10 Things Saving My Life Right Now
Simple pleasures that get me through the “meh-ness”
4 min readJan 2, 2024
Welcome to 2024! This year came in real chill for me. I spent New Year’s Eve on the couch watching season 3 of “Divorce” on HBO (aka “Max”). I realized several episodes in that I actually watched the season a few years ago. So, yeah.
Life has been pretty boring lately. I still don’t have a job and the short, winter days in Wisconsin are impossibly grey this time of year. It’s a bit of a bummer. BUT, there are a few things that are totally saving my life right now and I wanted to share them with you.
When life is a bit “meh” it’s kind of fun to make note of the simple pleasures as a reminder to just enjoy the “meh-ness” of the moment.
10 Things Saving My Life Right Now:
- Long walks — Fresh air always helps! I take a morning and an afternoon walk and look forward to them every day.
- Good podcasts — When I turn on a podcast, I feel like I’m in a room with friends. I giggle, I feel more relaxed and present, and I always walk away with a new nugget of knowledge or idea to contemplate. All I want to listen to are vulnerable, heartwarming conversations right now. Here are a couple I’ve loved lately:
