Dear Future Emily (age 31)
Right now, I’m sitting in my tiny apartment overlooking the L train, eating cold pizza at 11 PM because another deadline exploded. My boss just dumped a ‘urgent’ project on me – again. Sometimes I wonder if marketing is even my passion, or just a paycheck to cover student loans.
Promise me this:
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You’ve stopped saying ‘yes’ to every request. Your time isn’t free.
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You finally took that graphic design course. Remember how you loved making posters in college?
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You adopted a dog. Yes, even if your lease says ‘no pets’. Life’s too short.
P.S. If you’re still with Jake… does he finally put the toilet seat down? If not, girl, why?
— Past You, drowning in caffeine