“The longing to wander off your career track in pursuit of a simple life."

I’ve stumbled upon a few homesteading videos on YouTube before and I’ll admit: there is a small part of me that wishes I could just leave everything behind and just tend some land. I would have a big dog that I’d patrol the property with every morning. The weather would be cold, but not bitter; the sky gray but never raining. The only sound would be the wind against my ears.

I know my fantasy sounds quite dreary, but it gives me an odd sense of peace - the overcast weather and emptiness being a sort of liminal space. A storm forever looming on the horizon, but in that moment, I’m safe.

With nothing else to do except go for a walk with my dog.