“As soon as I did this, everyone around me did too, and now no emotion or challenge seems bigger than it actually is.”

I’m an award-winning writer and editor living in New York City, where I currently work at BuzzFeed as the Senior Lifestyle Editor.

"Boredom is a blessing. Means I'm not stressed out for a change."

"I came here to say this, but in my heart I knew it had already been said. I didn’t know true peace and love inside my soul until I did this."—botanical_cheese

"I’ve started doing this, and it’s so great! I get married in a little less than two months, and I have been adding items in fun, bold colors and patterns instead of the usual all-white that people expect. Whenever people ask why, out of curiosity, I tell them it’s to add whimsy — they love it, and I feel like more and more people are starting to see the power in it!"

"But also, therapy, sobriety, living somewhere that I love, cultivating good relationships, and ruthlessly pruning unhealthy ones. And the occasional pool day."