Recently in my life there have been a number of little things that have given me a serious thrill every time I do them. I imagine soon they will just be normal life things, but for now they’re super exciting and fun. Here they are…
Numero uno: Donning my resting glasses. Recently I bought some blue light filter glasses. I have always been super sensitive to screens and screen brightness and because most of my days are filled with being on my computer, I was getting terrible headaches and feeling very heady most days. Nolz & I went to the opticians and it was confirmed that my eyesight is fab (*smug face*) so I didn’t need to get any other type of glasses so he then gave us what I assume is the glasses equivalent of a prescription to go get some glasses ordered. I literally use them all the time and I still get excited about putting them on. They were quite a big expense for me at this point in my life but I figure that it’s worth investing in my eyes!
They also happen to be nearly exactly the same as Noly’s although they’re slightly bigger. I confess that I did not do this on purpose (as my sister suggested), but rather I think I got used to seeing myself in Noly’s glasses and so liked how they looked.
Numero dos: Buying cleaning products. I think I may have mentioned this one before but I feel such a sense of growed-up-ness, satisfaction and pleasure when I buy stuff for cleaning. I feel like this is partly smugness that I actually remembered to buy said cleaning products, since I’ve never had to buy my own before. At home if I did cleaning then because mum was the one who went to the supermarket, mum was the one who had to remember to get the cleaning bits. But here, Nads has her big girl pants on and has to buy her own cleaning products!
Numero tres: Similarly, buying any form of alcohol. It blows my mind that when I can go to the supermarket I could buy a bottle of wine or whatever I so fancy. I always feel slightly mischievous when I’ve been on the vino which makes no sense as I am 24 so have been legally allowed to drink alcohol for ages but there you are!
Numero cuatro: Having friends round. To be fair, I feel like this is on a slightly different level than the aforementioned thrilling events and this one genuinely is more exciting. I had my second housey host thing on Thursday of this week just gone which was really fun! My pals Ale & Vale came round and we were gonna start a knitting project because we’re all granny’s before our time, but alas, the shops were closed so we couldn’t even buy the wool. Next time next time, maybe next week if we’re still allowed to have gatherings! Anyways, it was a really nice afternoon and so good to catch up! Ale & Vale I know from last year when I was at Camelot and I hadn’t seen them since December. We were talking about meeting up when I returned in Feb but literally two seconds later quarantine started and then only recently have we been able to meet up. Anyways, here’s a photo of their faces so you can picture them.
Something which I thought would be the pinnacle of excitingness was when people came round and asked me for the wifi password. I gave this out on Thursday but actually, didn’t feel all that excited which I was surprised by but heyho.
Well there we are! Those are my exciting lil thrilling things that are happening in my life recently. Hope all is well with you whomever you are reading this and wherever you are in the world. Ta ra!
p.s. if you haven’t already heard, I recently wrote a guidebook for Salta! In fact it’s more than a guidebook (if I do say so myself), as well as having suggestions of places to go and food to eat whilst in Salta, there’s also tips on the culture here. I find cultural differences endlessly fascinating! So even if you’re not intending to come to Salta any time soon, you might still find it interesting. Anyhows, if you’re interested you can buy it through amazon. Unfortunately I don’t get royalties from it but I do get a percentage of sales if you click on the following links to buy it so I shall put them here in case anyone is interested.
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