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Janea West's avatar

Omg my jaw kept dropping! I'm so late to this post - but the laptop dying would've sent me over the edge!!! and then the job would've been the rock that hit my forehead taking me out completely while already laying on the floor from the jump. in other words GIRL you went thru it. i'm so sorry to hear all this but also (and i know it's been weeks now) i feel like this is all a sign of the most exciting positive change/opportunity/ble$$ings coming your way. like renewal. rebirth. greatness!!!! also shoutout to finding that apartment (can we see it!?), the one silverlining through what probably felt like hell. i'm so proud of you for enduring through this and can't wait to find out what's to come. 💖 also mamaw and papaw sound like literal angels.

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Ariana Newhouse's avatar

Hahaha this is soooo accurate to how I was feeling at the time. Taken allll the way out, face down in it all. But you're right! A month and a half out from all of this I do feel like it was a clearing of the old to make space for the great, glorious NEW! I'm feeling good, and I appreciate you SO MUCH <3 the apartment is still a work in progress but I'll do a reveal once it's in sharing shape :)

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Anna Katherine Scanlon's avatar

Sending you love 💖 sounds like you’re doing a lot of brave hard things. Rooting for you and believing it will be looking up soon

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Ariana Newhouse's avatar

Ahh I'm so late seeing this but thank you so much!! Your rooting worked because things are looking up already! Sending love and rooting back <3

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Anna Katherine Scanlon's avatar

Yay!!🤗

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Kimo's avatar

Happy New Year. Glad to hear you’re doing a little better now. Hang in there. Moving is stressful, moving across the country is more stressful, moving to NYC is even more stressful, moving to NYC in 28 degree weather is even more stressful. What you’re doing is hard! You got this, though.🤙

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Ariana Newhouse's avatar

Ugh Kimo you always know just what to say! Thanks for sticking with me even when the posts aren’t as funny. Happy New Year to you too! ❤️

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Lauren Daeger's avatar

I love you. proud of you. 💞

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Ariana Newhouse's avatar

Thank you ❤️ I love you too <4

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Bradie Gray's avatar

This was beautiful prose that I’m so sorry you had to write. Sending my biggest, badest hugs 💘

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Ariana Newhouse's avatar

Whooooa wait a compliment from you literally cures me? Thank you! Sending big baddies back ❤️‍🔥

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Beth's avatar

Thanks for sharing, Ari. Hang in there. We're pulling for you! :)

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Ariana Newhouse's avatar

Thank you, Aunt Beth! ❤️

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Punit Thakkar's avatar

Happy new year Ariana. You have friends and we're here for you. Sending you hugs! 🫂

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Ariana Newhouse's avatar

Happy New Year, Punit! So glad Substack brought us together. Sending hugs back! ❤️

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Samah Meghjee's avatar

I love u Ariana ❤️

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