Nothing says “the American dream” quite like standing in the grocery aisle doing mental math to determine whether you can afford the name-brand Frosted Flakes.
The home has just become a place where we store objects purchased to help us organize other objects purchased to help us manage the consequences of purchasing objects.
Guy came to steam clean my mattress and was like “you have so many things! You do not need so many things. None of it matters in the end.” And I was like. thank you steam clean mattress guy
Nobody prepares you for how much quieter you become in your 30s ! You stop needing to be seen, chosen, understood or validated ! You just want to feel rested, regulated, grounded & at peace !
A lot of "mental health issues" disappear when bills are paid, rent is secure, and the fridge is full. Peace is expensive. And pretending money doesn't affect mental health is privilege.
Sometimes you just gotta sit on the edge of your bed in a towel after a shower and wonder how we went from discovering fire to paying for cloud storage.