Have you noticed how easy it is to be productive at school or at work? You hardly spend hours staring at a blank page or screen. Everyone around you is doing the same thing. There’s also the pressure from teachers or bosses expecting something from you. The authority makes you not want to play around, … Read more
There are specific moments in life I know all too well. Someone says something dressed up like a joke, but instead of being my usual quiet self, I let my emotions take over, releasing everything I’ve pent up. When I look back, the person on the receiving end ends up getting more than they bargained … Read more
I was doomscrolling this morning, my heart racing; one video after another was about a topic I felt strongly about, and the comments were pure chaos. I could feel my chest tighten, even after putting my phone down. It put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day. That’s when it hit … Read more
I’ve never actually done the whole steam-then-cold-water thing myself, but I grew up seeing it everywhere, adverts showing someone’s face all steamed up, water splashing, some voiceover talking about pores “opening” so the dirt comes out and then “closing” again afterward. I never fully understood what that meant, if I’m honest, I just absorbed it … Read more
We’ve all had that kind of morning. The one where you catch yourself in the mirror after a rough night, and there’s just… less of you there. Duller skin, puffier eyes, hair that looks like it gave up sometime around 3am, and you just feel a bit unpretty. Someone says “you look tired” like it’s … Read more
You cancel on something and instead of the guilt you’re supposed to feel, there’s just relief. Don’t get it twisted, you love your people. But you also love your own company, and when you’re not working, that’s the only real freedom you get, so you want to spend it at home. Your idea of fun … Read more
It’s easy to envy people who have it all together. Their lives run like a well-oiled machine, never missing a deadline, always prepared, everything on point. What you don’t see is how much work actually goes into looking that put together. So you try to copy it. Buy the journal, set up the color-coded sections, … Read more
You’ve been racking your brain over something for hours. Your muscles ache a little from sitting the same way too long, your brain feels fried, and you finally stretch and decide, okay, five minute break. The break is scrolling. It’s always scrolling. Gone are the days where a break meant actually going outside, talking to … Read more
It’s Friday night. Everyone else has plans, apparently. You’re scrolling through your phone watching other people’s dinners and get-togethers, the ones you weren’t invited to, or just weren’t thought of. Fine, you tell yourself. You’re a proud introvert, you love your own company, and most nights that’s true. But tonight the quiet’s a bit too … Read more
You come back home tired. Not the good kind, the kind where you just sit there because you don’t have it in you to do anything else. You’ve dealt with a lot today, again, and when you think about tomorrow your heart drops a little. This isn’t something a good weekend fixes. It’s a job … Read more