The #TotalHonestyTuesday Roundup, Vol. 20

I am partaking in #totalhonestytuesday started by @faganchelsea. I just wrote an article for E! about coming clean about what you are struggling with on social media. People say to me all the time, you look so happy on Instagram! Don't get me wrong I am so happy and I have an amazing life but the day to day is hard. I am homesick in Los Angeles. I miss my family and best friends. I am struggling with what I'm going to do when I graduate in 2 months. So today I broke my overly strict diet and had an amazing lunch with someone I love. Thanks @danakaps for making this tough day a little brighter. Read the link in my bio for the full article.

A photo posted by meabry (@meabry) on Oct 20, 2015 at 2:21pm PDT

#TotalHonestyTuesday . I swear a lot. Maybe just too much. Oh well, not "maybe". Too much. Although it's nearly forbidden in my religion – need to do something with it. 😑

A photo posted by Adrianne Owen (@adrianneowen) on Oct 19, 2015 at 4:08pm PDT

Being 25 and having to take all these pills… #totalhonestytuesday #gettingoldfast

A photo posted by Brittany Shrewsbury (@brittanytaylor81) on Oct 20, 2015 at 4:38pm PDT

Today I want to participate to #totalhonestytuesday , a hashtag created by @faganchelsea from The Financial Diet to share those aspects of our daily lives that we don't usually share on social media. We're one hour away from my 22nd birthday and I'm feeling kinda bittersweet about it. I always struggle with the feeling that I haven't accomplished much for my age. I have to remind myself constantly to stop comparing myself to others, that it's OKAY to be a mess sometimes, and that I don't have to have everything figured out already. But at the same time I feel like I have grown so much these last year: I learned to love my self wholeheartedly, I became stronger, more determined, more cultivated, more positive and a happier person overall. I think that the little girl I once was would be proud of the woman I became today.

A photo posted by Miss Thursday (@missjeudi) on Oct 20, 2015 at 2:04pm PDT

#totalhonestytuesday I'd love to own a dog, but I can't afford the upkeep and frankly I'm too lazy to take care of one…I don't want the responsibility. Good thing I have little mona to fill that hole.

A photo posted by Lauren Ver Hage (@laurenverhage) on Oct 20, 2015 at 2:47pm PDT

Went for a run at 8:30 last night – I am bound and determined to become somebody who takes care of herself. #lennyletter #totalhonestytuesday #latergram

A photo posted by Galen (@galencrawley) on Oct 21, 2015 at 7:58am PDT

This #TotalHonestyTuesday running late because I was working on it all weekend through today. My house has been upside down and in a sad half-finished state for the past year while I sludge through projects at a snails pace. This is currently the only acceptable wall in the whole thing, and I'm really proud of it. (Not shown: the cleaning & painting supplies hiding behind the wall)

A photo posted by Adriana Farrell (@hausderwolves) on Oct 20, 2015 at 8:39pm PDT

#totalhonestytuesday I gave notice at my stable office job in commercial real estate to begin working remotely for a boutique travel company, so that I can leave South Carolina in favor of Germany. I will miss my nice office, our friends and our beautiful house, but I am so excited to finally work in my desired industry and move to my desired continent. I'd be lying, though, if I said I wasn't also nervous as hell since financially, it's a big leap. There are several productive things I could be spending my evening working on in pursuit of eventual [hopeful] monetary gain, but instead I'm posted up on the couch watching TV because Shark Tank.

A photo posted by summeroutside (@summeroutside) on Oct 20, 2015 at 4:28pm PDT

First time homemade onigiri. And it was a total fail. #TotalHonestyTuesday #Onigiri #JapaneseFood #CookingFail #Feastagram #InstaGood #VegFriendly

A photo posted by Christina Garofalo (@c_gar8) on Oct 20, 2015 at 3:58pm PDT

I'm starting a podcast called #LiterallyDying and I don't know what the fuck I'm doing. All I know is that working on it makes me happy, so I'm not gonna give up. #totalhonestytuesday

A photo posted by Chelsea Quinn (@cheloftheseaaaa) on Oct 20, 2015 at 5:52pm PDT

#totalhonestytuesday I've been sitting at the top of my stairs in silence for an hour now, contemplating how 'unbalanced & unfair' my cubs think life is & how to make teaching them to be more responsible a little less like pulling teeth from sharks, & how I respond to them objectively as a parent; both as individuals & collectively. at a time when I should have been instilling sound financial practices w them & teaching them the value of working hard, I instead was trying to buffer them from the hardships in life being that they'd just lost thier step dad & i was battling cancer. so today when I ask for more than what they are used to I'm met with 'why doesn't he do this' or 'why can't … do it' or 'i did that last time'… & my personal favorite 'I'm just a young man trying to save up for… and i dont think it's fair that I have to pay for …' it's exhausting at times. and today I just want to say fuck it & come unglued on them. It's times like this I wish I had a time machine. #lionessandhercubs #intrepidus #thetruthaboutparenting

A photo posted by Lena Harlowe (@l.harlowe) on Oct 20, 2015 at 3:55pm PDT

I have spent more time with this book than all the time I spent writing for work this month. Sometimes reading from it, underlining the lines that electrify my creativity. Most times carrying it wherever I go, and setting it in plain sight while I work. It's become a touchstone to remind me that I want to do more than write other people's headlines. I want to make my own. #totalhonestytuesday

A photo posted by Shauna Whiskeychick Castorena (@whiskeychickofficial) on Oct 20, 2015 at 2:50pm PDT

One dilated eyeball is officially the weirdest thing. And for #totalhonestytuesday I can admit that it is quite embarrassing to stumble around the hospital lookin' this cray. 😜👀

A photo posted by Vanessa (@rookiegoose) on Oct 20, 2015 at 1:27pm PDT

26-year-old professional and I have more products for acne/rosacea than i do for moisturizing, sun protection, and makeup removal combined. Here's to 10 more years of terrible skin! #totalhonestytuesday

A photo posted by Chelsea Fagan (@faganchelsea) on Oct 20, 2015 at 12:59pm PDT

One year ago today I got released from the hospital. What I thought was the end of a freak medical incident was actually the beginning of a year of appointments, lab work, and imaging that still don't bring answers. A couple weeks ago before an exploratory procedure my doctor chuckled and said, "Well you're just a puzzle, aren't you?" but it's not especially funny. I've grown weary of the healthy living community, with its rallying cries to take ownership of your own health, because you have the power to heal yourself. I want to believe that's true for me, but I haven't found a solution yet. #totalhonestytuesday #totallyhonesttuesday

A photo posted by Emily Karlovitz Perry (@emkarlperry) on Oct 20, 2015 at 8:35am PDT

For my first #totalhonestytuesday I present my yoga mat after a practice. When I graduated college I turned to yoga to fulfill the empty space but then injured myself and stopped my practice for over a year. When I first started yoga I was constantly frustrated. I wanted the handstands, the flexibility. I ignored blocks and sacrificed the integrity of poses. I didn't listen to my body and suffered because of it. I went to my first class in over a year and vowed to accept the limitations of my body. I found with the blocks I had a much more deep and successful practice. Sometimes you need to acknowledge your limits before you can overcome them. #yoga #yogaeverydamnday

A photo posted by Jackie Onorato (@jackieonorato) on Oct 20, 2015 at 7:21am PDT

#totalhonestytuesday I never really post selfies…mostly because I'd rather show yall what I'm doing than my face…but I'd be lying if I said there wasn't an insecurity factor as well. But, even though it was first dyed ORANGE and had to be fixed, I absolutely love my hair and love how I look with it. And that's ok! #confidence #redishhairdontcare #nofilter #iactuallyhatehashtags

A photo posted by @undeadchristian on Oct 20, 2015 at 9:25am PDT

#totalhonestytuesday: I did a post yesterday about how I'm trying to eliminate distractions and focus better. So, I created a "STOP" folder because I legitimately need capital letters yelling at me in order to limit my social media usage. (I had to delete my Facebook app altogether…it was the only way to tame the addiction.)

A photo posted by Maya Kachroo-Levine (@mayakach) on Oct 20, 2015 at 11:29am PDT

I bet many of us have already read the story about the dermatologist girl who died because of drug overdose. Everyday, we see hundreds of photos on our timeline (of our friends or people we like), and there is nothing but happiness – sunny beaches, meetings with friends, parties, holidays, beautiful selfies. But no one knows what stands behind this. I've seen lots of people whose instagrams are shining, but there is also a deep emptiness in their souls. For that, I ask you to support a new stream invented by american girls – #TotalHonestyTuesday. This day is completely dedicated to saying the truth – just as it is. WARNING: this can break people's vision of you, but you also have a chance to show a part of the real YOU. If you're brave enough to try #TotalHonestyTuesday and if you're not afraid of being real, let's start the next Tuesday. I'll be happy to be a part of this as I've noticed some people who see me as an ideal creation – let's prove that no one of us can be completely ideal! First of all we are PEOPLE, not somebody's idols. #TotalHonestyTuesday #tht

A photo posted by Adrianne Owen (@adrianneowen) on Oct 16, 2015 at 3:09am PDT