This is such a beautifully relatable stream-of-consciousness—equal parts hilarious and heartfelt. Honestly, the line “Have bras always been this restricting?” deserves to be on a T-shirt.

The way you describe slipping back into “real” clothes as both jarring and nostalgic is so on point. There’s something weirdly comforting about rediscovering your closet post-pandemic, like bumping into an old friend you haven’t seen in a while. And yes, a bright lip absolutely counts as self-care—and camouflage.

Also, huge congrats on the move!! That’s such a big transition on top of everything else. Are you finding the new neighborhood inspiring in any way? Like style-wise, design-wise, energy-wise?

And real talk: I’m still not over the skinny jeans betrayal either. But hey, at least we can still keep our oversized sweaters, right?