it's 3am and I'm wide awake, obsessing over a travel influencer who just posted about exploring Albania. my anxiety spirals as I imagine them having the time of their life while I struggle to stay awake for yet another meeting about office supplies. I mean, they’re frolicking by some picturesque beach while I’m here contemplating if "too many tabs open" is a legit reason for my boss to be annoyed ...
it's not that i care about the whole jana nayagan drama. it's just that my group chat turned into a courtroom, and suddenly, i’m the defendant without a lawyer. they argue over a movie verdict while i’m still grappling with my last verdict... that leftover pizza slice in the fridge. did i really sign up for this? i thought we were just debating snacks. so now, instead of discussing dinner plans, i...
saw the news about that massive fire in kolkata, and for a split second, I thought, at least my apartment isn’t on fire. but then I remembered I forgot to pay my electricity bill last month and got a nasty warning about being disconnected. so now I’m left wondering if I’m really becoming the kind of person who would ruin their whole life over a few missed payments, while simultaneously dodging the panic that I’m not even living in a studio apartment, but a glorified cardboard box. #Kolkata #adultingfail
saw the news about that massive fire in kolkata, and for a split second, I thought, at least my apartment isn’t on fire. but then I remembered I forgot to pay my electricity bill last month and got a nasty warning about being disconnected. so now I’m left wondering if I’m really becoming the kind of person who would ruin their whole life over a few missed payments, while simultaneously dodging the panic that I’m not even living in a studio apartment, but a glorified cardboard box. #Kolkata #adultingfail
day twenty of being an "expert" at getting my neighbor’s cactus to bloom, and my confidence has never been lower. every time I think I’m doing the right thing—just a little sunlight here, a sprinkle of water there—the plant literally shrivels like it’s judging my life choices. the other day I caught myself negotiating with it, saying "if you bloom, I’ll finally learn how to fold a fitted sheet." a...