A letter from February 15th, 2021

Dear FutureMe, Hey, Tash. How are things going? It's been a while, hey? Only 5 years... Omg, does that mean we're 25 now? Do we have kids? Are we married? So many questions. Well, here goes nothing. Present me is sitting on that ugly couch that we've always hated at dad's. You know - the green one in the library. As much as we hated the idea of moving back home with him, I think we've finally come to the realization that it was good for both us and him. He pretends to hate Murphy, but I think he secretly enjoys his company. It's cold outside, about -30 right now. Murphy and I are staying warm in front of the fireplace though. Have we moved away yet? Currently, our dream is to move to Texas. But, really, we would take anywhere warmer than here. We were laid off from our main job at the gym just over a week ago now. Due to Covid, obviously. As much as it sucks, we've rediscovered our love for reading and writing. In the last week, we've read two books. Speaking of, did we ever finish that book? We were pretty convinced that it could take us places. If we didn't... This is your sign to go finish it. Or start a new one. That brings me to my next question, did we ever get that promotion we wanted so desperately at work? We worked so hard for it, only to get laid off right after the interview. Although, we were told that we were the front runner candidate by a long shot for when we return. Either way though, I'm proud of us. We've really matured over the past few months, and all of our coworkers have acknowledged that to our face. Now, Covid... How long did it end up lasting? It's almost been one whole year now, and looking back on history, it seems that these things tend to last at least two. I'm hoping that this summer things start to look a little more normal. After all, we did just go through a major breakup back in September of 2020. We have to have our Hot Girl Summer before we're able to even consider another relationship. In all seriousness though, these past few months have been ones full of major growth. Present Me doesn't have the slightest clue on what she wants to do - except knowing she absolutely wants to travel. We're currently working on taking life slower and not feeling the need to rush everything. We're taking it day by day, and putting our faith in the fact that what is meant to be, will be. We're still young, and we've put so much unnecessary pressure on ourselves over the past years. We're working on correcting that. Before I end this, I just want to say how proud I am of us again. I hope that these words find us in a time of need, and are able to remind us of how far we've already come. We don't need to have all the answers, life has a way of sorting itself out. And remember, there will always be bad days, but bad days also mean that there are even better days coming. We have no way of controlling either of them, so we might as well just let go and trust the process. Love, Past You