Category: Lowering Expectations

I bought a heavy leather planner in January. It had separate sections for daily habits, water intake, and hourly schedules. The paper was incredibly thick. I spent forty dollars on it. I told myself this was the year I finally became a person who color-codes their life and never forgets a deadline. I used it […]

I used to believe the only way to have a good day was to wake up in the dark. I read all the same books everyone else did. The ones that tell you to wake up at five, drink hot lemon water, and write down your goals before the rest of the world is awake. […]