SelfDiscovery – Lucid Lilac

The Weight of Expectations: Navigating ‘Success’ in Adulthood

Vanessa — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 02:39:20 +0000

I don’t know when it happened exactly, but somewhere between graduating college and entering my thirties, the word ‘success’ started to feel heavier than it used to. Like, instead of being a marker of “making it”, it became this never-ending checklist of things to accomplish: high paying career, house, marriage, kids, perfect health, a side hustle that somehow makes six figures…

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5 Things Hobbies Taught Me About Life and Myself

Vanessa — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:42:28 +0000

I feel like men have always had this idea that women don’t have hobbies. When that couldn’t be further from the truth. My idea is that women have plenty hobbies, they just might look a lot different than theirs. For example, two hobbies I picked up over the years is knitting & needlepoint. Many hobbies have come & gone, but these two just seemed to be the one’s that stuck. One thing I don’t…

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Feeling Left Behind in Your 30s? Or Are You Just Doing Life Your Own Way?

Vanessa — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 07:08:13 +0000

I feel like I’m the last kid to get picked up at the birthday party these days. Sitting alone, looking around, just waiting for your parents to come get you. Except instead of a birthday party, it’s life. And there’s actually no one coming to pick me up. To me, this perfectly sums up what it’s like to feel left behind in your 30s. Turning 30 was such a good time for me. I felt confident…

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