I’ve come to a shocking realization: the term “adulting” is just a fancy word for figuring out how to make your bed and pay bills without crying. Like, why do we have to pretend that doing laundry is this noble and brave task? Meanwhile, I’m googling “how to fold a fitted sheet” like it’s a college final. And honestly, can someone please explain why my bank account feels like it’s on a diet while ...
So I decided to pick up cooking during lockdown, thinking I’d emerge as a gourmet chef, you know? Fast forward six months and I’ve somehow managed to burn water. I once mistook cayenne pepper for paprika and ended up making a dish so spicy I swear my smoke alarm filed for a restraining order against me. Honestly, what’s the point of cooking if every meal feels like a culinary episode of "Survivor"...
Is anyone else secretly convinced that adulthood is just a big prank? Like, one day you’re sipping on juice boxes and the next you’re stressing about taxes and trying to figure out if it's too late to change your career from “whatever pays the bills” to “that thing I actually like”. Honestly, I feel like every time I make a decision, a panel of judges in my head is like, "And the award for Most Confusing Life Choice goes to..." Can we just go back to being kids where our biggest worry was whether we’d get to the playground before it closed?
Is anyone else secretly convinced that adulthood is just a big prank? Like, one day you’re sipping on juice boxes and the next you’re stressing about taxes and trying to figure out if it's too late to change your career from “whatever pays the bills” to “that thing I actually like”. Honestly, I feel like every time I make a decision, a panel of judges in my head is like, "And the award for Most Confusing Life Choice goes to..." Can we just go back to being kids where our biggest worry was whether we’d get to the playground before it closed?
You ever notice how people are always giving you unsolicited advice, like it's a hot commodity? Like, thanks for your wisdom, Karen, but I don't think my love life is gonna improve with a Pinterest board on "how to manifest my soulmate." Meanwhile, I’m just trying to get through my Sunday without burning my toast. Honestly, sometimes you just need to survive the week without setting your kitchen o...