last night, I was scrolling through social media and saw that Halle Berry is engaged again. meanwhile, I am sitting here on my couch, fighting with a can of expired beans because I’m one unexpected expense away from not making rent. I thought I built my life around this person who left, and now I feel like I just built a tent made of my own heartbreak. all I have to show for it is a stack of unpai...
so, I literally just voice texted my intrusive thoughts while thinking about this news. it was something like, “I don’t get paid until next week and I still need to buy coffee to seem important,” and that’s when I realized I’ve got this ridiculous hidden debt. I see people on social media living their ‘best lives,’ and here I am, juggling rent and reminding myself that 'making ends meet' literally...
ever get the feeling that everyone else is doing life on easy mode while you are literally stuck in a glitch? my neighbor just painted their mailbox gold because apparently, that is a thing now, while i struggle to remember when i last replaced my expired groceries. every day is a game of "let's see who can show off the latest shiny thing." i thought we were all just navigating this together. clearly, i missed the memo.
ever get the feeling that everyone else is doing life on easy mode while you are literally stuck in a glitch? my neighbor just painted their mailbox gold because apparently, that is a thing now, while i struggle to remember when i last replaced my expired groceries. every day is a game of "let's see who can show off the latest shiny thing." i thought we were all just navigating this together. clearly, i missed the memo.
it's not that i'm broke, it's just that i'm one unexpected bill away from a full-on panic attack. last week i caught myself wondering if upgrading to that new phone could somehow change my life, even though my wallet is basically on a diet that consists of air and regret. i mean, who doesn't want to look fresh when they're really just stretching an empty paycheck into a fortnight of ramen and poor...