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Probably once or twice a month, maybe more in the winter months, I spiral enough to start searching for entirely new jobs that I have no experience in in new cities. These usually include farm work or something to do with being at a vineyard or anything that requires being outside. I think I find comfort in the idea that I really could always pick up and start a new life, even if I don’t want it - like the exit is always there.
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when things are just going so well that you get scared as hell waiting for it all to fall apart. It’s a normal feeling, but a dirty, nasty thief of joy. Don’t let it convince you to borrow grief from the future and ruin the now.
also, I moved a hell of a lot growing up too and I also thought I wanted to root myself in one place forever and ever when I “grew up” — it was just an outsized response to the reality of my moment. As an adult, I get itchy when I stay in one place too long and I’m realizing that a substantial part of who I am will always have 1 eye on the horizon. I’m figuring out how to make peace with that now. I’m also leaning into the fact that I am much more comfortable with change than most of my peers! it can be a super power if you let it :)
Dec 29, 2024
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whatever is holding you and feeding you creatively!
I think we have such a different idea now of what careers can look like and we’re no longer held to the “be at one job for 40 years” mentality. Which is equally freeing and terrifying.
But i think you keep feeding that part of yourself until it feels like you shouldn’t move on or feel there’s more to explore in one area. I realize this isn’t an exact rec but im feeling this too and am finding that the reframe is helpful for the freefalling feeling.
Mar 11, 2024
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I allow myself to move through ny life at breakneck speed in order to get to the next “thing”— whether thats a job, life stage, relationship, goal, etc.. i have been doing this since I was 15. It wasn’t until this last summer/fall that I stopped to look around at the life I had built and fully feel everything! I enrolled in a grad program 2 years ago, at the encouragement of my partner, and this past fall I really started to see myself in this career. I feel energized by my work and research, I feel cared for by my department. I feel like a fulfilling career is awaiting me, yet I am taking the time to feel settled in my current service job and internship, careful not to rush past the mundanity and sweetness of my life now. I have everything ahead of me, truly what is my hurry?
Feb 19, 2025
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When is the last time you sat down outside and watched some bugs? They’re small and beautiful and make the world go round. Some of my favorite childhood memories include turning over rocks in the desert, looking for centipedes and scorpions with my dad. I highly recommend watching some bugs go about their day; bees and ants are especially enthralling.
Dec 21, 2023
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NOTHING in this world has brought me more comfort than a bean and cheese burrito, and I have been making the same bean and cheese burritos since 2006. The greatest at home bean and cheese burrito is made with Tortilla Land uncooked flour tortillas, whole pinto beans, extra sharp Tillamook cheddar, and chipotle tabasco. I don’t want to hear it about the cheddar cheese, there are no acceptable substitutes.
Dec 21, 2023
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Gardening makes life worth living! It has changed my entire outlook on life and success. I’ve felt before that if I work hard enough, I should be successful, but the reality of any creative endeavoris that it requires a significant level of luck and timing and so many factors that are out of our individual control. When planting a seed in the ground, there’s a good chance it can sprout and produce something edible, but there are also so many things along the way that can go wrong; just because you put a seed in the ground and water it, does not necessarily mean it will feed you. I like the idea of taking any entitlement out of the music making process, and instead feeling gratitude for wherever it leads me.
Dec 21, 2023