YAY finally a SF vlog for you guys! It’s funny – I didn't even know this was a long weekend for me until very late into the week prior so it was a pleasant surprise for me to find out I had the Monday off as well...very much needed after my long vacation and a buuuusy work week.
Luckily for me, I wasn’t hit with jet lag from my Korea trip (both at the start and after), but going into the office back to back days right after I got back from my trip did drain my energy level a bit, so I took this weekend to get my life back into order and just recharge without making any big plans or anything. Because of that, this honestly isn’t the usual typical or “normal” weekend in my life I would think, but I feel like lately I’ve become a tad bit more introverted or just more of a homebody? Might be the effect of my frontal lobe having been fully developed earlier this year (haha), but I tend to lean towards smaller gatherings more nowadays and be all washed up and tucked in my comfy bed sheets before 11 PM max. If you asked Iris during her college era about this new mindset and social preferences she follows now, she would look at you in a shocking face of immense disbelief as she always loved being out and about constantly and gained social energy by being around others all the time, but this is probably something that comes with getting older and maturing (I would like to say)...am I getting old…(?)
I also feel like there is this immense pressure from society to portray one’s life in such a fun and “perfect” way all the time, especially in the generation of social media being such a big influence in people’s lives. If one doesn’t do as many things compared to another who is always out and having plans back to back, they could be seen as “boring”. I admit, I used to think this way and always wanted to be booked and busy…but now I truly think I’ve found the beauty in quietness and being in my alone time. Not relying on others, being my own planner, doing what I want at my own pace/time, and giving myself the space to be in my own thoughts has been something I’ve been loving for myself, and I don’t find myself wanting to trade that for the craziness that comes with being busy all the time. I rambled on for a while (haha), but even though I didn’t do much in this vlog, I hope you enjoyed seeing a tidbit into my long weekend as I rested up & slowly got back into my usual groove here in San Francisco!
xoxo, isc.