Summoning the motivation of Elle Woods after Warner told her she wasn’t smart enough for law school This post may contain affiliate links. This means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my link, at no extra cost to you. You can read my full site disclosure here. Thank you for supporting Hello, Luster. Feeling unmotivated? Here’s one simple trick that will help you get out of a rut and get things done. It’s that time of the year when everyone’s motivation starts slipping. It’s colder, it’s darker. If you’re in college then it’s midterm season. You’re overwhelmed and you kind of ..read more

Sunday scaries out, self-care Sunday in This post may contain affiliate links. This means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my link, at no extra cost to you. You can read my full site disclosure here. Thank you for supporting Hello, Luster. Set yourself up for a great week with these self-care Sunday ideas. The secret to always having your shit together (or at least pretending to) is to have a self-care Sunday routine that sets you up to start your week off right. There are many different ways to practice self-care, but these self-care Sunday ideas are all about getting you ..read more

Self-dating: the alternative to seeking validation from scrubs on tinder This post may contain affiliate links. This means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my link, at no extra cost to you. You can read my full site disclosure here. Thank you for supporting Hello, Luster. Looking for some self-dating ideas to spice up your life during the pandemic? This post has got you covered! Being ‘alone and single’ is hard, but being alone and single during a global pandemic is a whole new level of tough. Enter: the concept of ‘self-dating.’ What is self-dating? Self-dating or being s ..read more

Fighting off the Sunday scaries one motivational quote at a time This post may contain affiliate links. This means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my link, at no extra cost to you. You can read my full site disclosure here. Thank you for supporting Hello, Luster. Looking for motivation to get out of your current rut? These growth mindset quotes will get you inspired to take action in your life! What is a growth mindset? People with growth mindsets are far from your average scrub. Essentially, people who have a growth mindset have a strong belief that their talents and abi ..read more

Once I start prioritizing my mental, emotional, and physical well-being, it’s over for these b*tches This post may contain affiliate links. This means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my link, at no extra cost to you. You can read my full site disclosure here. Thank you for supporting Hello, Luster. For many twenty-somethings, myself included, fall is a crazy busy time of year where we tend to take an L on the whole self-care thing. We love biting off more than we can chew, writing out long, unrealistic to-do lists, and staying up way past our self-imposed bedtimes. If you ..read more

a guide to treating yo’ self (well) This post may contain affiliate links. This means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my link, at no extra cost to you. You can read my full site disclosure here. Thank you for supporting Hello, Luster. I used to think self-care was kind of cringe. What? Prioritize my own mental, emotional, and physical well-being? Sounds like something a mature adult would do. Lame. But since I’ve started trading Jägerbombs for bath bombs, stopped obsessing over every calorie, and generally started saying no to things that made me feel like sh*t, I now see ..read more

Here’s how to take a metaphorical chill pill This post may contain affiliate links. This means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my link, at no extra cost to you. You can read my full site disclosure here. Thank you for supporting Hello, Luster. For many, September marks the start of back-to-school. It’s a time of new beginnings, pumpkin spice, and anxiety about the upcoming year. For me, the prospect of back-to-school fills me with excitement, mixed with a fair amount of anxiety. Even if you’re not heading back-to-school this fall, any major changes to your routine can leav ..read more

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because you don’t have to pretend to like his family anymore This post may contain affiliate links. This means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my link, at no extra cost to you. You can read my full site disclosure here. Thank you for supporting Hello, Luster. At the risk of sounding like a heartless psycho, there’s a part of me that enjoys the challenge of going through a breakup and coming out the other side a winner.  I don’t mean that in a competitive sense, I just mean that breakups are a chance to rebuild and restructure your li ..read more

How rude of this self-help book to call me on my own bullsh*t No offense to my former twenty-something self, but that b*tch needed to read more. I’m not saying that reading a bunch of self-help books is the solution to all your problems, but it definitely does help you take accountability in your own life. This is something that most twenty-somethings, particularly millennial’s, kinda suck at. I’m no self-help guru, but I fully believe that taking accountability for your situation is the first step to getting your life together. If you’re ready to get called out on your own bullsh*t, here are ..read more

“Hi, not looking for anything serious, I’m Ruth” This post may contain affiliate links. This means I'll receive a commission if you purchase through my link, at no extra cost to you. You can read my full site disclosure here. Thank you for supporting Hello, Luster. Have you got a fuckboy who keeps hitting you up at ungodly hours? You could ignore him… Or you could clapback with one of these seriously witty responses. Let me paint you a picture: It’s 11:30 PM on a Thursday night. You’re snuggled up in your PJs, just minding your own business, when suddenly your phone lights up. Excitement! W ..read more