Well this is beautiful and gives me a lot to think about. Especially "envy is a tool". I found myself enveloped in envy last night of a friend who just decided she wanted a career as a photographer and established herself in basically a month. In all fairness, she had all the connections, her son sells high end art, it's not something I really want in that form or would have the connections to get but still I found myself feeling huge envy and not wanting to go to my paying job (that I just don't love at all anymore) this morning. Hmmm.
I love Sarah, too! She was actually one of my earliest online reads - we even collaborated on a blog way back in 2005 or 2006, in which a small group of us contributed various lists of things we liked or were thinking about. The early 00s were a wild time on the internet! I'm so glad you profiled her and that I got to hear more about her sabbatical. I was also surprised to hear she was taking 2022 off from the internet, but I totally understand why. I'd love to do the same, but part of my job is social media management - or at least, that's my excuse. Watching Instagram Reels for two hours straight isn't really a "work" task. :) In the meantime, I'm pretty good about setting time limits on certain apps, which has helped a lot! I need guardrails and I'm not afraid to admit.
Thanks for this interview. I already feel relief when I think about small goals. Also the idea of going on a set number of walks instead of a weight loss goal.
I love the mental picture of plans with open palms. I needed that.
Well this is beautiful and gives me a lot to think about. Especially "envy is a tool". I found myself enveloped in envy last night of a friend who just decided she wanted a career as a photographer and established herself in basically a month. In all fairness, she had all the connections, her son sells high end art, it's not something I really want in that form or would have the connections to get but still I found myself feeling huge envy and not wanting to go to my paying job (that I just don't love at all anymore) this morning. Hmmm.
This was really, really interesting, Katie -- gives me lots to think about.
I love Sarah, too! She was actually one of my earliest online reads - we even collaborated on a blog way back in 2005 or 2006, in which a small group of us contributed various lists of things we liked or were thinking about. The early 00s were a wild time on the internet! I'm so glad you profiled her and that I got to hear more about her sabbatical. I was also surprised to hear she was taking 2022 off from the internet, but I totally understand why. I'd love to do the same, but part of my job is social media management - or at least, that's my excuse. Watching Instagram Reels for two hours straight isn't really a "work" task. :) In the meantime, I'm pretty good about setting time limits on certain apps, which has helped a lot! I need guardrails and I'm not afraid to admit.
Thanks for this interview. I already feel relief when I think about small goals. Also the idea of going on a set number of walks instead of a weight loss goal.