
04/08/2025
For so many years, I was exhausted without even realizing it.
Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve been chasing weekends and holidays.
I had such a high pace – school from 8 to 4, then work, then training, homework, family, friends… and I felt like I had to do everything perfectly.
So much pressure. Some from others, mostly from myself.
When I finished school and university, I thought things would feel different.
Because now I could choose what to work with💗
But my days looked the same. I felt trapped, with zero control, time and energy left in my everyday to actually live my life.
And that hit me hard because this time it wasn’t temporary.
This was how life was going to be… until retirement.
But since I thought this is just the way life is, I kept pushing.
I told myself I’d rest during the weekends, but when you’re living in constant stress, you can’t just switch it off when Friday comes.
And suddenly, the weekend is over. And when the holiday finally came, I was so drained I got sick and had to recover before work started again.
And as you might know by now, this ended with me becoming burnt out.
Looking back, I can see that the way I lived wasn’t sustainable at all.
But back then, it felt like the only option.
It was what I thought life was supposed to look like.
But it really isn’t🥹.
Life should be about doing something meaningful, being healthy and feeling happy🦋✨
Having the time to actually live- not just survive🌱💗
And if you recognize yourself in my text, I just wanted you to know that🥹.
Because you’re not meant to just survive Monday to Friday and live for 5 weeks of holiday, and it is possible to break out of that cycle🦋
I didn’t think another life was possible either – but now I’m building and starting to live it.
And you can too.💛
I’m cheering for you.