only compare yourself to your previous self, no one else.

In January 2020 if you told me exactly where my life would be today I would laugh my ass off and not believe it.

In the span of almost 2 years, I found out I was going to be an auntie, turned 24, went to Miami not knowing it would be my last trip for a long time, a pandemic happened, I was jobless for 5 months, the world stopped moving, I got my job back as the world resumed slowly, got another job, my first niece was born, got another job, worked 3 jobs, worked from home, learned how to snowboard, appreciated the little things more, turned 25, my sister got married, my sister got pregnant, spent the whole summer with my friends, bought my first apartment, moved into my first apartment, got a career in a field i never even thought I’d be eligible to work at, and now here I am today sitting on the couch I own in my own apartment with the news that my second niece was born today. 23 year old me in January 2020 really would’ve never seen this coming.

all I want in life is financial stability, consistent kinky sex, and good food.

looking at someone who used to be a huge part of your life and thinking like wow this person is so unfamiliar now… is so jarring

i wish you kinder, softer days that put your heart at ease

the concept of growing into love is so much more intriguing than falling in love. it's like, on all our good days and bad days, I will choose to love you, I will learn with you, I will live my life with you and we will grow into and with each other through the passage of time

Holding hands while driving is just idk. luv that shit

i see you in all my favorite songs

“I’m a very strong believer that whoever is meant to be in your life will always gravitate back towards you, regardless how far they wander.”

— (via deeplifequotes)

love letters 💌

Valentine’s day is NOT a day for lovers, couples, or people in relationships. Valentine’s day is exclusively for elementary school students who each buy their entire class cute little cards with cartoon characters on them, messily scrawl their classmates names there as an act of love, and give them a tiny little candy packet.

that is the height of the holiday.

Most important lesson I learned in the past year is, don’t let anyone turn you cruel. No matter how badly you wanna give the world a taste of its own bitter medicine. It’s never worth losing yourself over.

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