Have you ever felt like being an adult that has it all together is an illusion?

You'd be right.

Our letter writer shares how when she was a kid she thought she'd have life all figured out as an adult, but now as an adult she definitely doesn't. And neither do Jess and Tara.

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-Being an adult and having responsibilities and obligations every day is a challenge.

-Jess shares her childhood fantasy of her family being whisked away to be royals. She would gladly accepted the role of princess.

-Tara shares her current adult fantasy is that when her kids grow up and move out of the house that they want to come around!

Other topics touches on:

-Having a social circle is important for your mental health

-Meal planning

-Using google and Pinterest for recipes

-Looking at chores and household tasks as an on-going to-do list that is never complete (known as the cycle theory)

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- Tara mentions @beautys.library (Selena's bookish/reader account on Instagram) she started calling her TBR list her hopefuls to take off the pressure of getting to every book on her list every month.

-Jess is working on being more present, taking time for more rest and leaving her phone in a different space.

-Malteesers on popcorn

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