A Personal Declaration of Independence

personal declaration of independence

 

Guys, tomorrow is the fourth of July here in America – Independence Day. In that theme, I created a declaration of independence for myself and for other ladies of the world – if they’re interested. Share yours in the comments!

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

We have the right to pursue the careers we want – whether that’s climbing the corporate ladder with a machete clenched between our teeth, making amazing lattes, or teaching America’s next generation.
 

 

We have the right to have and raise children, or the world’s best dog, or the state’s biggest, juiciest heirloom tomatoes.We have the right to bare legs and arms and cleavage at any age without street harassment or judging looks.

We have the right to be really great at sports and – with good, respectful sportsmanship – soundly tromp any opponent, regardless of their gender.

We have the right to binge watch Orange Is the New Black and feel zero guilt.


We have the right to ask for what we want – without apologizing.We have the right to go home early, only have one drink, save our money carefully and not feel like a total buzzkill.We have the right to stay out dancing alllll night – regardless of age, marital or parental status.

We have the right to just give up on strapless bras because (let’s be honest) they are The Actual Worst.

We have the right make more money than our partner and not feel weird about it.

We have the right to love makeup and rom coms and baking and hosting parties and political analysis and rowdy sex and doing our own taxes.

We have the right to totally not ‘get’ Twitter or Instagram – or really love them and share lots of photos of our pets in outfits.

 

We have the right to choose who we allow into our lives and how we interact with them.We have a right to love our lives and not pretend otherwise.

What would you declare on your personal independence day? Tell me in the comments!

P.S. Life has big plans for you

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22 Comments

  1. Rebecca O'Hare
    Rebecca O'Hare on 3 July 2014 at 11:34 am

    This is all kinds of awesome-ness – ALL KINDS Sarah!

  2. Gerilyn
    Gerilyn on 3 July 2014 at 12:47 pm

    YAY! This is amazing! Freedom is the best!

  3. Jessica Rodarte
    Jessica Rodarte on 3 July 2014 at 1:08 pm

    Yes to this post.
    I totally agree to giving up on strapless bras. Jean-Ralphio needs to chime in here with a drawn out "the worst" exclamation.

  4. Maria
    Maria on 3 July 2014 at 1:23 pm

    I think this post sums up the reason why I love you/your blog so much. Awesome!

  5. shakti
    shakti on 3 July 2014 at 1:32 pm

    "We have the right to love makeup and rom coms and baking and hosting parties and political analysis and rowdy sex and doing our own taxes."
    YES!

  6. Sydney
    Sydney on 3 July 2014 at 2:55 pm

    You are the holder of some serious blogging magic. All the posts are fantastic. ALL THE POSTS.

  7. Manisha
    Manisha on 3 July 2014 at 3:23 pm

    To quote…ahem…you…."yes and yes" and oh my god, yes!

  8. iris
    iris on 3 July 2014 at 4:03 pm

    This was an assignment we had in 8th grade. If I recall correctly, I declared independence from hair in my cafeteria french fries.

  9. Candice
    Candice on 3 July 2014 at 6:09 pm

    In Canada, July 1st is our holiday, so I am belatedly loving this post. Can I co-opt all these declarations for myself? Especially the one about strapless bras – they were invented by the devil himself, I swear.

  11. Mickey
    Mickey on 3 July 2014 at 8:25 pm

    We have the right to choose not to choose between our partners and our friends.

  12. Lynsey @ Eternally Wanderlyn
    Lynsey @ Eternally Wanderlyn on 4 July 2014 at 12:22 am

    This post is basically amazing! We also have the right to eat all the chocolate we want without feeling guilty. 🙂

  13. padiwack
    padiwack on 4 July 2014 at 1:52 am

    I love this post! xoxo

  14. Jessica Willingham
    Jessica Willingham on 4 July 2014 at 11:13 pm

    We have the right to take & post lots of selfies. And love our selfies.

  15. Mika P.
    Mika P. on 7 July 2014 at 7:20 pm

    Ah! I absolutely love this post- it's so true and so amazing, and these are the things we need to accept. (and have our counter-parts accept as well) Thanks for posting this <3

  16. S
    S on 8 July 2014 at 9:07 am

    I LOVE THIS!!

  17. 25castleson25clouds
    25castleson25clouds on 8 July 2014 at 12:55 pm

    This is brilliant, so happy to have found your blog!!

  18. Jen
    Jen on 8 July 2014 at 6:27 pm

    Fantastic post!

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