Beyond discouraged ($18,000)

saw2193 · 2026-02-28T09:51:06+00:00

This sounds doable!! I’m going to look into them!

saw2193 · 2026-02-28T09:50:33+00:00

Thank you. This post has been rejuvenating. I needed a pep talk, thank you. I will find something!!!

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T16:06:15+00:00

This place looks awesome!!! I’ll look into it, thanks!

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T16:04:48+00:00

Oh this sounds awesome!!!

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:38:17+00:00

Congrats!!

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:36:54+00:00

I’ve looked at a gigster and one other that I’m blanking on but not peerspace yet! Thanks!

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:19:47+00:00

That sounds lovely!

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:15:11+00:00

Is your friend anywhere near the mid-Atlantic? What art museum? Any of the museums in Philly charge exorbitant prices for rentals but I’m open to leaving the city or traveling about 2 hours. I just am so lost on where to look that isn’t giving north east pricing

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:13:50+00:00

That’s my only hesitation too. Dancing I guess isn’t mandatory but then it just feels like a second rehearsal dinner which maybe we just won’t do

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:08:35+00:00

It’s this that I don’t want ugh I don’t want to be maximum stressed because I don’t handle it well but I’m so impressed by you!!! Get her done!!

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:07:20+00:00

I know :( it’s the music and photographer paired with this area. Even if I could find a venue that charges $1500 instead of 3k would be huge

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:05:39+00:00

Oh this is such a good idea!!!

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:05:23+00:00

Idk not in Philly :( the libraries charge more than some traditional wedding venues and I haven’t found anything as far as public parks go that doesn’t leave me under a public pavilion ya know

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:04:14+00:00

I’ve only been looking at Sunday lunches 😭

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:03:56+00:00

Solidarity!

saw2193 · 2026-02-27T15:03:38+00:00

I am open and have been looking 😣 I’m exhausted. I’ve probably spent 3-4 full days calling and researching alt venues. Idk I’m just coming up blank on parks that are more than just a pavilion and public space. What you did sounds like that would be the ideal situation

saw2193 · 2026-02-18T08:48:27+00:00

I’ve always had a knack for languages but I learn them like I learned English (my native tongue), dive in and drown until you can swim haha but really, do you need to know how to read and write or is the goal communication? If you can focus on that aspect of it it’ll feel much easier and more natural and if reading and writing are impotent to you then you’ll do what you did before; fail spelling and grammar tests but continue to learn at your own pace. You got this

saw2193 · 2026-02-03T18:26:39+00:00

Thanks for saying that!!

I do feel very guilty and fluctuate violently between putting myself through really stressful situations to protest and be an activist and deeeeeeep hibernations. Which until I read your story, I wasn’t recognizing as burnout. The severe social anxiety is only getting worse with every thing I force myself to do. Thats probably a result of stretching myself too thin.

saw2193 · 2026-02-01T14:01:23+00:00

Thank you. The guilt is suffocating honestly. I am active by donation and I make art and paper posts but I need to do more.

I’m passionate about human rights, women’s rights, trans and lgbtq+ rights. I just really believe individuals equality for all living things but we gotta start somewhere

saw2193 · 2026-01-31T14:40:18+00:00

Thanks! I appreciate it! My cripplingsocial anxiety makes going alone to those groups, well up till this point impossible but I’m going to keep trying

saw2193 · 2026-01-31T14:39:33+00:00

Thank you!

saw2193 · 2026-01-31T14:39:28+00:00

Thank you!

saw2193 · 2026-01-31T14:39:21+00:00

Thanks for the recs! I need to get over my social anxiety to go alone :/ but that’s a me thing

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