Heya! I’m Dave. I’m a product designer, engineer, PM, and team lead who works at Automattic.

Mundane

I’ve been looking for ideas to blog about.

It’s funny, when you get out of the habit of blogging, it can be hard to get back into it. I guess that can be said for just about anything.

One of the reasons I haven’t been blogging much is that my life feels pretty mundane lately. I wake up, get ready for the day, work, drive kids around, usually watch a little YouTube, and then go to bed. I’m just in that stage of life where things are predicable.

And maybe that’s part of why blogging has felt harder. When life feels ordinary, there isn’t as much to say.

But I was reading a post this morning called Why a Normal Life Isn’t Enough Today, and it made me think.

In a world where everything is moving so fast, maybe mundane is good.

A mundane life can be a good life.

I certainly find myself longing for more simplicity. More quiet. Less meetings. More ordinary. More mundane.

So maybe this is what getting back into blogging looks like for me.

This post feels a tad too simple to hit publish.

It’s rather mundane. But what can I say?

Maybe that’s okay.

2 responses to “Mundane”

  1. annmary0723 Avatar

    thanks for reading my post! I’m glad you enjoyed it! and you’re absolutely right, in this crazy and constantly rushing world, I also long for something more simple, slow and mundane. it’s the only way to feel peaceful and in harmony with the world and yourself ✨

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  2. Addie Avatar
    Addie

    Still a great post! I have been feeling very similar lately, and it feels great.

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