“November first and there’s snow on the ground. It’s the beginning of winter. It’s not literally the beginning of winter, but you know what I mean. Time to take down the Halloween decorations and put up the holiday sparkle.”
“Can hardly wait.”
“Let’s buy new lights for the front of the house, strings and strings of lights. Maybe the glittering shrubs will help take our mind off what’s happening in the Middle East. It’s just so upsetting isn’t it?”
“Totally.”
“We need a new holiday theme. Last year we decorated in silver and blue, this year let’s do pink & gold ~ it will be beautiful. Maybe the tree will help take our mind off what’s happening in Ukraine. It’s just so upsetting isn’t it?”
“Horrible.”
“I’m thinking of doing something different with my hair for the holidays. Maybe streaks. What about pink and gold streaks to match the tree? You know, just for fun. I mean the world is so grim these days. Grim. Have you read about Congo? Apparently there are 6.9 million displaced people there. How is that even possible? Anyway, I think a few streaks will lift my spirits. It’s absolutely exhausting to read about all this suffering.”
“I know right?”
“Everyone on Instagram is posting upsetting stuff which is so triggering. It’s like bringing up all my old trauma. I mean I don’t have really really bad trauma, but my parents did get divorced when I was 11. Could they have picked a worse time? It really fucked me up.”
“So selfish of them.”
“I’m just out here trying to live my best, most authentic life and this constant negativity is getting me down. It creates a toxic environment. I mean is there even one positive thing going on right now?!”
“Taylor Swift is dating that cute football player.”
“OMG you’re right, I totally forgot. They’re so cute together. I bet she’s going to marry him. I can hardly wait to see her wedding dress!”
(Photo source: Nelly Checo, Pinterest)
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