Well
here we are... The beginning of 2014. After attempting to start this
blog a few different times and failing probably (definitely) due to
the holiday distractions, complaining about the holiday distractions
and working, I am finally ready to give this another shot. This is
the beginning of The Folk House.
We
will start with me... My name: Sarah.
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| Providence, RI (photo by me). |
I
am 25 and am currently residing in Providence, RI. I moved to Rhode
Island after living in Brattleboro, VT and before that it was Keene,
NH when I was attending college and before that it was Brick, NJ,
where I grew up for most of my life. Providence probably won't be my
last stop on my residential list but it's not too bad of a place for
now. I am currently working two different jobs as a barista... yup
that's right I'm pretty damn broke. Living in a city, trying to make
ends meet and having a life gets tricky but instead of beating myself
up over living a life outside of a cubicle or a “regular” nine to
five job (which I never wanted anyways) I am going to embrace it and
live the life I want. Yes, it is a life that I am still trying to
figure out but I finally had the realization that life has never been
made up of one choice, it is a series of choices. They are the
choices that happen day to day, moment to moment that create your
past, and your future. I know, Duh Sarah! How could you not
have realized that sooner?!? But to be honest, I didn't
realize, but once I did it was like the gold at the end of a weird
twisted rainbow.
After
I graduated from college, a
little over
two years ago, everyone kept asking me what I was doing next,
what
my goals were or what my plan was.
I never had a specific end goal in mind or even a route on how to get
there. In
fact it was more like that scene from the movie Fellowship
of the Ring,
Frodo is beginning his adventures with the other Hobbits, they
stumble onto a path from Farmer Maggot's corn field, and Frodo stands
up and looks down the darkening path knowing that danger is coming
and they run off and hide, then they found their way through the
woods to safety. That's right, I am currently running through the
woods. This thought that used to scare me has begun to bring me
comfort (and yes, there are
more Lord
of the Ring
references where that came from).
I
have always been a person who likes A LOT of different things and
to even contemplate the thought of working one job or even staying in
the same place for my life is unsettling. I like the adventure of
starting at the bottom somewhere else, it's a humbling experience. As
much as I am still getting acquainted with life off of the beaten
path I do know that it starts with you, your decision to create a
path for yourself and to be your own guide, we all have the potential
to be our own Les Stroud, or Bear Grylls if he's more up your ally.
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| Pawtuckaway State Park, NH (photo by me) |
I am starting this blog because I am trying to figure life out, and I know that nowadays, there are a lot of people doing the same. I am here to tell you that you are not too old, that you are not too young to find a dream, to be happy. I am here to tell you that you might not need that new car or those new shoes, that living minimally is rewarding. I am here to tell you that you should start something new. I am here to tell you to look up at the stars, to read more, to not make anymore excuses, go on an adventure, to turn down a road you have never been down, to spend time with your friends and family, to laugh, eat and drink, to make something even if you don't know how. This is my journal of what I am doing, people I am seeing, what I am reading, music I am listening to, places that I am going, things I am thinking, projects I am working on, and all sorts of things that inspire me to live today and not someday.
