This is 35.
I guess I thought my thirties were supposed to look different.
I thought I was supposed to be married by now, have a house and a career.
I thought your thirties meant you're a true adult. You know everything about everything, and you have your life together..
My 35th year looks different.
I left the place I felt the most home four years ago, and can't wait to get closer to the people and the places that I feel connected to the most.
Instead of sitting behind a desk or cooking food for ungrateful patrons, I've been actively exploring new corners of this earth for the past 5 years, never allowing myself to be too comfortable in any one place.
Nomadic. That's the way I've described myself so long, but 35 feels like a rooted year. Halfway through my thirties and I'm longing for home.
My heart has homed me my whole life, it has showed me places and people and allowed me to live experiences that words could never describe.
Now I'm ready to plant roots somewhere.
A log cabin in the mountains, with a chimney. Enough land outside to plant a garden and have my sensory sanctuary set up. My beautiful and loving life partner to build a love so deep the ocean is jealous.
Home.
Has always been where the heart is, and now the heart wants a comfy bed, furry carpets beneath my feet, coffee table book stacks, and a place I can always come back to. The heart wants warm hugs and an adventure partner that has eyes so deep she can see herself in them smiling bigger than ever. She wants to spread love through her gifts uplift the youngest minds showing them anything is possible.
Don't worry, my fully decked out van will be outside ready for long and short term exploration at all times, and my passport will be ready to collect new stamps...
But 35 just feels like the year these building blocks finally form the foundation I've been longing for.
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