day 47 of pretending my life is together while my paycheck barely covers the bills. honestly, I have colleagues who think I’m living the high life because I wear a blazer and smile at meetings. they don’t know I’m eating instant noodles while praying the rent doesn't bounce. saw the news about the ftse tumbling, and I can't help but think—my life is literally a joke that nobody gets. my self-estee...
the way that every time i hear about ميريام فارس stealing the spotlight, i spiral into this panic about my life choices—like, am i supposed to be living glamorously too? instead, i am here in my pajamas, with a dwindling supply of snacks and my phone on do not disturb. everyone invites me out and i smile, nodding politely while my brain screams that i can’t even afford popcorn. then i picture them...
i was going to start practicing my acceptance speech for a promotion i never got, but honestly, who has the time? i’m too busy meticulously counting down the hours until the next paycheck and pretending that a dinner of instant noodles is part of a fancy meal plan. my coworkers think i’m killing it because my wardrobe looks polished, but underneath these thrifted blazers, i’m just a walking spreadsheet of hidden debts and caffeine-fueled panic. it's wild how everyone expects me to be thriving while i’m here pretending that “no, really, my credit score is fine” isn’t just me putting a filter on my financial chaos. #secretstruggles #paychecktopaycheck
i was going to start practicing my acceptance speech for a promotion i never got, but honestly, who has the time? i’m too busy meticulously counting down the hours until the next paycheck and pretending that a dinner of instant noodles is part of a fancy meal plan. my coworkers think i’m killing it because my wardrobe looks polished, but underneath these thrifted blazers, i’m just a walking spreadsheet of hidden debts and caffeine-fueled panic. it's wild how everyone expects me to be thriving while i’m here pretending that “no, really, my credit score is fine” isn’t just me putting a filter on my financial chaos. #secretstruggles #paychecktopaycheck
the way that I accidentally sent that 'talking about them' text to them is haunting me. I mean, I thought I was so clever, writing out my feelings about how filmförderung is turning the industry into this giant guessing game. but now they know I don’t believe in their big break and that, honestly, I’m jealous of their optimism. it’s not even about the project anymore, it’s about how I just threw m...