The Harsh Reality

  I thought a long time about how to write this post - because making a list obviously wasn’t going to get me to the word count – when I got a little inspiration from my freshman year letter to my current self. I thought, if my past self can write a letter for my current self, then surely my current self can write a letter to my past self. So that’s what this post ended up being – a letter from senior Sneha to freshman Sneha with all the advice I wish someone would have given me instead of being forced to learn it myself.   Hey little me, I still remember how excited you were about high school, to grow up, especially after all those years confined into your room from COVID. As ready as you are, I’m going to let you in on a secret - when someone asked me what my biggest regret was in the past four years, I never expected my answer to be “growing up”, and yet here I am, praying high school doesn’t end. Looking back, would I do it again? NO, absolutely not, but have I learn...

Honestly, this might be one of the hardest posts that we've written all year. As the title says, I can't even decide what I want for breakfast, so how could I even begin planning for the books I want to read over the course of the next ten years. Realistically, this is a list of books that I plan on reading each year and I don’t think theres a particular reason why I want to read each book a certain year – I just put it in the year that felt right. I just know that, at some point, I'll find other books that are far more interesting and this list will probably end up being abandoned....oh well. 2025: Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber: “Every story has a villain. The only question is whether you know who it is.” This book has absolutely blown up on my insta feed and I may or may not have impulsively bought it (and some other books on this list), but since I already have the book, I thought why not start with this one? Not only does this book currently have my att...