Camila Balieiro at home, in a cardigan, holding a mug.
Everyday life · 1 min read

Time for what matters

Three things come up when I think about living well: being able to choose, enjoying my work and having moments for myself.

Decision

Three things come up when I think about living well: being able to choose, enjoying my work and having moments for myself.

Action

Work takes time. The people I love need presence, too. And I want to protect a part of the day when I can be with myself, away from social media.

Adjustment

I want to keep asking those questions before filling another space in my schedule. Some choices may need reconsidering. Others need protecting.

Camila Balieiro in a natural portrait, hair down, looking at the camera.

I don’t have a perfect day to show.

The account

How it went, from start to adjustment.

Three things come up when I think about living well: being able to choose, enjoying my work and having moments for myself.

When I look at an ordinary day, I want to notice where these things find room. An idea of a life needs to reach the calendar at some point.

Work takes time. The people I love need presence, too. And I want to protect a part of the day when I can be with myself, away from social media.

These wishes don’t always sit easily beside one another. That is why I see everyday life as the place where choices show their consequences. What gets room? What keeps being left for later?

I want to keep asking those questions before filling another space in my schedule. Some choices may need reconsidering. Others need protecting.

I don’t have a perfect day to show. I have a direction: living so that work, relationships and time for myself can belong to the same life. One adjustment at a time.

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