I Have Corona Virus, I Need To Stay Home & Drink Beer: Remembering My Simple Life (Revisited)

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"If you ever are with a girl that's too good for you, marry her"

It's time to go back to the woman I was in my 20s, happy, driven, & carefree. I'd forget my phone because I was just enjoying the moment, satisfied with the simple. I had a toddler & we lived in a little second-story corner apartment. It had a quaint, little balcony that I still miss some days. I worked two part-time minimum-wage jobs & I was hardly ever lonely. I enjoyed the friendships & spending time with my people, not my phone. I would even enjoy my coffee & watch a VHS. Yes, old-school VHS. I am slowly working back to get back to the simplicity that I remember.

Back then, I didn't care if a guy texted me back or not, but they always did. I didn't give a shit if a guy texted first or not, but he always did. Girls were envious of my legs & I thought I was uncomfortable in my body then, but I wasn't, compared to now. I didn't put up with shit from anyone.

So what, now that I'm a "curvy" girl with a career, I'm less of a catch? Fuck no! More of one! So, I hear. My walls were bare; I had the bare minimum, but I didn't spend very many nights alone. I would have friends, boyfriends, or family over & they all loved my chubby, little, energetic toddler as much as I did. She was HAPPY, she was soo happy. I remember Daughter dancing to music, singing songs over & over, & occasionally sleeping in Mommy's bed.

Let's be real: it was not all happy & carefree; nothing ever is, especially being a single, low-income mom with little to no help from the other parent & I swear it felt like my Daughter gave me an occasional black eye or broken nose, as she flopped around in her sleep. I also burnt pancakes (something she doesn't let me live down to this day) & I shut her poor little finger in the door. (Something else she doesn't let me forget) But again, I didn't put up with shit! I was a Beautiful Disaster then & a Beautiful Disaster Lit now.

My point is, why miss those days? Just have them, & be content with the simple. Enjoy every fucking day & every fucking person who is a positive addition to your life. Who gives a shit if they are temporary? Who gives a shit if they are forever? Just enjoy them regardless, just remember to enjoy your Forevers more than the Temporarys, & make time for your Forevers! Get a tattoo with them, have a glass of wine with them, read the signs when they call out for help without actually calling, show you love them, & learn their love language. Love languages are not just for romantic partners, but also for friendships, work relationships, & acquaintances. Be HAPPY. Just be fucking happy. Do the things that make you enjoy life. Just enjoy, leave a good impression, but don't give a shit what people think.

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Inspirational shit.

When I wrote this article, I had recently gotten some cute $5 Walmart pillows for my firepit chairs, trying to make my yard more homey, a task that I am still constantly working to achieve. I waited for the wind to die, but does it ever REALLY die in the TC? Yes, sometimes, then it FUCKING rains if it's winter or fall. So you all know what happened. The day I put them out, literally an hour after I put out those cute "Need More Weekends" pillows, it fucking rains hardcore. On rainy days, I love keeping the front door open & hearing the sound of rain, working on housework & writing articles, but did it really have to rain on my damn pillows the same day I put them out?! Why couldn't it wait a week?

Oh, yeah. I'm a jinx.

I've always enjoyed the aspect of writing, I've always wanted to travel, & I've always been obsessed with pens, notebooks, & diaries. How do I turn my passion into my living & just be fucking happy? I want to travel & not only see the sights but experience the people. No more traveling in the backseat listening to people bicker & fight.

What are your dreams & how are you actively working to achieve them?

My point in this article is to appreciate and enjoy the simple everyday life, but work hard for your goals and dreams and remember to stay humble.

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