Fluctuating between a 3/4 and a 6/7.
Hopeful for a time then overwhelmed and anxious. Sometimes within the same day.
Today the reality of the whole inflation thing really began to sink in. There have always been ways around it I've thought, if you picked the right stuff at the right times. But everything "essential" that I needed today was pretty expensive without exception compared to how it was just one calendar year ago. Realized I avoid getting chicken more and more when it's been a staple of mine forever.
It's getting a bit out of hand. And this is just basic #### for living. I trust that I'll be in a better situation in the future but how are many people supporting whole families supposed to retain peace of mind and keep to reasonable working hours with the cost of living and basic essentials jumping at this rate?
Things are moving at a rate that seems unsustainable for some, and a unneeded distraction/weight for others.
Feels like carrying out a life on this planet need not be so taxing in the ways it has become. It's evident that this is no longer the same world our parents grew up in.
I miss the optimism and simplicity that was once prevalent. Before these wars, before inflation, before our favorite cinematic universes jumped the shark, before Covid. What a strange fever dream it has been since 2020.
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