Nadia Smoczynski

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@hankgreen This happens to me when I’m trying to sleep!!!

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@leicslive Smoke is still very bad!

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@IanHobkirk @leicslive It is yep

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

This is a side by side of two women gracing the front covers of two well known magazines.

The one on the right we all know is Martha Stewart, age 81. The one on the left is Apo Whang-Od, age 106, a tribal tattooist in a remote province in the Philippines.

There seems to be an unwritten rule which equates beauty with youngness. In an interview, Martha Stewart told the reporter she credits her organic, home-grown, farm-to-table eating, yoga, and actively healthy lifestyle to her youthfulness. While that’s an admirable journey for her, let’s not forget the amount of privilege that kind of lifestyle requires.

On the left is Apo Whang-Od, who is a 106-year-old tribal tattooist in the Philippines. The wisdom she carries in every forehead wrinkle and frown line is stunning. Her eyes are glass, reflecting back all that she’s witnessed over a century of lived experiences. Her tattoos a reminder of the ancestors she seeks to honor.

Both women are beautiful in their own right. But I wish we as women didn’t play into this idea that we have to look younger—and thinner—in order to fit some unrealistic beauty standard which will grant us acceptance and relevance in the world around us.

I’m writing this for any woman who, like me, may have had a punched-gut reaction to seeing an octogenarian in a swimsuit on the cover of a magazine looking more like a woman in her forties or fifties: Anti-aging is not a beauty standard.

There IS beauty in wrinkles, and saggy skin, and drooping breasts. These are markers of a life hard fought for and well lived. It seems odd to try and erase these battle scars.

So while I applaud Martha for her fortunate body, carefully curated procedures, and pristinely styled makeup, I also applaud Whang-Od for what others may perceive as imperfections.

Anti-aging is not a beauty standard.
Authenticity is.

@ FeministNews

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@tallboyjim @SoVeryBritish 😂😂😂 you win

[Halle Berry @halleberry]

His name is #RalphYarl and I’m sick and tired of this feeling…my heart completely broke when I learned this precious 16-year-old, who accidentally rang the door of the wrong address in an attempt to pick up his siblings, was shot in the head… (1/3)

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@RoyalMailHelp hiya! Is your online payment system not working at the moment?? I’m unable to purchase postage online and you take payment then refund it straight away

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@innocent I think 17! (I did not test this at home with the kids mini eggs… honest)

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@gracepetrie @HandmadeTotally Where abouts is this Grace? We’d love to see you again!

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@sophialaurenxx Yep! And I remember my besties landline number too😂 used to be able to call them both for free on my bt c12 mobile 😂🙈

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@Christi08037040 @MrStevenCree I didn’t know there were any other ways?!

[Matthew Highton @MattHighton]

This is my favourite exchange in the Joe Lycett replies.

[Jon Richardson @RonJichardson]

The threat of a yellow card doesn’t stop players diving, fouling or abusing referees but it has stopped them showing solidarity with those who are threatened with death for being in love. What an absolute fucking farce.

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@Babyeh66 @Nigella_Lawson We made this last week and it was so delicious! Even cold the following day was amazing!

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@mattxiv @ThatRabbiCohen Was literally just about to tag you! Best. Nails. Ever!

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@Nigella_Lawson lasagne of love, followed by rice pudding cake… I think my wife and I are ready for a food nap now 🙈

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

Cooking the @Nigella_Lawson lasagne of love with the wife this afternoon, totally acceptable to drink the wine that’s left over from the recipe right?!

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@BenMossFolk I actually laughed out loud listening to it! Brilliant 😂

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@gracepetrie @BenMossFolk I absolutely loved this!

[Nadia Smoczynski @Mrssmoch]

@SophiaTassew @mattxiv And you look amazing in it! 🔥