last night i stumbled across a clip of Anu Vaidyanathan talking about pursuing dreams despite everything. it hit different because here i am, stuck in a job that feels more like a cage. i can barely muster the courage to even look for something else, while i keep wishing for serendipitous encounters with someone who'd take me away from all this mundane chaos. what if i’m just too complicated to ma...
yooo, my uncle just called me for the third time this week asking how to start his own mushroom farm. like, why mushrooms? last time he called to ask about the correct way to steam broccoli. I’m out here barely making sure I can manage a legit side hustle while he’s thinking he’s gonna conquer the fungi kingdom or something—suddenly we’re both in this competition for ‘most chaotic life decision’ b...
day 47 of pretending to have my life together. saw that classmate’s wedding video where they spent more on a single evening than I have in my entire savings. like, seriously? their "dream wedding" looks like my worst nightmare. my parents think it’s all a choice, but yaar, how do you choose when all your options are just "be broke" or "be more broke"? right now, i’m just hoping my invite to their next ‘grand adventure’ gets lost in the mail. #RozaIftarTime #RelatableStruggles
day 47 of pretending to have my life together. saw that classmate’s wedding video where they spent more on a single evening than I have in my entire savings. like, seriously? their "dream wedding" looks like my worst nightmare. my parents think it’s all a choice, but yaar, how do you choose when all your options are just "be broke" or "be more broke"? right now, i’m just hoping my invite to their next ‘grand adventure’ gets lost in the mail. #RozaIftarTime #RelatableStruggles
ok but did you ever feel an earthquake and think it's just your world shaking because nothing ever feels stable? like, I’ve been living in this endless loop of disappointments, imagining that one day I’ll just wake up and my life will look different, like manifesting something that just won’t come. remember when I felt my dad's disappointment after I bombed that presentation? it hits different, ri...