Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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I originally wanted to recreate some of my UBC convention pics from the 2010s as more of a meme-type thing, but it actually ended up being way more emotional looking back at them than I expected. I did cry a lot while editing this. 🥲

My teenage self had such big dreams and expectations and for the longest time, I felt that I'd completely failed her. But then breaking my ankle back in the summer completely changed my entire perspective; being in your 20s doesn't make you "old", you absolutely don't have to have figured everything out, and hitting 30 doesn't mean you've "run out of time." Plus it's so important to recognize all the limitations (for me it was a myriad of mental and physical health conditions) that you've perhaps had to work through - that takes more time than I think any of us tend to give ourselves credit for.

Hitting 30 now feels like the true start for me and now that I've been able to focus on myself, my health, and breaking down everything that had previously limited me, I finally feel like I'm progressing towards being the person that I, and my younger self, had dreamt I could someday be. So please don't stress, my friends. ❤️ (Also that ADHD diagnosis has been dope, the meds they give you are absolute GAME CHANGERS. 😍😍😍)