if you are feeling overwhelmed right now, remember that you have faced tough times before and emerged stronger. this moment is just one chapter in your story, and brighter days are waiting for you ahead. #InnerStrength #YouAreNotAlone
the way that everyone around me seems to be stepping up in life while I still can't figure out how to change my light bulb is... well, it's something. my neighbor just threw a party for his new swimming pool, complete with gourmet snacks, while I celebrate each time I find an expired packet of mustard in the fridge. and don’t even get me started on that one friend who just launched a fragrance lin...
last night, I was scrolling through social media and saw that Halle Berry is engaged again. meanwhile, I am sitting here on my couch, fighting with a can of expired beans because I’m one unexpected expense away from not making rent. I thought I built my life around this person who left, and now I feel like I just built a tent made of my own heartbreak. all I have to show for it is a stack of unpaid bills and a playlist of sad songs that no one is ever going to sing along to. I guess love is like being Halle Berry: glamorous and carefree—while I just try to remember the last time I bought myself flowers. #HalleBerry #adultingishard
last night, I was scrolling through social media and saw that Halle Berry is engaged again. meanwhile, I am sitting here on my couch, fighting with a can of expired beans because I’m one unexpected expense away from not making rent. I thought I built my life around this person who left, and now I feel like I just built a tent made of my own heartbreak. all I have to show for it is a stack of unpaid bills and a playlist of sad songs that no one is ever going to sing along to. I guess love is like being Halle Berry: glamorous and carefree—while I just try to remember the last time I bought myself flowers. #HalleBerry #adultingishard
so, I literally just voice texted my intrusive thoughts while thinking about this news. it was something like, “I don’t get paid until next week and I still need to buy coffee to seem important,” and that’s when I realized I’ve got this ridiculous hidden debt. I see people on social media living their ‘best lives,’ and here I am, juggling rent and reminding myself that 'making ends meet' literally...