Stuck in a Rut? 6 Signs You’re in One, and How to Get Out - A Hilariously Honest Guide
How to recognize it, survive it, and climb your way out of it. You ever wake up one morning, stare blankly at your ceiling fan, and think, “Is this it? Like...forever?” No dramatic music swells in the background. No meaningful montage of your life flashes before your eyes. You’re just there. Stuck. In the same town, the same routine, the same feelings, and you can’t quite figure out if this is what adulthood is or if you’ve somehow missed the exit to the better life that everyone else seems to have found. Introduction: “Is This My Life Now?” Hi, I’m Rae. And a few years ago, I had my very own “stuck in a rut” era. I had outgrown the city I grew up in (which was not-so-affectionately referred to as “The Black Hole”...by literally only me), but I didn’t know how to leave. It wasn’t the city’s fault, per se - it was beautiful if you looked at it through anyone else's eyes except my own. My family was there, and they were your typical bro...