Posts by Mahak Singhal

Last Tuesday started like most of my weekdays—rushing through errands, forgetting lunch, and staring into an empty fridge at 7 p.m. wondering how adults manage to feed themselves consistently. I'd…

Last Tuesday morning, Sarah stared at her pristine kitchen drawer, the one she'd spent three hours organizing the weekend before. Everything had its place: batteries clustered together, pens in a…

Sarah was scrolling through LinkedIn job postings during her lunch break, feeling frustrated. Three years out of college with a marketing degree, she was stuck in a role that barely…

Last summer, I watched my prized tomato plants curl their leaves into desperate fists by noon, their stems wilting despite my obsessive watering schedule. The basil that usually stood tall…

Sarah stared at her December bank statement, feeling like she'd discovered a crime scene in her own finances. Her salary had increased by $3,000 this year, yet somehow she had…

Sarah stared at her phone screen, reading the same text message for the third time: "Can we talk when you get home?" Her heart started racing immediately. Within minutes, she'd…

Sarah stared at her phone screen, scrolling through messages from her college roommate. "We should catch up soon!" the text read. They'd been saying this for months, maybe even a…

Sarah stared at her bedroom ceiling for the third hour straight, her mind replaying every conversation from her workday like a broken record. The presentation that went slightly wrong, the…

Sarah found herself standing in her kitchen at 6:47 a.m., frantically searching through three different bags for her work badge while her coffee grew cold on the counter. Her outfit…

Sarah stared at her closet for the third time in five minutes, already running late for work. Black dress or navy suit? Flats or heels? The decision felt impossibly heavy,…