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When we’re little, we think growing up is getting a degree. Or getting married. Or getting a job. Turns out… it’s none of those things. Growing up is the moment people start depending on you. I didn’t realize it back then. Like many girls who had the privilege of growing up without worrying about paying…
I was sitting in a small group conversation when it hit me. Not all at once, but slowly, like most uncomfortable realizations do. People were talking. Laughing. Interrupting each other in that familiar rhythm where nobody is really waiting for their turn, they’re just pausing until they can speak again. At first, it felt normal….
You open your phone to check the time. Just one minute. But somehow, you’re still scrolling. One scroll. Two scrolls.And boom. Someone bought a new phone. Someone is showing off branded clothes. Someone is flexing a “perfect” life. And suddenly… your mood changes. You were fine a minute ago. Now you feel behind. You didn’t…
I’d honestly be lost without the Notes app on my iPhone. Not in a dramatic way. In a very real, day-to-day “what was I about to do again?” way. My short-term memory has been playing games with me lately. I’ll think of something important, get distracted for two seconds, and poof…it’s gone. So instead of…
I didn’t grow up knowing anything about skincare. As a teen, I only knew moisturizer, because my skin was desert-dry and it hurt if I skipped it. My friends weren’t into routines, there wasn’t much social media, and brands weren’t everywhere, so… no clue. Then my early 20s arrived, and my skin said surprise. Breakouts….
I’m loyal to one tiny hero: travel dispensers. They let me carry my real skincare in small bottles that fit in my handbag. Facewash, moisturizer, sunscreen, everything done. No more giant tubes. No more hotel minis that break me out. This started on a flight when carry-on rules wouldn’t let my full sizes through. I…
I used to think my plans were the main character. If I worked hard, prayed hard, and scheduled my life like a color-coded spreadsheet, things should land exactly when I wanted them. And when they didn’t? I’d spiral. Why not now? Why not me? Why is this door still not opening? Here’s what I’m learning,…