Thanks to a Buzzfeed quiz, I learned about imposter syndrome this week. Wikipedia describes the syndrome as a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a fear of being exposed as a fraud. Even though there is evidence of their accomplishments and competence, those with the syndrome chalk up their success to…
Hi friends! I am now writing to you as a funemployed adult who is uhhhhhhhh freaking out. There's no ideal time to lose your job, but I would think a pandemic is really the least ideal time to lose your job. I'm now one of those 40 million or so people in America who lost…
I think we all experience some sort of regret after a break up. It just feels like you spent so much of your life dedicated to one person when you could have been doing other things. You could have been traveling, you could have been spending more time with your friends and family, you could…
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My first serious relationship was 4 years long and when I say serious, I took it very seriously. I pictured marriage and kids. Planned where we'd live, where I'd go to college, and how our lives would be. At that point in my life, I would frequently say "why bother being in a relationship with…
Turns out, I wasn't lying to myself. My go-to excuses in life are that I'm too tired or I don't have the time. With the stay at home orders, I have more time on my hands. My work day is kind of scattered, I never know when things will pop up. So that leaves some…
I've seen a lot of people take breaks from Facebook or their phones and felt that they had good results from it. Ever since I updated my phone and saw how much time I was spending on apps, I decided it would be nice to designate a day to not use social media. I still…
When I was in high school, if you asked me what I did for fun I could name a few things. I liked reading, writing, going to concerts, and hanging out with some of my friends. If you asked me what I did for fun in college I would say I like getting drunk with…
Do you ever take the day off for no real good reason? I don't. I hate to feel like I've wasted my time. I usually save my paid time off for vacations or family outings where I'd need to travel, I don't use it to relax. This week, I had plans I had taken off…
Okay, winter has not been as bad as I thought it would be. We've already made it to February and I think the Groundhog said spring is coming soon so I can't complain too much. Here in New England, it will probably be cold until May but I'm still holding on to the fact that…
I've been blogging for a long time, much longer than it feels! I still feel like a novice, most of the time just blurting out my thoughts and hoping someone can relate. I truly appreciate the people who have joined me on my journey here, some who have been so consistent with me that I…
