mixed Hues as a way to express myself through my style while talking about issues that matter to me. Here, you'll find lots of content designed to tell my unique story while inspiring and empowering you. I hope that in reading my blog, you feel a little less alone and a lot more empowered to be your best self.
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annabelle // a_nnabae
I arrives in my room safely, but my palms were sweaty, my nerves were a wreck, and my heart was beating out of my chest. There’s nothing I could have done to prevent these creepy men from doing that which frustrates me to no end. The way that many men in today’s society view women is beyond repulsive and street harassment is just one way that such views manifest themselves. The rise of intersectional feminism, the #MeToo movement, and more, have me feeling very hopeful about the future of myself and other women, but there are still some things, stress harassment included, that leave me feeling powerless and upset.
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As an Asian woman of color, I’ve dated men who fetishized and exoticized me because of my race. I’ve had my personhood reduced to a checkmark on various men’s metaphorical “fuckit” lists.
Recently, I’ve noticed that I and the other women in my life often shy away from our “muchness.” We make ourselves small in order to take up less space.
When I tell you that as a little girl, I used to hate the color pink, that doesn’t seem important. But if I tell you that I hated it because I thought it was a “girly” color, that’s weird.
This summer, I’m crushing on bright colors, stripes and jumpsuits, so when I saw this jumpsuit at Urban Outfitters for 30% off PLUS my $5 off coupon… I had to have it.
Confidence is a tricky thing sometimes, but this outfit, paired with these beautiful pieces from Isonia, made me feel like a princess. But like a spicy one.
I refuse to admit that it’s getting cold here at Penn State, but if I’m being honest with myself, I definitely won’t have many more chances to wear shorts.
I’ve had to learn the importance of self care the hard way. I’ve learned through sickness brought on by stress, through breaking down in tears between classes, through skipping class because I was crying from stress, and more. Burnout is real and taking time to slow down is absolutely necessary.
I truly believe that my success in being offered these positions has a lot to do with the experience I’ve garnered. I’ll be explaining some of the experience I have on my resume, the application process for both positions, and some career tips and tricks.
This past year has been kind of exhausting, honestly. 19 was confusing enough and then I turned 20 a few months ago in September and honestly, I’ve just been getting more confused about life ever since.
