February 20th

A summary of February so far and what's to come.

Hi,

The past 3 weeks were a rollercoaster of emotions after a quiet January. It’s almost like I crammed 2 months’ worth of work into a limited time, which caused the lack of “other things”. I’m talking about my interests, free time, peace of mind, all the enjoyable everyday things that were sacrificed to take tests, do homework, commute, and do weekday things.

Luckily, I’m on vacation since yesterday so I’ll have 2 weeks to do whatever I want. I’m planning on doing what I call sane person things. Maybe some reading, safely seeing friends, getting ahead with assignments, and of course, growing my newsletter.

Today was quiet, I spent time with my family, went for a drive, did a workout, took a walk, sent a friend a postcard, crocheted, listened to poetry, and more is yet to come. It feels so good to not have a to-do list and to just go with the flow and see where my mind takes me.

I hope there will be more of this mindful existence without being consumed by distractions and trivial work.