Recently I decided to become an Odyssey writer, and its something that I have thought about applying for, for a few years now. I have become more interested in getting my voice out into the social media universe, and to give other people my age someone to relate to.

I love interacting on social media, and I've been beginning to notice that most of the "popular" people, like bloggers for example, can be so unrelatable. Have you ever seen a girl post about a shirt or sweater that is "only $70," ? As a broke college kid, I work five days a week and I still don't have $70 to spend on a sweater I want. That money is spent on gas for the week as I commute to school.

So, moving forward I want to help create a space that people like myself can relate to. A place where people consider Starbucks coffee on a Friday morning a splurge. A place where people are Juniors in college and still don't have their life all figured out. A place where people can understand that failures happen, and that life goes on.

Sometimes I'll see a happy couple on Instagram which makes me long for a relationship when in reality that same couple has many relationship problems behind closed doors. I also think that people can post a bunch of activities that they are involved in and think to myself, "wow my life is so boring." Or when I see someone excelling in their desired field.

I feel like It's so easy to fall into the trap of thinking that everyone has it together but you, and it's so easy to forget that on the other side of the phone screen their life could be completely different then what they try to portray. Everyone is on their own track filled with individual opportunities, and just because someone seems to be more successful doesn't mean that your time won't come. When I was younger I used to get jealous of these opportunities and relationships, because I wanted it all for myself.

As I got older I have realized that I am so much more content when I am happy for someone and celebrate their successes rather than want them for myself. I have learned that all of these things will come to me on their own time. Life is way less stressful when you stop comparing your timeline to everyone else's.