2026-04-29
16 分钟Hello and welcome to the English Like a Native podcast.
I'm Anna and today I want to talk to you about something that's been on my mind recently.
Not just about English, but about progress.
Let me take you back around four years.
I had a toddler, Jacob, and my babe in arms, Caspian, and I remember feeling really unhappy.
Because as a perfectionist, as a minimalist, as somebody who likes order, harmony and beauty,
I looked around my environment, the place where I spent most of my time, and all I saw was chaos and clutter and mess.
My environment didn't match my expectation of what life and home should be.
Feeling frustrated at the time, I decided that I would do something about it.
And I thought, I can't do many big things, nothing dramatic.
I can't go knocking down walls and replacing windows and things like that.
But I did have the power to do little things regularly.
So I thought, well, I'll set myself a challenge of trying to improve my space, my environment a little bit every week.
A 1% improvement every week.
And over time, that will be a huge improvement.
Now, fast forward four years and my house is shaping up to be a home that I love.
And I wonder when we get to the point of selling the house, will I ever want to leave?
Will I be happy parting with this beautiful home that I've worked so hard to build?
One example of an improvement I made was.
Putting up a herb shelf in my kitchen.