I also dropped out very early. Struggled with that disappointment for a long time. Moved in with my SO’s parents and lived with them for years!

We moved out and got a rental when I was 25. I’m 29 now and working on my career in banking. Started exercising the last couple years and have been keeping up with it consistently. I feel like it was only in the last few years that I felt I was making progress but really needed some optimism to keep going. You just never know what’s going to change your life around. Try to improve yourself in any way you can and sometimes that can help you change your trajectory

Absolutely! It doesn’t matter how small you start.

I work a desk job and told myself I needed to exercise otherwise I would continue having back/health problems. I started with a 1-2 minute workout every day just so I could get in the habit. And if I didn’t feel like doing even that, I would at least do a few push ups or squats. Once I got used to taking that time every day I saw myself taking 5 minutes. Then 10, 20, 30… Now I commit to a 75-90 minute workout about 5 times a week. And I never thought it would get to that point but I started to enjoy it and look forward to that time every day!

I could’ve sworn I heard of a Hannah Montana-type show/character years before the show came out…

Monterey Jack cheese or pepper jack.

Yes, same thing would happen to me! It was a risk trying to stretch it out because if it works the pain would go away but if it didn’t pop, then the pain would be worse than when I started. Sorry you’re still going through it. My doctor recommended NSAIDs for the pain but they didn’t help me too much. Eventually the problem went away and I luckily haven’t had it come back

I used to have costochondritis which was an inflammation of the cartilage in my sternum. It would feel like a pressure on my chest that wouldn’t be relieved until I bent backwards to stretch and “pop” my chest. So occasionally friends and family would see me stretching and wonder wtf I was doing

Now I need to take up smoking so I can vote

Sounds similar to deja reve which is when you feel like you’ve previously dreamt what is currently happening

my palms are sweaty

Mean Girls hands down. Bridesmaids second, then White Chicks

Every day before bed. If I exercise earlier in the day then I’ll shower twice.

Those gels are pretty handy if you are wiping up dust and crumbs that haven’t gotten stuck on a surface yet

WHOPPER!!

WHOPPER NO ONIONS!!

Lol the origami section was the very first place I would check when I visited the library as a kid. I would always get so bummed if they were all checked out

lol I love that clip! I can feel his anxiety through the screen

Your first sentence is a really good point. Many cis-gendered people thing it’s pointless to add their pronouns in their email/bio, but it helps to not out those who are trans. If everyone/most people state their pronouns then it makes it harder to unnecessarily identify those who are trans.

Apparently it’s a Costco receipt, and their food court prices have stayed the same for a long time

Toad on a motorcycle is my go-to! He’s very light and agile, but can be pushed around too easily

It probably has to do with how long they had to sit still for a portrait back then

I AM SWORN TO CARRY YOUR BURDENS