I feel like everyone has been in the state of mind where you often tell yourself, “I just have to get through this week.” Of course, when you inevitably get through the week, you start thinking the same thing the next week. This can be a red flag that maybe, just maybe, you're going through an objectively difficult period of your life. But at the same time, it can be the greatest cope known to man. Even if it feels futile, I'm glad we have cute little coping mechanisms like telling ourselves we…

I am a simple woman who just wants people to be happy. Do you derive pleasure from chugging down ten 20 oz bottles of Diet Dr. Pepper every day of your life? If so, far be it from me to deny you such a delicacy. You might be the subject of derision from your family, your partner, your doctor, and society at large, but you won't be made fun of by me, no way, no how! We're all adults here, and we all have something in our lives that we do “too much” in order to cope with the extremely goofy

If you're one of the millions of people who were born before the ubiquity of smartphones, you might feel like you're getting old when you go online. When I scroll through TikTok, and I see countless videos that are ⅓ Family Guy clips , ⅓ ASMR slime video, and ⅓ Subway Surfer gameplay, I wonder if I'm out of touch with the youngest generation of online users. Luckily, I don't think that the millennials and elder Gen Zers have anything to worry about. We were lucky enough to grow up during a time…

Charcuterie platters are an exceptionally fun way to consume food. The bottom half of my personal food pyramid is already primarily occupied by classic items on the average charcuterie board: crackers, cheese, grapes, and pickles. Slicing all of these foods up into tiny portions and consuming them communally just makes the foods themselves taste even better. However, I have recently heard of a shake up in the world of charcuterie plates. Allegedly, according to rumors, there are now charcuterie…

Not all memes are for everyone. Some memes are specifically designed for a beautiful woman that's going through something right now. These memes are not made to encapsulate the whole of all human experiences. That would be too easy. These memes are for women on the verge. On the verge of what? Just on the verge. If you get it, you get it. So much online content is made by men about women, and therefore, women are only shown themselves as men see us. That's no good, because the way that men see…

So mentally healthy

FIGHT!

We all have mental health, but some of us have less mental health than others. Conversations around mental illness often focus on more socially acceptable diagnoses. Anxiety and depression are not only extremely common but also widely discussed. In a way, they've almost become completely destigmatized conditions. It's kind of wild how much more socially acceptable to talk about these things now. Back when boomers were growing up, it was incredibly hush-hush. Nowadays, everyone's on Lexapro, and…

“I think I’m looking forward to cracking up. I hope I can, you know, totally crack up. I haven’t cracked up in a long time.” Child actor Jake Thomas said these words when asked, “What are you looking forward to most about this film?” while on the red carpet for Osmosis Jones. When they say "from the mouths of babes

The weekend is too far away, per usual.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm literally addicted to being a normal person. Every day (and it does happen that often), I get described as a bonafide normie. It is music to my ears. I can't get enough of it! Being normal is so socially rewarded , and I'm always ready to receive that participation trophy. Most of us are in denial about being normal, and that's okay! We like to believe that when we fall on the bell curve, we fall all the way to the right, but that's not true. We are probably…

It's me, hi! I'm the problem, it's me.

My neck, my back, my anxiety attack

The best form of therapy

I'm FINE - Ross

I've got a real case of the Mondays. Some might say that that is an incredibly corny way of saying that “I'm tired and over it,” and to that I say, you're absolutely correct. I am here to reclaim dad culture by self-diagnosing myself with a bonafide case of the day of the week Garfield the cat hates most. I think I hate Mondays more now that I'm an adult. When I was in college, I was doing homework all of the time anyways, so it didn't matter as much what day of the week it was. As far as I cou…