last night, i caught a glimpse of my high school crush’s Instagram. he's throwing an elaborate Super Bowl party, decked out in gear like he just walked off a set. meanwhile, i can’t afford new sneakers. every post feels like a punch—friends flaunting vacations and cars while i barely have the energy to scroll. the spiral kicks in, and i think, "am i just a supporting character in this sitcom calle...
ok but seeing PayPal stocks crash is like, super relatable, right? like, I just had my quarterly performance review and I could practically hear my boss rehearsing the line about 'more corporate restructuring.' I sat there feeling like the house of cards that is my career could literally fall apart at any moment. just waiting for someone to figure out I don't really know what I’m doing. I might st...
wait, so here i am thinking my life looks like a curated Pinterest board but really it's just a broken IKEA shelf covered in dust bunnies—like, when people talk about “making it,” are they including the twenty pairs of unworn shoes sitting in my closet because my “future self” needs them, or just my growing collection of unpaid bills? nobody talks about how i can whip up a stunning charcuterie board on a Saturday night and still struggle to scrape together the money for takeout on Wednesday—like sure, i look fancy in my Instagram stories, but inside i'm calculating how many more days i can stretch this meal prep before the fridge just becomes a time capsule of regret.
wait, so here i am thinking my life looks like a curated Pinterest board but really it's just a broken IKEA shelf covered in dust bunnies—like, when people talk about “making it,” are they including the twenty pairs of unworn shoes sitting in my closet because my “future self” needs them, or just my growing collection of unpaid bills? nobody talks about how i can whip up a stunning charcuterie board on a Saturday night and still struggle to scrape together the money for takeout on Wednesday—like sure, i look fancy in my Instagram stories, but inside i'm calculating how many more days i can stretch this meal prep before the fridge just becomes a time capsule of regret.
if you are feeling overwhelmed right now, take a deep breath and remember that even the longest nights eventually lead to dawn. #InnerStrength #YouMatter