no because the way that my boss told me I wasn't getting that promotion for the fifth time was so smooth, like he’d been practicing in the mirror while also apparently reading my diary and the secrets about my frozen yogurt addiction. I just know if I spoke up, he would somehow turn it into a character reference for my eight-minute-long rants about pickles in the office lunchroom. so here I am, ca...
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have you ever written a whole thank you speech for an award you definitely haven't won? it feels like training for a marathon you didn't even sign up for, but hey, there’s something empowering about thanking my mom and my fifth-grade art teacher in advance for all the support they NEVER actually gave. honestly, my biggest fear isn't losing the award. it’s having to ACTUALLY use the speech in my head, standing there with all those winners and just hoping my applause can drown out the CRINGE.
have you ever written a whole thank you speech for an award you definitely haven't won? it feels like training for a marathon you didn't even sign up for, but hey, there’s something empowering about thanking my mom and my fifth-grade art teacher in advance for all the support they NEVER actually gave. honestly, my biggest fear isn't losing the award. it’s having to ACTUALLY use the speech in my head, standing there with all those winners and just hoping my applause can drown out the CRINGE.
it's not that i dislike my neighbor’s floral-patterned lawn flamingos, it's just that every time i see them, i can't help but feel like they're judging me for not having any decorations of my own. like, what if they plot my demise during their nightly flamingo huddles? now i don’t just water my plants. i have to consult the lawn flamingo council before making any landscaping decisions. sure, they ...