The U Project

You said yes when you wanted to say no. You agreed to help because you knew they needed someone. You went to the thing because you didn't want anyone to think you were rude. You took on one more responsibility because explaining why you couldn't somehow felt harder than just doing it. You answered the phone when you didn't have the energy to talk, rearranged your schedule to make something work, and told everyone, "It's totally fine!" And technically, it was fine. Until three

There is something about fall that makes people want to completely overhaul their lives. Maybe it’s the weather changing or everyone settling back into routines after summer, but suddenly we’re surrounded by meal-prep videos, morning routines, organized refrigerators, new planners, cozy reading lists, and people waking up at 5:00 a.m. to exercise before the sun has even considered showing up. And somehow, watching someone organize their pantry into matching clear containers c

There are few things more humbling than getting dressed for a September morning. You leave the house at 7:30 a.m. in a sweatshirt because it's 48 degrees outside and you have officially decided summer is over. By 2:00 p.m., it's 82 degrees, you're sweating, the sweatshirt has become an unnecessary object you're carrying around all day, and apparently summer has decided it would like one more turn. September cannot make up its mind. And honestly? Maybe September is onto someth