Growing up, I always felt different. I had friends, but looking back, I realize they weren't the right friends for me. As we got older, they drifted away because I wasn't like them. I didn't party. I didn't go to dances. I didn't drink or do drugs. At the time, I wondered why I never seemed to fit in. What I didn't know then—and what most people around me didn't know either—was that I was quietly fighting battles of my own. Throughout high school, I struggled with anxiety, de

It’s no secret that I’m a total sucker for rom-coms and romance books. I love the happy endings, the meet-cutes, the way everything seems to fall perfectly into place by the end. But lately, I’ve been focusing on a different kind of love story — one that doesn’t come with a perfect script or predictable ending. It’s my own self-love story. Someone once told me, “You can’t fully love someone else until you love yourself.” At first, I didn’t really understand what that meant. I

I've decided it's finally time to make a change. It all began when I was trying on a pair of pants and realized they weren't fitting the way they used to. That was one of those quiet moments where reality kind of hits you. It would be easy to blame my weight gain entirely on olanzapine. The medication has definitely made it more challenging, and weight gain is a common side effect. But if I'm being fair with myself, it's not the whole story. The truth is, my habits play a rol

When people discover everything I create today, they often assume I had a big budget from the beginning. The reality couldn't be more different. I started my creative journey in 2016 with a very old laptop and a simple blog built on Wix. It wasn't fancy, and I certainly didn't have every tool I wanted. But it gave me a place to create, learn, and share my work with the world. Looking back, I'm glad I didn't wait until everything was "perfect." I simply started. Growing One St