After transitioning from high school to university in 2018, 2019 was a year of familiarity and steadiness. Where before I was navigating traffic, “stop starting” and not quite sure where I was going, 2019 was a year of cruising. Cruising to a destination I was sure I was supposed to be.
Bring on the summer of 2019/20. I didn’t know how deep I was in my comfort zone until change hit. The start of my first full time job, a change of house after 6 and a half years on the horizon and seemingly changing social dynamics among my friends.
Despite the fact I knew these were good changes, they were nonetheless disorientating. A friend summarised the feeling well when he said, “having so much going on all at once makes you feel you can’t get a breath of fresh air”.