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Sarah Shotts's avatar

Funny, this sounds a lot like my Fictional Future British Self. 😂

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Sara's avatar

Amazing! 😂 I seem to remember having similar dreams prior to my move to Yorkshire, but that was before I knew about the 7am strimmer issue...

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kimia madani's avatar

The stuff of my cottagecore dreams!

“She does not take her phone with her, and she definitely isn’t remotely tempted to hate-scroll the Daily Mail or to read smutty Star Wars fanfiction for a desperate 2pm dopamine boost.” 😂 this killed me.

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Jessica Rose Williams's avatar

my favourite kind of writing from you friend! more please 💕💕💕

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Claire Venus ✨'s avatar

So so glad you are writing here - a beautiful escapist read and a reminder alllll the realities are possible x

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Sara's avatar

Thanks for hanging out with me! ❤️ YES, all possible! Although some are perhaps more achievable than others... haha

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Claire Venus ✨'s avatar

🫧🪄💕💫

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Amy Briscoe's avatar

As a francophile I can definitely relate to the future French self :) I definitely need to escape into it more often.

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Sara's avatar

The good thing about a fictional future is it’s always there just waiting for us around the next corner...

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Melissa Renee's avatar

This was the best thing I've read in awhile. So good Sara, I was giggling and also yes'ing the whole time. haha

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Sara's avatar

It’s amazing how much all of our future fictional selves have in common! 😁

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Renata Gross's avatar

I living a similar situation... I totally related to your story.

Though my story and disarray is in happening in US, New England.

Oh! Good luck to us!

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Helen Stephens's avatar

Please train Monty to fetch the papers! Katie’s granny’s dog ACTUALLY did do that!

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Sara's avatar

It seems unlikely, given that we have yet to train Monty to reliably sit.

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Stephanie Aykroyd's avatar

Oh, Sara, you make me smile and laugh out loud... absolutely love this!

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Eileen's avatar

You delighted me and my imagination...thanks for sharing. :)

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Elizabeth Ryan's avatar

This has really tickled me Sara! Trade the pears for pomegranates and the nightgown for a muumuu and its my imaginary greek life :)

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Kristin Brown's avatar

Just what I needed to read this afternoon. Beautiful

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Sara's avatar

Thanks for hanging out with me and my FFFS, Kristin! ❤️

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Merenia Vince's avatar

The kittens part *could possibly* be accurate😆. Merenia x

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Sara's avatar

Hahaha! But would they be well-behaved? 😂 Lovely to see you here Merenia xx

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Evelyn Skye's avatar

You are such a lovely writer, Sara! This made me laugh out loud while simultaneously dreaming of purchasing an apartment in Paris for my future French self, who would be a sophisticated literary woman, of course... even though I currently live in an American suburb. Thank you for sharing your delightful wit!

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Audhdpainter's avatar

Absolutely love this! I find myself doing this with holidays, the presumption that ME and fibromyalgia will be left at home and my just about 2 hours of functioning a day will become long hikes and exploring cities continues to play in my mind and expectations x

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Lisa's avatar

Bloody brilliant, what a delight day dreaming mixed with humour and reality. I have a fictional self. A surfer chick, sun kissed skin, barefoot 👣 beach vibe. With the sun on my face, the ocean gently caressing my feet, a tropical flower in my hair. And my trusty old VW camper van. 💛✨

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