Awkwardly Introverted

You ever walk into a room and immediately regret it? Like, your  whole being  just screams,  "Abort mission!"  🚨 but it’s too late because people have already seen you? 👀 Yeah,  that’s my life. This picture right here?  It’s a whole mood.  🎭 Those little emoji faces sum up every awkward social situation  I’ve ever been in. The  nervous face  😬➡ That’s me when someone randomly starts talking to me and I have no idea how to respond. My brain is just buffering like an old Windows XP computer. 💀 The  spiral eyes  😵‍💫➡ That’s me when I overthink a simple conversation from  three years ago  and wonder if I embarrassed myself. 🤦🏾‍♀️ The  shocked face  😳➡ That’s me when I accidentally make eye contact with a stranger and panic because now I have to look away  without looking weird.  😭 Honestly, socializing shouldn’t be  this hard,  but here we are. Some people walk into a room  an...

So… yeah. This is a blog post. About introversion. No big speeches. No deep analysis. Just me… existing. Loudly, in my head. 🤷🏾‍♀️ I saw this ribbon that says  "Proud Introvert"  and honestly, yeah. That’s me. But also, being an introvert isn’t always something I want to wear like a badge. It’s just… how I am. No small talk. No unnecessary conversations. Just me, my books 📚, and the comfort of knowing that I don’t have to explain why I like being alone. People ask, “Why are you so quiet?” I don’t know, maybe because I have nothing to say? Maybe because my brain is busy replaying that one embarrassing thing I did in 2014? 😬 Maybe because I don’t feel like talking just for the sake of filling silence? Silence is nice. I like silence. 😌 But then, being introverted doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy people. I do. In doses. Small, carefully measured doses. Social battery is a real thing 🔋, and mine runs out fast. One conversation at a time, please. Preferably with someone who also e...

  It’s just me—the amazing, slightly awkward, fully introverted woman behind this blog. And what better way to capture the essence of my existence than with a collage of my many moods? Courtesy of InstaMag (because even introverts need a little app-assisted creativity sometimes). Expressions range from  mildly unimpressed  😐 to  questioning all my life choices  🤨 with a sprinkle of  forced social interaction exhaustion  🥴 thrown in for good measure. This is the reality of being inside my head—an endless loop of reaction memes but in real life. The thing is, I’m not always this animated (except when alone, of course). In public, I default to  neutral face mode  😶—a perfected balance of  don’t talk to me  🙅🏽‍♀️ and  I swear I’m approachable… kind of  😬. But behind closed doors? The facial gymnastics are  real  🤡. So here’s to all my fellow introverts who know the struggle of making small talk 😵‍💫, pretend...