Here We Go Again: Berlin Edition!

I had a sudden realization.

And this whole post is going to seem ridiculous in juxtaposition with the previous post, but several years (4.5 – good golly) have passed since I wrote that, so this feels like a fresh realization.

If you had asked me, six months ago, what I would do with my time if I found myself with four months off, my answer would have been a list of projects and outings, things like:

Learn piano

Learn German

Go to all the museums

Go on hikes

Bake all the bread

Finally start that blog I want to have

Finish lingering sewing projects

Solve problem corners of my apartment

If you’re new here, you’re missing a key detail: I’ve spent the last nearly-four months without a job. I quit, got married, and moved to Berlin, Germany, where I now live with my brand-new husband.

With that in mind, let’s reevaluate how those last four months have looked, based on the list above.

Learn piano	Haven't touched it
Learn German	Doing alright, picking up speed
Go to all the museums	Only been to 3 of the MANY that I have access to
Go on hikes	I went on one before leaving Seattle
Bake all the bread	Nope
Finally start that blog I want to have	Hi!
Finish lingering sewing projects	Not even close
Solve problem corners of my apartment	Actually doing alright on this one

Now, here’s the realization: I'm not doing these things because I haven't given myself permission to do them. Instead, I have been looking at a list of things that, while they're necessary to complete, don't need to all be done before I do anything else.

The reality is that life will always happen. I will always have that list of things to do. So I need to schedule MY priorities in...or I'll never get to them.

So. Welcome to my attempt at prioritizing my life MY way and documenting it both to satisfy my unending need to document and in case someone else finds it valuable. Let's get rolling before all the lights are green.