Oh The Good Life
Is it just me or are you in search of it too?
Recently, whilst I was chatting to one of my best buddies, we spoke about the tv series ‘The Good Life’ - one of the greatest British sitcoms of all time in my humble opinion. I can so relate to the central premise of the TV series – the story of a man who turns 40 and realises he's stuck in a rut, spending most of his hours doing things he doesn't want to do for the sake of making someone else rich.
My friend was explaining how tired and bored she felt of the ‘rat race’, as in continually feeling the need to strive for success. I agreed, it’s becoming so exhausting reading about how much we should thrive not just survive. She mentioned how fed up she was of having to conform to ridiculous restrictions as a small business owner and the frustrations of being at the mercy of others. But I did wonder, was this just us having a little grumble, as friends do now and again over tea and cake, just two grumpy women in their late 40’s putting the worlds to right.
Since lockdown, I don’t know a…