Motivation
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Putting Yourself Out There (Is Terrifying)
Remember on January 1 when I said I was going to post my guitar videos on TikTok every day? Yeah… technically I had a plan. I pre-recorded all of them, so recording was NOT even the hard part. I fumbled on the easy part…posting. My new year’s adrenaline ran out and I started doubting myself.… Read more
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Me, Myself, and I (Twin Post)
Hey guyssss… surprise surpriseeee two posts in one day (national holiday or what??) I told you I’m taking things serious this year. Okay so I was on TikTok a few minutes ago and I saw one of my friend’s reposts. It’s a video of this guy dancing to ophelia by Taylor Swift, doing things like… Read more
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Your Friends Won’t Be Down the Street Forever
I always wonder what you guys (yes you, you reading this… youuuuu) do in your respective homes. Call me nosey lol but I would imagine someone is having a self karaoke party by themselves (guilty as charged), doing homework (boooooring), locking in (as you should), on the phone (cough cough), watching tv, choresssss, ugh. I’m… Read more
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New Year, Same Me, Clearer Purpose
If you’re anything like me, you probably spent yesterday which somehow already feels like last year (yes, yesss, New Year joke intended) filling up a really cute planner with ambitious goals and unrealistic optimism. That same adrenaline is why this post exists. Lol. I even went the extra mile and planned out every single day… Read more
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When Imposter Syndrome Comes Knocking (Again): A Grad Student’s Survival Guide
Let me start with a confession: I have imposter syndrome. Present tense. HAVE. I started grad school a few months ago, and honestly? I’ve been scared to even say “I am in grad school” out loud. It feels like someone is going to pop out from behind a bush and yell “IMPOSTER!” lol.(Pun intended) The… Read more
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The Weight of Being “Average” at Everything
For the past week, I’ve been drowning in a familiar feeling, the exhausting guilt of having too many hobbies. Interested in everything, master of nothing. Read more
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THE GIFT OF PERSPECTIVE
Some life lessons come in classrooms. Mine came at a bus stop on a gray Tuesday night, delivered by a stranger in red Air Jordans. I’d been in America for just a few months, and everything felt like a battle. The culture, the weather, oh, the weather…but nothing tested my patience quite like the bus… Read more
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You Deserve to Take Up Space
There was a time I believed being quiet was the safest thing I could do.I thought that to be respected, I had to earn it first, through perfection, through productivity, through silence.I stayed small because I thought shrinking would keep me from being a burden. In 2021, I started this blog with one hope: that… Read more
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Life’s Wild, but I’m Chillin’ Anyway
It’s been an incredible 10 days into the year, and I’m so excited to welcome everyone into 2025! 🎉 Over the past few days, I’ve spent some time reflecting on my journey through last year, and I’ve even asked friends how their year went. Unsurprisingly, everyone had their fair share of ups and downs but… Read more
