A Museum of Everything I’ve Loved

Written By : Jacqueline Rappa

I’ve been in a bit of a writing slump, mostly due to countless deadlines at work, spending time going out as the weather warms up (thankfully), and admittedly, scrolling a bit too much and trying to watch all the Oscar-nominated movies.

I love being busy, but it’s also my intention to make sure I integrate my hobbies and passions, the ones I know are good for me, into these jam-packed days. When I have writer’s block, it’s best for me to just ponder without consuming any media and let my inner thoughts take the lead.

So that’s what I did on my train ride home the other evening. I was about to unlock my phone to open and close apps, but instead I found myself staring at the vision board I made as my lock screen in January. It includes a quote that says “I am a museum of everything I’ve loved.”

When I first saw this, I instantly pinned it to my 2026 vision board, but since then, I haven’t really thought about it, even though I literally see it every day on my phone. I took a few minutes to actually think about what this means to me.

Who I am is fragments of what I hold meaning in. And that’s a variety of things, including my friendships, my interests, what I make space for in my life. Part of who I am is that I look forward to coffee and a croissant in the morning before I go to bed each night. I’m a compilation of the nights I stayed up all night dancing with my friends in the city. I am my favorite album, folklore by Taylor Swift and my favorite film, Before Sunrise. I am the outfits I wear because I make sure everything I put on showcases my personality.

Like a museum, I consist of many different exhibits. I can be interpreted in different ways, but I know who I truly am at my core because I’m the creator of my reality and my life. And that’s the reminder I needed to move out of a slump and let the words flow onto the page again.