There it is again, that annoying sound of the alarm clock going off every. single. morning. You rush to turn it off, maybe pick up your phone and doom scroll for a few minutes, and roll back to sleep for an hour that feels like five minutes. This is realistic. If I took a poll of a room right now, I would bet a significant amount of people do this.
Yet, when you scroll on tiktok, you may see an ad for the Hatch Alarm Clock. You know, the aesthetic one that rises with the sun and plays pretty bird chirping sounds. All of a sudden that very alarm clock you used this morning isn’t on trend so you go to buy the $170 Hatch. Okay, we’re just trying to be more relaxed in the morning, right?
We don’t just compare waking up habits, we do the same thing with food. Now maybe we get up, pop a piece of cinnamon raisin bread in the toaster, slab some butter on it, pop a few berries on the side, make a coffee, and voila breakfast is served! Well, while you’re scrolling on Instagram, your favorite fitness influencer or celebrity pops up with washboard abs and a piece of *beautifully* crafted avocado toast, perfect eggs, a million seasonings, a kale something, something juice, and at least five supplements.
Now that cinnamon raisin toast, fruit, and coffee isn’t looking too hot. ‘
Sure the avocado toast meal is packed with nutrients, but so was the simple toast, fruit, and coffee.
This process will repeat over and over, and over again. By the time you go home for the day, you'll either be so exhausted from comparing, or your wallet is crying because there are a million things on your new wish list.
We’re constantly told to be “that girl,” the one with the perfect morning routine, flawless meals, and endless energy. But here’s the truth: being “that girl” has nothing to do with what you buy or eat. It’s about finding confidence in your own rhythm-the one that gets you through the day. And that’s always enough.
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