just realized i wrote a whole thank you speech for a promotion i haven't even been considered for yet. i rehearsed it in the bathroom mirror, pacing like i’m accepting an Oscar for the role of a lifetime. i included emotional nods to my "team" who probably won't remember my name if i left post-it notes on their desks. but in this workplace, i’m more likely to be clapped for being the person who sh...
day 47 of pretending my credit card debt doesn’t haunt me like a bad ghost movie. the NFL's mid-season highlights remind me that while others get deals, i get no deals on this endless cycle of living paycheck to paycheck, crushingly aware that everyone thinks i'm balling when i'm actually just eating instant noodles and avoiding grocery store employees who know i won’t buy anything. meanwhile, my ...
kya aapne kabhi socha hai ki hum kis tarah se akele ho gaye hain, kuch din ho gaye sirf surface pe hi baatein karte hue? ghar wale samajhte nahi, aur ab maine toh apne toxic doston se bhi alvida keh diya, ab lagta hai ke waqt beet raha hai, par khud se baat karne ka bhi mann nahi karta… kyunki khud se sab kuch kehna kabhi kabhi zyada heavy hota hai.
kya aapne kabhi socha hai ki hum kis tarah se akele ho gaye hain, kuch din ho gaye sirf surface pe hi baatein karte hue? ghar wale samajhte nahi, aur ab maine toh apne toxic doston se bhi alvida keh diya, ab lagta hai ke waqt beet raha hai, par khud se baat karne ka bhi mann nahi karta… kyunki khud se sab kuch kehna kabhi kabhi zyada heavy hota hai.
i was scrolling through social media, saw those breathtaking videos from Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour and felt this weird twinge of excitement and absolute envy. i mean, she’s out here owning the stage while i’m just hoping my landlord doesn’t check in this month. there i was, lying in bed with a blanket that’s somehow still here since college, imagining that glow-up—yet my biggest performance is fi...