The Pursuit of Something Interesting
Living all the lives one month at a time
The only thing more satisfying than a good idea is a good idea that is the result of your other ideas combining into something related, but new. A grand idea, if you will.
If you’ve been following along on my Substack journey, you know that I’ve been tinkering with the purpose behind my writing (and my life, let’s be honest). I’ve been planning and scheming and dreaming and it’s all been connected, but not quite seamless….Until now!!
Narrator: lol we’ll see about that.
Ultimately, I want to lead an interesting life. I want my Substack to be a reflection of my journey and inspire you to build a life you love. I want to create happiness, but also a life full of intrigue and excitement.
I know, I know, be careful what you wish for.
What does this mean for Silver-Studded Blue?
It means each month is a NEW ADVENTURE 🦋
Each month, I’m picking one lifestyle I think would be interesting/fun/unique/useful and I am going to see what my life would be like if I followed that lifestyle.
If I was a [blank], then I would do [x,y,z]
This isn’t about forcing myself to be someone I’m not or changing all of the things I really enjoy doing. This is about expanding my horizons and gaining clarity on what I truly value and love.
My Tuesday posts will now follow this structure*:
First Tuesday of the month - introduction to the lifestyle, the ‘why,’ and the plan
Second Tuesday - Research on the field
Third Tuesday - Check-in on what the ‘day in the life’ is like
Fourth Tuesday - Reflection on the month, pros/cons, was it worth it
I intend to keep Friday posts the same! The Friday Flutter Reports will still be the random activity from the week that made an impact on life. It might be related to the ‘lifestyle experiment’ or it might be a new cookie recipe - the possibilities are endless there.
*I acknowledge there are SEVERAL places where this idea could fail. First, I could hate the avenue I’m choosing to explore thus making it hard to follow through. Second, I could like the avenue but hate the process of writing about it and reflecting/reporting on it. Third, I could just get distracted by friends and my actual day job.
What’s exciting is I don’t really care (for once) about the potential for failure. If I have to eat my words and post a “just kidding, I hate this” article, then so be it. I’m way more intrigued by the possibility of this being incredibly fun and meaningful than I am afraid of this being a total disaster.
I no longer want to feel overwhelmed by the number of lives I could be living, so I’m choosing to live all of them, one month at a time.