Things I Used to Love
1.
Baths
I think it was a trend in films back when I was younger to make
bathrooms seem like some kind of meditation temple. Candles, champagne, fruit, and
ultimately books would just sit around waiting for you to use them to relax
after a long day at work. So one day I decided to take the book I was currently
reading and move all the action to the bathroom. A couple of water splashes
later and a pretty much damp book, I decided reading while in the bath was
probably the worst idea ever. Doing anything unrelated to taking a bath would
have probably been the worst idea ever. Just the simple act of holding the book
meant my arms were probably colder than the rest of my body and a bit achey,
the simple memory of that moment is a bit painful. I can still take a bath, it’s
not like I have been permanently affected by the experience (that would
definitely be too dramatic) but the image of my bathroom as a (potential)
Yankee Candle display has been forcefully erased and I have now realised the
unfortunate limitations of baths...
2.
Avocados
Man, avocados are the ideal love I thought I had but then found
out they were cheating on me. No Instagram, Twitter, Youtube or even Facebook
feed is now without a picture of an avocado. Guacamole, avocado as a side,
avocado on toast, avocado and omelette, avocado eye cream; the possibilities are
endless and they are all on social media. Now I feel like every time I eat an
avocado (in any of the combinations above – apart from the eye cream, never eat
eye cream!) I am also sharing it with all the other million people eating it at
that very moment. I know that is applicable to a thousand other basic food
items – eggs, bread, milk – but those aren’t nearly as publicised as the poor
avocado. Which, to be honest, is quite unfair, who are we to discriminate
against nourishment products?
3.
Wine
Out of all ‘Scandal’ episodes I have seen not one lacked a scene
with Carrie Washington sipping red wine at home in her all-white ensembles.
Note to everyone – drinking wine alone at home and watching the news is not
that glamorous. Drinking wine is more of a social activity, a drink to enjoy
while out with good company so drinking it alone at home more or less ruins it
for me.
4.
Silk
bathrobes
A couple of years ago I bought this really nice silk kaftan,
planning to wear it over my pyjamas and around the house in the morning. I
tried that out for the first week, carefully placing it at the end of my bed to
retrieve it in the morning before leaving my room. (Like every other soap opera
actress did at that time) However, my plan was slightly hindered by the fact
that every morning I would have to search for my kaftan, having either pushed
it off the bed or tangled it between the sheets. Anyway, I did not let that get
in my way. Vision slightly impaired, a bit disoriented I made my way to the
bathroom to wash my face. Fear no more, the kaftan was in my way, yet again, as
its (very stylish) bat wings kept getting soaked in the water with no way for
me to avoid that. A week of this and my kaftan dreams were crushed. Maybe they
are just not that practical or maybe I am simply not a kaftan girl – I guess I
will just stick to my shorts and t-shirts for the moment.
Sooo... have any of your dreams been crushed? Ideas ruined? Life permanently destroyed? Or.. you know, any of the less dramatic options.
All pictures taken from Tumblr.
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