I have no work uniform. 




But there is something that I wear to work every single day without fail.




A deep sense of longing and desperation for something else. 




Straight into it, I know. 




But do we really need a formal introduction? I think we both share sense of what has brought us here, to this tiny corner of the internet. 




I think the fact that you and I are here right now is a sign that we are connected by something we are both searching for.




Something we haven’t quite figured out but maybe if we sit here, in each other’s company, for long enough we might find the secret to it... 




A Work/Life balance.




And I’m not just talking about any Work/Life balance…




Here is a little list of what I am NOT referring to: 




How to balance my dream job and my friends 

(I’m not qualified to answer this sorry)




How to balance my dream job and my family 

(also not qualified) 




How to balance travelling overseas for my dream job and my friends and family 

(no)




I think you get the hint. 




I am not working in my dream job.




What I am really referring to is this:


 

How do we navigate the life that happens inbetween our current realities and our dreams? 




How do you survive the job that was supposed to be a stepping stone now that it has turned into a long concrete corridor with no exit?




I don’t have to ask if you are truly happy at work, I already know you aren’t. 




And I think that’s okay for us. 




At least for now…




So my first question for you is this:




What do you wear to work?