A Love Story… With Mild Commitment Issues Look, I’m just going to say it: I have a thing for planners. Like, an embarrassingly large collection of planners, notebooks, printables, half-used calendars, and approximately 47 to-do lists floating around my house, car, purse, and probably under the couch. I love the idea of being organized. I love fresh stickers, color-coded pens, and those Instagram-perfect planner spreads where people apparently have 19 hours a day to journal their dreams and habit track their water intake in pastel highlighters. But here’s my truth: I’m a hot mess planner addict with absolutely no chill. I start strong. Every time. The planner arrives, the stickers…

Let me just start by saying: If you’ve ever looked at someone’s color-coded planner, their spotless kitchen, or their “I woke up like this” Instagram story and thought how…? — same, friend. Same. Here’s the truth: Most of us are operating on caffeine, blind optimism, and the sheer adrenaline of deadlines, laundry piles, and school pick-up lines. But that doesn’t mean you can’t appear like you’ve got it together. Welcome to my personal guide on how to fake functional adulthood — because sometimes appearances are all that stand between you and a nervous breakdown in Target. 1. The Coffee Prop Trick No one questions your competence if you’re holding a…