Newsletter 10 (28/07)

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this week was pretty boring but nonetheless I will find a few things to yap about

What I have enjoyed this week:

• Moving out

  swedish era is over... I have emptied my apartment!!! 80kg of clothes mind you,,, buying a sewing machine should come with a warning like cigarette packs, except instead of disgusting lungs it's a qr code linking to a video of me kneeling on the floor trying to fit my 8 jacket options into my suitcase. I'm a little sad to leave beautiful Kalmar, I will miss hanging out on the beach and taking walks in the cute streets with all the fancy colorful houses. But I've never been so melancholic about goodbyes, I rarely miss things and if I ever do, it usually strikes me way later

• Hometown to come - Minhwi Lee

  I saw Minwhi Lee live twice last month as an opener for Japanese Breakfast. I have had her two album on repeat since. She makes sober, humble melodies that really serve her subtle voice. I really love the album title - Hometown to come. Especially since I am still desperatly searching the continent for what will turn into my hometown. The lyrics are in Korean but she added a QR code to the english translation in her vinyl which I was super grateful for, so if you end up giving it a try and you want to know what she's singing about, lmk and I can DM it to you. They are worth reading.

• Lowering the bar

  I think something I have recurring struggles with is that I have so much inspiration for new projects and ideas that I often cannot keep up with my ambitions and end up not finishing things. I often think "if I'm going to do this, then I will do it properly" and then never actually do it. Over time, I have really improved when it comes to lowering the bar. It's better to sketch with a bic pen on post it notes than it is to never draw at all. This goes for pretty much everything. But sometimes, my flawed mindset crawls back to me. With this blog, I was really good at starting low, it was just a really simple layout with a list of links to each weekly newsletter. But as I started adding more and more things bit by bit, I kept getting more ideas and now there are many things that have been on my to do list for ages but haven't led anywhere. Because I imagine all those long elaborated posts in every section that I obviously cannot all write in a couple of hours, and I feel awkward about linking to a page with little to see. So in the end, I end up paralyzed. But this is me deciding to take it easier again, and add things bit by bit. It's okay to start with the bare minimum and build up on it overtime... in fact, it's more than okay: it's the best way!!
  Thinking back on it, that's how I achieved all my big goals. Now I can run semi marathons, but a couple years ago, I didn't start running with that goal in mind. I just started taking walks regularly, focusing on the moment rather than what it will turn into with time. I think as I grow older, I really appreciate living day by day way more. I don't want to pass time awaiting the day I will finally turn into my dream self. I just want to have a good afternoon where I do fun stuff!

oki so I kinda have super bonker awesome news to share BUT i'm keeping details for later once things are set in stone a bit more hihihi (i landed my dream job in a gorgeous city)
thanks for reading my blog ily pookies
Axl :)