they’re barely mountains in the grand scheme of things - their highest point is only 1189m in elevation!!! but they’re beautiful & misty, & smell of eucalyptus & the smoke of fireplaces, & have excellent vintage stores & cafes & bush walks.
also,, most of new zealand. i’ve only really driven through most of the mountainous areas there but lordy lord. so stunning. i did go on an overnight bush walk in the foothills near arthur’s pass late last year & it was so spectacular - ferns & thick moss carpeting everything!!!!!
Recently I have been trying to sightsee more of my country - New Zealand - as I have been seeing a lot of feed about how beautiful NZ is, throughout my life I have not really stopped and experienced the amazing views NZ has to offer.
My first hike was done this year at Sunrise Hut, this was an EXTREMELY steep 2 hour and 45 minute walk to the top. Definitely worth the hike!
romanticise ur blunders & ur missteps, bc that is just part of being a creature. if u saw a duckling fall flat on its face and scramble 2 its feet u wouldn't judge the freakin duckling, u would think it was the cutest thing ever. because it is. we r just organisms in big ungainly bodies, and that is part of our charm. tripping over ur own feet is maybe the most adorable thing u can do. like awwhh u tripped on the pavement </333
this extends 2 social interactions 2. messaging exes that u miss them, making a joke that doesn't land, mishearing/not knowing/forgetting something, etc??!!?! SO SWEET. genuinely such wonderful & important & adorable things 2 do.
i think this is maybe the best thing i've ever managed 2 train my brain 2 do. it isn't foolproof but it makes life a lot gentler.
just about everything that happens to you will be interesting to your future self/your descendants/archaeologists. immortalise your to do lists, shopping lists, packing lists, things that loved ones say, things that strangers say, the phrases you hear that would make a good band name. brainstorm what to do on the weekend, list your cravings, the songs stuck in your head, transcribe birdsong, etc. i track my periods & my finances in my journal. sometimes if i really want to take a photo of something i'll restrain myself and draw it in my journal instead. sometimes i take notes for uni in there, or draft sewing patterns, or sketch when im bored. journals are self-portraits!!!!!!!
