When I was a baby, I had no choices, I was dressed in pink, and admittedly, I followed that when I was a toddler... I was somewhat girly.
When I was a kid, I prided myself on not being girly, rather, on being a tomboy. Makeup didn't interest me, I couldn't have cared less about clothes, and my hair was in a ponytail all the time. I loathed shopping, couldn't think of anything worse, and my nails were never painted.
When I hit my teens, I still wasn't a girly girl, nor was I a tomboy. I guess I was somewhere in the middle or something. I went to a school with a strict dress/uniform code, so didn't have much opportunity to explore my options or individuality, and the friends I had (yes, past tense, but that's another story) didn't really care about fashion etc either, and weren't incredibly girly.
Now that I'm in my twenties, over the last couple of years where I've worked and travelled before settling down for university, I have finally developed a girlyness I've never really had before. I now have a vague interest in makeup - I know what liquid eyeliner is now, and how to use it! I love shopping, and buying clothes. I may not have the best fashion sense, but I still love shopping.
But now, I'm starting to feel like I need to get in touch with my minimalist side. Although not entirely ditch the girlyness... but maybe tone it down. I feel like I'm becoming a bit too superficial, a bit too reliant on material possessions, and a bit bad at just enjoying being. I feel like I need to spend more time with my friends and family, doing things that don't necessarily involve lots of money or going shopping, but rather getting to know people, laughing and enjoying life.
One of these days, I'll work out who I am.
