i thought i was clever. buying used curtains to cover the holes in the walls so nobody could see the cheap furniture from five thrift stores crammed into my living room. then my parents showed up. i was caught, standing in my mismatched socks, hiding the pile of unopened bills behind the couch like a child stashing away snacks. now, they see me holding a coffee mug from the twenty-cent clearance a...
wait, so my family thinks I’m supposed to have it all figured out by thirty. meanwhile, my cousin is already running her own consulting firm and I can’t even find my other sock half the time. every family gathering feels like a pressure cooker, where my parents launch into a full-on interrogation while I silently sip on my “successful adult” lemonade, all while mentally debating if the stray cat o...
have you ever felt like one small choice could have turned your whole life into a different movie? like, when the news about this coalition dropped, i couldn't help but spiral into what-if fantasies. maybe if i had decided to pursue that far-fetched job overseas, i wouldn't be sitting in my room talking to my houseplants instead of real people. now, i’m wrestling with regrets and sending myself pep talks in emails that feel like desperate cries for validation. and here i am, still wondering what it feels like to be part of something bigger. #lifechoices #
have you ever felt like one small choice could have turned your whole life into a different movie? like, when the news about this coalition dropped, i couldn't help but spiral into what-if fantasies. maybe if i had decided to pursue that far-fetched job overseas, i wouldn't be sitting in my room talking to my houseplants instead of real people. now, i’m wrestling with regrets and sending myself pep talks in emails that feel like desperate cries for validation. and here i am, still wondering what it feels like to be part of something bigger. #lifechoices #
last night, while scrolling through Instagram, i realized all my exes are getting married and i'm still figuring out if putting on pants counts as a win for the day. meanwhile, coco gauff is out there crushing it on the court, and here i am hoping my microwave dinner counts as "meal prep." maybe if i shout her name into the universe while standing on my bed, a love spell will work. if it can make ...