As I have gotten older, I have realized that things are not important. It doesn't matter what kind of car I drive as long as it runs well. I don't care where the clothes I buy come from, just that they can do a reasonably good job of hiding my fat. Buying a bag that costs more than $40 is unheard of for me and the idea of spending hundreds or thousands on a purse that will be outdated before it is paid for makes me want to vomit. Is this because I am a poor single mother who has to make due? Maybe a little bit. If I had money flowing out of all of my orifices would I feel differently? Perhaps. But I have also leaned to appreciate the simple things in life and have made a list of some of my favorite things. To balance it out I made a list of things I really don't like.
THINGS I LOVE: (these are not in order)
reading in the tub
animals, especially dogs
bread*
massages
the ocean
Christmas lights
family
late Spring
early Fall
my Blanky
naps
books
traveling
pedicures
hydrangeas
diet coke
holding hands
THINGS I GREATLY DISLIKE:
sourdough bread
snotty people
cruelty
smells
speeding tickets
calories and fat grams
gray hairs
arrogance
chick flicks
winter
stupid drunkard ex-husbands
fake people
cleaning
adult acne
when my kids fight
bad grammar
roses, carnations, and chrysanthemums
seeing my kids unhappy and not being able to do anything about it
I don't need much in life. I am learning that I am pretty good at economizing and re-purposing and reusing and that shopping isn't the only way to entertain myself or make myself happy. Now if I could only convince my kids that they don't really NEED iPods and PSPs and what all the other kids have, life will be perfect.
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If I created these lists, they would be just about identical to yours. I've never had a pedicure though. Maybe I should give it a shot. =)
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