Hi, I’m Lana and you’ve just arrived at Mundane, the place for wannabe adults.
First off, a quick question: How’s your day going?
Feeling a little “bleh”? Or maybe you’re on top of the world?
Either way, I’m glad you’re here.
So, who am I?
I’m thirty and still figuring out how to adult.
Like properly. Without spiraling into an existential crisis every time I open a bill or try to schedule a dentist appointment.
This blog? It started with one spark. A few years ago, I was still in college and got this wild idea: What if I started a personal growth blog?
Honestly, I didn’t even know what “personal growth” meant at the time. Or if people even read blogs anymore. I just knew I felt a little stuck. Okay — a lot stuck.
Do you ever feel like life’s on pause? Like you’re floating through it with no clue what’s actually going on?
Yeah, same.
One random October afternoon in 2018, I wandered into a lecture that would change everything. This amazing woman—blogger, entrepreneur, total badass—stood on stage and told us we could create anything we wanted in life.
She radiated certainty. Like, she actually knew what she was doing.
That night, I sat on my bed and asked myself:
Alright. You’re 23. Graduation is around the corner. What do you want to do with your life?
Cue mental blank screen.
I had a blurry big-picture vision, but no idea what the day-to-day looked like. And I was sick of obsessing over every choice I’d made so far. Then I remembered something I scribbled in my notebook during the talk:
“If you could choose one thing to do for the rest of your life—just one—even if you totally fail at it… what would it be?”
For me, it was writing.
Writing ideas, thoughts, big messy questions about the universe.
Writing helped me make sense of life, and I figured… maybe everything else would follow.
So began the long, weird, wonderful journey of figuring things out.
This blog is the trail of breadcrumbs I’ve left behind while stumbling through that journey.
I’ve rekindled my love for psychology, philosophy, and books—the things that lit me up as a kid. I’ve discovered new passions too: content marketing, blogging, and the strange, wonderful world of being a creative person on the internet.
I’ve learned about myself, about people, and the society we live in.
Also… bills. Stress. Back pain. Adulting is wild.
Truth is, I was terrified of becoming an adult.
Still kind of am.
This stage of life is confusing. You feel lost, anxious, unsure of where you’re headed or who you’re supposed to be. You want a map, but you end up winging it with a half-charged phone and no signal.
So here’s my hope:
That this blog becomes your permission slip to figure yourself out.
To grow slowly, imperfectly, and in your own damn way.
To ask big questions and not be afraid of weird answers.
Like:
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Who am I, really?
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What do I want from life?
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Why does society make everything so unnecessarily complicated?
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And… why are we even here?
Let’s find out together.
Let’s get our shit together (as much as anyone really does).
And do all the very mundane, very real, very adult things — with a little more clarity, curiosity, and maybe even joy.
Sound good?
Cool. Let’s do this.
*Disclaimer: The content on this blog sometimes deals with mental health. I’m not a licensed therapist so please don’t take my opinion as expert advice. For all questions regarding mental health, contact professionals in your area.