Taking photos for Instagram is one thing, but I think we can all agree that spending hours thinking of the perfect caption is the most gruesome part of the process. Nothing ever seems to capture the golden ratio of originality and inside joke. I can’t promise this list will do that either – but at least it’ll give you a few more Instagram caption ideas. Feel free to add a few emojis to give your feed some ✨ spice✨

1. day by day
2. to the things that keep us going
3. tread lightly
4. cause I’m icy
5. classy, boujee, ratchet
6. clearly, um, IDGAF
7. don’t try it at home
8. I call the shots
9. I’m a problem – nobody solved it
10. way too exclusive
11. @ knows me too well
12. got ’em on a short leash
13. going in circles
14. tears a sea for me to swim
15. barely blinking
16. hide and seek (but don’t come looking)
17. who would’ve thought
18. hopefully, I won’t wake up this time
19. I want to cry… but my tears are all used up
20. the teacher called…
21. I’m not going down that easily
22. a mix of chaos x art
23. it kills me to leave
24. When you kiss me heaven sighs
25. I missed you more than I thought I would
26. talk some sense to me
27. take my ego for a drive
28. standing in the eye of the hurricane
29. tongue ties

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