After getting a house of our own, I think I redefined "adulting" again.
Having our own place meant making our own budgeting and weekly food plans, buying our own groceries, cooking on our own, paying our own home bills, power and internet bills, property taxes, doing our own chores, etc. It makes me humbled and incredibly thankful for my parents. On one hand, we get our own freedom and diminished share of nagging, but on the other hand, the responsibilities pile up beyond work hours, making rest and relaxation even more precious and rare.
I guess, me facing the stress of a newly merged school and new school system to adapt to, coupled with James' stress of his companying restructuring and having big new plans for Singapore, makes us both feel really tired after work each day. It's March now, but I have yet to enjoy my lolita, BJD, cafe hopping and escape room hobbies this year. Neither have I had the time to draw or paint works at leisure. Despite James' plans to learn Chinese, he barely finds the energy or motivation to do so too.
Instead of buying things for myself, I find it more endearing and satisfying buying things for our home to add character to it, or getting things for the hubby n doggy.
Nowadays, we enjoy some relaxation time through Xbox games and anime. James went to get the new Xbox and bought some couch coop games. Overcooked has been fun, but also frustratingly difficult to attain 3 stars for some of the levels. We've also been watching more anime - Bungo Stray Dogs and the Ancient Magus' Bride to name a couple. I want to do so much more still! We are becoming couch potatoes =( Think I'll take the March holidays to rethink and restructure my life.