HeyJaredErica with a C
This is me, in essays. Stories of rewriting my life, finally finding contentment, and owning who I am now. 🌷
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I don’t want to get married. But I can’t wait to get engaged. (opens the original)
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In 2013 MTV aired a hilarious show called Girl Code and I was obsessed. I distinctly remember one of the women saying that she didn’t want kids, but she wanted to be a grandmother and I thought that was absolutely iconic.I was 5 years into teaching at that point and knew that I, too, didn’t want any kids of my own. But doesn’t being a grandma sound like so much fun? The idea that you get to partake in all the fun parts and none of the hard ones sounded very appealing.Of course it’s not quite pos
F*ck optimization. I’m embracing my flaws. (opens the original)
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In March 2020, mere days before lockdown officially hit, I was at the very beginning of a toxic breakup. I lived alone at the time so I had no one to physically lean on and I thought that was truly going to break me. Fortunately, it did the opposite and opened my eyes to how much I needed to focus on me. This started what would become a long journey of healing, regulating, and optimizing—releasing codependent patterns, gaining confidence, letting things go that no longer served me, and learning
I'm so sick of hearing about Perimenopause! (opens the original)
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