I am an advertising/media professional, who loves what I do, and have been very successful. I started working during my undergrad with internships, and other jobs. I landed in the field of media in 2010 and have been working since then. After 7 years, in 2017, the year I turned 30, I decided to quit my job.
Let me start over. I am a 30-year old woman, married, with a dog. Starting now, I do not really have a profession to call my own. I guess I could say I am taking a “break”, or that I am “exploring” different avenues. I really do not know how I can define this life stage. I’m neither a stay-at-home parent, nor a homemaker. Perhaps over a period of time in this phase of mine I can find a good title when people ask me what I do for a living.
There were multiple reasons that drove me to the decision of calling it quits at work, which I will not dive into. But the most important one was how it made me feel emotionally. The sense of taking control and having faith at the same time, while feeling liberated. Was this quarter/mid-life crisis?

I was brought up to be independent and make decisions by myself, and I always pushed myself more. I left my country to get out of my comfort zone. I’ve lived in 4 different cities in the last decade by choice. I try to shake my life a little bit every time I settle, however, without rocking the boat. This has enabled me to be able to sustain lifestyle changes better. However, this is probably the biggest shake-up I’ve done since I turned 21, and probably for good reason.
One of the things I want to do during this “break” is to write and document how I feel. I decided to start publishing my journey for two main reasons: 1. I enjoy writing and 2. I want to keep myself accountable during this little break I have, and not succumb to the lethargy that comes with not going to a 9–5.
That said, I do not have any specific goals that I have set up for this time period, except that I want to experience daily life that is not entirely driven by “Because I need to pay my bills”.
My last day started with my friend/colleague taking me to a Crystal store and gifting me an Aventurine for this phase of my life, along with an Amethyst. I bought myself a Shiva Lingam made in Rose Quartz.

I am excited to start this journey with Crystals, because I have not really been into this sort of thing. It reminded me to have faith, and sometimes take a blind leap.
With that, I dive into the unknown with a good cup of coffee everyday, because no matter how your day is, good coffee always brings you joy!
