Comparison
Too many times this week I've looked at someone else's social media posts and felt sharp pangs of jealousy. There's the Instagram fitness blogger who is on a house search in the $1-2M range. Then there's the extended family member who is posting photos from her gorgeous king-sized home in a gated community. The friend who takes expensive tropical vacations every season. The friend who is building a vacation cabin. And on, and on. It didn't help that I just had to transfer money from our savings account to cover a small, rare overnight trip with my kids to the big city and that left me feeling grumpy. Sometimes it seems like the bills and expenses are coming at me from so many directions that it's hard not to feel anxious. When I catch myself feeling this way- anxious or jealous over what I do not have and what I cannot afford- I swear that I'm going to ghost from all social media platforms. But I don't. I keep scrolling through my feeds, trying ...