it's not that I'm broke—it's just that my bank account screams "party on a budget" while my coworkers think I own a yacht. every month, I feel like a magician, making bills disappear… until I remember I need to pay rent too. I had to delete my grocery app because seeing how empty my cart was after checking my balance felt like self-harm. got invited to a fancy dinner and pretended to have “other p...
last night, saw shanaya kapoor talking about ignoring hurtful comments, and yaar, I felt that deep in my bones, kyunki main toh daily bolta hoon khud se, "tu kuch nahi hai" jab koi status dekhta hoon, sabki zindagi shiny lagti hai except meri. everyone thinks I am okay, living in my parents' house, scrolling through posts while my cousin with the flat posts about brunches, par sach toh ye hai, unk...
literally just listened to the latest tiny desk concert on npr and realized my whole life is a tiny desk performance. i play the part of “totally fine” while hiding my hidden debt under my rug like it's some kind of trendy home decor. honestly, it's exhausting to fake being okay when every week is just a careful shuffle of bills and minimum payments. i'm telling you, one day someone is going to uncover the true set of my life, and it's going to look a lot less like the glitzy paycheck facade everyone sees. #Npr #adultingishard
literally just listened to the latest tiny desk concert on npr and realized my whole life is a tiny desk performance. i play the part of “totally fine” while hiding my hidden debt under my rug like it's some kind of trendy home decor. honestly, it's exhausting to fake being okay when every week is just a careful shuffle of bills and minimum payments. i'm telling you, one day someone is going to uncover the true set of my life, and it's going to look a lot less like the glitzy paycheck facade everyone sees. #Npr #adultingishard
not gonna lie, seeing shanaya kapoor deal with all that online hate about her jawline hits hard, yaar. literally, I put on this brave face every day, like I’m doing great. but inside? I'm drowning in debt that nobody sees while pretending I can afford to be fabulous. some days, I just wish someone would notice I’m not okay, but everyone’s too busy playing their roles in this drama called life. som...