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Life, in 9 Sentences
It’s me, I’m the problem it’s me
Does anyone else feel overwhelmed by the person you desperately want to become?
We’re all on this floating, spinning ball, trying to work out what it’s all for, what makes a good life before our time ends and we don’t get to do all the things we wanted to do but at the same time, trying to be sensible and save money and ‘not live each day like it’s our last’ because it might not be and then the next days will be decidedly harder.
Eurgh.
What’s funny though, is that things are changing for me. I used to strive to be the best, most productive version of myself. These days though, I feel more grounded, more sure, more calm, more still.
I think this weekend, I’ll find a local market, and buy a bag of hearty veg. Then I’ll go to the bakery, buy the tasty-looking bake, and go for a big long walk with my dogs. That’s my idea of fun in my thirties.
For what it’s worth, these things keep me sane and connected to my life and what I want from it.
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