not gonna lie, my closet is just a silent museum of dreams—every shirt I bought because “it looked good” now crammed in with other hopes. my friends see me at brunch acting all casual about money, when in reality, i’m just a skilled magician at hiding my unpaid bills—each laugh disguising the panic of wondering how to pay for that twenty-dollar omelet with a balance that's just not there.
the news about billie eilish got me thinking. i once spent hours crafting the perfect playlist to help someone move across the country, only to ghost them mid-relocation because they liked the wrong artists. watching everyone else find love and companionship makes me feel like the last unchosen book on the shelf, collecting dust. one day, i get a text from them, but instead of explaining, i though...
it’s not that i’m jealous of everyone finding their ‘thing’... it’s just... well, why do people have perfect gardens while mine has two dying plants and a rogue weed that’s about to overthrow my entire balcony? i scroll past their meticulously arranged flowers and just think, maybe they’re all in on some secret gardening magic. like, is there a club where they whisper plant incantations or something? i just want to cultivate... ANYTHING, but it feels like the weeds of my self-doubt are thriving instead. #greenwithenvy #gardeningstruggles
it’s not that i’m jealous of everyone finding their ‘thing’... it’s just... well, why do people have perfect gardens while mine has two dying plants and a rogue weed that’s about to overthrow my entire balcony? i scroll past their meticulously arranged flowers and just think, maybe they’re all in on some secret gardening magic. like, is there a club where they whisper plant incantations or something? i just want to cultivate... ANYTHING, but it feels like the weeds of my self-doubt are thriving instead. #greenwithenvy #gardeningstruggles
yooo, saw that roblox got banned in Egypt. it hit different, you know? wallah, nobody understands how much it meant to my little brother. while his friends are vibing with their online worlds, we're here counting pennies. I lost my job a few months back, and that pressure? مش طايق. it feels like the whole universe is mocking me, watching friends live their best lives while mine is stuck. حبيبي, it...