I am reaching a bit of a crossroads in my life.
No, not like Brit Brit and her gal pals in the critically acclaimed masterpiece, Crossroads,
but rather, I have come to that fork in the road... the one where you must decide if you truly want to be an adult or if you should continue to live as is [which for me is eating microwavable soup for dinner, Lunchables for lunch, ordering pizza for dinner, and living in a rent-controlled apartment near work].
I am at that stage in life where you must seriously decide on how you want to save and spend your money long-term, and that happens to include how you'd like to live out the rest of your days: apartment, condo, townhouse, house, or your parent's basement.
All solid options.
But to be honest, I had always imagined myself living in a house.
A product of my environment, perhaps?
Apartment living never occurred to me.
And now that I live in an apartment... it's not so bad...
but part of me still wants that picket fence with a dog running around outside and a chance to yell, "Get off my lawn!" at the neighborhood kids.
A girl can dream.
But traveling every summer has not always treated my savings account too kindly.
In fact, it's been a bit draining, both literally and figuratively.
The thing is, I tried "not traveling" last summer and nearly had a mental breakdown due to the lack of anything exciting to look forward to.
I know that sounds really snooty and such, but ever since I started traveling, life has become more vibrant and wonderful and amazing and happy.... so why would I want to stop if I can make it work (even if it's through sacrifices and major hustling)?
Which leads to the question / crossroad :
Do I need my own house (aka oyster) or can I make do with the predicament I am in now - apartment living with a side of traveling the world.
Spoiler alert: I DON'T KNOW!
I think both trajectories of life will lead to some sort of happiness...
but I have a sneaking suspicion that only one will bring me a lifetime of memories, stories, and relics to hold on to...
So I think I'll go ahead and book that flight now and save the home ownership for someone else... for now.
The world is my oyster.
xx Skål xx
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