Things have been a little crazy lately.

I finally made it in to see an Endometriosis specialist.

He’s sending me to a few others.

Our kitten has been so sick he peed on the couch.

I’ve been learning how to receive help — the kind that actually helps.

And honestly? It’s just been A LOT.

 

Here’s the wild part:

I handled all of this better than I ever have.

I locked myself in the bathroom and breathed instead of spiraling.

I shared the uncomfortable parts in counseling instead of stuffing them.

So yes — it’s been hectic.

But it’s also been healing.

 

🌟 AND—I made my first art sale on my website today.(Still screaming internally.)

I’m going LIVE on TikTok at 3pm tomorrow to package it if you want to come celebrate with me.Bring confetti. I’ll bring the chaos.

Here’s the thing we forget:

Overwhelm isn’t always bad.

 

Overwhelm lives on the same frequency — the body doesn’t always know the difference between stress and excitement.

So today, I felt overwhelmed…but it was from growth.From courage.From possibility.

Life can be hard.

Pain is real.

But overwhelm doesn’t always mean you’re drowning —sometimes it means you’re expanding.

 

You’re allowed to feel both.

You’re allowed to be proud of yourself while you’re still in the thick of it.

 

If today was heavy…

If the only thing you managed to do was breathe…

If you couldn’t find the words to tell yourself you were proud…

I’m proud of you.

 

Not for what you accomplished, but for how you kept showing up in moments nobody else could see.

Growth doesn’t always look like progress —sometimes it looks like taking a deep breath on the bathroom floor

and deciding not to abandon yourself this time.

Even if today didn’t feel gentle or empowering, you’re still moving forward.

And that counts.