What if the secret to happiness wasn’t in the future, but in the past? 🕰️ 35-year-old Hatty Harley decided to escape the chaos of modern life by fully embracing the 1940s lifestyle—riding a bicycle, growing her own vegetables, and even making her own butter! 🥕🚲 Not only has she found joy in simpler times, but she’s also saving a fortune. 💰 Is the past really better than the present? Let’s find out! 👇
Woman Abandons Modern Life to Live in the 1940s—And She’s Happier Than Ever
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Let me introduce you to a woman named Hatty.
She seems to be completely fed up with today’s economic conditions, so she found the solution in 'transporting' herself back to the 1940s. We can almost hear you saying, 'What do you mean?'
Hatty, who has a keen interest in history, particularly home life during wartime, decided to make some changes to escape the fast pace of modern life.
She started riding a bicycle instead of driving a car and cooking at home instead of ordering takeout.
When she realized these changes made her feel better, she took things even further.
She began growing vegetables and wearing vintage clothes. She even started volunteering at a museum, where she met the love of her life, and together they moved to Kent. Today, Hatty is living her dream by working as a guide in the secret World War II tunnels of Dover Castle.
"Living like people did in the 1940s has been one of the best things I’ve ever done."
'I used to feel constantly exhausted and unhappy. I spent hours staring at my phone screen, I wasn’t eating properly, and I wasn’t moving enough. I wasn’t doing anything truly interesting in my life. I wondered, ‘How did people live in the 1940s?’ and decided that maybe I needed to change some things.”
'I got a garden and even started keeping chickens, just as it was encouraged during wartime. Cooking, and even making my own lard and butter, took time, but it gave me great satisfaction. I started feeling so much better.'
"At first, I didn’t do it to save money, but in the end, I saved a lot."
'Now I grow my own fruits and vegetables, which saves me a lot of money. Cooking at home is much cheaper than eating out. My grocery bill has almost been cut in half, and I spend less on fuel.'
'I used to pay £40-50 for a pair of trousers and over £100 for a coat, but they didn’t last long.' 'Now I buy vintage clothes from second-hand shops and rarely pay more than £3-4. Plus, the quality of these clothes is amazing. Wearing a dress from the 1940s brings me so much joy. Thinking about who might have worn them and what kind of life they lived excites me.'