navigating adulthood

This started off as a studyblr when I was in high school. I’ve now graduated my masters and have entered the workforce. Also I love Jesus. Enjoy.

[espressogal]

once you stop fantasizing about that ideal version of yourself and start working towards becoming that person by setting your alarm clock earlier and actually going to the gym and actually volunteering at places and actually eating healthier and not procrastinating and working just a little bit harder you’ll realize that it was so easy all along. becoming your ideal self will only ever exist in your mind until you make the decision to work towards becoming that person. get up!! get going!! it’s now or never!! there is no light at the end of the tunnel!! get that flashlight and pave your own path bitch bc no one else is going to do it for u!!

[stuckinapril]

Truest thing ever unfortunately

[stuckinapril]

my 30s are going to be so sexy

[sec0ndwind]

That 40 min walk to nowhere particular Will save your life

[sitoutside]

[imanbenerrabeh]

moleskine + filofax

[espressogal]

As a coffee addict I have to say my favourite kind of coffee will always be the homemade instant coffees in the small mugs that are a mid to light brown and bubbly at the top. Top tier.

[thisisalovestry]

file -> phrases that are going to shift something in me forever

[insomniparty]

[vinkie95]

[homunculus-argument]

Nothing slapped my shit back into place like someone pointing out that the "genius gifted child with so much potential who got burnout and mental illness" is just the nerd equivalent to the jock "could have been a pro at sportsball if it wasn't for the injury".

[draculasstrawhat]

Yeah, and in both cases it’s generally caused by people who should know better pushing them past what their body/brain can safely do.

No, maybe you wouldn’t have been a genius, or a professional athlete or whatever, but the fact is, without that external pressure, you certainly wouldn’t be 30 and in chronic pain from a torn ligament that never-healed-right, either.

[star-anise]

Utah Phillips to children at the Washington State Young Writers' Conference:

"You are about to be told one more time that you are America’s most valuable natural resource. Have you seen what they do to valuable natural resources?! Have you seen a strip mine? Have you seen a clear cut in the forest? Have you seen a polluted river?

"Don’t ever let them call you a valuable natural resource! They’re going to strip mine your soul. They’re going to clear cut your best thoughts for the sake of profit unless you learn to resist, because the profit system follows the path of least resistance and following the path of least resistance is what makes the river crooked!"

Well, there was great gnashing of teeth and rending of garments—mine. I was borne to the door screaming epithets over my shoulder. Something to the effect of, "Make a break for it, kids! Flee into the wilderness! The one inside, if you can find it."

[prokopetz]

Maintaining a diversity of ongoing personal projects is important because it enables you to procrastinate on one by aimlessly tinkering with another, thereby creating the possibility that you'll finish one of them by accident.

[altivyx]

[espressogal]

reliving my teenage joys in my mid-twenties. listening to indie music on blast, reading on the subway, long walks and meandering through grocery stores. getting ice cream cones and having picnics at the park with my parents. watching a movie with my mom while we get cozied up in blankets. talking to my sister again. helping her get ready for a party. getting tan in the sun. wearing minimal makeup. wearing oversized shirts and shorts. hair is long and natural. losing weight and seeing my childhood features again. talking to God. experiencing things for the first time again. being in love and getting excited whenever we get to hang out. only this time I can do all of this better. with more wisdom. with more peace.

[body5000-deactivated20180929]

im 12 years old sitting on my bed reading it’s midnight it’s summer my window is open the crickets are very loud but very soothing my room smells dusty and warm and no one else exists. im 12 years old. the feeling never goes away.

[espressogal]

10/07/25

I dream about my future daughter daily. I love her already. So much. Whoever she is, wherever she is. She’s loved more than she can ever imagine

[memorycycle]

dont take bird noises for granted

[memorycycle]

next time ur outside and you hear birds just think about how awesome that is and how much it would suck if they were gone

[espressogal]

after applying to 10000 jobs i finally got an interview!!! and it’s tomorrow!!! wish me luck guys this is my first interview :”( 

[espressogal]

This was 7 years ago!! I can’t believe I had my first job interview 7 years ago!! I’ve had like 15 jobs since then, graduated from my bachelors and my masters, and now I’m commuting home from the first day of my first “big girl” job. What a journey it’s been since then wow.