① I just booked my flight back to Austin.

② I've been in the Bay Area for three weeks now.

③ I've had three weeks of nothing but beautiful sunshine.

④ Now it's time to head back to Texas.

⑤ And the weather there is just brutal.

⑥ I haven't even started packing, and I already feel awful.

⑦ When I got this job, I thought it was my dream company.

⑧ Moving to a new city was no big deal to me.

⑨ I told myself I'd move to Mars for it.

⑩ But it's only been five months, and I feel like I can't keep going.

⑪ I guess people are right.

⑫ Life comes first, and work is just part of life.

⑬ Or maybe I'm just being a little greedy.

⑭ I mean, every time I reach a goal, I just want more.

⑮ Once I get something, I stop appreciating it.

🔑 Vocabulary

• booked /bʊkt/

• nothing but /ˈnʌθɪŋ bʌt/

• head back /hed bæk/

• brutal /ˈbruːtl/

• dream company /driːm ˈkʌmpəni/

• no big deal /noʊ bɪɡ diːl/

• keep going /kiːp ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

• comes first /kʌmz fɜːrst/

• I mean /aɪ miːn/

• stop appreciating /stɑːp əˈpriːʃieɪtɪŋ/

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