Failing Through Adulthood

I have the constant feeling that I'm not a good adult. Failure at life sounds a bit too harsh, but failing at adulting sounds both more millennial and more accurate- hence the title "Failing Through Adulthood" on this blog. Objectively, I am in a good place. I plan my time wisely, working full-time, parenting a silly pup, getting my Masters, going to church, spending time with family and friends, and volunteering. I'm pretty good at doing what I do- so why do I feel bad at it? Obviously, I blame THE PATRIARCHY. And THE MEDIA. (I mean, they clearly play a part but I'm mostly joking there). I think the reason I think I'm not good at life is because being an adult isn't easy, it's non-stop, and I'm nowhere near where I thought I'd be 10 years ago. But that's not a bad thing. I am nowhere close to who I was 10 years ago either, so judging myself to an old standard that is actually impossible is stupid. 10 years ago I didn't ...

Team, here's a lovely BTWC from a few months ago cough cough August. Left largely unedited because you know how I do. So let’s get down to business. This wine I’m trying is an actual local-brewed wine. As in Colorado has home brewery options. Aka you pretty much can make your own wine and enjoy it. Now, I’m not saying I stole this one from my parents buuuuut omg I just said that Apparently "Skeeter Pee" is a popular home brew flavor. That’s all I know. So I used a bath bomb so I can’t really tell what the wine smells like because I just smell Midnight Relaxation or something. I don’t know the name of this bath bomb but it was something like Twilight Flowers or something like that. Plus I got like 1000 candles going so there's SCENTS happening Look at this ambiance omg. So lovely I deserve an EXPERIENCE I’m pretty sure this one isn’t supposed to smell like soapy lavender Maybe there’s lemon or something acidy??? FIRST TASTE Th...