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@edmund-lloyd-fletcher I mainly write in first person.

For me at least, when I think of telling vs showing, I think of emotions and thoughts. You are telling me how you are feeling. It’s “I was angry and sad” instead of “My eyes burned. I swiped at my eyes with a clenched fist.” So “I did this. I went there.” isn’t <i>telling </i>to me. Those are actions, not emotions. I don’t think you need to be concerned about that.

But you don’t need to say “I saw this.” You can go straight into the description. We will understand that the narrator is the one seeing it.

The key to first-person writing is the narrative voice. The narrator needs to be someone the readers like listening to, otherwise it can feel claustrophobic. So, make sure your “average joe” has a compelling voice.

Hello Future Me has a good in-depth video about writing first person https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRGfs7iOUDE