After 15 years of being a slave to my job I finally quit. I think the exact moment I decided that I had enough of it was when I was eating my breakfast/lunch/dinner in my office, in front of my laptop, while finishing reports and presentations at 11:30 pm. It was my first meal of the day and I didn’t even have the time to eat it properly. So I thought “this is not the way to live.” So the following day, I gave my two weeks notice.

After that, I came up with a things-to-do-before-I-die list. And on top of the list was “Do something wild and crazy.” So now I am shopping for a tree climbing gear because I am afraid of heights and I thought I would really be out of my mind if I go tree climbing like a true blue arborist. But it is not like I am just going to go ahead and do it; after all, my list is not called one-thing-to-do-before-I-die list. I will prepare of course. I have already found a trainer that will teach me the different tree-climbing techniques.

I have never been this happy and excited in a very long while. The feeling of dread is drowned by the feeling of exhilaration. So this is what living feels like!