I live in a small studio apartment.
I don’t own many things,
so even though the space is small,
I manage just fine here.
The biggest problem with this place
is that it barely gets any sunlight.
There’s another building right in front of my window,
so the light is always blocked.
If I open the window,
I can see directly into other people’s rooms,
and they can see mine too,
so I don’t open it very often.
I didn’t realize how much I needed sunlight
until I started living here.
Without it,
my mood drops more easily than I expected.
So these days,
I go outside every day
just to see the sun.
Even on days when I have no plans,
I still go out for a while
just to get some sunlight.
If I don’t,
the whole day starts to feel heavy and dull.
Sometimes I think about moving right away.
But my energy,
and my financial situation,
always seem to hold me back.
Someone once said
that writing down your goals
makes them more likely to become real.
So I’m writing this here.
By 2027 or 2028,
I want to move to a place
where sunlight comes in freely
and I can open the windows whenever I want.
When I read this again someday,
I hope I’ll be living
in a brighter home.