2022; Now What?!

That Girl Named Carol
3 min readJan 6, 2022
Things that were planted in 2020 and now beginning to bloom. Holla at your emotional elevated gal.

There is that thing that people say — that to get something you have never had you need to do something you have never done.

I have dreamed for so long about a certain type of life. A certain lifestyle.

I talk non stop about wanting to be completely office free, I want to work digitally, I want to be able to work from anywhere, I want no commitment to anything …. But I have put minimal efforts into this dream because it always just seems slightly unattainable.

I just decided this year is going to look different.

I wouldn’t say I am one for resolutions but I am someone who a few times of years like to be clear on my goals.

Recently though — it has felt more like I have given up on myself. It feels like things are just unattainable. And that, that is a tough pill to swallow.

It feels like nothing has worked since I got laid off from my job in 2020. But that was almost 2 years ago.

2 YEARS AGO.

(Where has the time gone?! — well, I know where time went, it went into depression and then personal growth and development, but I digress)

That is CRAZY.

There are moments where I feel like I am not living up to my potential for adventure because I…

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That Girl Named Carol

Retired Barista and globe trottin’ English Teacher turned Architectural Technologist turned Flight Attendant out in the world trying to live the dream.