Should I Have Fun Every Day?
During my Daily Mindless Green-Out Tik-Tok Scrolling Time ( or D.M.G.O.T.T.S.T for short) I’ll occasionally stumble across at least one video that provokes more than a 8 seconds of thought.
"My problem is I believe I’m supposed to have fun every single day”.
Reading the comments on this genuinely shifted my perspective of how I’ve been living my life recently. Do I do a fun thing every single day? Or do I have the perspective to think of what I’m doing as fun? Especially given the atrocities happening across the world today, how could I not consider it fun to take an edible, sip on a Yerba Mate and write on my blog! Maybe it’s finding a Macy Gray cd at the thrift store, or dying my hair pink, or picking out a good outfit, or watching a movie I love. Unfortunately I have to infuse my life with joy and whimsy or it’s not going to be good enough. As far as I’m concerned this is the only time that i’ll get to be alive and I’m lucky enough to have great friends, a fun job, a gorgeous girlfriend, and be in college. I’m not supposed to romanticize that?
This summer i’ve made an effort to actually spend time with my people outside. Creek days have become a staple activity (view gallery), finding a body of water where we can smoke a bowl and hang out in the sun for a few hours. Picnics are usually consisting of whatever fresh fruit I could find and drinks picked up on the way. Nothing particularly glamorous but spending a day out in the sun, listening to music, getting tan, looking for rocks, floating in the water, that’s all I could ever want.
Going to university has been my dream since I was a kid. I wanted the experience of living in a dorm and going to classes and college parties. Instead I’m going to community college and living at home as I hunt for an apartment that will accept me. On the bright side, I still get overdressed for school like I’ve done my entire life, I get a sobe life water every time I’m on campus, I’m still earning my degree and I’m lucky enough to study and learn in a way that won’t leave me indebted for the rest of my life Tom Nook style.
Yesterday was my 2 month anniversary of being a Girlfriend! Even though my girl is far away I look forward to talking to her every single day. In 3.5 short weeks we’ll never have to do long distance again (at least for the foreseeable future I suppose) but I’ve been looking for ways to show her I love her when I can’t be there to say it. Writing and decorating letters, burning CDs, ordering flowers, are all ways I try to give her tangible tokens of my affection.
Recently got a new library card and started a Libby account. I’ve entered a whole new reading phase, I’m starting a book club with a new coworker. Being unemployed was definitely fun but I’ve truly enjoyed work so much. I like serving coffee, hearing peoples stories about their day. As an Oregonian barista I get all sorts of different people. The drive is a little over half an hour every day so I’ve been focused on curating playlists to get me through the extra time, now I look forward to them.
I guess what I mean to say is that yes, I believe I’m supposed to have fun every single day but that is more contingent on the mindset I have to find the fun rather than what my life actually looks like.
XOXO
