I covered an elderly woman’s groceries when her card was declined — two days later, something happened that completely changed my life.
Two days before payday, I stood inside the fluorescent-lit grocery store, feeling like the weight of the world was perched on my shoulder — and truthfully, most of it was.
My left hip throbbed from holding Owen for too long, my bank account was sitting at a fragile $27.14, and the only thing I wanted from the universe was just five minutes of peace.
Five minutes without a tantrum, without anxiety spiraling through my chest, without any new disaster waiting to trip me…
Two days before payday, I stood inside the fluorescent-lit grocery store, feeling like the weight of the world was perched on my shoulder — and truthfully, most of it was.
My left hip throbbed from holding Owen for too long, my bank account was sitting at a fragile $27.14, and the only thing I wanted from the universe was just five minutes of peace.
Five minutes without a tantrum, without anxiety spiraling through my chest, without any new disaster waiting to trip me…
