The Banana Mush

More to Life Than a 9 To 5  How to spontaneously change your life for the better.                                    Uptown Whittier hiking trail, June 14 , 2019 By yours truly, Karla. One... two.... three, let me breathe.  Four... five...six, is this not bliss? Seven...eight...nine, let me shine. Caught in a mental daze, I looked around the rambunctious Glendale middle-class home.  Shadows filled the kitchen and carpet living room floors.  Different hard liquor bottles filled the kitchen countertop, crumbs scattered throughout the long table, and highlighter green solo cups fit like a puzzle on the crowded countertop. "Am I really happy in my life right now?", I repeatedly asked myself.  I knew the answer. No, I am not happy with my life right now.  Chili in a crockpot at the Glendale house party, June 13, 2019. ******

Late night drawing 06.05.2019 Me, Myself, and I  The adult life and the lack of self-care. By yours truly, Karla. Let's be honest, the post college graduation life transitions to an identity crisis. A short, sweet, and condensed mid-life crisis. The conclusion to this statement came at the end of the highly-anticipated graduation ceremony. I had gone to the school's bar, The Nugget before the ceremony with a few of my journalism friends. As I sat across Yesenia, Eddie, and Alec on the bar top table, we all had shared our sentiments of our schooling years. Some of us felt scared about the job opportunities in "The Real World" and the other half of us felt indifferent to the ending of the school days. The rush of alcohol in my body throughout our conversation led to slow reactions and minimal conversation on my behalf. I couldn't help but notice everyone else in the spa