I live in the town I grew up in.
That could be rewritten as "I still live in the town I grew up in"
Or it could be written as "I still live in the town I grew up in, but I'm moving in a couple of months, hopefully to Dublin or maybe London if I find a good job"
But I'm not writing it like that, because I don't want to make excuses for a choice I've made. I'm living here because I want to. I like it here.
I know that there are more exciting places. I also know that these places aren't near my great family, aren't a stone's throw from the beach, aren't near my job or my friends. Living where I live means I can look out my window and see wild cats and families of ducks. It means putting up with truly lame excuses for festivals as entertainment (hey, they're trying, I guess). It means less exposure to constant culture, but it also means appreciating what you have, and getting excited to travel for shows.
Right now, I'm dealing with and working through some shit about traveling. In that, it freaks me right out, and I get minor panic attacks (bigger the further I travel).
So I didn't write about this or even voice my opinion about it to my friends for a long time, because I haven't been sure if I was just making excuses for myself.
But now I'm sure that I'm not. I have absolutely no desire to move to a city. Even though I love gigs and galleries and shops and good cafes, I'm 25 and essentially free to do whatever. Cities just aren't my thing (and I'm happy to say this opinion is shared by the person with whom I want to share everything with!)
A lot of my friends have moved to big cities, abroad or at home, and are loving it. I'm very happy for them, and I can do that without wanting it for myself. Welcome to adulthood, bitches!
So, what I am saying is this- be where you are right now and don't feel bad about it.
If that's living at home with your family, in a digs with your student friends, living alone, living with friends, living in the city, living in the middle of nowhere.
The important thing is to live in the now. So when I think of moving to the city for a little bit, while I'm young, I realise that that would not make me happy on a day to day basis. So then I think about something else, like where my next cake is coming from.
Some things deserve more thought than other things.
If you want to stay in your hometown, do it and don't worry about what others will think. Don't wring it over and over in your head. Be where you are happy, where you are free and where you are just a little (just a teeny tiny bit) out of your comfort zone.
That's my advice anyway.
That could be rewritten as "I still live in the town I grew up in"
Or it could be written as "I still live in the town I grew up in, but I'm moving in a couple of months, hopefully to Dublin or maybe London if I find a good job"
But I'm not writing it like that, because I don't want to make excuses for a choice I've made. I'm living here because I want to. I like it here.
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| Scenes from my hometown (and tbh my general state of mind) |
I know that there are more exciting places. I also know that these places aren't near my great family, aren't a stone's throw from the beach, aren't near my job or my friends. Living where I live means I can look out my window and see wild cats and families of ducks. It means putting up with truly lame excuses for festivals as entertainment (hey, they're trying, I guess). It means less exposure to constant culture, but it also means appreciating what you have, and getting excited to travel for shows.
Right now, I'm dealing with and working through some shit about traveling. In that, it freaks me right out, and I get minor panic attacks (bigger the further I travel).
So I didn't write about this or even voice my opinion about it to my friends for a long time, because I haven't been sure if I was just making excuses for myself.
But now I'm sure that I'm not. I have absolutely no desire to move to a city. Even though I love gigs and galleries and shops and good cafes, I'm 25 and essentially free to do whatever. Cities just aren't my thing (and I'm happy to say this opinion is shared by the person with whom I want to share everything with!)
A lot of my friends have moved to big cities, abroad or at home, and are loving it. I'm very happy for them, and I can do that without wanting it for myself. Welcome to adulthood, bitches!
So, what I am saying is this- be where you are right now and don't feel bad about it.
If that's living at home with your family, in a digs with your student friends, living alone, living with friends, living in the city, living in the middle of nowhere.
The important thing is to live in the now. So when I think of moving to the city for a little bit, while I'm young, I realise that that would not make me happy on a day to day basis. So then I think about something else, like where my next cake is coming from.
Some things deserve more thought than other things.
If you want to stay in your hometown, do it and don't worry about what others will think. Don't wring it over and over in your head. Be where you are happy, where you are free and where you are just a little (just a teeny tiny bit) out of your comfort zone.
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| My mutt, Toby, staying a little too firmly in his comfort zone |
That's my advice anyway.
