i sincerely apologize for missing last week's episode but mentally, i needed a break. i've always wanted to read some messages from my teachers and friends i met throughout high school who are apart of my "important people in my life" crusty dusty book and i decided that this week would be the best time to read some of them because your girl needed some encouragement. living in your 20s is honestly really difficult because you are so unsure of everything whether it is your career, friendships, relationships, and more and i felt all of that coming upon me the past two weeks and really needed as much encouragement as possible. i hope that one day i can see myself the same way as the people who have seen me grow and love me, see me for and this definitely helped me a lot this week.