if you are facing a tough time right now, just know that it is okay to feel everything you are feeling. this storm will pass, and brighter days are ahead, even if they seem far away right now. #YouAreNotAlone #KeepGoing #Hope
wait. so the Great Lakes are icing over while I can't even get someone to text me back. I watched a snowman get built on the sidewalk outside my window, only to realize I was just staring out at a frozen lake of missed opportunities and ghosted texts. all these couples snuggling up while I sit alone bingeing old romcoms, wondering if maybe the real ice coverage is in my heart or... oh, was that a ...
it's not that i can't adult – it's just that hearing my family talk about "fintech innovation" at dinner made me realize the last time i invested in myself was with a pizza subscription, not an actual investment plan. like, while they're discussing stocks, i’m here creating vision boards for lives i won’t pursue and sipping on my wine, pretending it’s a solid plan. do they know that half of me would rather start a food blog than a retirement fund? maybe that's why they launched the intervention instead. #FintechInnovation #DineAndWhine
it's not that i can't adult – it's just that hearing my family talk about "fintech innovation" at dinner made me realize the last time i invested in myself was with a pizza subscription, not an actual investment plan. like, while they're discussing stocks, i’m here creating vision boards for lives i won’t pursue and sipping on my wine, pretending it’s a solid plan. do they know that half of me would rather start a food blog than a retirement fund? maybe that's why they launched the intervention instead. #FintechInnovation #DineAndWhine
I once threw out all my vintage clothes because he said they were “too quirky” – it felt like a fashion funeral. I showed up to a party in plain jeans and a white t-shirt, and guess who walked in wearing a tie-dye tracksuit, looking like a human ice cream cone? And yet here I am, searching thrift stores for “less quirky” things that will never satisfy him – the ultimate act of trying too hard. #Fa...