‘I do too many things against my will; waste of time’

If there is only one thing that is a sin, it is doing things against your will. So it’s time to do it completely differently this year.

Marjolein (41), mother of Olivier (7), Yvette (6) and Lucas (4).

“I traded the bucket list for the fuck-it list. We all have to do so much together: be nice, show socially desirable behavior, keep your house tidy, keep your kids in line, work on your career, play sports, answer text messages… I’ve noticed that I do a lot of things against my will , things that make me uncomfortable. While I prefer to put energy into what makes me happy.

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To skip

Hence the fuck-it-list with on it: Extremely boring birthdays where I am very unhappy, I will skip from now on. Waste of my time. Fortunately, the people around me also understand that we are in the tropical years. Drink during the week. I like my one glass of wine a day. Spend less time on household chores. It really doesn’t have to be spic and span every day. Cancel the subscription to the newspaper. I don’t have time for it.

“I will never fit size 36, so I won’t be very strict anymore”

I will never fit size 36, so I won’t be very strict anymore. I will pay less attention to visitor numbers on my blog and likes on social media. Likes, comments, following and unfollowing, I’m not participating in that game anymore. Why did I want to be able to run five kilometers again? I think three is actually good enough.

Finally, keep everyone happy. I prefer to keep my loved ones happy. Now let’s see how much I can keep up with these ‘intentions’!”

This article was previously published in Kek Mama.

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