I’m gonna be transparent here: I’ve had a bad week. Not just an OK week, or a good week with a few struggles mixed in. I’ve had a downright crummy seven days. Tears have been shed, anxiety has crept in, and I’m exhausted - both mentally and emotionally. It just seemed like everything kept taking a turn for the worst as the days went by. And after everything, I’m 1,000 percent ready to curl up a ball, watch hours of "One Tree Hill," and not leave my bed for several days.

Far too often, I find myself trying to make it seem like everything’s going great, or at the very least, decently. But how unrealistic is that? Stuff happens. Things go wrong. (Murphy’s law, anyone?) And I know that I’m not alone in this. A bunch of little things can so easily be compounded with a few big things and by the time Friday comes, you’re feeling a little bit like this:

And you know what?

It’s OK.

Well, definitely not the murdering someone part, but you get the idea.

It’s OK to not have it all together. It’s OK to feel like things are falling apart. It’s alright to need to cry and eat some ice cream and just be sad and stressed. You don’t need my permission to do that either. But sometimes, you may just need to be reminded of that.

So this is for anyone that has had an awful week and is needing a little bit of hope and optimism this coming week. Remember that God’s got you. Take a deep breath. Go make your roomie give you a hug. Cut yourself some slack. Have faith that things won’t stay bad forever. And feel free to treat yo self.

It’s OK to not be OK sometimes. But do me a favor? Remember that it can’t stay bad forever, and know that I’m rooting for you today. Here’s to a better week, for both of us.